Beth Tener

Catalyzing the power of collaboration to grow personal, group, and community potential. Restoring bonds of kinship so communities can heal, create, and learn.

[Beth Tener @ndcollaborative]

“Listening is something we really have to practice. Our everyday spaces are not set up for listening.” – Krista Tippett

[Beth Tener @ndcollaborative]

@HelenBevan This conversation about a 3-day highly interactive conference captures the sense of freedom, agency, creativity, & connections that emerge in these spaces. #openspace https://t.co/AAonXKJUG2

[Helen Bevan @HelenBevan]

Most large conferences & "all staff" days treat their audience as "consumers" to be talked at when they have a room full of potential co-creators with amazing talents and gifts. Is it possible to design large gatherings in a more relational way? How can we light candles rather than fill buckets? @pforti suggests 5 ways:
1) Small sessions lead by participants
2) Create fractal groups
3) Slow down the rhythm of the meeting
4) Assign people to be connectors
5) Design for the non-default
https://t.co/oSVPSpRGDa. Quote in graphic: @ndcollaborative

[Global Round Table Leadership @GRTLeadership]

We are delighted to share a new #podcast hosted by @ndcollaborative, longtime @GRTLeadership friend and partner. “Living Love” is all about how healthy communities and relationships can bring out the best in people and change destructive patterns. ❤️‍🩹

[Tenneson Woolf @tennesonwoolf]

What a joy to explore kinship and other deep nuances of facilitation with Beth Tener, @ndcollaborative, in this month's Human to Human Podcast. Enjoy. https://t.co/Vmc9QGFLg8

[Beth Tener @ndcollaborative]

I loved this podcast conversation on how to heal communities deeply divided, invite & encourage people's #leadership especially women, and allow people to find answers themselves. Libby Hoffman of @CatalystforPeace https://t.co/Lb6oJ6IaYS

[Beth Tener @ndcollaborative]

I loved this podcast conversation on how to heal communities deeply divided, invite & encourage people's #leadership especially women, and allow people to find answers themselves. Libby Hoffman of @CatalystforPeace https://t.co/Lb6oJ6IaYS

[Helen Bevan @HelenBevan]

A powerful new visual of the famous Desmond Tutu quote, created by @Juliet_Young1: ‘We need to stop just pulling people out of the river. Some of us need to go upstream and find out why they are falling in’.

[Beth Tener @ndcollaborative]

“Corporations [are] in too big a hurry to take time to work with human nature & the complexity that exists in our businesses." https://t.co/AjT5dIGgOp

[Beth Tener @ndcollaborative]

@AmandaFenton @GRTLeadership You're welcome Amanda - thanks for sharing that list of good questions.

[Beth Tener @ndcollaborative]

Starting a meeting with human connection builds warmth and trust. Here's a list of good prompts: https://t.co/OJIDBKRDtb MT @AmandaFenton @GRTLeadership

[Beth Tener @ndcollaborative]

Wow, good meeting process and listening comes to Congress. I wish every other Committee would follow this lead! https://t.co/jb7rg01Mfo

[Beth Tener @ndcollaborative]

@PBaxandall Great way to frame this Phin!

[Brian Stout @CitizenStout]

I love this 👇

[Hayden @the_transit_guy]

Denmark's public transit agency has made the greatest transit advertisement of all time. No notes. (Din Offentlige Transport)

[Beth Tener @ndcollaborative]

This is an appalling chart. Half the people in the US only hold 2% of the wealth.

[Jeff Stein @jstein_star]

New CBO report: The poorest *half* of America -- ~150 million people -- hold only *2 percent* of the country's total wealth

Wealth of top 10 percent has grown markedly since 1989

That tiny little line at the bottom of this chart is half the country

[Beth Tener @ndcollaborative]

“In life when one door closes another always opens, but the hallways are a bitch.” - Ronnie Kaye

[Beth Tener @ndcollaborative]

These challenging times call for challenging our own limiting assumptions. This workshop explores how questions can open up our thinking & pathways for action: https://t.co/Hxn9tYRsqg #artofhosting #facilitate

[nora bateson @NoraBateson]

The high-froth sensationalism that increases makes media "sellable" is purposely context-less. Removal of context=increase of controversy=compelling. This is an effective method of fueling polarisation & pitting people against each other who might otherwise be inclined to unite.

[Beth Tener @ndcollaborative]

Yes: "We understand reality better if we think of it in terms of interactions, not individuals. We, as individuals, exist thanks to the interactions we are involved in" https://t.co/lIz2jYsAVM