Priya Parker is an internationally-recognized expert helping us take a deeper look at how anyone can create collective meaning in modern life, one gathering at a time. As a group conflict facilitator, strategic advisor and speaker, she has spent more than 20 years helping leaders and communities have complicated conversations during times of heat and transition. Frustrated by dull and disappointing gatherings, Parker set out to rewrite the rulebook for creating transformative group experiences in our workplaces and our communities. She interviewed more than 100 gatherers and wove together their wisdom and her own experiences in her acclaimed book, The Art of Gathering: How We Meet and Why It Matters.(Photo: Fernando Palafox)
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Frustrated by dull and disappointing gatherings, Parker set out to rewrite the rulebook for creating transformative group experiences in our workplaces and our communities. She interviewed more than 100 gatherers and wove together their wisdom and her own experiences in her acclaimed book, The Art of Gathering: How We Meet and Why It Matters.
(Photo: Fernando Palafox)
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How to hold work meetings and events that connect people — even online
April 16, 2020
Here are ways to inject connection and meaning into events when you’re physically apart but virtually together, from facilitator Priya Parker.
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5 ways to live (and thrive) while social distancing
March 31, 2020
The novel coronavirus has dramatically changed how we spend time and share physical and virtual space with each other. On Friday, March 27, conflict mediator and author Priya Parker joined head of TED Chris Anderson and current affairs curator Whitney Pennington Rodgers on TED Connects to discuss what we all can do to stay connected […]
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In Case You Missed It: Highlights from TED2019
April 20, 2019
Twelve mainstage sessions, two rocking sessions of talks from TED Fellows, a special session of TED Unplugged, a live podcast recording and much more amounted to an unforgettable week at TED2019.
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