Day 2 began with a misty view and a check in: "What is your intention to step up into today?"
leading to some light teaches on chaos and complexity through the Chaordic Path and the Cynefin framework.
An introduction to the Art of Harvesting followed using the PLUME model (Participatory, Learning, Useful, Multi-modal, Emergence; and a matrix mapping harvesting for need, purpose and outcomes.
- connection
- pull me push me
- authentic
- sensing in
- playful
- be awake
- clarity
- open
- fearless
- listen without judgement
- hold space
- learn
- flow
- pain free
- harvest
leading to some light teaches on chaos and complexity through the Chaordic Path and the Cynefin framework.
An introduction to the Art of Harvesting followed using the PLUME model (Participatory, Learning, Useful, Multi-modal, Emergence; and a matrix mapping harvesting for need, purpose and outcomes.
Appreciative Inquiry
Rather than taking a problem-solving approach, Appreciative Inquiry offers a possibility focus, a move from “what is” to “what could be”.
Some ways of thinking about issues in an appeciative way are:
One way of experiencing and using an Appreciative Inquiry approach, is in triads or groups of three. Using a powerful question that focuses on strengths, people share stories to uncover experiences that resemble what we want to create.
Tell about a time when you felt powerfully connected
What were the essential elements?
Rather than taking a problem-solving approach, Appreciative Inquiry offers a possibility focus, a move from “what is” to “what could be”.
- Appreciative Inquiry focus: Doing more of what works
- Problem solving focus: Doing less of something we don't do well
Some ways of thinking about issues in an appeciative way are:
- What has worked in the past?
- What have we already got to build on?
- How can we get more of the good stuff?
One way of experiencing and using an Appreciative Inquiry approach, is in triads or groups of three. Using a powerful question that focuses on strengths, people share stories to uncover experiences that resemble what we want to create.
Tell about a time when you felt powerfully connected
What were the essential elements?
- connected collective
- hosting self
- connection to spirit
- self, belonging
- the opposite of addiction is connection
- exchange of souls
- reciprocity
- a powerful moment of joy
OPEN SPACE TECHNOLOGY
Open Space is another tool where participants drive the agenda of a meeting, workshop or conference around topics that matter most to them.
There are four principles to Open Space
Open Space is another tool where participants drive the agenda of a meeting, workshop or conference around topics that matter most to them.
There are four principles to Open Space
- Whoever turns up are the right people
- Whatever happens is the only thing that could have
- Whenever it starts is the right time
- When it's over it's over
Question: Which elements needs to be considered when supporting families who have experienced child removal?
Caller: Kate
Team: Michelle, Fee, Deb, Megan
Key Insights: Families codesigning the support and being active in delivery; Culturally appropriate; Acknowledge grief and trauma
Unanswered Questions: How to engage (all levels of design and delivery); How to quietly build solidarity/community
Next wise steps: Research family by family; Engage all stakeholders in circle to initiate project
Caller: Kate
Team: Michelle, Fee, Deb, Megan
Key Insights: Families codesigning the support and being active in delivery; Culturally appropriate; Acknowledge grief and trauma
Unanswered Questions: How to engage (all levels of design and delivery); How to quietly build solidarity/community
Next wise steps: Research family by family; Engage all stakeholders in circle to initiate project
Question: What makes work/life balance possible?
Caller: Karen
Team: Sal, Jenni
Key Insights:Find your happy self; Make yourself a priority; Let go of some stuff; Connect with friends; Something in each area of Cognitive/Spiritual/Physical/Emotional; Allow yourself to choose/change your mind.
Next wise steps: Just do it! Don’t question or second guess yourself
Caller: Karen
Team: Sal, Jenni
Key Insights:Find your happy self; Make yourself a priority; Let go of some stuff; Connect with friends; Something in each area of Cognitive/Spiritual/Physical/Emotional; Allow yourself to choose/change your mind.
Next wise steps: Just do it! Don’t question or second guess yourself
Question: How can we co-create safe spaces to uncover the hidden narratives behind smoking addiction?
Caller: Pere
Team: Wendy, Jamaika, Jen
Key Insights: The opposite of addiction is connection – layers to get through; shame, guilt, survival; Drawn by social inclusion and connection; Smokers can come to consider it a need rather than a choice; Smokers sit in circle more than other groups
Unanswered Questions: What is the connection to need? How does it become fused with it?
