Resources: United States

As our world becomes increasingly diverse and interconnected, understanding different cultures becomes crucial. Without a basic understanding of the beliefs and experiences of diverse individuals, you can unintentionally contribute to…

What is your organization or community's vision for cultural competence? What qualities would it have? Would there be: people of diverse backgrounds and experience working together? People understanding and appreciating…

This approach to conflict resilience emphasises cultivating conditions for Peace rather than waiting until conflict resolution is needed.  What conditions promote well-being, harmony, and resilience?  What conditions allow conflicts to…

An Acorn-Acacia team is a way to distribute leadership in a group, typically used short-term for events and programmes.  Each team member holds a different role, embodying an archetypal energy,…

Mentoring can be a part of transition in group culture, strengthening both community fabric and group resilience.  Mentoring can nurture individuals to bring their talents, gifts, and abilities in service…

Groups are more effective when people trust each other. Several practices, processes, and cultural elements can be involved in creating 'connective containers' which allow groups to feel more trust and…

Personal reflection can be a valuable part of a transition toward an understanding of human experience that will ideally foster deeper and more compassionate connections, for individuals, groups, and the…

Many Transitioners believe working toward social justice is the right thing to do. Environmental sustainability is interconnected with all the issues of injustice that are impacting multicultural societies everywhere.  The…

Unconscious biases are an unavoidable part of socialisation, so everyone has them.  Even Transitioners who care deeply for people and the Earth, and who want to make changes in the…

In times of uncertainty and disturbance, mistakes and failures may be quite common.  A transition in group culture will ideally re-frame failure as something likely to happen, part of being…

A feedback culture is a foundational aspect of transitioning toward conflict resilience and a more collaborative group culture.  Ideally it supports self-awareness, cooperation, learning, and conflict resilience in groups. Feedback…

Compassionate communication can include pausing to imagine how the words you speak might be received by and affect those who hear them.  This aims to increase empathy and compassion for…