Trust is the foundation of impactful relationships in organizing. In times where many feel a deep sense of division, how can we build trustworthiness as individuals and organizations? This session examines the societal trends affecting trust today and explores three key drivers of interpersonal trust: empathy, logic, and authenticity. Participants will practice relational strategies to communicate across disagreements and deepen trust. Learn how you can foster genuine connections and deepen interpersonal trust across your teams, campaigns, and communities as you organize for change.
The events are free for LCN members, and 15USD per event for non-members. We also have a bundled ticket for all three events at 40USD and a combination ticket for all three events + annual LCN membership for 100USD. Limited free scholarship tickets are available upon request to info@leadingchangenetwork.org.
Speakers & presenters
Kate Hilton, JD, MTS, Co-Founder & Principal, Innovation Capital
Steeped in LCN’s organizing practices since 2003, Kate Hilton has taught and coached thousands of health and health care leaders and organizations around the globe to use community organizing and change management practices to achieve equitable health and wellbeing.
Kate is currently a Co-Founder and Principal at Innovation Capital. She serves as Senior Leadership Faculty at the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) and the Atlantic Fellows for Health Equity at the Fitzhugh Mullan Institute for Healthcare Workforce Equity at The George Washington University. Formerly a founding director of ReThink Health, Kate contributes to a leadership academy with the American Health Care Association and a course for building trust funded by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. She supports the American Board of Internal Medicine Foundation’s work on organizational trustworthiness and coaches health justice grantees of the Rx Foundation.
Kate is a Principal in Practice of the Leading Change Network, given her many years of organizing in health and teaching with long-time mentor and friend, Marshall Ganz, whose Harvard Executive Education organizing course Kate co-designed and led in 2009-10. Kate authors peer-reviewed articles, conversation guides, and white papers, and is a global keynote speaker on topics such as leadership for health justice, workforce wellbeing and health equity.
Upcoming Events
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