The big picture....:-) Leon Berg is a founding member of the Ojai Foundation, an educational retreat center in the Upper Ojai Valley of Southern California. During his tenure he took on many roles: business manager, board member and treasurer providing thought leadership for core decision making.Leon is a Senior Facilitator and Trainer with Center for Council (www.centerforcouncil.org). Council is a communication process for cultivating active listening and authentic speech, and has been facilitating Council groups in the U.S. and abroad for the past 25 years. In 2001, he was invited to seed the practice of Council among Israeli Jews and Arabs, co-founding the Israeli non-profit organization Ma’agal Hakshava (Listening Circles). For over two decades he has guided groups to achieve greater engagement and productive dialogue.Leon is also a certified mediator through the Ventura Center for Dispute Settlement and holds a Certificate in Peace & Reconciliation Studies, from the University of Coventry, U.K.Leon is now co-creating Circles of Resilience (www.circlesofresilience.net) with colleague Lori Austen (https://www.linkedin.com/in/loriaustein/) and co-facilitating with his partner, Glori Zeltzer, M.A., the online program for couples: Relationship Resilience (www.tools-for-togetherness.com)