• ZEGG-Forum Immersion KC June 19-21, 2026

    Be seen and known through embodied expression with community feedback!

    sample ZEGG-forum circle with presenter in the middle, with community audience

  • Invitation to Brookside, Kansas City, Missouri

    We invite Forum enthusiasts at all levels to come together as a learning community where we improve our Forum facilitation skills and help each other apply ZEGG Forum to the communities and organizations we care about:

    • New facilitators can gain experience and confidence.
    • Those who have never facilitated before can try out facilitation through exercises designed to build skills gradually.
    • Those who simply love to participate will deepen their understanding of all aspects of the process.
    • Skilled facilitators can refine their skills and get valuable feedback from their peers.

    June 19 Introduction to ZEGG Forum from 6 PM to 9 PM

    OPEN TO THE PUBLIC - All compassionate communities are invited to experience ZEGG Forum for FREE. Attendance is REQUIRED for the Immersion

    June 20-21 ZEGG Forum Immersion from 9 AM to 6 PM

    • An introduction to ZEGG Forum: An in depth exploration of the theory and practice of Forum including 1-2 full Forums with extended Q&A.
    • Forum “Culture-Building”: Experiential exercises to play with the personal and interpersonal practices that make ZEGG Forum such a powerful transformational tool.
    • An introduction to Forum facilitation: For those of you who are new to Forum facilitation, we will look at some of the fundamental skills of a Forum facilitator and ways that even a novice can bring elements of ZEGG Forum back to their community.
    • Forum Facilitation Clinic: We will go in depth into the tools, principles, and practice of Forum facilitation including an opportunity to practice facilitating in the group, and receive tips and feedback.

  • Registration

    Please give us information about you, so we can make a space for you. Up to 20 participants can be accomodated. Event location revealed after submitting your registration.

  • Payment

    In the spirit of reciprocity, we ask that you give as much as you are able to support those who don't have as much. The requested range is between $200 and $400, we'll accept whatever you offer -- potentially revisiting this if we have not raised enough to pay our trainer who lives in Portland OR. Scholarships are available upon request -- send email to Dreamer

  • What is ZEGG Forum?

    ZEGG Forum is a powerful process for communities to deepen relationships and promote transparency and understanding. Forum was created at ZEGG, an intentional community in Germany, and its sister communities as a way of promoting transparency and mutual understanding among community members. ZEGG members found that decision-making meetings often got derailed because of emotional conflicts and undercurrents that were not known to or understood by all. In Forum, each individual’s experience could be seen and understood, leading to greater empathy and creativity in the community. Now, many residential and non-residential intentional communities have adopted Forum as a way to maintain ongoing connection, intimacy and understanding.

    The goal of Forum is to reveal what is alive but not known to all. The community sits in a circle, forming a stage for one person at a time to stand and show what is true for them. Facilitators may assist the person (or presenter) to reveal themselves more deeply. Afterward, community members may offer reflections, or mirrors, on what they saw.

    You can read more about Forum here: https://www.zegg-forum.org/en/

  • Trainer

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    For decades, Debby has been drawn to the edge of culture change: the place where a whole community asks: how much more can we grow together? She sees ZEGG Forum as a beautiful crucible where a community discovers together what is possible in group spaces. Debby has been training Forum facilitators since 2011 and is thrilled to bring ZEGG Forum to intentional communities, friend groups, organizations, workplaces and schools. Debby is also passionate about mediation, facilitation, organizing community events, and creating and exploring new ways for people to deepen their connections with each other.

    — Debby Sugarman

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