dear listers,<br><div class="gmail_quote"><br>with a group of fellow facilitators from six countries and two continents we wrote a book on<b> care for participation</b>.<br>now we want to translate it into a more interactive and creative form - a mindmap, <br>
which you can use as wallpaper, write on and interact with.<br>for this we are collecting funds over kickstarter.<br>
here you can view the project and support it:<br>
<a href="http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1320897449/care-for-process-mindmap" target="_blank">http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1320897449/care-for-process-mindmap</a><br><br>(more on the project below<br>and the book you can find here:<br>
<a href="http://www.booki.cc/careforprocess/" target="_blank">http://www.booki.cc/careforprocess/</a>)<br><br clear="all"><br>we would appreciate your support and spreading the word to whoever you think might be interested in this subject.<br>
<br>please get back to us with your opinions on the book and the mindmap idea!<br><br>...and have a lovely day,<br><br>karolina.<br><br><br>***<br><br>We want to create a simple, useful guide that allows
groups of people to integrate their ideas and fully harness the
potential of human collaboration: a MindMap.We know that collective can be greater than what any single person can achieve.
But we also know that all too often, human potential and innovation gets
squashed when people come together. Hierarchy emerges, process is
ignored and ideas are suppressed. Think of those meetings and projects
where some voices are heard over others. Or meetings that don't inspire
us to dedicate ourselves fully because we don't feel like the project is
ours.<div>
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We will create a tool that allows people in any context (schools,
non-profits, NGO's, government, science labs, business) to really put
their minds together.<br>What will it look like? A poster! Made of
paper! Although we're well versed in sophisticated software that allows
for collaboration (and will be using it in our process) our goal is to
create a MindMap that is as powerful as it is simple. Something that
can be used in any context--from a boardroom to a classroom--and can act
as a template for face-to-face as well as virtual interactions.<br><br>
We are an interdisciplinary collective of facilitators. We all come from
and work with very diverse groups. We work with kids, public
administration, business people, academics, communities, artists,
collectives, youngsters, activists and NGOs and with all sorts of
teams. At the core of our philosophy is 'care for process.' We draw
knowledge and inspiration from our study of wiki systems (our group
first met at WikiSym2010) and 4th Wave Feminism, a a feminism that
empowers and inspires inclusion and appreciation of diversity;
understands that participation is political and that the way we
construct communication influences decision-making processes. <br><br>
We have spent a year collaborating electronically and explored the
subjects of care, work, process, feminism, empowerment, recognition,
collectives, companies, instituitions, groups, societies and the world
at large. We talked to female leaders, male carers, friends, lovers, and
people who explored and lived these themes with us. We presented at
activist and academic settings, we wrote poems, we conducted trainings,
we skyped and dreamt. We met once all together face-to-face and produced a book: <a href="http://www.booki.cc/careforprocess" target="_blank">http://www.booki.cc/careforprocess</a>. <br><br>Now,
we want to turn that book into a MindMap that the world can use. To do
this, we need your help. Take a step towards setting the process in
motion and contribute whatever you can.</div>
<a href="http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1320897449/care-for-process-mindmap/messages/new?message%5Bto%5D=1320897449&mode=FAQ" target="_blank"></a><b><br><br>***<br></b>____________________________________<br>
<br>karolina iwa<br><br>trainer & facilitator<br>collective intelligence & self-organisation<br><br><a href="http://www.track2facilitation.com" target="_blank">www.track2facilitation.com</a><br><a href="http://samoorganizacja.wordpress.com" target="_blank">samoorganizacja.wordpress.com</a><br>
<br>D: <a href="tel:%2B49%2015774%20932193" value="+4915774932193" target="_blank">+49 15774 932193</a> PL: <a href="tel:%2B48%20880%20747578" value="+48880747578" target="_blank">+48 880 747578</a><br>____________________________________<br>
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