The Larger Us programme pilot programme is designed for people who want to heal divisions and find long term solutions for the issues they care about.
This is a programme for people who want to improve the state of their community, country or even the world by finding solutions that work for the long-term.
This pilot 3 month programme is for people who:
- Want to bring about long-term transformation on the issues they care about – rather than defeat opponents in short-lived victories
- Are interested in bridging divides rather than deepening them, and willing to hold the courageous conversations needed to make that happen
- Recognise that creating positive change depends on working on our states of mind as much as the state of the world.
Perhaps you work (or volunteer) for a small community organisation, an NGO, a campaign group or charity, a political party, or be an influencer or journalist. Are you seeking to:
- Widen public understanding, interest and engagement in the improvements you are trying to make; and/or
- Fix a broken system or challenge the status quo; and/or
- Support people or places directly affected by the things you want to improve
Built around the transformative power of small groups, the programme is a unique opportunity to explore the connection between what goes on in our minds and the state of the world, and to develop strategies and practices that can transform both you as an individual and the impact of your work.
During this pilot programme you and your group will:
- Explore the relevance, implications and nuances of big concepts like polarisation, personal agency, belonging, power, shame, trauma, and speaking up for what you believe in
- Debate the five principles of ‘larger us change-making’ and discuss ways you might start to apply them to your life and work (more on these below)
- Engage in rigorous reflection on how your emotions, past experiences and beliefs impact your work and what this means for how effective you are at pushing for change in the world
- Commit to behaviours and actions that will test, develop and help to embed the three bedrock values of compassion, curiosity and awareness that underpin this style of change-making
- Explore a curated library of videos, blogs and podcasts that will deepen your understanding of the concepts we discuss together each week
The programme starts w/c 8 November 2021 and ends w/c 8 February 2022