Common Work: Learnings for the Future from Common Field
Produced by Jack Straw Cultural Center in partnership with Common Field, Common Work is the organization's final project before closing its doors at the end of 2022. Common Work: Learnings for the Future from Common Field is a podcast and writing series exploring the history of our field, Common Field’s organizational journey, and the work that is shaping the future today. This four-part series pairs podcast episodes with commissioned essays around four themes: Foundations, Common Field in Practice, Community Building is Culture, and Sustainability for the Future. Contributors include artists and leaders across the sector, as well as former and current Common Field staff and board members. Alongside this thematic series, the project will also offer an organizational timeline and a selection of resources related to Common Field’s life and work.-
Common Work, Episode 4: Sustainability for the Future
“Common Work: Learnings for the Future from Common Field” is a podcast and writing series exploring the history of our field, Common Field’s organizational journey, and the work that is shaping the future today.
This four-part series pairs podcast episodes with commissioned essays around four themes: Foundations, Common Field in Practice, Community Building Is Culture, and Sustainability for the Future.
This is Episode 4, Sustainability for the Future, with Ayesha Williams, Diya Vij and Larry Ossei-Mensah.
Please find the “User Guide (PDF)” for this project and the companion essay and transcript for this episode, “A Culture to Hold the Leaders We Need,”
by Shaun Leonardo and Allison Freedman Weisber, at jackstraw.org. -
Common Work, Episode 3: Community Building Is Culture
“Common Work: Learnings for the Future from Common Field” is a podcast and writing series exploring the history of our field, Common Field’s organizational journey, and the work that is shaping the future today.
This four-part series pairs podcast episodes with commissioned essays around four themes: Foundations, Common Field in Practice, Community Building Is Culture, and Sustainability for the Future.
This is Episode 3, Community Building Is Culture, with Lorie Mertes, Vashti Dubois and Matthew Fluharty.
Please find the “User Guide (PDF)” for this project and the companion essay and transcript for this episode, “wičhóyanke (a community of people),” by Mary Bordeaux and Clementine Bordeaux
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Common Work, Episode 2: Common Field in Practice
“Common Work: Learnings for the Future from Common Field” is a podcast and writing series exploring the history of our field, Common Field’s organizational journey, and the work that is shaping the future today.
This four-part series pairs podcast episodes with commissioned essays around four themes: Foundations, Common Field in Practice, Community Building is Culture, and Sustainability for the Future.
This is Episode 2: Common Field in Practice, with Chris Tyler, Kristel Baldoz, Kevin Ritter, Mars Avila, Hannah Grossman, and Amanda Choo Quan.
Please find the “User Guide (PDF)” for this project and the companion essay and transcript for this episode “Who is Common Field’s Network For?” by Ikram Lakhdhar at jackstraw.org.
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Common Work, Episode 1: Foundations
“Common Work: Learnings for the Future from Common Field” is a podcast and writing series exploring the history of our field, Common Field’s organizational journey, and the work that is shaping the future today.
This four-part series pairs podcast episodes with commissioned essays around four themes: Foundations, Common Field in Practice, Community Building is Culture, and Sustainability for the Future.
This is Episode 1: Foundations, with Roberto Bedoya, Sheetal Prajapati, James McAnally, and An Duplan.
Please find the “User Guide (PDF)” for this project and the companion essay and transcript for this episode “Governance through Sunsetting” by Sarah Williams and Jackie Clay at jackstraw.org.
