Speaking
Dissolving Division | Building Connection | Recognising Our Shared Humanity
Andrea Putting speaks about one of the defining challenges of our time: how do we bring people together when difference so often becomes a reason to pull apart?
Drawing on lived experience, more than a decade of creating conversations across difference, and the human stories she has encountered along the way, Andrea explores what changes when we move beyond labels, listen to understand and recognise the inherent worth of another person.
Her speaking is an invitation to do more than think differently. Andrea gives audiences simple ways to move towards difference, create genuine connection and take that change back into their communities, workplaces and everyday lives.
Speaking Topics That Spark Change
Dissolve Division: Bring People Together
What can a piece of chocolate and a cup of coffee do about division? More than you might imagine.
Through deeply human stories, Andrea challenges audiences to look beyond what they think they know, become curious about the stories they cannot see and move towards difference rather than away from it.
Audiences leave with a surprisingly simple way to create connection and help build stronger, more cohesive communities.
Chocolate and Coffee Break: Turn Connection from an Idea into an Experience
What happens when we stop talking about connection and actually create it? Andrea brings participants together through chocolate, coffee and carefully chosen heart-opening questions that move conversation beyond the usual small talk. Participants connect with people they may not otherwise meet while experiencing a simple approach to meaningful conversation they can take with them.
Suitable for conferences, retreats, community events and workplaces, this facilitated experience creates connection in the room—and gives people a practical way to create more of it wherever they go.
Discover Your Compassionate Purpose: Create a Life of Greater Fulfilment
What if finding your purpose isn't about searching for the one thing you were meant to do, but discovering what you already have to give?
Andrea takes audiences beyond the familiar search for their “why” to uncover how their stories, strengths, passions and values can reveal what they have to contribute.
Audiences leave with a different way of seeing purpose — not simply as something to find, but something to live through meaningful contribution.
Go Beyond Success: Build a Business Where Purpose Drives Prosperity
What happens when success is no longer enough?
Andrea challenges leaders to look beyond profit, achievement and growth and consider what their organisation is really contributing. Drawing on her Compassionate Prosperity framework, she explores how shared purpose can create belonging, inspire contribution and give people a reason to care about the work they do.
The result is an organisation where purpose, people and prosperity work together.
What Audiences Say
Book Andrea for Your Next Event
Andrea speaks at conferences, retreats, development days, and workplace events — in person or virtually.
✨ Move towards difference. Listen with curiosity. Create connection.
Let’s build a world where love is the loudest voice — one conversation at a time.
Andrea's Talks
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