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So what's this all about?
It's as simple as it sounds - for each day in 2024, I'd like to have a conversation about power - with you! This isn't research, data collection, performance, art, journalism, or anything else - just a chance to follow my curiosity, and yours. There's more information below, but feel free to reach out with questions: beth@366conversationsaboutpower.org.
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Who are you?
I'm Beth, a learning, evaluation, and knowledge management advisor for nonprofits, NGOs and foundations. I'm also currently a graduate student in sociology, where I research measurement as a form of social and epistemic power, and the epistemic / knowledge-power implications of AI and Natural Language Processing (NLP). Here I am on LinkedIn.
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Why are you doing this?
Curiosity! I have been reading, thinking, researching, presenting and talking about power for over a decade. This is an effort to learn from and with other curious folks - their reflections, experiences, questions, discoveries, hopes, frustrations, ideas, plans, dreams. And in a time of endless deadlines, requirements, next steps, meeting agendas, continuous improvement, checklists, and productivity, I am particularly excited to have relaxed, open ended conversations - with no strings attached!
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So how does it work?
It's simple:
1. Go to the 'Connect' page and choose a 30 minute time slot. Time slots are available from 8 AM to 11 PM Eastern Time. You'll be invited to share your name, email address, a bit about yourself, anything you'd like me to read, review or reflect on prior to our chat, and your preferred connection method (the default is Zoom). You'll also be asked to select a second choice / back up time slot.
2. You'll receive a confirmation email with our scheduled date and time, link to connect (Zoom or other), and links to reschedule / cancel / add the event to your calendar. You can email me anytime with questions or thoughts before we chat: beth@366conversationsaboutpower.com.
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3. After we chat, I'll send a follow up email with a few thoughts and reflections on our conversation. At that point, you can decide whether you're comfortable having my thoughts and reflections on our conversation shared to this site, with or without your name included. This will typically be a few sentences about what I learned, what was new or intriguing, what will stay with me, etc.
NOTE: By default, the conversation reflections are NOT shared or posted. After you review the conversation reflections, you can give permission to have them posted (with or without your name), and you can revoke this permission at any time.
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What happens when we connect?
Up to you! These conversations can focus on your ideas, questions, experiences, hopes, frustrations. We can chat about power in your work or in your sector; in your community, country, home or relationships; we can problem solve, analyze, share stories, write a poem or song; discuss research, plans, and strategies; or we can both just show up and see what emerges. I'm also happy to get us started with ideas, reflections and questions.
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What if I change my mind?
No problem! If you sign up, you can cancel anytime, even halfway through!
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What if I can't connect to Zoom / online meeting platforms, am unsure about having the conversation in English, can't find a time slot that fits my time zone / schedule, or I am facing some other barrier to connecting?
Email me! I will do what I can to accommodate other ways to connect, work with other languages, adjust to other time zones, or address as best I can any other barriers to connecting: beth@366conversationsaboutpower.com.
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