Posts Tagged: communication - (80 found)

Open sentences

Open Sentences is a structure for spontaneous expression. It helps people listen with rare receptivity as well as speak their thoughts and feelings frankly. People sit in pairs, face to face and close enough to attend to each other fully.   They refrain from speaking until the practice begins.  One is Partner A, the other Partner B…

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‘Mining the gold of conflict’ (videos)

Myrna Lewis’ TEDx talk on the capacity for Deep Democracy methods to:

  • tap into the emotional undercurrents and wisdom of a group
  • recognise and overcome resistance to decision making
  • hear all the voices in a group
  • draw out diverse opinions
  • confidently step into tension and navigate through it
  • gain ‘buy-in’ to decisions and change

Learn more about the Lewis Deep Democracy methods here and here.

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Collective Intelligence Collaboratory | CICO

Making sense of the huge array of organizations, software and concepts pushing to “change the world” is nearly impossible, as long as we remain unable to compare apples to apples and oranges to oranges. We are putting together a highly improbable mix of people together because we eagerly await the crazy, ambitious ideas they can co-create, and we are committed to seriously considering how to realize as many of them as time permits. By putting out heads together and creating a space where people can feel free to shoot for the moon, we think we will be more likely to reach a couple of stars.

Check out the topics for upcoming Roundtable discussions.

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Nine common listening mistakes that sabotage your collaboration

Sarah Norton (Groupwork Centre) writes:

Serious about leading or working collaboratively? Everyone you work with needs to know that their input is valid and valuable. Regardless of our situation in life, most of us want to feel heard.  In fact, it requires conscious practice to listen actively. The good news is that it costs nothing but your focus and presence, and is great for nurturing relationships. You may feel you’re a great communicator, but how often do you fall into these traps?

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C4C Fundraising and communication fellowship | Jan-May 2019, Melbourne

Climate for Change are looking for a new group of up to 25 committed volunteers to join in 2019.

You will learn and work with a small, hard-working team to design and implement an ambitious real-life fundraising project in a fun and supportive environment. This is a great opportunity for someone wanting first-hand experience in the not-for-profit sector, while gaining fundamental skills needed for fundraising, communications and community organising.

The first part of the fellowship will involve weekly sessions covering everything from fundraising strategy to values-based communication delivered by industry experts, while the second part will focus on project work. To ensure you have the skills and knowledge needed to successfully complete these projects, you will be trained and supported by experts in a range of fundraising and communication fields.

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Imagining Change: How to Use Story-Based Strategy to Win Campaigns, Build Movements, and Change the World [Book]

Re:Imagining Change provides resources, theory, hands-on tools, and illuminating case studies for the next generation of innovative change-makers. This unique book explores how culture, media, memes, and narrative intertwine with social change strategies, and offers practical methods to amplify progressive causes in the popular culture.

Re:Imagining Change is an inspirational inside look at the trailblazing methodology developed by the Center for Story-based Strategy over fifteen years of their movement building partnerships. This practitioner’s guide is an impassioned call to innovate our strategies for confronting the escalating social and ecological crises of the twenty-first century. This new, expanded second edition includes updated examples from the frontlines of social movements and provides the reader with easy-to-use tools to change the stories they care about most.

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Re:Imagining Change: How to Use Story-Based Strategy to Win Campaigns, Build Movements, and Change the World

Re:Imagining Change provides resources, theory, hands-on tools, and illuminating case studies for the next generation of innovative change-makers. This unique book explores how culture, media, memes, and narrative intertwine with social change strategies, and offers practical methods to amplify progressive causes in the popular culture.

Re:Imagining Change is an inspirational inside look at the trailblazing methodology developed by the Center for Story-based Strategy over fifteen years of their movement building partnerships. This practitioner’s guide is an impassioned call to innovate our strategies for confronting the escalating social and ecological crises of the twenty-first century. This new, expanded second edition includes updated examples from the frontlines of social movements and provides the reader with easy-to-use tools to change the stories they care about most.

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