SAS Talk with Kim Kim Lundgren

If you’re in local government, you’re going to be facilitating meetings, from smaller stakeholder sessions to big community events. This week, Kim sits down with Dallase Scott — expert in facilitation, organizational design, and change management — to discuss why facilitation is such an undervalued skillset and how to run more effective and inclusive meetings.



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Check out Dallase's new Growing Trust Series for digital workshops that enhance your facilitation toolkit here: https://trustforchange.teachable.com/

An icon and pioneer in local government climate action planning, Cambridge MA's John Bolduc is winding down at the City and reflecting with Kim on his decades on the cutting edge of climate solutions.

We talk with Imhotep Adisa of The Kheprw Institute in Indianapolis about the critical work that community-based organizations like his do -- and the importance of their partnership for truly equitable community engagement in climate action and sustainability plans. Kheprw was a key partner for KLA as we helped develop the Thrive Indianapolis sustainability and resilience plan, and his insight is especially spot-on in the context of today's struggles related to the Black Lives Matter movement, racial justice and the COVID pandemic

If your community has (or needs) waste reduction or Zero Waste goals, listen up as we talk with the head of the Devens Eco-Efficiency Center in MA. They bring the adage “one person’s trash is another person’s treasure" to life with The Great Exchange, which keeps about 50 tons of material out of the landfill every year while supporting local businesses, nonprofits and schools.

Could the age old art of storytelling be the key to effective, equitable community engagement? Denver's Chief Storyteller Rowena Alegria talks with Kim about their approach to capturing and sharing stories and how it can open up meaningful two-way conversations between the local government and community members.

Equity is a nut many cities are trying to crack, often creating new staff positions to get to the root of the problem. That includes Charlottesville, Virginia’s Youth Opportunity Coordinator, charged with outreach primarily to young African American men, who joined us for a recent episode of our Sustainability Action Series podcast.