Manuela Bosch
Sep 8, 2018 · 1 min read

Thank you for this article, Ted. Some first incomplete thoughts on your last questions.

  1. We as practitioners of technologies of reunion can help other people gain access to those technologies more easily, by listening to their needs first and the language they know. Then using the sandwich technique: (1) sharing one thing they know (2) introducting a new thing (3) closing with something they know. I wonder how to do that when we are speaking with a diverse, distributed group? That’s what the Collaboration Incubator (www.collaborationincubaor.net) project is about.
  2. Collective overwhelm is a perspective. It’s a reality as much as empowered states of community are. I figuerd out that I need to take care of myself a lot, to not feel overwhelmed. When I am in a good enough place, I can deal with external overwhelm. It’s important to learn to respect boundaries. And it’s important to overcome fear by i.e. working with our body nervous systems. i.e. Cassie Throntons work is about that http://feministeconomicsdepartment.com/the-fed
  3. What else to consider? I learned I can have the most impact with facilitating reunion work, when people are clear about the urge to change something and also about what they want to change or overcome. We, who want to help, can help getting there, help with gentle pressure, help with clarifying intention. But it needs to be wanted, welcome, intendet, happen in consent. Otherwise a lot of tears and sweat might be wasted.
    Manuela Bosch

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    facilitator, co-founder of Open Value Network www.vanillaway.net #Presencing #DragonDreaming #Commons #Vision #Intuition www.collaborationincubator.net