Community Builder Cards. Notice, reflect, connect

What are Community Builder Cards?

Community Builder Cards are a creative, participatory tool for exploring what matters most — to yourself and your communities. Participants use the cards to reflect on their values, interests, and experiences, and to construct a personal world that expresses what is important to them, emotionally and physically. They can also include what they hope for more of in the future and celebrate strengths or achievements in light of recent challenges.

How the Cards are Used

The cards can be used as they are, with words on them, or participants can create their own through drawing or illustration. In group settings, individual stacks can be linked to others’ cards, revealing shared interests, insights, and connections. This gentle, reflective process helps participants make a starting point on their wellness journey, notice challenges, process experiences, and celebrate resilience.

Why Community Builder Cards Matter

This tool fits naturally within my wider practice as a multidisciplinary artist and creative facilitator, using art, poetry, music, and design to support participants in exploring, expressing, and connecting their worlds. It reflects my interest in community development, creating spaces for reflection, shared meaning, and participatory creative practice.