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Unlocking Human Superpowers
Our Character Strengths are
by practicing skills
Our Character Strengths are
by practicing skills



Call to Action


Small Group Dialogue 2
Sharing Prompt:
Share your thoughts and feelings within your small group.

What thoughts and feelings resonate with you
after watching the film?
Sharing Prompt:
Share your thoughts and feelings within your small group.
What thoughts and feelings resonate with you
after watching the film?


Small Group Dialogue 3
Sharing Prompt:
Share with your trusted allies in your small group.

In what ways do you feel that building trust in relationships
help in having a meaningful dialogue?
Sharing Prompt:
Share with your trusted allies in your small group.
In what ways do you feel that building trust in relationships
help in having a meaningful dialogue?


LARGE GROUP DIALOGUE
Dialogue Prompts:

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We have seen the assumptions that the students were expressing about the ‘other’ |
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1.What might be the sources of these stereotypes? |
3.What do you think are other common stereotypes within society
that are hurtful for people who are labelled with them?
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2.Do you witness stereotypes around you (work, school, social settings)? |
Dialogue Prompts:
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1.What might be the sources of these stereotypes? |
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2.Do you witness stereotypes around you (work, school, social settings)? |
3.What do you think are other common stereotypes within society
that are hurtful for people who are labelled with them?


Connecting People
OFFERING: We nurture peer communities in three core areas:
REALITY: Community Building is a core human need at these urgent times
ACTION: Join one of our full programs
OFFERING: We nurture peer communities in three core areas:
1.Resilience Skills
2.Dialogue across Difference
OFFERING: We nurture peer communities in three core areas:
1.Resilience Skills
2.Dialogue across Difference
3.Emotionally Sustainable Activism
OFFERING: We nurture peer communities in three core areas:
1.Resilience Skills
ACTION: Join one of our full programs
OFFERING: We nurture peer communities in three core areas:
1.Resilience Skills
2.Dialogue across Difference
3.Emotionally Sustainable Activism



Connecting People
OFFERING: We nurture peer communities in three core areas:
REALITY: Community Building is a core human need at these urgent times
ACTION: Join one of our full programs
OFFERING: We nurture peer communities in three core areas:
1.Resilience Skills
2.Dialogue across Difference
OFFERING: We nurture peer communities in three core areas:
1.Resilience Skills
2.Dialogue across Difference
3.Emotionally Sustainable Activism
OFFERING: We nurture peer communities in three core areas:
1.Resilience Skills
ACTION: Join one of our full programs
OFFERING: We nurture peer communities in three core areas:
1.Resilience Skills
2.Dialogue across Difference
3.Emotionally Sustainable Activism



Growing Community
Help us to build Uplifting Peer Communities
that serve people to overcome isolation and connect deeply.
Next Steps:
Next Steps:
INVITING: Encourage your people to join one of our taster sessions
COLLABORATING: Bring this peer dialogue work to the community you care about
BUILD COMMUNITY: Learn new skills by becoming a Small Group Supporter
(support a small group of 4 participants)
Next Steps:
INVITING: Encourage your people to join one of our taster sessions
COLLABORATING: Bring this peer dialogue work to the community you care about
Next Steps:
INVITING: Encourage your people to join one of our taster sessions




Call to Action
Join us to build Uplifting Peer Communities
that serve people to overcome isolation and connect deeply.
Next Steps:
INVITATIONS: Invite your friends for the next event
SUPPORT: Join us next time and support us as a Small Group Supporter
(it will be this session content)
COMMUNITY: Come back next month for our Community Event 2
(it will be new session content)



CBE Developments
We experienced a series of setbacks during times of Online Fatigue.
Yet, we also experienced very inspiring developments.
Partnerships & Collaborations:
Charter for Compassion
(a network of 3,000 organisations)
Cisco Networking Academy
(the 'largest classroom in the world' with 3.3M currently enrolled students)
UC Berkeley Wellbeing Podcast & Course
(Greater Good Science Center)



Call to Action



Podcast Circles
Prior to Session:
Listening to Podcast Episodes & Writing Brief Reflections
Podcast Debriefs:
1.Share a personal thought from your written reflections (2min each)
2.Practice deep listening to be fully present for others' sharing
3.Share briefly what touched you personally when listening (1min each)



Debrief Dialogues - Round One
In Small Groups:
Share a thought from your written reflections of the home preparations.
Prompt 1:
What resonated with you personally?
(2 min each)
(Invitation to practice both skills: Intentional Sharing & Deep Listening)



