How Our Work is Done
Who is Your Neighbour? holds group conversations in, around and in-between Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham and Sheffield.
Who is Your Neighbour? takes time building relationships with people before deciding whether it will be helpful to hold conversations in the place where they live.
Sometimes, there is just one conversation. More often, there are several - because trusting relationships develop over time.
We hold group conversations according to three principles:
- Better Out Than In - we invite people to say what’s on their mind
- Most People Are Alright - we don’t judge, we assume nobody in the conversation intends harm and we ask participants to do the same
- Curiosity Is Good - our conversations are spaces for reflection, thoughtfulness and discovering new things, so we do not persuade or push forward an agenda
Every conversation is different but Who is Your Neighbour? team members always:
- listen
- pay attention
- ask questions
- let people finish
- encourage people to speak with one another (not us)
- keep checking in to ask if people are okay
- invite curiosity about what is not being heard
Conversations are usually facilitated by two members of our team. Sometimes, we use pictures, ice-breakers or an exercise to get things started. A group conversation is usually for 4 – 12 people.