For the past five years, Dandelion, a Snap Inc. initiative, has been offering free Council training to communities and professionals to build a network of facilitators globally. Dandelion’s vision is that workplaces are settings in which compassion, empathy, and belonging are part of the culture.
Dandelion is a multi-pronged program to build strategic partnerships with organizations and universities, support requests from Snap Inc.’s external clients, and offer public Council trainings and community connection opportunities.
Council has been a part of Snap Inc.’s DNA since the very beginning. It is a listening practice that invites participants to share their stories with each other as a way to connect and create community. Each person speaks, one at a time, without interruption. A facilitator offers the group a prompt and everyone shares the story that is elicited from the prompt. Council helps foster connection, build compassion, and encourage community.