The 7 Practices

Operating as peers across teams and groups - trusting one another to hold creative decision-making authority, impart insight, and share the risks and returns of our work together.

Dedicating time and care to connect as human beings in our everyday interactions with team members and people in the broader community whom our work affects.

Creating intentional time, space, and processes to unpack and address the past in ways relevant to the work at hand.

Refusing to accept business-as-usual assumptions about who should be at the table and cultivating multiple, meaningful forms of diversity among our groups.

Considering, valuing, and attuning to multiple types of knowledge, ranging from technical training to lived experience to spirituality to what we sense from the living world.

Choosing to believe that there is always time available to prioritize authentic connection, reflection, and care in how we work – including through following these practices.

Sharing and testing ideas at each step of a process, and deciding together what best next steps to take from what we learn.