Hello Ashley: Some reflections from three days spent exploring this question with 25 young Estonian leaders:
- Day One <http://chriscorrigan.com/parkinglot/?p=2471> - Day Two <http://chriscorrigan.com/parkinglot/?p=2473> - Day Three <http://chriscorrigan.com/parkinglot/?p=2477> One of the ways we structured this learning journey was by exploring "the Art of Participatory Leadership" which is kind of an inquiry from how participatory methods work, and noticing what moves into larger fields and contexts. Our basic frame from the three days was: Basics - Tools - Application" and the mode we used was "noticing." We spent the first day just noticing what the basic patterns of participatory leadership are, what we have learned from Open Space and World Cafe and other forms and methods and then thinking about how to apply those basics to other areas of work, including invitation, organization, management, leadership and so on. I love what Michael has written about noticing on the OSLIST around this discussion. I was coming into this teachings space after having spent some time playing and learning about applied improvisational theatre and one of the basics there is "notice more, change less." I think we are addicting to a perceived need for change, and that what is required is somehow to cultivate a stillness in ourselves to be able to deeply notice resources, and opportunities and connections and emergence that is flowing by in the ever changing stream of the world. So I'm playing a lot with that practice these days. Collective leadership is always present, and with space, invitation, relationship and practice we can very quickly and simply evoke the energy for it to emerge. And the quickest way to that evocation is resting and noticing that we already have those basic materials in hand, it is simply a matter of inviting a collective noticing and then asking: what can we now do together? Chris (waiting in the Helsinki airport on my way back home). On Sat, Dec 5, 2009 at 7:55 PM, ashley cooper <mail.easilyama...@gmail.com>wrote: > Hello, > > I'm curious... What is important when inviting a group into collective > leadership? What first comes to your mind as being of essence when creating > such a field of practice and structure for action? Maybe a principle comes > to mind, specific practices, resources that have good ideas, your cherished > opinions... I'm interested in what pops up first! > > With much gratitude, > Ashley > > > -- > "This is a year that needs you to be you." > ~ Rabbi Ted Falcon > > www.wovenessence.net > www.easilyamazed.com/blog > -- CHRIS CORRIGAN Facilitation - Training - Process Design Open Space Technology Weblog: http://www.chriscorrigan.com/parkinglot Site: http://www.chriscorrigan.com * * ========================================================== osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu ------------------------------ To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu: http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html To learn about OpenSpaceEmailLists and OSLIST FAQs: http://www.openspaceworld.org/oslist
