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First Live Convening Hours with Carmen & Gregorry
A recording from Culture of Convening's live video
Jul 26
•
Culture of Convening
and
Gregory Allan Datu Cendana
2
24:32
When the Format Is the Problem
Many conveners choose their format on autopilot. And then they wonder why the room did not work.
Jul 21
•
Culture of Convening
and
Gregory Allan Datu Cendana
2
1
Convening Confessions from a Conference DJ
On progressive movement conferences, Kamala Harris stage jumpers, and why great event don't require a 5-person panel
Jul 14
•
Culture of Convening
and
Carmen Berkley Anderson
2
1
1
The Big Conference Is Broken (And Everyone Knows It)
We keep building the same room and wondering why people stop showing up.
Jul 7
•
Culture of Convening
and
Gregory Allan Datu Cendana
14
2
5
June 2026
Your Convening Budget Is Telling on You
What $200,000 and a bag of chips taught me about designing gatherings people actually deserve
Jun 30
•
Culture of Convening
and
Carmen Berkley Anderson
3
If You Can’t Feed the Room, You’re Not Ready to Convene It
Logistics are not separate from the program. They are the program.
Jun 23
•
Culture of Convening
and
Gregory Allan Datu Cendana
3
2
The Barber Shop, the Salon, and the Spaces We Don’t Call Convenings, But Should
What Black gathering spaces taught us about trust, rhythm, and the traditions that help people feel held.
Jun 16
•
Culture of Convening
and
Carmen Berkley Anderson
1
What If Tradition Isn’t Serving the People It’s Supposed to Serve?
The hardest traditions to change are the ones everyone can see but nobody questions.
Jun 9
•
Culture of Convening
,
Gregory Allan Datu Cendana
, and
Carmen Berkley Anderson
1
A Conversation Between Us
Reflections on the first eight Culture of Convening essays, and the questions still sitting with us
Jun 3
•
Culture of Convening
,
Carmen Berkley Anderson
, and
Gregory Allan Datu Cendana
1
8:40
May 2026
The Spoken and Unspoken Rules of Every Room
The written agenda is only half the story. The real rules of a room are often the ones nobody says out loud.
May 26
•
Culture of Convening
,
Carmen Berkley Anderson
, and
Gregory Allan Datu Cendana
1
1
From the Beltway to Belonging: My Journey to Heart-Centered Work
The movement taught me how to run a room. I had to teach myself how to hold one.
May 19
•
Culture of Convening
and
Gregory Allan Datu Cendana
1
The Kitchen Table Was My First Convening
Long before I knew the language of facilitation, I learned what it meant to gather in the kitchen.
May 12
•
Culture of Convening
and
Carmen Berkley Anderson
2
1
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