Sunday 20 November 2011

Introduction to The Circle Way Part III of III

 
Time
21 November · 19:00 - 21:00

Location
ALP (Adult Learning Project) Tollcross Community Centre EH3 9QG
117 Fountainbridge
Edinburgh, United Kingdom


Consensus forming Dialogue Practise

an Offsite event - Part of OccEd
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Would you like to join us in learning more about how to create focus, listen and speak ‘The Circle Way’?
You are warmly invited to come along to the third part of this 3 part series of Intro Practise to a beautiful form of consensus conversation. The world is waking up to the paramount need of a truly empowering conversation. Only that way will everybody’s needs (= not wants!) be met.

As it is essential for the learning that everyone comes prepared, as well as in time, we courteously but firmly request that you book a place.
To book your place please register via the.seed.learning@gmail.com or call/text Ruth on 07818 061918

Session plan for the 2 hours 7pm – 9pm:
 
Practise round #1: Welcoming, intent setting and feedback from last week
Practise round #2: consensus conversation on the for this session agreed question:
How can we encourage more consensual communication inside the Camp and in the broader community?”
Practise round #3: Summing up our learning so far and establishing our next learning needs


3 Preparations required of all participants:
 
(A): recap what has been learned in session 1 and 2 (either via notes you can request, or by taking time to get briefed by other participants) and come ready to embrace the rules set so far
(B): formulate clearly first to yourself and then to all your intent for this session


If you have not been able to attend the first 2 sessions of this 3 part introduction you are still welcome to take part, if you come prepared as requested above, and if you are longing for better ways to engage in powerful conversations which can result in committed consensus for a better world. The key rests in our learning together.



Thursday 3 November 2011

INTRODUCTION to: Consensus forming communication learning space



Next Monday, 7th November, 7pm - 9pm, at ALP, Tollcross
(Tollcross Community Centre, 117 Fountainbridge, Edinburgh EH3 9QG )

A free space is being made to come together to practise and learn Consensus forming communication.

Consensus forming communication, next to knowledge acquisition and practical action, is the first and foremost need of our time where there is so much and so little knowledge about regards what is amiss with our so-called 'economy'.

How do we listen best to each other?
How do we help each other and ourselves to express what wants and what needs to be said?
How do learn to discern and trust?
How do we create the enabling conditions, in a room/space and via a format?

Come along along to search, to find and to refine.

Resource referred to, apart from your own precious kenning it already, will be:
http://www.peerspirit.com/gifts/PeerSpirit-Circle-Guidelines.pdf

Come prepared in the best way you can.
There will be future circles, but based on what participants then decide as topics for the circles, and which then will necessitate preparation as requested by the hosts who wish to practise how to take turns.

Discussion guides as can be found here
http://livingeconomiesforum.org/sites/files/images/Agenda2_Guide_2010.pdf

are recommended for working together to see and find the whole picture of the actions necessary to heal our phantom economy and transform it into a real economy.

The best way to start doing this is to learn how and to practise best possible consensus forming dialogue in a peer-spirit circle.

from a wee community currency creator circle in September