Last year I took a bold step, in the opposite direction that many seem to be taking these days. I let go of working for myself and returned to working as part of an organization. Many reached out to me to ask me how I planned to overcome additional challenges I’d encounter once I was working in an organization. I understand their concerns. There really isn’t an easy road these days, whether you choose to hang your own shingle or clock in nine to five. But I still think we have so much work to do and we need to do it together - and only by being true to ourselves will this work germinate and grow what we hope it will.

Vision is the primary way we sense and experience our world - and we are social beings who process information with others. We can easily leverage these tendencies if we want to inspire specific conversations in specific moments. The conventional way of doing so is using presentation slides or videos to introduce or explain important topics. These emphasize what is important from the perspective of the presenter, they do not necessarily offer opportunities to capture what a larger group of people thinks or feels. Here’s how to easily design an opportunity for groups to have intentional conversations and create meaning collectively…