It feels good to fight and argue, but when there’s no pressure to convince others or be convinced, we listen in ways that allow us to improve our communities.
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City making, the weaving of city building and city caring, only happens when we have a social habitat in which we choose to weave these perspectives together.
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We only organize together if we are in the push and pull of conversation, wrestling with the action we feel we need to take. If not, we are being organized, passive participants in the status quo doing others’ bidding.
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An impromptu check-in invited awe in self, others and a beautiful place.
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Radical honesty with my ski patrol colleagues makes me feel less scared. And more capable, too.
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Beth has landed in perimenopause, asking herself the question she asks others everywhere she goes: How do I make my way through this transition with care and compassion? The answer is in thinking not of The Change but of changing. Change as a verb.
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How do you design a public meeting when you believe that everyone has something to share, not just the vocal few?
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An emotional upset and a ski trip helped me unearth two limiting beliefs about my relationship skills.
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Agreements about how we’ll talk and relate to each other are a commitment to be responsible for the quality of our relationships. In this article: 2 symptoms of, and 7 antidotes to, relationship bypassing.
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Assuming that the expertise in the room is in one or a few people disables and minimizes the resilience of a community. In this article: 4 symptoms of conversation bypassing and 5 antidotes.
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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.
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