Empowering Communities Through Conversation: How do entrepreneurship and diversity intersect?

The We Create Here community engagement managers Sarah Binder and Kiran Sood invited candid reflections at an open discussion on diversity in entrepreneurship at a pre-conference workshop on May 14 at EntreFEST in Iowa City. Using an Open Space conversation format, the group focused on how to create a safe space for tough issues, which are … Continue reading Empowering Communities Through Conversation: How do entrepreneurship and diversity intersect?

Oakland Voices grad applies learning to her health sector job

By Jennifer Neutel Skills gained via program ‘invaluable’: Katherine Brown Katherine Brown says her Oakland Voices experience enabled a shift in her thinking around finding opportunities for positive relationships with the media in her public health sector work. Oakland Voices is a nine-month program that trains community members to produce news content for local news … Continue reading Oakland Voices grad applies learning to her health sector job

EntreFEST workshop creates safe space to talk diversity and entrepreneurship

Posted by Jennifer Neutel Sarah Binder and Kiran Sood invited candid reflections at an open discussion on diversity in entrepreneurship at a pre-conference workshop on May 14 at EntreFEST in Iowa City. The We Create Here community engagement managers co-led a conversation with a focus on how to create a safe space for tough issues, which are … Continue reading EntreFEST workshop creates safe space to talk diversity and entrepreneurship

Unite Rochester seeks to effect positive change

By Jennifer Neutel News organization engaging residents, raising awareness of racial inequities A “Listening Tour” on racial inequity hosted by the Democrat and Chronicle’s editorial board has engaged more than 150 community members and political leaders, and is beginning to lead to direct changes in the community. In one instance, a town supervisor said he … Continue reading Unite Rochester seeks to effect positive change

Oakland Voices empowers citizen journalism

By Jennifer Neutel Project a win-win for news organization and participants, says co-founder Community members are being trained to produce news for local news organizations through a program sparked by the desire to see the Oakland Tribune do a better job connecting with the community beyond the pages of the paper. The program, Oakland Voices, … Continue reading Oakland Voices empowers citizen journalism

Cedar Rapids: What’s Possible at the intersection of diversity and entrepreneurship?

By Kiran Sood Source: https://www.thegazette.com/2014/05/15/discussing-diversity-at-entrefest What is possible at the intersection of diversity and entrepreneurship? What is the right role for a white male to play in the conversation on diversity? How do we measure success when it comes to diversity? And, how can we impact change? These were some of the questions examined by participants in We … Continue reading Cedar Rapids: What’s Possible at the intersection of diversity and entrepreneurship?

Reflecting on our community conversations through We Create Here

By Kiran Sood One of the new methods of storytelling and engagement we’re using as part of We Create Here is facilitating small group discussions centered on particular issues. Over the past couple months, I’ve had the opportunity to facilitate two such discussions. The first one in late February was centered on diversity and inclusion in Eastern … Continue reading Reflecting on our community conversations through We Create Here

Cedar Rapids: Everybody deserves housing

April 16, 2014 By Kiran Sood Source: http://www.wecreatehere.net/2014/04/16/everybody-deserves-housing-in-eastern-iowa/ When you bring together a small group who is united by a passion for a particular topic and for finding solutions, it’s incredible what they can come up with working together. On Wednesday morning, I hosted a conversation that included the voices of five community members who … Continue reading Cedar Rapids: Everybody deserves housing

Cedar Rapids: Leading my first open space gathering…

…and killing zombies. by Sarah Binder Source: http://www.wecreatehere.net/2014/03/21/leading-my-first-open-space/ This afternoon, a group of volunteers, nonprofit leaders and city officials got together to discuss the issue of abandoned houses in Cedar Rapids – sometimes called “zombie homes.” It was a continuation of a project I worked on at Startup Weekend, where we built the website nozombiehomes.co. … Continue reading Cedar Rapids: Leading my first open space gathering…

Cedar Rapids: Six ways to improve relations between residents in Iowa commuities

By Kiran Sood Source: http://www.wecreatehere.net/2014/02/27/six-ways-improve-relations-community-members-eastern-iowa/ As part of our continued coverage of diversity, We Create Here hosted a conversation Wednesday morning among six community members who are proponents of diversity who represent Iowa communities. The group included individuals who work in diversity and inclusion every day as part of their job responsibilities and citizens who are … Continue reading Cedar Rapids: Six ways to improve relations between residents in Iowa commuities

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