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Partnering by Jean Oelwang compiles profound insight on how to forge the Deep Connections that make great things happen. 100% of profits go to the Plus Wonder movement.

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The world has become increasingly divided, yet we are all yearning for Deeper Connections, for more meaning in our lives.

This ten-part series will help you deepen your connections, experience more meaning and joy in your life, and learn how to bridge divides towards larger collaborations of purpose.

#1


Find the Something Bigger that unites you with others


May Boeve believes partnerships have been key to the success of 350.org.


“Not even one movement is big enough to confront climate change, so our model is groups of people all over the world who collectively make up this movement.”


May and her fellow cofounders of 350.org focus their energy and strategy on finding, uniting, and mobilizing the enthusiasm that already exists for the cause of climate change.


Find your Something Bigger

#2


Revel in the wonder of your partnership


Sylvia Earle describes her Deep Connection with the ocean as “a constant state of curiosity, of wonder.”


The marine biologist and author founded Mission Blue, which identifies and protect the world’s “Hot Spots”—ecosystems that are vital to the health of the ocean and therefore merit protection.


Find how to go All-In

#3


Magnetic connections


Carroll Dunham and Wade Davis, friends and anthropologists whose work focuses on the wisdom of indigenous cultures, connected over a deep compassion for human beings.


“It’s reaching across that cultural divide and linking hands and saying there’s this thing called universal love that we can all be part of,” says Wade.


Nurture your Ecosystem of Virtues

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Plus Wonder was honored to host a live conversation with partners Carroll Dunham and Wade Davis, friends and anthropologists whose work focuses on the wisdom of indigenous cultures. Watch as Jean Oelwang facilitates a conversation on how an ecosystem of virtues can deepen your partnership.


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#4


Crossing unimaginable divides


“I believe there is a possibility for peace, and I believe in human beings…that you can change.” -Robi Damelin


Parents Circle Families Forum is a joint Israeli and Palestinian organization of over 750 bereaved families who have lost loved ones to the ongoing violence in the region. Their dedication to reconciliation and peace is a testament to the power of elevating our shared humanity despite perceived divisions.


Check out Listening from the Heart peace program

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Plus Wonder proudly partnered to hold the Bridging Divides event with the American Friends of Parents Circle, to highlight partnerships of profound purpose that cross unimaginable divides. Parents Circle – Families Forum is a joint Israeli-Palestinian organization of over 750 bereaved families who have lost loved ones to the ongoing violence who are dedicated to reconciliation and peace.


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