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Category Archives "Facilitation"

Facilitate as the sky

April 28, 2006 By Chris Corrigan Facilitation, Organization, Practice

Sun and clouds above the Strait of Georgia I was listening to this podcast this morning, a conversation between Krista Tippet and John Polkinghorne regarding the marriage of quantum physics and religion (which incidently is a subject Ken Wilber has also taken on recently in a podcast). It is an excellent conversation and I found myself grooving along with the theme of the universe as both predictable to some extent and unpredictable at the same time. Polkinhorne makes the analogy with clocks and clouds, saying that the sun rises and sets and we can predict when that will happen using …

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Welcoming Annette Clancy to the blogosphere

April 10, 2006 By Chris Corrigan Facilitation, Uncategorized 2 Comments

I first met Annette Clancy when she responded to my call to help design the appreciative summit on Aboriginal youth suicide I did last May.   Now she has hit her stride in the blogging world with a great blog called “Interactions.” Today she put out a super post outlining a process called Dynamic Participation, which contains 10 principles for her approach. Good to see her in the game!

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The path of contemplative dialogue

April 10, 2006 By Chris Corrigan Conversation, Facilitation, Uncategorized One Comment

At the Public Resources page of the Center for Contemplative Dialogue you will find an interesting little publication called The Path of Contemplative Dialogue: Engaging the Collective Spirit (.pdf), by Stephen Wirth. In the book, contemplative dialogue is seen as radiating from some core principles: Trust in the basic unity of human people and all life. Nonviolence in spirit, word, and action. Commitment to seeking truth with compassion and humility. Commitment to speaking truth with compassion and humility. Willingness to risk suspending the rush to action. These principles are close to my core principles of facilitation but with some emphasis …

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BlackBerries and the cost of splitting attention

April 2, 2006 By Chris Corrigan Conversation, Facilitation 7 Comments

Merlin Mann points to a nice piece on the fragmentation of attention: A live BlackBerry or even a switched-on mobile phone is an admission that your commitment to your current activity is as fickle as Renée Zellweger’s wedding vows. Your world turns into a never-ending cocktail party where you’re always looking over your virtual shoulder for a better conversation partner. Recently I facilitated a meeting in which there were so many BlackBerries, I felt like making a pie. Some people had BlackBerries AND cell phones, and both were on. What struck me was actually how the fragmentation of the room’s …

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The essence of effective conversation

March 22, 2006 By Chris Corrigan Art of Hosting, Conversation, Facilitation, Stories, Youth One Comment

My friend Toke Moeller and I are running an Art of Hosting training this week with 12 Aboriginal youth here in British Columbia. We are having a marvelous time so far with one day behind us and two ahead. There have been some good insights as we head deeper into the essences and practicesof hosting conversations that matter. Today we spent time in a natural circle of trees in Cathedral Grove near Port Alberni, which is a pokect of nearyl 1000 year old douglas-fir and cedar on the Cameron River. These old ones make good teachers, especially when we bring …

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