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PART 2 — Inside the Rooms That Actually Work

What Camp David, C2 Montréal, digital choirs, dance floors, and closing circles all have in common.

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David Adler
Feb 16, 2026
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Belonging is often described as a feeling, but Robin never trusted that definition. “Belonging isn’t a sentiment,” she said. “It’s an outcome.” She meant that belonging doesn’t arise because people like each other or agree with each other. It emerges because the conditions of the room — psychological, structural, emotional — have been deliberately shape…

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