FBS Dialogues

FBS Dialogues is a partnership between our organization and the ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ Dialogues Program aimed at advancing DEI engagement, learning, and action through the practice of dialogue.

FBS Dialogues offers specialized dialogue facilitation training for staff at all levels of the organization, engages dialogue as a practice for identifying DEI action, and integrates dialogic strategies and approaches for collectively advancing a more intersectionally equitable, diverse, and inclusive workplace for everyone.Ìý

As we move into another year of this collaborative project, we are very excited to share what the project has planned and how you can participate!

Ways to Participate

Shared Equity Leadership Training

The training sessions for leadership will focus on various components of dialogic leadership and will aim to advance leadership learning on DEI-focused topics focused on cultivating and advancing a culture of belonging, inclusion, and intersectional equity.

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The program curriculum for training new FBS Dialogue leads will focus on DEI-focused dialogue facilitation and will aim to advance staff learning about diversity, inclusion and equity in order to move the organization toward implementing DEI action that is tangible, systemic, and intersectional.

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Equity Plan Assessment and Support

Members of the EPAS team will work together and on small, 3-4 person subgroups to assist FBS units in implementing the People-Centered Equity Plan and assessing outcomes.

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Shared Equity Leadership Dialogue Series: (re)Engaging SEL Practices in FBS

This unique professional development opportunity is open to all FBS staff and will explore Shared Equity Leadership (SEL) through the practice of sustained organizational dialogue.

The series is organized into three parts.ÌýEach part of the series will consist of four Dialogue Sessions. Whether you are a seasoned Dialoguer or a total beginner, this three-part series is for you!

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Part One (Spring/Summer 2024)
Foundations of Critical Dialogue and Shared Equity Leadership (SEL)

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Part Two (Fall 2024)
Advancing SEL Communication Practices in FBS

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Part Three (Spring 2025)
ÌýÌýAdvancing SEL Relational Practices in FBS

We are excited to kick off Part Three - Advancing SEL Relational Practices - on Thursday, February 6, 2025. Ìý

This FBS Dialogues SEL dialogue series is designed to equip equity-minded individuals at all levels within the organization with practices to: build trust around equity issues; cultivate positive relationships within and outside the workplace; navigate and embrace tensions and disagreements; normalize conflict to promote individual and collective growth; and integrate SEL relational practices into FBS for transformational change. ÌýFor more details on this series and sessions, clickÌý.

Part Three: Important Details

All sessions take place via Zoom.Ìý

  • Session One:ÌýThursday, February 6 2025, 2pm-4pm
  • Session Two:ÌýThursday, February 20 2025, 2pm-4pm, 2pm-4pm
  • Session Three: Thursday, March 62025, 2pm-4pm
  • Session Four: Thursday, April 3 2025, 2pm-4pm

Dialogue Facilitator Training

The FBS Dialogues Project is now accepting applications for its Spring 2025 Dialogue Facilitator Training program.

Interpersonal dialogue skills support so many aspects of our work in FBS, and advancing intersectional equity is imperative if we are truly to become a more diverse, equitable and inclusive workplace. Those selected to participate in the training program will gain the confidence and ability to create inclusive spaces for meaningful conversations, navigate difficult and often uncomfortable topics, and promote understanding and collaboration. If you’re curious about developing skills in facilitating dialogues, please apply to participate in this training program! The training program is tentatively scheduled for Thursday afternoons from 2-4pm starting January 30th. If you're interested in participating but this time frame doesn't work for you, please complete the application and be sure to indicate alternative options.Ìý

Commitments:

  • Complete seven (7) two-hour virtual training sessions
  • Support facilitation of Dialogue events for FBS staff
  • Read and reflect on provided articles and other materials
  • Center diversity, equity and inclusion in the practice of dialogue

Equity Plan Assessment and Support (EPAS) team

Members of the EPAS team will work together and on small, 3-4 person subgroups to assist FBS units in implementing the People-Centered Equity Plan and assessing outcomes. Using a dialogic approach, the EPAS team will:ÌýÌý

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Function as a unifying and coordinating support system across FBS, bringing awareness and alignment to FBS units and FBS Leadership via two-way feedback loops.

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Meet monthly as a whole team, and expect to meet regularly with FBS Units and FBS Leadership (exact cadence TBD) beginning September 2024 with a one year minimum commitment.

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Include participation in EPAS as a leadership and/or DEI goal in their 2024-25 performance plans.Ìý