The Rising Awareness Journey
Inclusion. Healing. Belonging.
Chief Aim. Vision. Mission. Basic Belief.
'Kintsugi (golden joinery) is the Japanese art of repairing broken pottery with lacquer dusted or mixed with powdered gold, silver, or platinum, a method similar to the maki-e technique. As a philosophy, it treats breakage and repair as part of the history of an object, rather than something to disguise. The results often being deemed more beautiful than the original 'unbroken' item."
Our Chief Aim
The Rising Awareness Journey is an international multiethnic collective committed to educating and empowering Corporate, Business, and Institutional Leaders to navigate the difficult and uncomfortable discussions about racism and related social issues.
Our Vision
To actively mend and knit together, like a fractured or broken bone, The Human Race from racism and related social constructs one person and conversation at a time.
Our Mission
To empower our clients with cutting-edge thought leadership, indispensable tools, and unparalleled expertise to facilitate transformative conversations and drive positive change.
Our Basic Belief
“If Inclusion, Healing, and Belonging are deliberately and intentionally practiced by everyone within one’s business, organization or institution, then one will have Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and all the other letters following the acronym DEI.”
The Five “A’s”
Awareness
The continual “rising” consciousness, awareness and acknowledgment that systemic racism has been and continues to be a part of our worldwide story.
Allyship
The continued public supportive association with another person or group, specifically with members of a marginalized or mistreated group.
Accomplice
The continued use of one’s privilege to challenge existing conditions at the risk of their own comfort and well-being.
Activism
The vigorous act of campaigning to bring about social change by co-creating relationships to connect first and then heal.
Accountability
The “moral obligation and mandate” to speak up, say something, or do something when you see something that’s not right, fair, or just.
“When you see something that is not right, not fair, not just, you have a moral obligation and mandate to speak up. You have to say something. You have to do something”
The Late Honorable U.S. Congressman John Lewis
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Core Competencies
Co-Creating the Relationship to Connect First - Creating first psychological safety, mutual trust, and a designed alliance for conversations.
Activism & Accountability - Developing action plans for transformational change and executing with a method of accountability.
Conversational Vital Sign # 1 – The examination of our cognitive thinking and the attitudes of the heart that underpins and motivate what we say and do.
Conversational Vital Sign # 2 – The neuroscience and execution of effectively navigating through challenging conversations.
The Socratic Method of Critical Thinking – Improves conversations about all types of hard topics, which includes asking and receiving questions fearlessly, saying what you think, not getting hot when others say what they think, loving the truth.
Connection Circles
The Rising Awareness Journey Connection Circle Members will experience each other as a
Mastermind, Group Coaching, Incubator & Accelerator Group
Incubator for "hatching" and piloting ideas to bring about lasting change.
Accelerator, i.e., a community helping one another launch their pilots/proof of concepts.
The Rising Awareness Journey Connection Circle Members will:
Gain insight and "rise awareness" into the impact of their conversations with the goal to consistently elevate conversations from transactional and/or positional to transformational conversations.
Integrate new relational, conversational strategies and essential Rising Awareness principles, practices, and methodologies.
Develop skills that will enable them to effectively navigate through conversations about racism and related social constructs, emphasizing co-creating relationships to connect first and then conversate, coach, facilitate, etc.
Gain mastery in Rising Awareness' Five A's and Core Competencies.
Reinforce their learning through The Rising Awareness Journey Connection Circle activities.
Understanding the Connection Circle
The Rising Awareness Journey Connection Circles process draws directly from the traditions of the Talking Circle, common among indigenous people of North America. It is an ancient, indigenous tradition that creates space “to solve problems, to support and connect at a deeper level with one another.” Such processes still exist today among indigenous people globally.
The Rising Awareness Journey Connection Circles create space for restorative vs. punitive justice work, i.e, tearing down walls and barriers, deep active and empathetic listening, sharing experiences and stories, building trust, love (agápé), healing and peacebuilding via activism.
Experience Rising Awareness Bespoke
The Rising Awareness Journey is committed to educating, training, and empowering Corporate, Business, and Institutional Leaders to navigate the difficult and uncomfortable conversations about racism and related social constructs/issues. To empower our clients with non-status quo cutting-edge thought leadership, indispensable tools, and unparalleled expertise to facilitate, drive, and sustain transformative conversations and positive change.
BESPOKE INVITATION
Our bespoke offering is designed to meet the unique needs of each client. We begin with a blank sheet of paper and a fresh approach, taking into account your specific objectives and challenges. Through close collaboration, we gain a deep understanding of your situation and develop a personalized strategy to overcome any obstacles. Leveraging our wealth of experience, we provide you with the resources and tactics necessary to achieve success.
COACH-SULTING
Our coach-sulting service offers expert professional thought leadership and partnership, mentor-coaching, guidance, and support to help you navigate the complexities of navigating the topic of racism and related social constructs/issues in the corporate and business world. We provide in-depth analysis, strategic recommendations, and implementation support to drive positive and sustained change within your organization, institution, and community.
THE RISING AWARENESS JOURNEY SUPERVISION
We offer personalized education, supportive supervision, and actionable feed-forward to Professional Trusted Advisors, Corporate, Business, and Institutional Leaders, helping them enhance their "human connection" skills and competencies. Our primary aim is to promote personal development by pinpointing strengths and weaknesses and increasing awareness of the factors that affect performance when working with clients and interacting with others. We place great emphasis on understanding the elements that contribute to how you show up, and we explore solutions to improve your self-confidence and personal agency.
Perry Rhue
Founder
Executive Coach-sultant & Professional Thought Partner
Ken Sawyer
Strategic Partner
Chief Marketing Officer & Professional Thought Partner
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