'Getting the Togetherness Habit' at Lucerne House

'Getting the Togetherness Habit' - A fully inclusive workshop for people who live and work at Lucerne House in Bexhill, East Sussex was held on Thursday 8th April. This workshop is part of our deep culture change programme.

The day was a beautiful sunny one and we used the community venue, Centrestage, which had a stunning garden in which we spent the afternoon thinking together about what are the habits we need to grow to cultivate true togetherness.

The people who live at Lucerne House were fantastic at sharing their experiences - they had time and space to let us know what they imagine to be great support. We practised profound listening, creating a 'brilliant thinking environment' and the skill of appreciation. We explored the foundations and habits that are needed to shift from 'service to community thinking'. We role played some common unhelpful ways of being which are often a feature of the care provider culture. One of the people who lives at Lucerne House recognised the beahaviour in the role plays and summed them up beautifully:-

"Dont give a toss" and "Rushy, rushy, rushy"

We explored what happens when people move from being a carer to being an ally, this gave us a foundation for our 'togetherness' thinking'.