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Interactivity Foundation (IF)

@iftalks.bsky.social
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We bring people together in meaningful #discussions that expand #imagination, build social trust, and hone the skills necessary for everyday #democracy. Check our websites for free facilitation & discussion resources! linkthread.com/iftalks

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Interactivity Foundation (IF) @iftalks.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
What IF... We Asked What Should Be Mine—and What Should Be Ours? Read and share our newest piece: interactivityfoundation.substack.com/p/what-if-we... #WhatIF #discussionclub #dialogue
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Interactivity Foundation (IF) @iftalks.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
What IF...the World Cup Helps Create a Greater Global "We?" interactivityfoundation.substack.com/p/what-ifthe... #whatif #worldcup #discussionclubs #dialogue
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Interactivity Foundation (IF) @iftalks.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Last Call to Apply to Become a Discussion Club Host open.substack.com/pub/shannonw...
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Last Call to Apply to Become a Discussion Club Host
Applications Close July 12—Help Bring Meaningful Conversations to Your Community
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Interactivity Foundation (IF) @iftalks.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
What IF… The American Dream Was Still Ours to Shape? interactivityfoundation.substack.com/p/what-if-th... #whatif #dialogue #CollaborativeDiscussion #discussionclubs
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What IF… The American Dream Was Still Ours to Shape?
New American Dream Facilitation Plan & Application to Become a Discussion Club Host
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Interactivity Foundation (IF) @iftalks.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Inclusive Design: How do we create discussions where everyone feels like they belong? shannonwheatleyhartman.substack.com/p/cdp-strate... #collaboration #CollaborativeDiscussion #dialogue #whatif
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Interactivity Foundation (IF) @iftalks.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
As the global phenomenon of the World Cup continues, we step back and ask, "What IF... Sports Matter More than We Realize?" interactivityfoundation.substack.com/p/what-if-sp... #WhatIf #dialogue #discussion #worldcup #sports
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What IF... Sports Matter More Than We Realize?
Sports Facilitation Plan, National Discussion Club, & Open Application to Become a Discussion Host
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Interactivity Foundation (IF) @iftalks.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Introducing our new Collaborative Discussion Project newsletter, "Practicing Generosity of Interpretation." shannonwheatleyhartman.substack.com/p/practicing... #CollaborativeDiscussion #dialogue #patience
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Practicing Generosity of Interpretation
Cultivating patience, empathy, and understanding
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Interactivity Foundation (IF) @iftalks.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
As America approaches its 250th anniversary, we have an opportunity to reflect on one of the most fundamental questions of democracy: Who are “We the People”? Read more & learn more about becoming a #discussionclub host. interactivityfoundation.substack.com/p/what-if-we... #WhatIF #dialogue
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What IF... We Reimagined “We the People”?
Apply to Become a Discussion Host and Lead Meaningful Discussions
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Interactivity Foundation (IF) @iftalks.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
How do I sign up to become a discussion club host? We got you covered with answers to your questions! www.youtube.com/watch?v=5xW-... Click here to learn more and apply to become a discussion club host: www.interactivityfoundation.org/apply-to-bec... #WhatIF #discussionclub #dialogue
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Discussion Club Topics for Social
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Interactivity Foundation (IF) @iftalks.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
We are excited to launch discussion clubs across America. We invite you to apply to become a discussion club host. We even provide a $1,000 stipend. Click this link to learn more. www.interactivityfoundation.org/apply-to-bec... #WhatIF #discussionclub #dialogue
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Apply to Become an IF Discussion Club Host
Once a month, discussion clubs meet to explore a topic that is meaningful to their community.
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Interactivity Foundation (IF) @iftalks.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7RUY... The Interactivity Foundation is launching discussion clubs across America! Apply to become a host by Sunday, July 12th, 2026! www.interactivityfoundation.org/apply-to-bec... #WhatIF #discussionclub #dialogue #communityconversations
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Interactivity Discussion Club Explainer Video
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Interactivity Foundation (IF) @iftalks.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
What IF… Collaborative Discussion Skills Could Strengthen Democracy? We are pleased to highlight our IF Fellows and their contributions to collaborative learning. Learn more: interactivityfoundation.substack.com/p/what-if-co... #WhatIF #collaborativelearning #collaborativediscussion #dialogue
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What IF… Better Discussion Skills Could Strengthen Democracy?
