Have you heard of the work of Brené Brown, PhD? How about her book, The Gifts of Imperfection ? A group of us have been so inspired by her videos and books, we were hungry for a Global Conversation about this work and what it means to each of us.

If you don’t know Brené, watch this video:

On November 20, 2011, a large group (over 500 registered) of us engaged in small group conversations about the work of Brené Brown and what it meant to our lives.  

MaestroConference technology provided the magic to break the large group into many small groups. And small groups were where the real conversation happens. We used powerful questions to give us an excuse to share with each other…and listened to amazing stories.

We provided a place where people could talk and gather. We had imagined that 100 people might join us. In only been 3 days, we exceeded our goal and expanded to accommodate many more. We were amazed and inspired by the positive impact that Brené Brown is having on so many people with her wholehearted message.

Here we were, Ordinary people – just like you, who dreamed of hosting an Extraordinary event. We imagined sitting around our virtual kitchen tables with all of you. More people than we dreamed came to the table.  As my friends say in French Canada, let’s set some more places, add a bit more food and welcome all who want to come!

To learn more about our virtual event go here and be sure to check out the visual recordings of this call. Or  join us out on Facebook.  You can, also, order Brené Brown’s book, The Gifts of Imperfection

Elaine’s new project, HeartWork was birthed out this experience. You can learn more about this project and register here.

Hosts and Collaborators for the Global Conversation were:

Suzanne Daigle  Elaine Hansen  Dave Gallant  Gerry Kirk  Marilyn Anderson  Erika Caspersen  Chuni Li  Joanne Mantha  Christine Yole  Sherry Pelkey  Susanne Hoogwater  Julie Gieske  Juliane Neumann Corinne McNally  Emily St. Pierre  Larry Peterson  Dan Gillis  Charline Hebert  Charline Poirier   Jasmina Nikolic  Karen Berg  Roxane Frangie Solowey.