[Springboard] Gathering Process Suggestions

[David Scott]

Marilyn,
david scott here --

Are going to the Junaluska meeting?  Is Joe?

david

On 10/21/07, Marilyn R Crocker <marilyncrocker at juno.com> wrote:
>
> Dear David and Pat,
>
> I am chagrined to realize it has taken me over a month to carefully read
> your early September e-mail re: Gathering Process Suggestions.  Although
> I have not been an on-site participant in either the Denver or Abbey
> North gatherings, I think your recommendations are on target.
>
> I hope you both will be at the Junaluska meeting to offer your gifts and
> perspective.
>
> Marilyn
>
> On Wed, 5 Sep 2007 10:30:45 -0400 <silencefoundation at cox.net> writes:
> > Dear Friends,
> >
> > We both left the Abbey North gathering earger to go with
> > Soringboard.  Now we're wondering where's the follow up?  Maybe it
> > was simply a golden moment which is all we need at this point.  In
> > any case this offers some reflection on the processes we might
> > follow in the future.
> >
> > We feel like we're preaching to the choir here but following the
> > Denver and Abbey North gatherings we did want to send you all
> > something about possible meeting methods for whoever plans the next
> > gatherings to brood on.  We hope this will spark your thinking about
> > how we can put them into our future Springboard events.
> >
> > We envision that our gatherings with one another can become a lab
> > where we set the standard on creative meeting methods.   This is
> > vital to the guild and every other thing we do.   It's important
> > that we incorporate the best of the newest (and some older) methods
> > and keep looking for and trying out methods as they emerge.  Here
> > are 8 on my mind:
> >
> > 1) A Facilitation Team – Name them and claim them.   These people
> > have to be on hand and we have to plan meetings when they are
> > available and help them get there.   I think it's Jack Gilles, Jim
> > Wiegel, George Walters, and probably Jan Sanders.
> > 2) River Guides – At least 3 of these and they need to be assigned
> > prior to the meeting and given a context on their role.  River
> > Guides hold energy, pray, listen, intervene only when the group is
> > blocked, and speak the mind or location of the group (i.e. "I
> > think we are going in circles", "I think we are ignoring….",
> > etc.)  Remember Year 2000?  Lovely
> > people for this are David Scott, Richard Sims, Judy Wiegel, Thea,
> > and John P.
> > 3) Group Building Tools to Open, Close and Refresh – This includes
> > group poems, silence exercises, ritual, songs, body movement,
> > doodle/quick art, play, dance, chants.  We have a pretty good list of
> > quick ones and I know others in the group have many such tools.
> >
> > 4) Pre-Work -   People these days are using technology to handle
> > pre-meeting reports.   Create a template for a 1 page report and ask
> > everyone to send it to the listserve group two days prior to the
> > meeting.   Everyone reads everyone else's.  Then when you gather
> > people can give much shorter symbolic reports and you can harvest
> > the gold in an opening reflection.   (Jump starting the "where we
> > are" work).
> >
> > 5) Streamlined ways to get thinking – We tried several of these
> > this time.  The Affinity Method, Groups of Three, Individual Writing
> > Time before sharing, etc.   The goal here is less words in the air
> > and less words on the walls.   This gets us to the heart of it
> > easier.
> >
> > 6) Quaker Discussion Methods – we love their discipline of putting
> > pauses between each person who speaks, the rule that you do not
> > speak if you agree and also that silent persons Aae given a special
> > time to speak.   A bell or timekeeper for speakers can help, too but
> > this can be tricky if the timekeeper isn't really sensitive.  I
> > like River Guides better.
> > 7) Reflective Process – Noble Silence, writing poetry as a
> > reflection, covenanting rituals (Like the "What are you committed
> > to?" which was great at Abbey North), late evening solitary
> > reflection but done together (alone in the presence of one another)
> > 8) Streamlined Task Reporting Templates - so we can get back to each
> > other within 7-10 days of the meeting with our work assignment.
> >
> > Well, we hope this is helpful.   We have no illusion that our
> > gatherings will be tidy or neat because we're on a historical edge
> > just like everybody else. But ain't it grand?
> >
> > Blessings,
> >
> > Pat & David
> >
> >
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