Highlights from Our Recent Collaborative Discussion Fellows Gathering
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Interactivity Foundation (IF) @iftalks.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
We had such an inspiring gathering with our Collaborative Discussion Fellows. Learn more about our plans to expand into new communities. shannonwheatleyhartman.substack.com/p/building-t... #WhatIf #CollaborativeDiscussion #CQ #dialogue
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Building the Future of Collaborative Discussion
Fellowship Gathering, New Toolkit Activities, & We're Hiring!
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Interactivity Foundation (IF) @iftalks.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
What IF... Higher Education Prepared us for Democracy? Also, check out our job post and a grant application closing soon on Friday May 15th. interactivityfoundation.substack.com/p/what-if-hi... #whatif #CollaborativeDiscussion #CQ #dialogue #HigherEd #democracy
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What IF... Higher Education Prepared us for Democracy?
Free discussion resources, job post, and grant application closing soon
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Interactivity Foundation (IF) @iftalks.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
What IF... We Could Discuss the Scale of Our Mental Health Challenges? Download our discussion resources, register for events, & apply for new job postings! interactivityfoundation.substack.com/p/what-if-we... #WhatIF #CQ #collaborativediscussion #dialogue
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What IF... We Could Discuss the Scale of Our Mental Health Challenges?
Download discussion resources, register for events, & apply for new job postings
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Interactivity Foundation (IF) @iftalks.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
What IF... We Reimagined Our Energy Policies? Check out our free resources to help you explore broader ways of thinking about energy policies. interactivityfoundation.substack.com/p/what-if-we... #whatif #CQ #CollaborativeDiscussion #CQ #dialogue #energyefficiency
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What IF... We Reimagined Our Energy Policies?
Free resources to help you explore broader ways of thinking about energy policies
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Interactivity Foundation (IF) @iftalks.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
#Education has never been more important. This week we're providing tools and resources to discuss, "What IF... We Built an Educational System For All?" interactivityfoundation.substack.com/p/what-if-we... #WhatIfWednesday #CQ #CollaborativeIntelligence #dialogue
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What IF... We Built an Educational System For All?
Facilitation plans to help your group explore the importance of belonging and the challenges of building an inclusive educational system
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Interactivity Foundation (IF) @iftalks.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
We're excited to announce that Jes Friedrichs is joining IF as our new Director of Education! To hear more about her vision, check out this recent interview. www.interactivityfoundation.org/profiling-je... www.interactivityfoundation.org/profiling-je... #WhatIF #CollaborativeDiscussion #CQ
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Interactivity Foundation (IF) @iftalks.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
How do we govern together if we lose our commitment to truth? We have free discussion resources to explore this important topic. interactivityfoundation.substack.com/p/what-if-tr... #WhatIF #dialogue #CQ #collaborativeintelligence #dialogue
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What IF... Truth No Longer Matters?
How do we govern together if we lose our commitment to truth? Free discussion resources to explore this topics with others.
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Interactivity Foundation (IF) @iftalks.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
Are you interested in exploring #CollaborativeIntelligence? Check out our video! www.youtube.com/watch?v=oeXH... We have multiple opportunities to join the Collaborative Discussion Project. Sign up for Coach Training now! www.interactivityfoundation.org/new-summer.../ #WhatIF #CQ #dialogue
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Jes discusses CDP Training
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Interactivity Foundation (IF) @iftalks.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
One of the defining issues of our modern era: our loneliness epidemic and disconnection from each other. We have resources and ideas to discuss and reflect on it. interactivityfoundation.substack.com/p/what-if-lo... #WhatIF #dialogue #CQ #collaborativeintelligence #loneliness
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What IF… Loneliness Isn’t About Being Alone?
Free discussion resources to explore the topic of loneliness with others
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Interactivity Foundation (IF) @iftalks.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
What IF… Group Identity Is the Missing Ingredient for Positive Change? open.substack.com/pub/interact... #WhatIF #CQ #collaborativeintelligence #dialogue
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What IF… Group Identity Is the Missing Ingredient for Positive Change?
The importance of shared purpose and group identities.
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Interactivity Foundation (IF) @iftalks.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
We are so pleased to highlight Lydia Smith, one of our Collaborative Discussion Project Fellows! www.youtube.com/watch?v=aYXS... “Our Collaborative Discussion toolkit allows people to think deeper about creativity and active listening.” #WhatIF #dialogue #collaborativediscussion #CQ
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Lydia Smith Fellow Spotlight
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Interactivity Foundation (IF) @iftalks.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
Right now, we really need to discuss national security and think about all the dimensions, values, and trade-offs within the issue. Here is a good resource to help. interactivityfoundation.substack.com/.../what-if... #whatif #dialogue #CQ #CollaborativeDiscussion #CollaborativeIntelligence
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Interactivity Foundation (IF) @iftalks.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
We are thrilled to spotlight our Collaborative Discussion Fellow, Dimitra Dimitrakopoulou : “We invite people to lead with their stories and show up with their values.” www.youtube.com/watch?v=SMeH... #WhatIF #CQ #collaborativeintelligence #dialogue
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Dimitra Dimitrakopoulou
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Interactivity Foundation (IF) @iftalks.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
What IF... the News As We Know It Disappeared? Here are some resources to have a sustained discussion about it. interactivityfoundation.substack.com/p/what-if-th... #WhatIF #dialogue #collaborativediscussion #CQ #collaborativeintelligence #News
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What IF... the News As We Know It Disappeared?
