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Groups and retreats

Moments from my work with groups and retreats—those times when we can say, "This is when something shifted, this is when it opened, this is why we came."

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Relationship before research

Connecting a 500-person design organization to the living realities of older adults. Before investing in big ideas, get in relationship.

Excavating the “why” of lost mojo

When designing an arc of group activities, I hope to foster conditions for honest moments like this.

The “What’s going on?” question

Do people disagree about what's needed and what's best to do? Making a common picture together can work wonders.

The right question reframes the problem

Story of a day that revealed a "process issue" to be a matter of culture and relationship.

Fresh perspective reveals fresh possibility

Moment of insight: modeling the "balcony view" of her situation helps a design executive realize her part in a difficult situation

Play connects a fragmented group

A day of playful creativity creates soil in which group appreciation and connection can grow.

Listening changed the strategic question

How a "collective story harvest" connected a team to its constituents and reframed the strategic challenge.

I often work through Fit Associates
I publish and amplify voices through Okay Then
I teach at SVA Design for Social Innovation

I live in Pittsburgh, PA, US
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