“If you do what you’ve always done, you’ll get what you’ve always got.” — Henry Ford. How CFG work helps you "do differently" and resolve your thorny work problems. (2 1/2 min. read)

Resolving complications in converting a PPLC to virtual status using NSRF protocols and digital meeting platforms. (6 min. read)

NSRF protocols cannot guarantee that every problem or conflict will be magically solved with one conversation. However, when followed with fidelity and facilitated with care, protocols can ensure respectful listening as well as open and honest conversations, assuring positive steps forward. (3 1/2 min. read)

Definitions of protocols and activities, and when one might want to use one or another. (3 min. read)

Addressing Elephants: Learn to safely engage in difficult conversations about topics that profoundly affect our students, a one-day workshop offered by NSRF Director Michele Mattoon in conjunction with Grow19. (1 min. read plus link for more information)

NSRF director Michele Mattoon speaks at TEDxBloomington in August 2018 on the importance of Belonging Mindset from the perspective of an organization hoping to build ideal collaborative communities. (1 min. read, 9 min. video)

Review of three icebreakers, "the good, the bad, and the ugly" so readers can select icebreakers carefully in the future. (10 minute read)

Links to helpful older Connections articles about Setting Group Agreements. (2 minute read)