Here are some of the short reflections from Experience Engagedment participants at the circle microphone before lunch. <\/p>\n
CHEEKS IN CHAIR SESSION<\/p>\n
(RECORDED) <\/p>\n
*Patience (Marla)
\n*Remove the illusion of who we think we are as journalists and imagine something else (Michelle)
\n*Nothing about us without us \u2013(the bumper sticker)
\n*Really cool examples of engagement in action
\n*In this frenetic world let\u2019s not forget self care
\n*Finding new definitions of words we thought we might have been familiar with
\n*Being open to the disruptions and the unexpected (Susan)
\n*Metrix matters
\n*Going outside the system for parallax \u2013 for perspective
\n*What is that symbol that is both a question mark and an exclamation point. That\u2019s it. (Stephen)
\n*The product is engagement
\n*Scheduling time to think about this on my calendar (Kathryn)
\n*Practicing engagement not just with who I\u2019m comfortable with but the other side of the story and learning how to bring us together that way
\n*Practicing action that lends itself to more action
\n*If this is a microcosm, what is the role you\u2019ve played and what is the role we are in the emerging ecosystem of democracy (Ann Stadler)
\n*Intentional kindness and compassion (Cylvia)
\n*Be unapologetic about doing engagement. Ask forgiveness instead of permission in the bureaucracy. Own it and do it. Don\u2019t wait for permission (Denver)
\n*Maybe the purpose of storytelling and journalism in a community is a way for it to talk to itself, understand itself better \/ storytellers as bridgebuilders and connectors to bring disparate communities together. (Jackie Hai) (she said more on tape)
\n*To keep listening even after the formal period of listening is done, because there is more to understand<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Here are some of the short reflections from Experience Engagedment participants at the circle microphone before lunch. CHEEKS IN CHAIR SESSION (RECORDED) *Patience (Marla) *Remove the illusion of who we think we are as journalists and imagine something else (Michelle) … Continue reading