Have you done the classic team building exercise when you stand with your back to someone and fall backwards, trusting they’ll catch you? No matter how many times I’ve done it, it still startles me — I’m falling! It’s a risk, and it is my trust in the other that allows me to take that risk. Trust and risk go together; by taking risks, we build trust, and trust helps us take risks. And we need to take risks in our work for a more just world.
Topics: Trust Fall, Risk Rising Up