LISTENING: to the way conversations or comments are expressed; for those moments where there’s passion in the voice; to hear the unspoken words and the silent; to hear what is special about each person’s voice. This will help inform how to have better conversations
CONNECTING: THE ‘ME’ TO THE ‘WE’ while also lifting up INDIVIDUAL UNIQUNESS
TEACHING: to create an environment for learning and discovery
EXPOSING: the extraordinary in the ordinary
MEANING MAKING: the interpretation and analysis of our experiences and realities
REINFORCING what people value and that people matter
FACILITATING a process where people see the theories and best practices that come the experiences in their lives
UNDERSTANDING that our lived experiences are like a toolbox with answers and solutions for problem solving, to understand people and experiences within context
HELPING PEOPLE TO FIND THEIR AUTHENTIC VOICE
ENCOURAGING PEOPLE TO (‘go inside’—to think about and connect to their values, history, culture—the things that really matter to them)
STRIVING FOR THE BROADEST PARTICIPATION AND THE GREATEST DIVERSITY; always looking to note “who isn’t here”
DEVELOPING A SENSE OF COMMUNITY IN ANY GATHERING
KEEPING IT REAL: to support participants to feel safe to speak with openness and honesty
EXPLORING TRADITIONS OF WORKING TOGETHER AND WITH COMMUNITIES to understand how to create sustainable organizations and communities
CREATING: USING THE IMAGINATION to remind ourselves of the well of possibilities and that we can actively create our own lives
REMEMBERING that everyone has something to offer
SHARING STORIES to strengthen understanding of others and to reveal the source of knowledge
CHANGING THE ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH CONVERSATIONS HAPPEN to hear a diversity of voices, to deepen our dialogue and relationships
