{"product_id":"transformative-conversations-isbn-9781118288276","title":"Transformative Conversations","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eTransformative Conversations\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"In the 'superstorm' of writings about the crisis in higher education this little gem of a book stands out like a mindfulness bell. It calls us back to the only thing that truly matters—the energy and wisdom buried in the minds and hearts of dedicated educators.\" —\u003cb\u003eDiana Chapman Walsh\u003c\/b\u003e, president emerita, Wellesley College; trustee emerita, Amherst College; member of the MIT Corporation\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"This book is revolutionary! It is about transforming the very essence of higher education through the power of authentic conversation, knowing that as the people within the institution evolve, the institution will transform.\" —\u003cb\u003ePatricia and Craig Neal\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Art of Convening: Authentic Engagement in Meetings, Gatherings, and Conversations;\u003c\/i\u003e founders, Heartland Inc.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"This is a radical story about how to create a more intimate and relational culture inside the halls of higher education.... for those who long for higher education to return from the abyss of siloed isolation to its original charter as a cooperative learning institution committed to developing the whole person in service of the common good.\" —\u003cb\u003ePeter Block\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFlawless Consulting\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAbundant Community\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eTransformative Conversations\u003c\/i\u003e offers guidance to help readers create and sustain Formation Mentoring Communities, where faculty, staff, and administrators can speak openly and honestly to the heart of their work as educators and human beings.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePREFACE ix\u003cbr\u003eby Parker J. Palmer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFOREWORD: REMEMBERING WHAT THE ANCIENTS KNEW xiii\u003cbr\u003eby Angeles Arrien and Rachel Naomi Remen\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eINTRODUCTION 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInterlude: Finding the Time and Space for a More Meaningful Professional Life 11\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 What Is a Formation Mentoring Community? 13\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInterlude: Message in a Bottle 27\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Cultivating Growth: Conversation in Community 31\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInterlude: Is There a Place for Me in a Formation Mentoring Community? 63\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 The Basics of Creating Formation Mentoring Communities on Your Campus 65\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Collaborative Stewardship: Facilitating a Formation Mentoring Community 95\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 From Individual to Institutional Change: Ripples of Transformation 117\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAFTERWORD: BEYOND THE SMALL GROUP 131\u003cbr\u003eby Rachel Naomi Remen and Angeles Arrien\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRECOMMENDED RESOURCES 137\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNOTES 147\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGRATITUDES 153\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eABOUT THE AUTHORS 157\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eINDEX 163\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePeter Felten\u003c\/b\u003e is assistant provost, director of the Center for Engaged Learning, and associate professor of history at Elon University. \u003cb\u003eH-Dirksen L. 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