A PHOTO OF HOW IT WORKS: https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/10407505@N03\/21903291885\/<\/p>\n
At Experiencing Engagement on Friday afternoon, we used an exercise called “Thirty Five” — involving 3×5 index cards — to bubble up key words and phrases most important to participants. The way it worked: People wrote a word or phrase on a card. Then we circulated and passed cards. Each pair of people discussed the two cards they held, and wrote on the back two nmbers — one on each card — which together numerically totaled seven. Then we circulated and did this again — five times. Eventually each card had a set of numbers on the back, ranging from 0 to 7. Summing the numbers “ranked” each card — and the phrase on it. Here’s background on this debriefing “game”:
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Here’s what we came up with: <\/p>\n
25\tReciprocity
\n25\tElevate authentic voices
\n24\tIt’s to be honest, authentic and true with those I’m working with, to follow through on promises so trust can be built because without that quality everything falls apart
\n24\tDesire to go beyond “two sides” of the issue
\n23\tBuild bridges between empathy (personal interest stories, arts expression, local connections) and data (context, backstory, facts, charts) as well as “action” (more from consumer to doer)
\n23\tEmpathy, building to create connection to create a more compassoinate world
\n22\tWork with those most affect, not those who claim to represent them
\n22\tDon’t work alone; invest in relationships as much mor more than products
\n22\tEngagement is partly about sharing control and ownership
\n21\tis the person in front of me (or on the line) feeling like he\/she\/they have been listened to?
\n21\tWe need our engagement work to be more intentional — with planning, someone to shepard it, and ways to evaluate the success of the effort
\n21\tHonesty about where we are and where we want to go
\n21\tEmpowerment
\n21\tOpenness (to new perspectives, ideas, partnerships, etc. etc.)
\n20\tInclusion — finding unpopular and unheard voices
\n20\tListen from the ground up
\n20\tTrust built over time
\n20\tContext
\n20\tMeet people where they area, not where I want them to be
\n20\tAccountability
\n19.5\tCuriousity
\n19\tCaring
\n19\tAuthenticity, going deep
\n19\tMutual respect
\n19\tMeaning \/ trust \/ dialogue
\n19\tHumility
\n19\tTrust: Without trust, engagement is at best incomplete and at worst non-existent or even toxic. We live in untrustworthy times, so we need better models.
\n19\tUnderstanding
\n19\tExposure to and appreciation of diverse political views
\n18.5\tCommunity of subscribers and loyal supporters speak to us all the time \/ inclusion
\n18\tWho benefits
\n18\tConnecting
\n18\tInclusiveness
\n18\tListening to understand, not explain
\n18\tTransparency equals (?) honesty
\n18\tConnectivity
\n18\tWork with, not for, people
\n18\tAuthentic
\n17.5\tListening \/ empathy
\n17\tIntegrity
\n17\tAuthentic collaboration
\n17\tPeople need to feel hurt
\n17\tStorytelling
\n17\tSolution based
\n17\tKnow thyself beyond all things in order to be fully available for others. Practice seeing every person in their full dignity, without labels, without diminishing thjem.
\n17\tEngagement is worthwhile for everyone involved — everyone gets something from it
\n17\tHolding the space for engagement
\n17\tInclusion
\n17\tOpen heart and mind
\n16\tDo what you can to allow stories to flow between people — the shortest distance between two people is a story
\n16\tSomeone in the “audience” knows much more about any subject than we as journalists
\n16\tSupporting self determination
\n16\tCompassion
\n15\tCarve out time to collaborate without distractions
\n14\tBuy in from the newsroom
\n14\tResidents: Connecting I to us.
\n14\tDemocracy
\n14\tAll opinions matter
\n13.5\tSynthesis
\n13\tTrustworthy engagement
\n13\tJustice: Bedrock value that informs my engagement.
\n13\tThat I am not doing enough of the right type of engagement
\n12.5\tEngagement is about redefining the role of media so that our resources and expertise continue to have value for readers
\n12\tRemember the people
\n12\tTo be useful
\n11\tAuthenticity
\n10\tPeople already know what needs to be done; I’d like to give people a tool to do that
\n10\tNot being contained by speed but pay attention to practicality
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A PHOTO OF HOW IT WORKS: https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/10407505@N03\/21903291885\/ At Experiencing Engagement on Friday afternoon, we used an exercise called “Thirty Five” — involving 3×5 index cards — to bubble up key words and phrases most important to participants. The way it … Continue reading