Change Makers, Initiative Takers: How to Harmonize

About the Event

Change Makers applies the metaphor of the marching band to develop participants’ self-assurance, communication, and leadership skills—no musical experience necessary. Through inventive and reflective writing prompts, we will explore methods for developing our characteristic sound: personal values, experiences, and goals, as well as methods for harmonizing with the whole. We’ll talk honestly about what it takes to lead yourself, lead your section, and lead within your community, expanding beyond our comfort zones through small, tangible steps. Whether it’s performing on a field or simply surviving a social function, applying a leader’s mindset can help us form more meaningful connections and drive us closer to our goals.

A marching band only works when every section commits to the same downbeat. In our final session, we move from leading ourselves to leading in community (building cultures of shared credit, honest accountability, and mutual care) and each write a Community Leadership Credo that carries our values, our rewritten narratives, and our commitments beyond this studio.