How Do We Govern If We Can't Even Agree On Basic Facts?
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Interactivity Foundation (IF) @iftalks.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
Fellow Spotlight Martín Carcasson: one of the most amazing thinkers in collaborative discussion & #dialogue field. youtube.com/watch?v=sMBW... #WhatIF #collaborativediscussion #collaborativeintelligence #CQ #deliberation
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Martín Carcasson Fellow Spotlight
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Interactivity Foundation (IF) @iftalks.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
Read our new #WhatIF newsletter- definitely consider applying for this great opportunity and training! interactivityfoundation.substack.com/p/what-ifyou... #CollaborativeIntelligence #whatif #dialogue #CollaborativeDiscussion #CQ
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What IF…Your Team Could Improve Collaborative Discussion Skills?
Applications are open for fully funded collaborative discussion trainings
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Interactivity Foundation (IF) @iftalks.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
Our Fellow, Kim Allonce: www.youtube.com/watch?v=qDFc... “In Haiti people have talked (about gang violence) for a long time...They feel like the decisions are being made, or things are happening to them as opposed to things are happening with them." #WhatIF #collaborativediscussion #CQ #dialogue
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Kim Allonce Fellow spotlight
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Interactivity Foundation (IF) @iftalks.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
Our newest edition of #WhatIF Wednesday celebrates #MarchMadness for #collaborativediscussion interactivityfoundation.substack.com/.../what... See our upcoming events such this Thurs 3/12 FREE resource webinar! www.interactivityfoundation.org/events/ #dialogue #CollaborativeIntelligence
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What IF…We Put our Civic Passions in a March Madness Bracket?
How to Use a “Sweet 16 Competition” to Rank Civic Priorities
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Interactivity Foundation (IF) @iftalks.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
We are proud to highlight our IF Fellow, Timothy Shaffer. www.youtube.com/watch?v=HC2o... “One of the strengths of IF is it’s approach to exploration, openness, and collaboration, which are not necessarily the words that a lot of other people are using right now.” #WhatIF #CQ #dialogue
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TIM SHAFFER, FELLOWSHIP SPOTLIGHT
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Interactivity Foundation (IF) @iftalks.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
"What IF...We Stopped Saying the House Is On Fire?" interactivityfoundation.substack.com/.../what-if... Sign up for our upcoming webinars, events, and coach trainings. www.interactivityfoundation.org/events/ #WhatIF #collaborativediscussion #CQ #collaborativeintelligence
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Interactivity Foundation (IF) @iftalks.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
Fellow Spotlight: Jessica Friedrichs from Carlow University in #Pittsburgh says that #collaborativediscussion is being “curious about what other people have to say and being willing to be contributed to by them.” Sign up for our free webinars! www.interactivityfoundation.org/events/ #WhatIF #CQ
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Jes Friedrichs- Fellow Spotlight | Interactivity Foundation
Watch our Fellow Spotlight: Jessica Friedrichs from Carlow University in Pittsburgh says that collaborative discussion is being “curious about what other people have to say, and being willing to be co...
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Interactivity Foundation (IF) @iftalks.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
Our newest post: "What IF... Leadership Was a Shared Practice? Five Collaborative Leadership Principles." interactivityfoundation.substack.com/p/what-iflea... #WhatIF #Dialogue
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What IF…Leadership Was a Shared Practice?
