Turning Outward is first and foremost an orientation—a mindset, a posture—of using the community, not our conference rooms, as our reference point for creating change. The Turning Outward practice provides frameworks and tools so you can make more intentional choices and judgments to produce greater relevance, significance, and impact in your community.
When you apply the practice, you can focus on your community's shared aspirations and concerns—you can get in motion to take actions that grow and strengthen the civic culture of your community. As you apply this practice, you will show up more authentically and take greater ownership of your actions. Through this practice, you will become an agent of hope and grow Civic Faith. Collectively, our task is to get on a more equitable, inclusive, fair, just, and hopeful path forward. The practice of Turning Outward enables us to do just that.
How we do the work is as important as what we do.
What does it look like to be Turned Outward?
More Resources
Essay: On Turning Outward and Being Intentional
Podcast: Being Ruthlessly Strategic
Tool: Aspirations Exercise