Next wise steps: Sit in circle more often (without smoking)
Caller: Pere
Team: Wendy, Jamaika, Jen
Key Insights: The opposite of addiction is connection – layers to get through; shame, guilt, survival; Drawn by social inclusion and connection; Smokers can come to consider it a need rather than a choice; Smokers sit in circle more than other groups
Unanswered Questions: What is the connection to need? How does it become fused with it?
Next wise steps: Sit in circle more often (without smoking)
Question: How do we connect with nature in a meaningful way?
Caller: Sara
Team: Talulah, Mozelle, Karen, Suzanne, Fee, Jane
Key Insights: Inspiration - Andy Goldsworth; Connection to nature through ephemeral art; Be with children (let them lead the play); Adult in you preventing access; Urban/routine normalising is blocking; Tap into inner child; Shapes in nature; Feed healthy mindsets, switching macro to micro feeds your brain; Need to be free to follow rules of nature; Tap into common sense with individual reference influencing decision; water; nematodes
Next wise steps: Ceremony/gratitude practice; Being in nature with intention; We are nature (no need to connect when we realise we are it)
Caller: Sara
Team: Talulah, Mozelle, Karen, Suzanne, Fee, Jane
Key Insights: Inspiration - Andy Goldsworth; Connection to nature through ephemeral art; Be with children (let them lead the play); Adult in you preventing access; Urban/routine normalising is blocking; Tap into inner child; Shapes in nature; Feed healthy mindsets, switching macro to micro feeds your brain; Need to be free to follow rules of nature; Tap into common sense with individual reference influencing decision; water; nematodes
Next wise steps: Ceremony/gratitude practice; Being in nature with intention; We are nature (no need to connect when we realise we are it)
Question: How do I connect meaningfully with my “tribe” if we are scattered?
Caller: Felicia
Team: Dee, Lynn
Key Insights: Commitment; Host self; Fun; Buddy
Unanswered Questions: What does the tribe want?; What will work for the majority?
Next wise steps: Closed FB group; Shared calendar; Asking people
Caller: Felicia
Team: Dee, Lynn
Key Insights: Commitment; Host self; Fun; Buddy
Unanswered Questions: What does the tribe want?; What will work for the majority?
Next wise steps: Closed FB group; Shared calendar; Asking people
Question: How do we build a bridge between our circle experiences to connect back to community and organisation?
Caller: Vanessa
Team: Me
Key Insights: Art of hosting will help me stay on track … as well as go with the flow
Unanswered Questions: Will lead to my next wise steps
Next wise steps: Just keep going!
Caller: Vanessa
Team: Me
Key Insights: Art of hosting will help me stay on track … as well as go with the flow
Unanswered Questions: Will lead to my next wise steps
Next wise steps: Just keep going!
Question: Where to Wed? Garden or Church?
Caller: Wendy
Team: Jamaika, Deb, Sal, Pere, Jen
Key Insights: Does it have to be one or the other?; It likely won’t change the love we have for each other; Everyone said garden – LOL
Unanswered Questions: Have we investigated the other options? No – in progress
Next wise steps: Have a conversation with partner
Caller: Wendy
Team: Jamaika, Deb, Sal, Pere, Jen
Key Insights: Does it have to be one or the other?; It likely won’t change the love we have for each other; Everyone said garden – LOL
Unanswered Questions: Have we investigated the other options? No – in progress
Next wise steps: Have a conversation with partner
Question: How can we make change fun and inviting?
Caller: Megan
Team: Connie, Jane
Key Insights: Playful; Person-centred; Co-creating; Powerful question; Not adversarial; Co-creation from the start; Art
Unanswered Questions: What do they love?
Next wise steps: Planning for wiser actions?
Caller: Megan
Team: Connie, Jane
Key Insights: Playful; Person-centred; Co-creating; Powerful question; Not adversarial; Co-creation from the start; Art
Unanswered Questions: What do they love?
Next wise steps: Planning for wiser actions?
Learning Cafe
The Learning Cafe provides an opportunity to have a snapshot of processes that are aligned with Participatory Leadership (AOH) or just to delve a little deeper in something we have learned. In Armidale the offerings were:
The Learning Cafe provides an opportunity to have a snapshot of processes that are aligned with Participatory Leadership (AOH) or just to delve a little deeper in something we have learned. In Armidale the offerings were:
- Teal organisations (Next stage organisations)
- Theory U
- Crafting Powerful Questions
- Stealth Hosting
After dinner on the second evening a number of flow game hosts; Frank, Moze, Fee, and Jane, offered to host games for those wishing to explore a personal question through playing the game. Flow game is a unique process to explore questions of change and growth for individuals and teams.