Debrief Dialogues - Round Two
In Small Groups:
Share a thought from your written reflections of the home preparations.
Prompt 1:
What resonated with you personally?
(2 min each)
(Invitation to practice both skills: Intentional Sharing & Deep Listening)



Debrief Dialogues - Round One
In Small Groups:
After listening deeply to other participants.
Prompt 2:
What resonated within you about what others shared?
(1 min each)
(Invitation to practice both character strengths: Courage & Humility)



Debrief Dialogues - Round Two
In Small Groups:
After listening deeply to other participants.
Prompt 2:
What resonated within you about what others shared?
(1 min each)
(Invitation to practice both character strengths: Courage & Humility)



Written Reflections
Write a brief response.
Reflection Prompt:
We listened to Salvador's story:
What Story of Overcoming* does it remind you of in your own life?
*Note: No story is too small.



Written Reflections



Invitation:
Sharing in Small Groups:



Harvest



Dialogue Agreements
Share in your small group about the following prompt.
Dialogue Prompt:
Which of the Dialogue Agreements is important to you? And why?



Dialogue Agreements



Building Community
Safe Spaces: To support Trust Building
Inclusivity: To enable Diverse Voices to be heard
Deep Connections: To grow Better Understanding of another
Brave Spaces: To initiate Authentic Engagement and Participatory Culture
We are dedicated to create interactive group processes,
that are shaped by:
Safe Spaces: To support Trust Building
Inclusivity: To enable Diverse Voices to be heard
Deep Connections: To grow Better Understanding of another
Brave Spaces: To initiate Authentic Engagement and Participatory Culture
We are dedicated to create interactive group processes,
that are shaped by:



Community Principles
1.To engage with Curiosity + Openness
(for Ourselves and Other)
2.To develop Empathic Dialogue skills
(with Each Other and within Ourselves)
3.To practice nurturing each others' Goodness
(by risking honest Self-Reflection and practicing Trust Building)
By stepping into this space we are committing to Three Core Principles:
Community Principles
Community Principles
By stepping into this space we are committing to Three Core Principles:
1.To engage with Curiosity + Openness
(for Ourselves and Other)
2.To develop Empathic Dialogue skills
(with Each Other and within Ourselves)
3.To practice nurturing each others' Goodness
(by risking honest Self-Reflection and practicing Trust Building)

Why Small Groups?


Safer Spaces: To support Trust Building
Inclusiveness: To allow every voice to be heard
Open Interactions: To develop Life Skills and Character
Deep Connections: To grow Better Understanding of each other
Engagement: To encourage Peer-Led Processes and Active Participation
Large groups allow us to experience community.
Small groups enable us to create our personal connections within them, through elements such as:
Why Written Reflections?


During group processes we regularly invite participants
to write reflections in order to support:
Pausing: To naturalize stillness and reflection moments in the group
Deepening: To help extroverts in slowing down to drop deeper
Preparing: To help introverts in taking space to be ready for dialogue
Individual Insights: To allow the space for listening within oneself
Collective Wisdom: To help validate difference by practicing reflection that enables equal sharing
Why Written Reflections?


During group processes we regularly invite participants
to write reflections in order to support:


PAUSING:
To naturalize stillness and reflection moments in the group.


DEEPENING:
To help extroverts in slowing down to drop deeper.


PREPARING:
To help introverts in taking space to be ready for dialogue.


INDIVIDUAL INSIGHTS:
To allow the space for listening within oneself.


COLLECTIVE WISDOM:
To help validate difference by practicing reflection
that enables equal sharing.

Why Peer Videos?


It is a challenge to create Virtual Connections that are deeply personal.
The power of our personal stories can help.
We use Authentic Peer Videos in order to support:
Celebrating Difference: To represent inspiring voices from diverse backgrounds
Authenticity: To witness personal stories shared openly
Trust Building: To model the courage to risk vulnerability
in order to enable deep connection
It is a challenge to create Virtual Connections that are deeply personal.
The power of our personal stories can help.
We use Authentic Peer Videos in order to support:
Why Peer Videos?


It is a challenge to create Virtual Connections that are deeply personal.
The power of our personal stories can help.
We use Authentic Peer Videos in order to support:


CELLEBRATING DIFFERENCE:
To represent inspiring voices from diverse backgrounds.


SAFETY:
To reaffirm our group values and dialogue agreements.


AUTHENTICITY:
To witness personal stories shared openly.


TRUST BUILDING:
To model the courage to risk vulnerability
in order to enable deep connection.

Why Small Group Supporters?


