If not now, when?

The world feels like it’s unraveling, and more than ever, we need to tell stories that inspire hope and action. But how do we tell stories that resonate with people on an experiential level and motivate them to take action?

The Story of Now is often seen as the most intuitive part of Public Narrative, but it can be tricky to bring alive moments of challenge that feel urgent and resonate for the collective “us.” And when the challenge is overwhelming and hope seems scarce, it can be even harder to offer a meaningful and strategic call to action.

That’s where our Skill Practice Session on Story of Now comes in.

This 90-minute skill practice session will help you strengthen your understanding of the craft, learn to identify the resources in the room, develop a compelling story of Now, as well as coach one another on our stories.

This session is exclusive for LCN members and their guests (team members, etc.) who are looking for opportunities to grow their narrative skills, connect with others in the community, and be part of a transformative learning experience. If you are not yet an LCN member, we invite you to join our community here.

Learning Objectives:

In this session, you will learn how to tell narratives that enable your community to take action in the face of challenges and to identify sources of hope when there seems to be none.

• What is the Story of Now and why is it important
• How to create a sense of urgency for the “us” through story moments
• How to pull from the depth of resources within a community to offer a pathway to change that feels strategic and hopeful
• How to tell narratives that enable your community to take action in the face of challenges
• How to compel people to act by asking them to join you in taking one specific and meaningful action
• What coaching questions we can ask to improve a Story of Now

Reem Khashman has been working since 2017 in the field of community organization and teamwork to reach change, as she organized a campaign with women farmers in the Jordan Valley with the Women’s Foundation in 2019, and works closely and actively with youth groups in Jordan on collective work and strategies for achieving change in civil society. She studied the Public Narrative with Ahel Organization in Jordan in 2018 and joined the teaching team of the Leadership and Community Organization course and Leadership and Public Narrative course at Harvard Kennedy School in 2020, and is currently teaching in the Arabic Course with Ahel.

She studied leadership and community organization at Harvard Kennedy School in 2019, and holds a BA in Mechatronics Engineering from the German University.

Reem believes that community organization creates a realistic solution in the spirit of society and this is what we need to achieve change.

For more information about this event please contact Sachiko Osawa