Congregation Beth Israel is a synagogue that follows Reform Judaic traditions and it’s one of the oldest Jewish places to worship in Austin – founded in 1876. (In case you’re thinking this: “Texas doesn’t have a Jewish population”, just know that I’m thinking this: “Be gone with your stereotypes!”) CBI has a very active Board – actually the largest Board I’ve ever worked with – and they asked me to partner with them during their Summer Strategy Summit. Keri Pearlson, the Board member who invited me was so enthusiastic about the work I do that I decided to graphically record for them at a rate only Moses could appreciate. 🙂 So we worked together on a significant part of the agenda – the vision and what they could do to achieve it. So what you’re seeing above is the result of a collaboration with 21 Board members that involved facilitation, marker-voting and breakout group discussions. A delightful group to work with and I wish them all the best. And I really loved the moment when someone said, “Texas has greater political diversity in its Jewish population than most of us are accustomed to, which gives us more opportunities to rise to challenges.” What a lovely way to phrase that. View the Flickr images here.