My Neighbor’s Voice is an organization which facilitates hospitable gatherings where neighbors share simple refreshments and listen to each other’s stories and perspective. In order to achieve the richest experience, the model is designed to welcome community members with a broad spectrum of viewpoints. Our course consists of a moderated format with a small group of participants working through four rounds of questions focused on our shared civic life. At the end of our time, we have a free period to discuss and explore any questions that came up throughout our time together. This is truly an exercise, led by co-founders Victoria Chance and Mary Anne Inglis, in listening to those whose views are different from ours and coming away with a deeper understanding of our community.

Have you ever wondered why you seem to think and communicate effectively with some individuals and not others? This is the result of different thinking and communicating styles. Dr. Joan Cassidy-Huck has spent over 30 years teaching thousands of individuals the concepts of “Whole Brain Thinking (WBT)”. What is “Whole Brain Thinking (WBT)”? Basically, individuals have markedly different ways that they perceive and assimilate information, make decisions, and solve problems. The most widely recognized thinking styles are left-brained preference, described as analytical, logical, and sequential, while the right-brained preference is described as intuitive, values-based, and nonlinear. The awareness of one’s own thinking style and the thinking styles of others combined with the ability to act outside of one’s preferred thinking style is known as “Whole Brain Thinking. (WBT)” Appreciation of and attention to these different “thinking styles” can literally change whether you succeed or fail in communicating, solving problems, or just in life in general. In the first session of this workshop, you will be able to assess your own thinking style using the Herman Brain Dominance Indication (HBDI). This highly validated Whole Brain Model is scientifically designed to help individuals learn to think and act better. Subsequent sessions will focus Whole Brain Technology™ to use your whole brain – not just the parts with which you feel most comfortable.