We invite participants to gently guide small groups
as their authentic selves in order to help:
Dialogue Flow: To allow the development of Group Cohesion
Skills Development: To strengthen dialogue and peer facilitation skills
Safety: To uphold our Group Agreements and Values
Collaboration: To support equal engagement
Harvesting: To reflect small group insights to the larger group
Program Development: To enable supportive feedback loops
We invite participants to gently guide small groups
as their authentic selves in order to help:
Dialogue Flow: To allow the development of Group Cohesion
Skills Development: To strengthen dialogue and peer facilitation skills
Safety: To uphold our Group Agreements and Values
Collaboration: To support equal engagement
Harvesting: To reflect small group insights to the larger group
Program Development: To enable supportive feedback loops
Why Small Group Supporters?


We invite participants to gently guide small groups
as their authentic selves in order to help:


DIALOGUE FLOW:
To allow the development of Group Cohesion.


SAFETY:
To uphold our Group Agreements and Values.


SKILLS DEVELOPMENT:
To strengthen dialogue and peer facilitation skills.


COLLABORATION:
To support equal engagement.


HARVESTING:
To reflect small group insights to the larger group.


PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT:
To enable supportive feedback loops.

Why Fishbowl Debriefs?


Human Bridges: To nurture connections between small groups
A Sense of Belonging: To feel empathy within the larger group
Wisdom of the Crowd:* To witness diverse reflections and insights
To support engaging dialogues we connect in small groups.
We then use the Fishbowl Conversation Method to help create:
*Approach: In Fishbowl Debriefs we are not aiming to create Summaries of Knowledge
instead small group supporters provide brief emotional bridges between the groups.
Why Fishbowl Debriefs?



To support engaging dialogues we connect in small groups.
We then use the Fishbowl Conversation Method to help create:


HUMAN BRIDGES:
To nurture connections between small groups.


A SENSE OF BELONGING:
To feel empathy within the larger group.


WISDOM OF THE CROWD:*
To witness diverse reflections and insights.


WISDOM OF THE CROWD:*
To witness diverse reflections and insights.
*Approach: In Fishbowl Debriefs we are not aiming to create Summaries of Knowledge
instead small group supporters provide brief emotional bridges between the groups.

Crossing Borders


We are living in a world that is interlinked
through international business, technology and media.
Yet, most of humanity is currently
not personally connected.
We are living in a world that is interlinked
through international business, technology and media.
Yet, most of humanity is currently
not personally connected.

Our Goals


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We create open spaces to practice Life Skills* to Cross Borders:
Mentally: by exploring openly other peoples' perspectives Personally: by listening deeply to other peoples' life experiences Culturally: by learning respectfully from other peoples' backgrounds Actively: by engaging globally in small collective actions
(*Life Skills such as curiosity, empathy, sense-making, collaboration) |
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We create open spaces to practice Life Skills* to Cross Borders:
Mentally: by exploring openly other peoples' perspectives Personally: by listening deeply to other peoples' life experiences Culturally: by learning respectfully from other peoples' backgrounds Actively: by engaging globally in small collective actions
(*Life Skills such as curiosity, empathy, sense-making, collaboration) |

When we see pressing needs we tend to focus
straight away on actions.
Systems thinking suggests two steps prior to help change.
Humans Natural Tendency


When we see pressing needs we tend to focus
straight away on actions.
Systems thinking suggests two steps prior to help change.

We structure our workshops
around the three stages of systems thinking:
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1. Relationship Building 2. Skill Building 3. Collective Action |
Our Design


We structure our workshops
around the three stages of systems thinking:
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1. Relationship Building 2. Skill Building 3. Collective Action |

Collective Action


REALITY: Community Building is a core need at this time.
INVITATION: Help us to build communities for initiatives you care about.
ACTION: We serve initiatives in following three areas:
1.Resilience Skills
2.Dialogue across Difference
3.Emotionally Sustainable Activism
REALITY: Community Building is a core need at this time.
INVITATION: Help us to build communities for initiatives you care about.
ACTION: We serve initiatives in following three areas:
1.Resilience Skills
2.Dialogue across Difference
3.Emotionally Sustainable Activism

Connecting People


REALITY: Community Building is a core need at these urgent times.
ACTION: We serve initiatives in following three areas:
1.Resilience Skills
2.Dialogue across Difference
3.Emotionally Sustainable Activism
ACTION: We serve initiatives in following three areas:
1.Resilience Skills
2.Dialogue across Difference
3.Emotionally Sustainable Activism
REALITY: Community Building is a core need at these urgent times.

