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Tali Padan

born 1980  •  lives in Denmark  •  speaks fluent Danish, English, French, German, Hebrew, Norwegian, Swedish
About:

Tali Padan is a facilitator, project manager, and educator working at the intersection of democracy, learning, and social change. Drawing on more than a decade of experience in intercultural dialogue, participation, and community-building, she designs and leads learning processes that help people collaborate across differences and strengthen their capacity to create positive change. Her work connects inner development with collective transformation through reflection, dialogue, and action.

Tali Padan has 4 references for past work as a trainer.

Tali Padan

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Current occupation

Director

Work experience

Recent work has focused on designing and facilitating learning processes, trainings, and participatory projects related to democracy, dialogue, social cohesion, and community-building. Drawing on methodologies such as Betzavta and other experiential learning approaches, Tali creates spaces where participants explore collaboration, participation, leadership, and social change through practice and reflection.

Her work spans local and international contexts, including collaborations with civil society organizations, educational institutions, and public-sector actors across Europe. She has designed and led workshops, trainings, conferences, and multi-stakeholder projects for diverse groups ranging from young people and educators to community leaders and professionals.

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Educational pathway

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, MA in Interactive Digital Media, MA in Intercultural Conflict Management, and PhD (EBD) in Management Learning from Copenhagen Business School.

Additional professional training includes intercultural mediation, the Betzavta methodology for democracy and participation, restorative circles and restorative practices, nondual therapy, group facilitation, dialogue processes, and experiential learning methodologies.

This interdisciplinary background informs Tali's work at the intersection of democracy, learning, facilitation, and social change, combining academic inquiry with practice-based approaches to individual and collective development.

Fields of training expertise

  • (advanced) Bullying & Harassment
  • (advanced) Campaigning & Awareness Raising
  • (advanced) Change Management
  • (expert) Citizenship Education
  • (expert) Coaching & Mentoring
  • (expert) Communication Skills
  • (expert) Conflict Management & Mediation
  • (advanced) Creativity & Art
  • (advanced) Crisis Management
  • (expert) Diversity & Anti-Racism
  • (intermediate) Drama & Theatre
  • (intermediate) Entrepreneurship (Social)
  • (expert) Equal Opportunities
  • (advanced) Fundraising
  • (advanced) Gender Awareness & Mainstreaming
  • (expert) Global Education
  • (expert) Group Dynamics & Motivation
  • (expert) Human Rights
  • (expert) Intercultural Learning
  • (expert) International Youth Work
  • (expert) Leadership Development
  • (advanced) New Information Technologies
  • (advanced) Open Space Technology
  • (advanced) Organizational Management
  • (expert) Peace Education
  • (expert) People Management & Cooperation
  • (expert) Personal Development & Empowerment
  • (advanced) Project Management
  • (advanced) Public Speaking
  • (expert) Social Inclusion & Exclusion
  • (advanced) Social Media
  • (intermediate) Storytelling & Humour
  • (expert) Training of Trainers
  • (advanced) Volunteer Programmes
  • (advanced) Youth Exchanges
  • (advanced) Youth Participation & Initiatives
  • (intermediate) Youth Policy
  • (intermediate) Youth Violence & Criminality
  • (expert) Youth Worker Training

Knowledge about institutions and programmes

  • (intermediate) Erasmus+ (KA1) Youth Exchanges
  • (expert) Erasmus+ (KA1) Training & Networking
  • (intermediate) Erasmus+ (KA2) Transnational Youth Initiatives
  • (advanced) Erasmus+ (KA2) Strategic Partnerships
  • (intermediate) Erasmus+ (KA2) Capacity Building (other countries in the World)
  • (intermediate) Erasmus+ (KA3) Youth Policy Meetings
  • (beginner) European Solidarity Corps Volunteering
  • (intermediate) European Institutions
  • (intermediate) Youth Partnership CoE-COM
  • (beginner) Private Foundations
  • (intermediate) United Nations

Working with specific target groups

  • (advanced) Children
  • (advanced) Families
  • (advanced) Gay, Lesbian, Bi & Transgender work
  • (expert) Intercultural Teams
  • (expert) Marginalized & Excluded Youth
  • (intermediate) Men's Issues & Groups
  • (expert) Minorities
  • (expert) Religious Youth Groups
  • (expert) Women's Issues & Groups
  • (advanced) Young People in/from Conflict Areas
  • (intermediate) Young People with a Mental Disability
  • (intermediate) Young People with a Physical Disability
  • (intermediate) Young People with a Sensory Disability

Experience with specific geographical regions

  • (expert) Euro-Mediterranean Co-operation
  • (expert) European Cooperation
  • (expert) Global Cooperation
  • (advanced) North-North Cooperation
  • (advanced) North-South Co-operation
  • (advanced) South East Europe

Language Skills

  • (beginner) Arabic
  • (beginner) Czech
  • (good) Danish
  • (fluent) English
  • (good) French
  • (good) German
  • (fluent) Hebrew
  • (good) Norwegian
  • (beginner) Romanian
  • (good) Swedish

Other languages

Spanish - beginner

Trainer references

  • Betzavta Training

    Awaiting validation (requested 2020-04-03)
    The training activity took place
    in Copenhagen, Denmark
    organised by Mellem Education
    May 3-5, 2013

  • Betzavta Training and Training for Trainers

    Awaiting validation (requested 2020-01-07)
    The training activity took place
    in Trebnitz, Germany + Tbilisi, Georgia
    organised by Kreisau Initiative
    June 12-17, 2016 and Oct.22-27, 2017

  • Democracy in Europe: Patterns of Inclusion and Exclusion

    Awaiting validation (requested 2022-01-11)
    The training activity took place
    in Yerevan, Armenia
    organised by Mellem Education
    Oct.29-Nov.5, 2016

  • Salaam Shalom Interfaith Learning

    Awaiting validation (requested 2018-01-10)
    The training activity took place
    in Copenhagen, Denmark
    organised by Mellem Education
    June 1-5, 2016

This profile was last modified on 2026-06-24

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