Available as a keynote (45–60 min), a half-day workshop, or a fireside / moderated conversation.

We're spending more on culture, belonging, and engagement than at any point in history, and connection just hit a record low. Why? Because we've forgotten the oldest skill there is: how to be a neighbor.

In this research-backed, story-driven keynote, Sophia Fifner names the gap that's quietly draining your teams, and hands your people a practice they can use Monday morning. This isn't a talk about being nicer. It's the case for the one skill that builds the trust no benefits package can buy, and it's learnable by everyone in the room.

Key takeaways

• A name for what's been missing, the neighboring gap, and the research behind it

• Why every top-down culture fix keeps failing, and what works instead

• A simple, repeatable practice, from "say hello" to the hardest skill of all: letting yourself be neighbored

• The confidence to go first, even when it's uncomfortable

Perfect for:

HR & people conferences, leadership summits, women's-leadership & ERG events, all-hands, and association keynotes, especially teams facing disengagement, turnover, hybrid disconnection, or change fatigue.