One DSD People, Access and Culture · Amplify Equity
Ideas for gathering
Choose a starting point that fits the people and the moment. Leave room for the conversation to take its own shape.

OPEN CONVERSATION
Begin with a question people can answer from their own experience. Allow a quiet moment before inviting responses. People may speak, listen, or pass.

EXPLORE TOGETHER
A short reading, a video, or a question can open a conversation. Let people know the topic in advance. No one needs to have completed the reading to belong in the discussion.

CONNECT AND CELEBRATE
A shared interest, cultural observance, creative activity, or story can bring colleagues together. Invite contributions without expecting someone to represent a community or provide personal history.

WAYS OF WORKING TOGETHER
• What helps you think before you respond?
• When is written feedback more useful than a conversation?
• What makes a meeting easier to participate in?
• What might we change so more people can contribute?

EVERYDAY ACCESS
Consider a familiar meeting, message, or form. What makes it easy to use? What might someone experience differently? Discuss an example without including private information about a colleague or a person receiving services.

INTENT AND EXPERIENCE
Think about a practice that was meant to help but worked differently for someone else. What can we learn from both the intention and the experience? There is room to examine a practice without assuming someone’s motives.

AT THE CLOSE
• Keep it as a conversation, with no follow-up needed.
• Choose a resource or another discussion to explore together.
• Agree on a question the co-leads can carry forward.

USEFUL COMPANIONS
• Open the Amplify space — https://teams.live.com/l/community/FAAzQ3B2126KM9zcQ
• Facilitation and learning together — program page /learn?theme=facilitation
• Workplace culture and well-being — program page /learn?theme=culture
• Intercultural practice — program page /learn?theme=intercultural

One DSD People, Access and Culture