They came in with a story. They left with a folio.

I did the Personal Folio Workshop in April and came away with something I had honestly been putting off for years. The three-hour structure felt tight at first, but the facilitator kept things moving in a way that made sense. I left with a finished folio and a much clearer sense of what records I actually hold. Would recommend it to anyone who keeps meaning to organise their personal documents but never quite gets around to it.

April 2025 · Personal Folio Workshop

My father ran a small rubber-tapping operation for thirty years and I had always wanted to write it down properly. The Heritage Documentation Block gave me the structure I needed — the facilitator knew the right questions to ask and the right things to leave out. The printed booklet at the end is something my children can actually read. I found the session spacing slightly short, but the facilitator was flexible about it.

March 2025 · Heritage Documentation Block

I have been a membership participant for two years now. The quarterly calls are short but they keep me returning to the folio in a way that I simply would not do without them. The prompts each quarter are well-considered — they do not feel generic. The annual printed addition is the part I look forward to most. Seeing the folio grow year by year is genuinely satisfying.

May 2025 · Annual Folio Membership

The workshop is well-run and unpretentious. I was a bit uncertain going in — I did not think I had much to put in a folio — but the facilitator helped me see that the structure itself is the point, not the volume of content. I finished the session with a document that actually represents how I think about my own records, which is more than I expected from three hours.

April 2025 · Personal Folio Workshop

I flew from Sandakan for the Heritage Documentation Block to document my grandmother's work as a batik maker. The decision to define the scope in the first session made a real difference — it stopped the project from becoming impossibly broad. The booklet I received captures exactly the right amount. I would have appreciated one extra session, but what was produced is something my grandmother was happy to see.

February 2025 · Heritage Documentation Block

I joined the Personal Folio Workshop after a period where I realised I had no clear record of anything important in my life. The workshop is quiet and focused — no technology, no apps, just paper and a good conversation. The facilitator had a way of asking questions that drew out things I had not thought to mention. I now have a folio I actually understand and can update myself.

May 2025 · Personal Folio Workshop