Activity: Work through the following questions either individually or as part of your Resilience Champion team. (You may use the worksheet as a tool to support the activity).

1. Explore your existing culture:  Think about the current culture of your setting. Are there parts that you want to further develop and support? What aspects do you want to change?
2. Define your values: What are the values that are important to your setting’s culture. Remember…the culture you nurture is going to help sustain your resilience-building effort.

Discussion post:  Post your answer to these questions:

• What are the values that are important in your setting?
• What are some specific ways that your setting reflects your values?
• What are some specific ways that your setting does not reflect your values?

Activity: Work through the following questions either individually or as part of your Resilience Champion team. (You may use the worksheet as a tool to support the activity).

1. Explore your existing culture:  Think about the current culture of your setting. Are there parts that you want to further develop and support? What aspects do you want to change?
2. Define your values: What are the values that are important to your setting’s culture. Remember…the culture you nurture is going to help sustain your resilience-building effort.

Discussion post:  Post your answer to these questions:

• What are the values that are important in your setting?
• What are some specific ways that your setting reflects your values?
• What are some specific ways that your setting does not reflect your values?

Key takeaways:

• The culture you nurture is going to help sustain your resilience-building efforts. As said by Resmaa Menakem in the book My Grandmother’s Hands, “When strategy competes with culture, culture wins–every time…More than anything, culture creates a sense of belonging—and belonging makes our bodies feel safe. This is why culture matters to use so deeply.” 
• One definition of culture is a “set of shared attitudes, values, goals, or practices that characterize an institution or organization.” All organizations, communities, and families have a culture, whether it has been created intentionally or not. 
• Part of being intentional about building culture is articulating a set of values for setting and exploring how our behaviors and practices reflect (or don’t reflect!) those values. Those values will help guide your implementation.
• Brene Brown reminds us that, “A value is a way of being or believing that we hold to be important. … As leaders, we need to be clear about what we hold important, and we need to ensure that our intentions, words, thoughts, and behaviors align with our values.” 

Take-home activities: 

•  Identify values with your team (no more than three!)
•  Explore how those values show up (or don’t show up) in my setting. 
•  Identify at least one practice that you can sprinkle (see below for examples)