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Write, doodle, draw for a moment a thought that 'flirts' with you. |
Reflection Moment


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PROMPT: What resonates with you? |
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Write, doodle, draw for a moment a thought that 'flirts' with you. |
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PROMPT: What resonates with you? |

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Write, doodle, draw for a moment a thought that 'flirts' with you. |
Reflection Moment


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WRITING PROMPTS: 1.What touches you in Christiana’s story? |
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Write, doodle, draw for a moment a thought that 'flirts' with you. |
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WRITING PROMPTS: 1.What touches you in Christiana’s story? |
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Small Group Dialogue


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SHARING PROMPT: Describe a formative elder* figure in your life. What qualities did s/he have?
(*someone who was supportive - a friend, a family/community member) |
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SHARING PROMPT: Describe a formative elder* figure in your life. What qualities did s/he have?
(*someone who was supportive - a friend, a family/community member) |

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Write a brief response to the following questions. |
Healing Elders


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REFLECTION PROMPTS: Describe a formative elder* figure in your life. What qualities did s/he have? (*someone who was supportive - a friend, a family/community member) |
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Write a brief response to the following questions. |
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REFLECTION PROMPTS: Describe a formative elder* figure in your life. What qualities did s/he have? (*someone who was supportive - a friend, a family/community member) |
Modelling a CBE Activity


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These two dialogue practices are shaped by different skills. |
Dialogue Practices

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Active Listening: Curiosity for the Other Openness to Grow |
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Intentional Speaking: Courage to share openly Consideration for other's feelings |


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Active Listening: Curiosity for the Other Openness to Grow |
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Intentional Speaking: Courage to share openly Consideration for other's feelings |
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These two dialogue practices are shaped by different skills. |

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INVITATION: Choose one person you communicate with regularly (team member, friend, family) |
Awareness Exercise
'One Small Action'


Practicing empathic dialogue can transform our daily communications.
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Practice dialogue skills* with them in one conversation. (*'Active Listening' and 'Intentional Speaking') |
Practicing empathic dialogue can transform our daily communications.
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INVITATION: Choose one person you communicate with regularly (team member, friend, family) |
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Practice dialogue skills* with them in one conversation. (*'Active Listening' and 'Intentional Speaking') |

Benefits of Breathing Practices


Medical research indicates benefits such as:
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Reduces Stress: taking a Mini Break Balances Oxygen Levels: enhancing Cognitive Functions Focuses on this Moment: arriving in our Bodies |
Medical research indicates benefits such as:
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Reduces Stress: taking a Mini Break Balances Oxygen Levels: enhancing Cognitive Functions Focuses on this Moment: arriving in our Bodies |

Small Group Dialogues


Revisiting our Dialogue Agreements around Group Values:
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PROMPTS: 1.Identify in our agreements one value that is especially important to you. 2.Why is this value important in your life? |
Revisiting our Dialogue Agreements around Group Values:

Reflection Moment


Write, doodle, draw a brief response.
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PROMPTS: We listened to Salvador's story: What Story of Overcoming* does it remind you of in your own life? |
(*Choose a story that you could share with your small group.)
Write, doodle, draw a brief response.
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PROMPTS: We listened to Salvador's story: What Story of Overcoming* does it remind you of in your own life? |
(*Choose a story that you could share with your small group.)

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1.What do you feel could be concrete steps for young people to create emotionally sustainable activism? |


2.In your view: what conscious interventions* could help?
(What personal practices? What communities? What actions?)
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Pause the Video
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Dialogue with people in your small group. |
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Dialogue in Small Groups. |


Pause the Video
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ROUND 1 One person: Share your Personal Culture Map. The other person: Listen Deeply.
ROUND 2 Flip roles |
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Dialogue in Small Groups. |
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ROUND 1 One person: Share your Personal Culture Map. The other person: Listen Deeply.
ROUND 2 Flip roles |

Character Strengths


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REFLECTION PROMPTS: |
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1.What character strength do you feel are most needed at this concerning time? Why?
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2.How can young people (18-30) practice those strengths? |
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REFLECTION PROMPTS: |
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2.How can young people (18-30) practice those strengths? |
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1.What character strength do you feel are most needed at this concerning time? Why?
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1.What character strength do you feel are most needed at this concerning time? Why?
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Sharing thoughts with people in the large group. |
Large Group Sharing


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SHARING PROMPTS: |
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Sharing thoughts with people in the large group. |
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In Christiana's story: What resonates with you? |
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SHARING PROMPTS: |
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In Christiana's story: What resonates with you? |
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Sharing thoughts with people in the large group. |

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We would love to invite you to join Crossing Borders Community events. |
Invitation


