We view meaningful conversation and connection as a pathway towards systemic change. As such another area of our work is co-delivering a three-day training in ‘The Art of Hosting Conversations that Matter’. This training usually takes place every 1-3 years, and offers support to a ‘community of practice’, applying the methodology beyond the course. To date we have taken over 100 local people through the training.
The impact of this has seen the approach become more widely applied across many organisations and groups, leading to more bottom up and participatory approaches to community engagement. Here are some testimonials from the training:
‘Working together, where our responses happened in real time, was extremely inspirational, especially given the ways in which institutions and some governance structures are unable or deliberately obstructive in addressing the problems in our communities and across the world.’
‘I felt that the training offered a live and reflective practice, and gave rise to hope for new ways of organising and innovating.’
