“Why do we gather?” We gather to solve problems we can’t solve on our own. We gather to celebrate, to mourn, and to mark transitions. We gather to make decisions. We gather because we need one another. We gather to show strength. We gather to honor and acknowledge. We gather to build companies and schools and neighborhoods. We gather to welcome, and we gather to say goodbye.
Excerpt from Priya Parker’s book: The Art of Gathering: How We Meet and Why It Matters
Priya Parker is a conflict resolution strategist and author of the book, The Art of Gathering: How We Meet and Why It Matters. She is a founding member of the Sustained Dialogue Campus Network, a member of the World Economic Forum Global Agenda Council on New Models of Leadership, and a Senior Expert at Mobius Executive Leadership
REFLECTION:
- COVID has curtailed our opportunity to gather and yet being with others, offers so many benefits.
- Community is built through participation. Do you allow others to be involved?
- How can you include others… gather a group to build something even better.
- Do you need to organize a gathering or ask to help someone else having a gathering?