“The Important Questions” is part of The Conversation, our holiday 2020 audio series. Explore this collection of brief but meaningful insights and reflections curated by the Domain7 team.

This bonus activity is designed to serve as your audio facilitator through an actual co-design workshop. The exercise is designed for 3 people to participate in, and will take about 2 hours from start to finish, as Kevan guides you through the steps you need to take in a room, as actual participants in a mini co-design sprint.

Co-design is a participatory effort to build something for the future, and this episode is all about the methods to do it — in a really practical way. Veronica and Kevan talk though the structures, spreadsheets and stories from successful sprints.

When all the perspectives have been heard and the problem is known, but no decision has been reached yet, no solution designed, what is the role of a leader in the change-making process? This episode we explore the importance of holding space for ideas and solutions to emerge—in the work of innovation and in our daily lives.

At the close of one year and the opening of another, take a few moments to reflect and renew. This guided reflection invites you to integrate the experiences of the past twelve months with your hopes for the next. Find a space of clarity to uncover insights for the next part of your journey—at work, and in life.

In this deep dive of a conversation with seasoned facilitators Ceri Rees and Kevan Gilbert, we turn our attention to small-scale listening and its big-scale impact: on our relationships at work and ultimately in our work itself. Focusing in on interpersonal and group dynamics and drawing from Ceri and Kevan's experience, we explore ways to intentionally create environments that welcome skillful listening. And we discuss the work of achieving a balance of safety and assertion: asking ourselves how we can avoid empty exercises and instead share truly valuable exchanges of ideas and perspectives. It's a a well-informed, expansive and yet intimate conversation that left us more attuned to our own listening practices in our everyday work life and gatherings.

Presented by Civil Space, our first product at Domain7, this episode of Change is in the Making is specifically crafted for those who steward outreach and engagement efforts: in government, the public sector, higher education, and other complex community organizations. Tim Booker, CEO of Civil Space, joins Veronica and Kevan for a thorough conversation about the mindset and methodologies that support community listening. Tune in for a deep dive into the dissonance, richness, and innovation that can arise in this vitally important stage in the Design Thinking double diamond, and the community Changemaker's journey.

The second instalment in Season 2's exploration of the changemaker's journey through the lens of Design Thinking, this episode tackles the problem space — and how we understand and engage with the dynamics at play in any problem. Using the Cynefin framework and the iconic "How Might We?" question of Design Thinking, Kevan and Veronica ask what it might accomplish to see problems as potential thresholds we can choose to cross into futures of innovation and growth.

Kevan and Veronica kick off Season Two's exploration of the organizational change journey through the lens of Design Thinking. In a focused conversation they explore why it's important to come to grips with our own personal tendencies before we even start a change initiative. What are your go-to directions in communication style, energy levels, and self-awareness? And how might they set your change efforts up for success or failure?

Grab a pen and a notebook and a quiet spot, and let Veronica and Kevan guide you through an audio-facilitated reflection on your year. This interactive episode of Change is in the Making is designed to help create the space for you to better understand how you want to show up in the year ahead. Find out more at domain7.com/podcast