August 20, 2023 Expressing Beliefs with Confidence & Humility Helpful phrases and strategies for participating in group discussions Dear collaborative discussion friends, This week we are highlighting an activity that helps participants develop strategies that enable them to share their thoughts...
August 17, 2023 Just Imagine…Dress Patterns and Democracy Ellen (Curtis) Demorest was born in New York in 1824. Since her father owned a hat factory, Ellen naturally found her way to a career in the fashion industry. At...
August 13, 2023 Understanding Your Identity in Collaboration Exploring choices around sharing our identities Dear collaborative discussion friends, This week we are highlighting a fun activity that helps participants reflect on their identity. This activity encourages participants to think about...
August 10, 2023 Just Imagine…Performing as if in a Zoo Located in Harlem, the Club Deluxe was an intimate supper club owned by Jack Johnson, the first African American to be the heavyweight boxing champ. He sold the club to...
August 7, 2023 Cultivating a Willingness to Play Using play to unleash new ways of thinking Dear collaborative discussion friends, This week we are highlighting a fun activity that helps participants suspend their seriousness and analytical thinking. Participants are encouraged...
August 3, 2023 Just Imagine…Listening to Moments of Conscience He was born into poverty in 1926 in New York City to an Italian immigrant father and a mother who was born in the U.S. soon after her parents immigrated....
July 30, 2023 Seeking Innovation Playing with words to spark ideas Dear collaborative discussion friends, This week we are highlighting an activity that helps participants practice innovative thinking. It encourages participants to move beyond the constraints of...
July 27, 2023 Just Imagine…Choosing the Moral Path He grew up in an all-white community in South Dakota. When he was 11 years old, he met his first person of another race. His father had developed his ability...
July 21, 2023 For Avoidance of Doubt, We’ll Miss You, Pete! After almost two decades of working with the Interactivity Foundation (IF), our good friend and colleague Pete Shively is moving on to emeritus status and to new adventures in his...
