Gather Round: The Forum Blog

Inside the Forum's Facilitating Through Conflict workshop

In our conversation facilitation workshops, we often hear: “What do I do if people start fighting?” Facilitating Through Conflict is our answer - a practical, repeatable approach to navigating conflict when it inevitably arises.

This pack of cigarettes tells its own tale

Read this excerpt from a true story shared by Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Air Force historian Christopher Koonce, which will be featured at the Nov. 8 Day of Storytelling.

Stories strengthen community: Connecting classrooms across the Bering Strait School District

Hear from journalist & Unalakleet Schools alum Laureli Ivanoff and Unalakleet teacher Giaana Peterson about how they see Story Works impacting students and classrooms there.

East Anchorage is home

Next month, the Forum will host a free day of storytelling to support designating the Tikahtnu Upper Cook Inlet as a National Heritage Area. Here's a story from Community Advisory Board member and "90s kid" Liliane Ulukivaiola.

Community voices at the center

At the Forum, we know that the best ideas come from conversations. That's the inspiration behind our Community Advisory Boards, groups of Alaskans who guide and shape our projects from the inside out.

Design and facilitation: Essential strategies for building stronger, healthier communities

Forum President and CEO Kameron Perez-Verdia reflects on how the Forum has moved into design and facilitation work over the past nine years.