I trust that quality dialogue spaces are key to solving the biggest challenges we face globally.
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The climate crisis, inequality, the covid-19 pandemic - to name a few - are problems that require collaboration amongst different actors to be resolved.
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It is essential to articulate civil society, governments and companies to implement new development models - I am especially interested in sustaining spaces for collaboration between actors.
Today, I act as a facilitator and consultant for organisations, designing and hosting participatory processes that enable stakeholders to engage in solving issues through collaboration.
In my work, I have a keen eye for the conditions that enable groups to collaborate to gain a broader understanding of a challenge; create innovative solutions; reach agreements and make decisions that consider all their impacts.
I am brazilian, born in Belo Horizonte, where I have lived most of my life. I have also lived in São Paulo (SP, Brazil), Brumadinho (MG, Brazil), Alicante (Spain) and I currently live in Brighton (United Kingdom). Each time I get in touch with what is new to me, I get to know myself more and develop more capacity to appreciate the present moment.
Photo: Camila Rocha
My journey​
Photo: Dynelle Coelho
When I studied Social Communication, with an emphasis on Public Relations, I understood the importance of fluid communication directed to each public with which an organisation relates.
After having experience with organisational communication in an advertising agency, industry and non-profit organisation, I pursued a post-graduation in Social Innovation Management at the Amani Institute, when I discovered the field of dialogue facilitation and recognized myself as a facilitator.
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In search of improving myself in this practice, I sought training in different methodologies - Art of Hosting, Theory U, Essence of Facilitation (phenomenology), Thinking Environment, Sociocracy, Nonviolent Communication, Social Presence Theatre, Dragon Dreaming, Visual Facilitation, among others.
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The impact of becoming more conscious about the quality of my presence in my conversations and relationships brought the desire to offer more people a personal development space in the field of dialogue. Between 2017 and 2020, I co-hosted learning spaces around this field, involving Theory U, Art of Hosting and other methodologies, for about 100 people.
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I am a partner at CoCriar, a member of Sociocracy for All (SoFA) and co-founder of Húmus. In 2021, I was selected as a Chevening Awards fellow to study for an MA in Power, Participation and Social Change at the Institute of Development Studies (IDS) at Sussex University, UK.
Learn more about projects I have been involved in here .
Photo: William Gomes
About this website
Besides the gallery with relevant projects in which I have been involved in my trajectory, I will publish content - reflections, proposals and stories - that I consider may inspire more conscious and sustainable views on how we relate, produce, consume, and live. I hope that what feeds my thoughts may generate ideas in you as well.
If anything you see here makes you want to talk more, write to me at brunaviafre@gmail.com.