When we avoid sharing opportunities to make meaning of our experiences and make choices from the meaning we've made, we avoid the challenges and brilliance of community. And the choice, in every moment, rests with each of us. Choosing transition means choosing to participate in our changing.

Community Bypassing, Art of Hosting, Civic PracticeBeth SandersAugust 31, 2022Community, Bypassing, Relationship, Conversation, Connection, Art of Hosting, Facilitation, city making, Transition, transition-makingComment

Transition Bypassing

We want change to happen without changing ourselves, without having to do anything differently. Yet, choosing transition means choosing to participate in our changing.

Community Bypassing, Art of Hosting, Civic PracticeBeth SandersJuly 19, 2022Community, Bypassing, Relationship, Conversation, Connection, Art of Hosting, Facilitation, city making, TransitionComment

Community Bypassing

When we avoid sharing opportunities to make meaning of our experiences and make choices from the meaning we’ve made, we avoid the challenges and brilliance of community.

Community Bypassing, Art of Hosting, Civic PracticeBeth SandersMay 31, 2022Community, Bypassing, Relationship, Conversation, Connection, Art of Hosting, Facilitation, city makingComment

Connection Bypassing

Whether online or in-person, how we gather fosters connection between people only when we design in opportunities for people to make contact with each other. When we don’t, we engage in connection bypassing.

Civic Practice, Art of Hosting, Social Proximity, Community BypassingBeth SandersJanuary 21, 2022Bypassing, Connection, Contact, Art of HostingComment

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