Let's build a neighborhood.

Let's do something that hasn't been done before.

(energetic music) I'm Wendy Goldberg.

I'm the executive director and the co-founder of the Tri-Faith Initiative in Omaha, Nebraska.

[Narrator] Tri-Faith is a unique project with Jewish, Muslim, and Christian congregations worshiping and learning about each other on one Omaha campus, connected by an interfaith center providing opportunities to learn and interact.

Small gatherings and big events, even a community garden, bring people from all three faiths and the general public together.

The idea was born from post-9/11 conversations among different faith leaders.

It's hard.

People disagree.

People get uncomfortable, and yet it's beautiful, right?

[Narrator] As a founding board member and former executive director, Wendy was involved with Tri-Faith for two decades.

She's also worked with several other nonprofits and holds a master's degree in communication and media studies.

Hello, I'm Granite.

Tell me about the importance of listening.

I think listening is often misthought of as the act of hearing in the moment, and instead for me listening is the idea of hearing someone else's narrative and believing it to be true.

Hi, my name's Will.

Talk about collaborating with others.

When I have an intention of building a network with someone who I don't think I'm going to agree with, I start with trust.

I start with believing that they have the best intention and that they are in it with me.

However, relationships move at the speed of trust.

Hey, my name is Keystyne.

Talk about the importance of risk-taking.

The bold initiative, the experiment that is the Tri-Faith Initiative is about compounding interest.

It's about the idea that each day we contribute one little nugget towards this move movement and the compounding interest builds on, that each day adds to the viability and possibility of what the movement can grow to become.

Hi, my name is Logan.

How do you still develop as an innovator?

I continue to learn by shifting my perspective, by inviting other people who have skills that perhaps are different than mine, empowering them to be part of this movement and trust them to do good work.

Hi, I'm Ashlee.

What's your best advice for young innovators?

My best advice for young innovators is to start today, to believe in yourself and in the possibility of hope.

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