Connecting Communities Through
Arts, Dialogue & Transformation
Welcome To The HIVE!
Our Values
embody the
ethos of the beehive…
enthusiastic collaboration
continual communication
flexibility - transformation
respect - empathy
belonging
Our VISION
To reveal a broader sense of community, defined simply by being human, by creating a spirit of belonging, collaboration & connection, within & across communities.
Our MISSION
To collaboratively build a Human Pollinator Pathway within/across communities by activating a HIVE Partner Network of community organizations to create
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Experiences that explore themes of “being human”
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Fueled by the arts, culture or learning
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Followed by a facilitated dialogue that builds empathy, connection & a senseof community among people of diverse backgrounds & mindsets
To support The HIVE Partner Network Organizations by providing
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A Peer Network for ideas and collaboration
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Conversations that develop a deep-needs understanding of community & stakeholders for strategic planning
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Robust, Proven PD and coaching for applying the deep-needs understanding to engage in purposeful innovation & transform how you serve in response.
Creating a Human Pollinator Pathway
Two ways...
I. Pollinator Gatherings
for communities
Core to The HIVE's Mission is to foster and facilitate deep dialogue between individuals, within and across communities, around themes of simply being human, to create connection and a sense of belonging, opening people up to each other to ideate on ways we can build stronger community for all. All of our events are fueled by the arts, which open people up, and involve facilitated dialogue among diverse audiences and participants around meaningful human-centered themes.
Community-Engaging Arts Immersions
Dialogue Fueled
By The Arts
Arts-Driven Performances and Dialogue with Community & Professionals on-Stage centered on a meaningful theme around "Being Human" followed by a facilitated dialogue with the audience
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Storyshares
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Musicshares/LID Sessions
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Poetry Slams
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Etc.
Cross-Pollination
Idea Swarms
Large Group
Cross Community Ideation
Large Group "Ideation" where participants of The HIVE Conversations across communities gather to
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Compare insights and
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Generate/develop ideas for building better community
II. PD Workshops for organizations to Understand, reimagine and transform
The landscape is changing and evolving for many community organizations. There is a need to understand their community's needs at a deeper level and use that understanding to transform how they serve which requires new skills.
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EXCITE Transformation workshops have been used across 50+ multi-national businesses as well as over 64 community organizations to train staff in the critical skills that allow them to gain this deeper community understanding as well as core skills in true collaboration and innovation required to successfully reimagine and transform.
DPS workshops have been taught worldwide and can teach organization leaders how to deepen their personal performance and approach to leading using the Heart-Mind-Body techniques and mindsets of high-level classical pianists and performers.
Designed for Community-driven organizations to learn the tools and gain the skills to:
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Engage community in dialogue to understand both functional and emotional needs of their community at the deepest level
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Reimagine & transform what they do and how they serve community to align with those needs
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Engage in purposeful innovation to make sure the programs they develop hit the target.
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Strengthen their own personal performance using Heart-Mind-Body techniques
EXCITE Transformation
Watch the 8 minute video to hear Librarians who participated in Innovation Builders' groundbreaking "EXCITE Transformation For Libraries" program to build capacity in the 21st Century Skills of Innovation and Transformation. The pilot was done in partnership with CT State Library and was awarded an IMLS Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program Grant that brought the EXCITE Program to Libraries across the US.