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In October, the Land Futures Salon was launched, bringing together fifty participants from over twenty-five organizations for a different sort of conversation about land. The event was designed to foster safe, meaningful exchanges, offering a space for ideas to flourish and perspectives to deepen.
Feedback from attendees highlighted the event’s impact:
“It was very rewarding, enabling many good conversations on crucial issues.”
“It’s amazing to feel welcome and safe in such a curious and open environment.”
The Salon’s design emphasized creating multiple pathways into dialogue, slowing down conversations to enable depth and attentiveness, and building skills for reflecting on the quality of discussions. Participants left with new insights, connections, and a renewed sense of purpose. Many expressed a desire to bring these methods into their own contexts, from academic settings to NGOs.