Facilitating The Whole System in the Room workshop

Raffi Aftandelian brynza at online.ru
Sat Feb 2 12:02:17 PST 2002


Dear listers,
Excuse me if you have received info for this from other lists!

I think this workshop may be of interest. I have attended a workshop
led by the workshop leaders, Sandra Janoff and Marvin Weisbord, and
found it very helpful.

All the best,
Raffi Aftandelian
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Facilitating The Whole System in the Room
A New Philosophy and Method for
Transforming Work Groups

with Sandra Janoff  and  Marvin Weisbord


March 20-22, 2002 - Bryn Mawr, PA
          Contact Sally Theilacker: fsn at futuresearch.net

September 2-4, 2002 - Stockholm, Sweden
    Contact Hakan Behrendtz, hakan.behrendtz at arbetskonsulter.com

December 4-6, 2002 - Bryn Mawr, PA,
          Contact Sally Theilacker: fsn at futuresearch.net

To register, call Sally Theilacker, 215.951.0328 or 800.951.6333 or visit
our website, www.futuresearch.net


Winter, 2002

Dear Colleague:

              We invite you to join us in our next round of a new seminar
that integrates systems change and personal growth.
"Facilitating the Whole System in the Room" is for experienced leaders who
want to increase their capacity to help large, diverse work groups stay
task-focused and accomplish large goals.

              In offering this seminar we seek to redefine the purpose of
facilitating as the betterment of society. Our goal is to help people  take
responsibility for the whole systems of which they are a part, starting with
the meeting they are in right now.

              We believe that dialogue and cooperation across boundaries of
function, level, education, culture, class and ethnicity are possible every
time people meet. As we master the art of enabling large, diverse groups to
discover and collaborate on shared goals, we greatly enhance our ability to
make positive ripples in the world.

              Effective task group managers do not facilitate "people".
Rather, they seek to create conditions under which people will take care of
themselves. They work on structure more than behavior, controlling only
those aspects that do not require participants to acquire novel skills,
knowledge, learning styles or personality  traits before they can use what
they already have. Our workshop demonstrates how to control what is
controllable and how to leave the rest to the group.

              In short, you can achieve more while "intervening" less by
enabling people to...

Ђ   see the bigger picture;

Ђ     say what they know (even in risky situations);

Ђ     listen to ideas and proposals they don't share;

Ђ      make choices in their own and a group's best interest;

Ђ      act responsibly when action is appropriate;

Managing Systems Means Managing Ourselves

              To do this skillfully requires that we experience ourselves as
part of a whole system that can fragment or develop moment to moment. The
place where we can influence this system most is during meetings.
Facilitators have a special role in maintaining the system's task focus and
boundaries. We can play this role without diagnosing peoples' behavior,
interpreting what "stage" a group is in or rushing to fix every problem that
comes up. We can learn to be more "dependable authorities" without becoming
authoritarian if we learn more about the polarities within ourselves.

              Our method provides simple ways to work with and validate
every imaginable difference in the room. When we do this, we reduce our
anxiety about "staying on track" and we enable groups to take care of
themselves.

              We have put our learning into a 16-hour workshop that
integrates a theory and philosophy of facilitating with experiences that
increase your self-awareness as you lead meetings. The specifics have been
refined for 15 years in large group "future searches" in Africa, Asia,
Australia, India, Europe and North and South America. Many people now use
these methods in all types of interactive meetings.  Prior future search
experience is not necessary and we do not emphasize any particular meeting
design.


Integrating Diverse Sources

Our workshop integrates differentiation-integration theory that has been a
bedrock of our work for many years, with related practices learned from
valued colleagues. These include -

- John and Joyce Weir, whose "self-differentiation" workshops have helped
thousands of people over four decades in a process of experimentation,
self-encounter, acceptance, and choice;

- Swedish social psychologist Claes Janssen, whose "four room
apartment"--contentment, denial, confusion and renewal--provides a core
concept of large group dynamics and personal change;

- Yvonne Agazarian's Systems-Centered Theory [tm], a practice that
illustrates how polarities within ourselves and within groups can be used as
valued resources to help people stay whole and task-focused even during
moments of high anxiety.

              In this workshop you will learn to:


Ђ    apply a systems theory integrating group succes and your own
development;
Ђ    manage polarized issues in yourself and in groups;
Ђ    structure meetings for group responsibility;
Ђ    manage your own anxiety about getting things done;
Ђ  keep groups from fragmenting over stereotypes and differences;
Ђ    achieve greater cooperation by validating all viewpoints;
Ђ    shift from either/or to both/and thinking and acting.


              We introduce these perspectives and techniques through a
series of learning exercises, providing a solid tool kit for managing the
dynamic side of meetings AND furthering your own growth.

In our evolution as facilitators over 30 years, we have found this way of
working to be both freeing and life-changing. We invite you to join us in
the year 2002.

