Author Archives: radical (re)imagining

This month marks a year that Deven, Tiffany, and I have been asking ourselves, and you, questions about how to be more human in this work of evaluation. The reflections you’ve shared and the conversations we’ve had with our podcast guests have been among the most valuable moments of this last/lost year. The discussion hasContinue reading “Keep Asking Questions”

Last month, Deven shared some critical reflections on how he uses his own social capital in this work. We capped off our March reflective practice by chatting amongst ourselves in our podcast about our social capital in this space (Rad-space 😊) and what it means to be inclusive. A note: We could do better. WhatContinue reading “To DO the work…”

This month, I want to build upon a question Maddy Frey (last month’s RAD guest) was reflecting on, which was (1) recognizing the power held and (2) wrestling with whether or not we should be giving up that power (knowing it’s at least in part a derivative of privilege and social capital).  I’m particularly drawnContinue reading “Using Our Social Capital”

Is anyone else having a hard time naming this space that we are in right now? We’re a month into 2021, and it’s pretty clear that 2020 wasn’t the problem. We’re 11 days into a new presidency, and while we can all take a collective deep breath now, our deep wounds remain unhealed. As theContinue reading “Liminal Space”

We took a short break, that turned into a longer break. A breath, a pause, a wintering. We checked in with our own hearts and each other to ensure we were still in alignment with our offering. We’ve made some adjustments. Cut back in some places (we shall not worship the written word), growing inContinue reading “RAD 2021”

We are sharing our own thoughts in response to this month’s prompt (Refer back to The Invitation if you have questions about what we’re doing here). Libby Smith shares her thoughts on our prompt: How are you? What do you notice about yourself in this moment? I’ve waited until the last day of this month to share my thoughtsContinue reading “This too Shall Pass”

We are sharing our own thoughts in response to this month’s prompt (Refer back to The Invitation if you have questions about what we’re doing here). Deven Wisner shares his thoughts on our prompt: How are you? What do you notice about yourself in this moment? If you asked me a couple weeks ago how I was, I wouldContinue reading “How am I? I’m in grief.”

We are sharing our own thoughts in response to this month’s prompt (Refer back to The Invitation if you have questions about what we’re doing here). Tiffany Smith shares her thoughts on our prompt: How are you? What do you notice about yourself in this moment? First, happy six-month mark, friends, and fellow reflective practitioners. Libby and Deven haveContinue reading “Six Months in & Continuing to Embrace Ambiguity…”

We find ourselves at the six month mark of Radical (Re)Imagining and it’s all come together better than we could have imagined! We have learned so much about ourselves and others through engaging in this reflective practice. When we began this project we intentionally chose to not map out our monthly prompts, but rather letContinue reading “Reflecting on Self in this Moment”

We are sharing our own thoughts in response to this month’s prompt (Refer back to The Invitation if you have questions about what we’re doing here). Deven Wisner shares his thoughts on our prompt: What are the elements of community that allow you to be authentically you? This month, I sat with the concept of community and reciprocity. WhileContinue reading “Self Care is Community Care”