1.Deep, personal, peer connections in small and intimate groups, and
 

2.Scaled expansion of these small groups into a Living Social Web

to foster belonging across an entire system

Commitment

Facilitation

Application

Personal Processes

Peers form intimate Communities of Practice (pax4)

Peers practice dialogue skills in weekly virtual events

One peer receives support to facilitate time and sharings

Processes engage around inspiring dialogue prompts

Commitment

Facilitation

Themes

Social Events

Three small groups connect in dialogue events (pax12)

Participants experience social connections in weekly events

Three small group facilitators support the flow of events

Watch-Parties, TED-Circles, Story-Nights, etc.

Commitment

Facilitation

Format

Dialogue Events

Multiple triads connect small groups (pax24+)

Participants practice curiosity and empathic listening

Two trained CBE facilitators support the dialogue

Diverse peers step into the middle for sharing

Diversity

Trust-Building

Format

Dialogue Events

Six diverse hubs consciously connect (6x24=pax144+)

Hubs of three different social/cultural backgrounds

Small groups connected before in hubs (e.g. 1A+1B)

One peer per hub shares in the middle

Commitment

Facilitation

Scaled Dialogue Events

Clusters connect across national/regional borders

Processes aim to deepen intercultural understanding

Two CBE facilitators attend potential conflict empathically

Diversity

Participants from different social/cultural backgrounds

We need Thoughtful Interventions that nurture deep Personal Connections

to co-create a Social Web of caring Interconnected Communities.

in the Absence

of a Good Conversation."

Thomas Leonard