Dr. Yabome Gilpin-Jackson: What will be different because we gathered?

You can register for the next Abundant Community Conversation on November 15 at 1pm with Jenn Hoos Rothberg here.The Common Good podcast is a conversation about the significance of place, eliminating economic isolation & the structure of belonging. The previous series explored the 6 conversations from Peter Block. Now we're speaking with practitioners and today, Brad Wise & Joey Taylor speak with Dr. Yabome Gilpin-Jackson. You can find more about the conversations in Community: Structure of Belonging and from these videos.The recited poem was "142" by Juliane Okot Bitek.Dr. Yabome Gilpin-Jackson is a trusted partner for leaders and professionals working to develop people and build organizational capacity for change. She is an applied social scientist and an experienced professional with proven expertise in the areas of leadership development, organizational development, facilitating strategic change and systematic organizing for social change and transformation. She is a certified executive coach and has worked with corporate, non-profit/social profit and public sector organizations, internationally. She is also adjunct faculty for undergraduate and graduate courses in her areas of expertise. Yabome has been named International African Woman of the Year by UK-based Women4Africa and was the first ever recipient of the US-based Organization Development Network’s Emerging Organization Development Practitioner award. She also received the prestigious Harry Jerome Professional Excellence Award in Canada.Brad Wise is the co-founder of three story-driven organizations: Boonrise, Bespoken Live, and Good vs Gooder. He is the chief creative officer for Boonrise based in Cincinnati, Ohio. Brad was also a Common Good Collective Fellow.This episode was produced by Joey Taylor and the music is from Jeff Gorman. You can find more information about the Common Good Collective and the reader here. Common Good Podcast is a production of Bespoken Live & Common Change - Eliminating Personal Economic Isolation.