The Ripple Deck

The Ripple Deck is a call for a reclaiming process: for us to broaden our notion of what power is, how we can cultivate it and what it’s in service to.

We tend to associate power with strength, might, force and domination. These forms of power-over others offer a limited, individualist and patriarchal view of power.

Our default associations leave out vital and catalyzing forms of power. Power with (rather than over) builds our internal strengths and considers our mutuality. Power with recognizes internal capacities, while respecting the worthiness and sovereignty of all people, and our need for connection and belonging.

This 84-card deck and accompanying guidebook will help you deepen your connection to different forms of power through activities and reflections that you can do on your own and with others.

This 33-page digital guide is designed for coaches, managers, and group leaders looking to bring structured, lighthearted facilitation tools into their practice.

Includes…

Exercises to help groups:

• Enable introductions

• Increase authentic disclosure/sharing

• Encourage and articulate feedback

• Identify skills and gaps in a group

• Get unstuck / find new perspectives

• Understand group dynamics / shift roles

• Express appreciation

Exercises to help individuals:

• Establish rapport and cultivate safety

• Develop internal awareness

• Articulate their strengths

• Set goals or areas for development

• Embody new perspectives

• Shift from insight into action

Additional images of cards:

• from The Ripple Deck to use in your your own context or workshops.

This guide pairs with The Ripple Deck (so it’s not all that helpful on its own).