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OUR NEXT STEPS: |
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1.Serve the SOTG conference 2.Create a youth initiative around the Outrage&Optimism podcast |
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We would love to invite you to join Crossing Borders Community events. |
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OUR NEXT STEPS: |
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1.Serve the SOTG conference 2.Create a youth initiative around the Outrage&Optimism podcast |

Emotional Sustainability


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SELF-CARE: Looking out for our human needs |
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COMMUNITY: Looking out for each other |
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SELF-CARE: Looking out for our human needs |
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COMMUNITY: Looking out for each other |

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Participants share thoughts in the large group. |
Pause the Video


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SHARING PROMPTS: What resonated with you? 1.in the quote 'On Social Transformation' 2.in the quote 'The Paradox of our Age' |
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SHARING PROMPTS: What resonated with you? 1.in the quote 'On Social Transformation' 2.in the quote 'The Paradox of our Age' |
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Participants share thoughts in the large group. |

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Some participants share thoughts in the large group. |
Large Group Sharing


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SHARING PROMPTS: What resonated with you? 1.in the quote 'On Social Transformation' 2.in the quote 'The Paradox of our Age' |
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SHARING PROMPTS: What resonated with you? 1.in the quote 'On Social Transformation' 2.in the quote 'The Paradox of our Age' |
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Some participants share thoughts in the large group. |

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What skills do you think are needed at this time to overcome apathy? |
Reflection Prompt


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What skills do you think are needed at this time to overcome apathy? |

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Check internally if you feel valued and respected in this group. And if you do, Take Courage, risk vulnerability and share openly in order to co-create Deep Connections. |
Small Group Sharing


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SHARING PROMPT: |
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What skills do you think are needed at this time to overcome apathy? |
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Check internally if you feel valued and respected in this group. And if you do, Take Courage, risk vulnerability and share openly in order to co-create Deep Connections. |
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SHARING PROMPT: |
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What skills do you think are needed at this time to overcome apathy? |

Three stages to serve transformation within a system:
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1. Relationship Building 2. Skill Building 3. Collective Action
Once trust is built the three stages progress like a spiral staircase. |
Systems Thinking


Three stages to serve transformation within a system:
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1. Relationship Building 2. Skill Building 3. Collective Action
Once trust is built the three stages progress like a spiral staircase. |

2nd PROMPT:
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How does the CBE methodology respond to challenges? |
Panel Sharing

2nd PROMPT:
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How does the CBE methodology respond to challenges? |


1.UNESCO Youth Program
CBE is responsible for designing and facilitating the 2022 global youth initiative.
Two of your young staff members are invited to participate.
2.CBE Taster Program
You are invited to nominate a group of 12 learners (students, staff, parents)
to participate in a CBE workshop of three sessions.
Invitations

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CBE is offering these two opportunities for further participation in our work: |
1.UNESCO Youth Program
CBE is responsible for designing and facilitating the 2022 global youth initiative.
Two of your young staff members are invited to participate.
2.CBE Taster Program
You are invited to nominate a group of 12 learners (students, staff, parents)
to participate in a CBE workshop of three sessions.
Invitations
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CBE is offering these two opportunities for further participation in our work: |


STRUCTURE:
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Participant Facilitator: 1) welcomes, 2) reads prompt, 3) watches time
Airtime: each peer has 3min to share
Two Qualities: 1) when listening - Full Attention 2)when speaking - 'Collective Intention' (to serve the group)
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Small Groups


Small Groups
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To use our limited time well here are some indicators for our groups. |
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To use our limited time well here are some indicators for our groups. |
STRUCTURE:
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Participant Facilitator: 1) welcomes, 2) reads prompt, 3) watches time
Airtime: each peer has 3min to share
Two Qualities: 1) when listening - Full Attention 2)when speaking - 'Collective Intention' (to serve the group)
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Practicalities:
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Time: Is 40min okay? Tag: @FebCommunity for announcements and debriefs Slack: you are welcome People: feel free to invite one other TMS peer you connected with
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FebCommunity


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FebCommunity: We co-create a space to support each other ;) |
Practicalities:
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Time: Is 40min okay? Tag: @FebCommunity for announcements and debriefs Slack: you are welcome People: feel free to invite one other TMS peer you connected with
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FebCommunity: We co-create a space to support each other ;) |

Goals:
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Call1: Establish Community Call2: Nurture Community Call3: Strengthen Networking Opportunities
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Community Calls


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We aim to support each other in February to stay engaged. |
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We aim to support each other in February to stay engaged. |

Harvest

PROMPT:
What stays with you?
PROCESS:
Step 1: Place one word in the chat.
Step 2: Share* a brief thought around your word.
(*Feel free to pass)


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