When Malka and I first started writing about “civity,” our computers and phones auto-corrected it to “cavity.” (Good for a chuckle, but completely random!) And when we now talk about …
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Civility in California Higher Education
As we said in an earlier post, civity is related to civility. Civity’s bridging relationships of respect, empathy, and trust, which enable collaboration and creativity to tackle common challenges, can …
Civity and Dialogue – Thinking Out Loud
By Gina Bartlett, Senior Mediator, Consensus Building Institute A number of years ago, a colleague called to say that a client of mine wanted to start a conversation with stakeholders. …
Our Founding – and Foundational – Frame
Malka and I met over a project. About 10 years ago, two colleagues and I received a grant from the Hewlett Foundation to write and produce a Civic Engagement Guide. …
Welcome to Our Civity Blog!
We are launching this blog to provide a space for discussion about creating communities where people work together and collaborate to solve problems … in other words, communities with civity. …