Co-Constructed without Reduction
Them: "Really? You are trying to talk to everyone with your work?"
MW: Yes.
Them: "But that is impossible. How are you going to do that?"
MW: "By making the message so clear in different ways that folks don't have a choice not to pay attention."
Them: "Hmm... but can't that seem a little pushy? Don't you think?"
MW: "Yes. Even still, I think that finding different ways of communicating theories, practices, feelings, arguments, intuitions, methods, lived experiences into a collective narrative, or as some scholars say "a collective annunciation" is an essential obligation we have to folks ---- even if (or perhaps, most importantly) it makes us uncomfortable.
MW: Yes.
Them: "But that is impossible. How are you going to do that?"
MW: "By making the message so clear in different ways that folks don't have a choice not to pay attention."
Them: "Hmm... but can't that seem a little pushy? Don't you think?"
MW: "Yes. Even still, I think that finding different ways of communicating theories, practices, feelings, arguments, intuitions, methods, lived experiences into a collective narrative, or as some scholars say "a collective annunciation" is an essential obligation we have to folks ---- even if (or perhaps, most importantly) it makes us uncomfortable.
Pacing Ourselves
In translating theory into practice multiple communication strategies are essential for inviting diverse audiences (i.e.,positionalities, identity markers, professional roles, career responsibilities, community leadership) into meaningful conversations.
We are well aware that communication is complex work. As such, our NExUS-MS Team has established a strategic communications plan to help pace our journey when we feel overwhelmed by the possibilities that flood our inherent encounters with life itself.
We are well aware that communication is complex work. As such, our NExUS-MS Team has established a strategic communications plan to help pace our journey when we feel overwhelmed by the possibilities that flood our inherent encounters with life itself.