Five Collaborative Leadership Principles
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Interactivity Foundation (IF) @iftalks.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
Our Fellow, Don Waisanen, explains how using improv's #YesAnd is vital to the work of dialogue. www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2q7... #WhatIF #Dialgogue
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Don Waisanen Fellow Spotlight
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Interactivity Foundation (IF) @iftalks.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
What IF we invested in the people strengthening #democracy through discussion? We're proud to highlight our 2026 Fellows! Read their bios, learn more about their contributions to fostering collaborative intelligence and #discussion. interactivityfoundation.substack.com/p/what-if-we... #WhatIF
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Interactivity Foundation (IF) @iftalks.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
What IF we invested in the people strengthening democracy through discussion? We are proud to highlight our 2026 Fellows! Read their bios and learn more: interactivityfoundation.substack.com/p/what-if-we... #WhatIF #collaborativeintelligence #CQ #democracy #collaborativediscussion
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Interactivity Foundation (IF) @iftalks.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
Join us for a FREE online webinar Friday, Feb. 13th, at Noon EST. This session will focus on practical tools for meaningful, collaborative discussion. Don't miss this opportunity to enhance your skills and engage with others. Register nos! www.interactivityfoundation.org/event/free-w... #WhatIF
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Interactivity Foundation (IF) @iftalks.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
Meet our 2026 Collaborative Discussion Fellows! Watch our launch video: youtu.be/qspiCbRxTKs -- and read more about our amazing Fellows and sign up for our free webinars and coach trainings! shannonwheatleyhartman.substack.com/p/meet-our-2... #WhatIF
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CDP Fellow Launch Final
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Interactivity Foundation (IF) @iftalks.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
As the Super Bowl and the Winter Olympics approach, we ask: "What IF...We Trained For Democracy Like it was a Sport?" Read our most recent Substack: interactivityfoundation.substack.com/p/what-ifwe-... #WhatIF #SuperBowl #WinterOlympics @bsky.app
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Interactivity Foundation (IF) @iftalks.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
What If Democracy Works Like Groundhog Day? Read our newest blog: www.interactivityfoundation.org/what-if-demo... #WhatIf #groundhogday #groundhog #dialogue
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Interactivity Foundation (IF) @iftalks.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
Honor Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy by engaging in civic discussion. Learn more and check out our valuable resources: interactivityfoundation.substack.com/p/dr-kings-u...
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Interactivity Foundation (IF) @iftalks.bsky.social · 19/08/2025
What does it take to build a more dialogic campus? At 4 North Carolina campuses, the answer came through student-led conversations, with the support of a custom certificate program. 🔗 iftalks.org/mo5QS #WhatIF #CollaborativeDiscussion @duke-university.bsky.social @queensuniv.bsky.social
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Interactivity Foundation (IF) @iftalks.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
Are you a teacher looking to build critical thinking and purpose into your classroom? The Path to Purpose from IF might be just what you need. ✅ Ideal for middle school advisory, SEL, or enrichment blocks ✅ Less prep work for you! Learn more: iftalks.org/Journal #WhatIF
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Interactivity Foundation (IF) @iftalks.bsky.social · 31/07/2025
As summer starts to wind down, many middle schoolers are starting to think about the year ahead—new classes, goals, and even new questions about who they want to be. That’s where The Path to Purpose Interactive Journal comes in. Learn more & download the free guide: iftalks.org/Journal #WhatIF
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Interactivity Foundation (IF) @iftalks.bsky.social · 29/07/2025
Join us on Aug 12 (12–1 PM ET) for a free, hands-on introduction to the free Collaborative Discussion Toolkit—a flexible, practical set of activities that help educators, civic leaders, & facilitators build the conditions for thoughtful, inclusive dialogue. 🔗 Register: iftalks.org/XRMRJ #WhatIF
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Interactivity Foundation (IF) @iftalks.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
✨ New! Explore our Impact Stories page ✨ People across sectors are using IF tools to make a real difference—and we’ve just launched a new page on our website to highlight this work. Get inspired: iftalks.org/Impact #WhatIF #CollaborativeDiscussion #FacilitativeLeadership #Impact
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Interactivity Foundation (IF) @iftalks.bsky.social · 21/07/2025
What happens when the training *is* the model? For Dr Hathaway, CDP Coach Training didn’t just teach #CollaborativeDiscussion skills, it embodied them. “They were showing us, not just telling us. That level of intentionality is rare—and powerful.” 🔗 Read: iftalks.org/1qTI8 #WhatIF
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Interactivity Foundation (IF) @iftalks.bsky.social · 16/07/2025
What does it take to bridge divides & build a #democracy where everyone can thrive? CDP Director Kelly Siegel-Stechler joined the AASCU's "American Democracy Project Summit" plenary to explore just that. We're honored to be in collaboration with partners working to renew civic life. #WhatIF
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Interactivity Foundation (IF) @iftalks.bsky.social · 14/07/2025
Midway through summer and wondering how to keep your middle schooler engaged? The Path to Purpose Interactive Journal helps young people find their voice. By connecting ideas and experiences, they build critical thinking skills that serve them well beyond summer. More: iftalks.org/Journal #WhatIF
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