CircleBridge bookExplore the concept
Stories bring context to differences that otherwise look abstract. CircleBridge uses personal accounts to connect development, lived experience, and professional practice. A story may reveal an assumption, a structural obstacle, a strength, or a responsibility that a general description misses. The teller retains agency over what is shared and how it is used. A listener’s role begins with receiving the account, rather than making it prove a predetermined lesson. Learning from a story also requires noticing one’s own response and considering what action it invites.
A practice to try
Offer a brief story about your own learning and invite an optional response. Ask what participants noticed before naming the connection you see.
Explore it in the book
Companion guidance by Scott Simpson and Sharla Steever. Consult the book alongside these resources; activities and summaries do not replace the complete book.