Story trios are a recommended way to talk out differences

Thanks to OntarioFarmer.com for the brilliant write-up on one of the communication-based workshop approaches – Appreciative Inquiry – at R2R24 in October. 

Read full article – https://www.ontariofarmer.com/news/farm-news/story-trios-are-a-recommended-way-to-talk-out-differences

The CCRC has been hosting the Rural Talks to Rural conferences since 2016 to contribute to a strong rural voice through collaboration, dialogue, and building collective wisdom.

Appreciative Inquiry is based on the premise that all of us are stronger and smarter together and the solutions are already in our rural communities. It fosters and stimulates growth and celebrates the positive in the community. Delegates were asked to share when they were part of a conversation that crossed the divides in our rural communities that went well and what conditions made it possible.

Much came out of this workshop including these insights:

⭐Acknowledge change

⭐Embrace discomfort and have the courage to deal with it

⭐Practice patient communication and listening

⭐Have a willingness to understand differences

⭐Educate and inform