As leaders, we accept the responsibility to enable others to achieve shared purpose in the face of uncertainty. But how can we do this in moments of disruptive change? In moments of challenge, how do the words we speak as leaders enable the agency of our people?
In these trying times, it is more critical than ever to enable the agency of our communities to navigate, respond, and move forward with shared purpose.That’s why we are thrilled to invite you to a session with public narrative educator and coach Sarah ElRaheb-Dagher on Public Narrative II: Responding to Disruptive Change!
During this session, we will explore the Empathetic Bridge as a tool to exercise leadership in moments of uncertainty. We will examine the challenges of loss, difference, power and change, and have the chance to apply these lenses to our own leadership challenges. Most of you are familiar with Self, Us, Now – this is a module that builds upon the telling of stories and enables us to analyze the use narrative in moments of disruptive change.
Join us for a practical and empowering workshop. You’ll gain a framework and tools to make your narrative interventions more strategic and mindful during challenging times.
About Our Trainer
When Sarah was a young girl, she fell in love with her grandmother Liza’s stories of teaching in Egypt. She knew she wanted to someday recreate the magic of learning her grandmother so beautifully created for her. Today, Sarah ElRaheb-Dagher is an educator, leadership coach and pedagogy specialist who has taught thousands of individuals globally the power of purpose-driven, heart-led leadership. With a Master’s degree in Education from Harvard Graduate School of Education, Sarah focuses on education as a tool for personal, political and organizational change. She has spent the last decade teaching, training and designing courses alongside Dr. Marshall Ganz through Harvard Kennedy School, including helming an adaptation of Public Narrative for Executive Education, and designing an Organizing course for Stanford University based on Ganz’s pedagogy. She has led over 200 courses, projects and workshops working with mayors, community leaders, executives, TED Talk speakers, women political leaders, and many more from organizations and institutions such as the Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative, Nike, Vital Voices, LEGO, Harvard, Brown, MIT, and the University of Toronto. Previously, she was a founding member of an arts education nonprofit in Toronto called UforChange which received the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee award during her tenure, where she focused on creating innovative arts programming and pathways to post-secondary education for youth between the ages of 16-29. During her time, she increased post-secondary enrolment from 17 to 73%. She is the founder of Ellb Education, which houses her work in leadership education, and is a love letter to her grandmother. When she is not working, Sarah is a loving mother and partner, a writer, and a lipstick aficionado.
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Become a Hubs Leader and facilitator of Action Learning Circles (ALCs) to empower your constituency! This training on July 27th will equip you to guide groups through public narrative and community organizing practices via an ALC. Ideal for organizers, trainers, and practitioners seeking to strengthen their leadership and campaign skills.
Nearly half of the world votes this year, and the question is: How do we make it matter? Organizing can transform the way we do politics - into politics grounded in shared values and hope, that center leadership development of our people and builds long-term power for change. Join us on Friday, July 12th to explore the transformative power of organizing in politics. In this event we will delve into challenges and opportunities around political campaigning, hear stories and examples around organizing in elections, and explore how you can apply it in your own work and communities. We will be joined by a global panel of speakers who are adapting and applying organizing in their political work, including: Anaru Ryall, Community Organiser at NZEI Te Riu Roa, New Zealand Raul Ramirez, Sembradora, Mexico LCN member Lacey Connelly will moderate this dynamic session. This event will kick off an exciting
As leaders, we accept the responsibility to enable others to achieve shared purpose in the face of uncertainty. But how can we do this in moments of disruptive change? In moments of challenge, how do the words we speak as leaders enable the agency of our people? In these trying times, it is more critical than ever to enable the agency of our communities to navigate, respond, and move forward with shared purpose.That’s why we are thrilled to invite you to a session with public narrative educator and coach Sarah ElRaheb-Dagher on Public Narrative II: Responding to Disruptive Change! During this session, we will explore the Empathetic Bridge as a tool to exercise leadership in moments of uncertainty. We will examine the challenges of loss, difference, power and change, and have the chance to apply these lenses to our own leadership challenges. Most of you are familiar with Self,
So you took a Public Narrative workshop and found something powerful in the framework – but what’s next? How can you carry this craft into your life and bring it to your organization or community for even bigger impact? Become a Public Narrative Coach with us! This August, LCN is offering our third annual training program for Public Narrative participants to become Public Narrative coaches. Public Narrative coaches play a crucial role in passing on the craft to organizations, activists, and leaders in workshops and trainings. Our goal is to cascade Public Narrative throughout values-based organizations to supercharge their change-making. We are aiming for a diverse global cohort who will use this craft to create impact in their organizations and communities. Are you in? Information: workshop Dates: July 31 - September 28, 2024 Date: Applications due May 28, 2024 Place: Online on Zoom Apply Here
We are excited to announce LCN’s annual Public Narrative workshop. Over a weekend in July, you can join our global network of organizers to tell your personal story, articulate your calling, and build authentic relationships with others on a foundation of shared values. If you have experienced the magic of Public Narrative and are looking for ways for more people in your network to learn and implement the craft, this is the right training for you. 2 Day Public Narrative workshop! Together, we will create – or re-create – the shared purpose of your community, and learn how to invite people to act on what matters most with urgency & agency. We will meet the challenge of apathy and disconnectedness with a new sense of purpose, community, and action through one key leadership practice: Public Narrative. More than a workshop, Public Narrative is an experience. You and your
How can a community with limited resources create change? Learn how communities can organize to turn their resources into power for change in our Orientation to Organizing on July 9th 10am US Eastern Time! We will delve into the organizing and public narrative practices developed by Marshall Ganz at the Harvard Kennedy School and his associates with examples from the ground. For this session, we are partnering with Mike Perry and Amrit Parhar from the Institute of Change Leaders (ICL) in Canada. When Mike’s community in a small rural town was devastated by the loss of loved ones in nursing homes during the COVID-19 pandemic, seniors, their families, and concerned citizens came together to take action to change the broken system of long-term care. Drawing on organizing practices, the Long-Term Care Coalition helped secure a $4 million commitment from the provincial government to improve conditions in nursing homes in
