Having a community that surrounds you wholeheartedly, a group of people with whom to form strong, supportive connections, where everyone can be their true selves is incredibly important. For me, this idea of forming strong connections with people in life, has been conceptualised as ‘The Village’ and transcended into a feeling that acts as a central tenant to connect me to those that make me feel most at home.

One of my greatest takeaways from living and working in Morocco was the power of community. Raised in an ultra-individualistic American society, I had never been exposed quite as starkly to the strength that lies in numbers - the strength that comes from relying on one another.

Dig deeper with Kelsey on the profound power of collaboration and the importance of “showing up” as a true partner.

Emerging from deliberate dialogue spaces at Convene we invariably discuss key takeaways and surprises and explore touchpoints that were able to trigger any breakthrough moments. In continuous experimentation mode, we're constantly learning, deepening our understanding and perfecting our methodology - and we take each dialogue we convene as a starting point for the next. Coming out of one of our longest dialogues yet, we'd like to share our insights on deliberate dialogue in action.

Convene’s relationship with Institutional Conveners aims to build the trust, co-creation and co-ownership of the process that we believe is necessary for achieving strategic goals. Read more about our unique approach to the “meta-dialogue dance.”