              Sincerely,

              Sandra Janoff and Marv Weisbord


AGENDA:

Day 1

Ђ       Session 1 - 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm

              Overview
              Managing Boundaries and Roles
              Developing a Theory of Systems Change

Ђ         Dinner 7:00pm

Day 2

Ђ         Session 2 - 8:30 am to 12:30 pm

              Differentiation/Integration -
                  A Core Concept of System Development
              Functional Subgroups - Understanding What's Going On

Ђ          Session 3 - 1:30 pm to 5:30 pm

              "The Four Room Apartment"
                   Managing polarities in Group and Self
              Owning Personal Perceptions
              Facilitation Skill Practice

Day 3

Ђ          Session 4 - 8:30 am to 12:30 pm

              Managing Your Own Growth as a Facilitator
              Containing Anxiety
              Owning Authority
              Skill Practice: Don't Just Do Something, Stand There!
                 (Why and How)



Fees, Logistics & Accommodations

       The workshop starts at 4:00 pm on Day 1 and ends with lunch on Day 3.
There are four formal sessions with continuous breaks available. Day 2
dinner on your own (restaurant list supplied).

       Workshop Fee - $795, including materials (non-profits call for
special rates) - Payable to Future Search Network (1-800-951-6333 for
reservations)

       A non-refundable $200 deposit reserves a place. If you cancel, $100
can be applied to a future workshop. Workshop fee is payable in full, four
weeks in advance. 50% refundable for cancellations
up to two weeks in advance. No refunds within two weeks.

       Bryn Mawr Overnight Meal/Room Package - Two nights, dinner first
night, two breakfasts, two lunches, continuous breaks - $390 single, $290
double plus tax.

       Bryn Mawr Commuter Participants - Includes dinner first night, two
breakfasts, two lunches, continuous breaks - $150 plus tax.
       Accommodation fees are payable directly to The Gregg Conference
Center. Call Sally Theilacker at 1-800-951-6333 to make a reservation.

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>From  Sat Feb  2 22:54:35 2002
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Date: Sat, 2 Feb 2002 22:54:35 +0100
Reply-To: florianfischer at ff-wey.com
To: OSLIST <OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU>
From: florian fischer <florianfischer at ff-wey.com>
Subject: poetry convergence
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dear oslisteners, readers, writers,
alreadypoets, stillpoets, notjetpoets

strange things are happening for not to say are not happening:
where are your sticky dots ?
i know <what happens is the only thing what could happen,
what not happens can not happen......>
but
i sent to you the rich harvest of 27 poems, good work, deep bright
thoughts,
asking for convergence up to the 2nd of february, which is today,
(well, its not jet decided wether poetry can ever be converged)

up to now i recieved 40 virtuel sticky dots sent from 8 brave persons ?
all you other friends are you still thinking and dreaming about all this
poetry ?
come on, show up. give honor to our 27 poets.
I`m expecting a lot of more sticky dots from all over the world
please.

florian
(the acting poet laureate of the oslist)


florian fischer
begleitung im wandel
muenchener 6
10779 berlin
fon 0049.30. 2116752
fax 0049.30. 2115943
florianfischer at ff-wey.com

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>From  Sun Feb  3 13:09:03 2002
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Date: Sun, 3 Feb 2002 13:09:03 +0100
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To: OSLIST <OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU>
From: florian fischer <florianfischer at ff-wey.com>
Subject: Re: poetry convergence, new date
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BJ Peters schrieb:

> Florian-- I can only speak for myself, and I want to send you my cyber
> sticky dots. However, I need more time to read, ponder, digest, reflect,
> resonate and respond. How about a more realistic deadline - like February
> 20?
>
> BJ Peters
>
> florian fischer wrote:
>
> > dear oslisteners, readers, writers,
> > alreadypoets, stillpoets, notjetpoets
> >
> > strange things are happening for not to say are not happening:
> > where are your sticky dots ?

good suggestion, good reason
for a new decision:

the new date for to count the poetic sticky dots
(for not to say "deadline") is set to the magic figure
20.02.2002.
which is the 20th of february

florian
(the acting poet laureate,
serving the circle of oslistpoetry)

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<p>BJ Peters schrieb:
<blockquote TYPE=CITE>Florian-- I can only speak for myself, and I want
to send you my cyber
<br>sticky dots. However, I need more time to read, ponder, digest, reflect,
<br>resonate and respond. How about a more realistic deadline - like February
<br>20?
<p>BJ Peters
<p>florian fischer wrote:
<p>> dear oslisteners, readers, writers,
<br>> alreadypoets, stillpoets, notjetpoets
<br>>
<br>> strange things are happening for not to say are not happening:
<br>> where are your sticky dots ?</blockquote>
<br>
<br>
good suggestion, good reason
<br>for a new decision:
<p><b><font size=+1>the new date for to count the poetic sticky dots</font></b>
<br>(for not to say "deadline") is set to the magic figure
<br><b><font size=+1>20.02.2002.</font></b>
<br><b><font size=+1>which is the 20th of february</font></b>
<p>florian
<br>(the acting poet laureate,
<br>serving the circle of oslistpoetry)</html>

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