The Spaces Where We Come Together with Beth Tener and Nancy Gabriel

In this launch episode, Beth Tener explores how we create communities that generate more love and trust, rather than fear and isolation. She and Nancy Gabriel, a social change facilitator, discuss stories of how a team created high levels of trust and of how a school community came together after a challenging time.

Questions

• Nancy's story of the listening circle with the school community opened up channels of communication that had atrophied. How can a time of disruption enable a community to come together and heal in a positive way?
• Where might you create spaces for people to come together in conversations like the ones that Beth and Nancy shared?

Resources & Links

Kinship: A Hub to Amplify the Power of Community: Beth’s current initiative and  Resource page with sources of positive news stories and articles on the themes of this  podcast.

New Directions Collaborative - This website shares the work that Nancy and Beth have done serving as facilitators to help communities bring their collaborative work to the next level. You’ll find many blogs and resources here, as well as their bios.

Starting a meeting with a check-in question is a good way to build a trusting team. In this blog, Connection before Content, there is a list of check-in questions you can use in meetings.

In Nancy’s story about the school board, she shared about Circle process. This is a good resource on Circle process and this is a longer article about it: The Power of Story, Sun Magazine.

A transcript of this podcast is available on the Kinship website.