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Chris Corrigan
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An old song about the war in the Gulf
I’ve just finished reading 100 Years of Solitude, Gabriel Garcia Marquez;s brilliant book about time and history set in a village and a family in Colombia. The central thesis of the book is that time is a circle. Today I watch the war in the Gulf with the history of a person who was 25 when the US attacked Iraq in 1993. At that time Moxy Fruvous wrote a song, and it spoke to me then, and, as time is a circle, here it is again. Gulf War Song We got a call to write a song about the war ...Theory for practice 3: The ecology of dialogic containers and making change
The landscape dictates what is possible and what is not. This is the third of a series on facilitation, dialogic containers and context. In it I want to develop a theory of context for facilitators on that explains not only how dialogic work succeeds, but why it sometimes cannot. Here’s the idea: Introduction: Driving down the mountain with Adam Kahane Back in November 2006 I attended an Art of Hosting gathering in the mountains above Boulder, Colorado which was unique in the hundreds of Art of Hosting events I’ve attended or led before or since. There were some important Art ...All seven Cynefin Co. frameworks
Cynefin is just one of seven frameworks used by the Cynefin Co. to understand and work with complexity. Here is the complete list at present, left here for posterity: The links take you to the entries on Dave Snowden’s blog or to the Cynefin wiki, where methods and frameworks are developed and documented by practitioners. This is from a page advertising a two day masterclass in these frameworks being held in London in March .Chris Corrigan's Groups
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Creating some theory
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Learning Villages
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Online Hosting
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AoH Indigenious
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AoH Rio
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Chris Corrigan's Conversations
At the intersection of power and participation
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Leaving New York today. It has been an incredible four days here working with my good friends Kelly McGowan and Tuesday Ryan-Hart and Lex Schroeder, Aniestla Rugama, Alissa Schwartz, and Aswad…Continue
Started this conversation. Last reply by Chris Corrigan Dec 2, 2011.
Working with power
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This past week I have been in Minnesota working…Continue
Started this conversation. Last reply by Linda Joy Mitchell Dec 5, 2011.
Chris Corrigan's Facilitation tools
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Here is the collection of resources I use in my facilitation practice. By and large these resources support facilitation of participatory and self-organizing process at scales ranging from very…Continue
Started this conversation. Last reply by Simon d'Orsogna Sep 29, 2010.
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Creating some theory
A group to look at trying to understand what works about participatory practice for groups and the four fold practice for individuals. See More
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- How did you learn about Art of Hosting (please add the date and place) and what attracted you to it?
- I am a steward, experienced practitioner and teacher of Art of Hosting workshops.
- Tell us about your experience with Art of Hosting as part of your life and work. What would you say your competence in it is? (new, starting practitioner, experienced practitioner, steward)
- Steward, experienced practitioner and contributor
- What is the primary field/topic/focus in your hosting work?
- I work with indigenous communities, faith communities, non-profits and leadership development and especially with young and emerging leaders in North America. I have travelled to Europe, Africa and the Pacific as well to support learning in many different communities practice.
- Where do you live/work?
- Live on Bowen Island, BC, Canada.
- Would you like to share a web address?
- http://www.chriscorrigan.com
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Some useful files
An audio file of Teresa and I teaching the Berkana change model from a perspective of hosting mastery:
A recent source journal for the Art of Hosting.
Posted on January 25, 2011 at 4:23pm — 1 Comment
Audio files of teaching sessions from Calgary
From our recent Art of Hosting in Calgary, here are links to a number of audio files featuring Chris Corrigan, Teresa Posakony and Tenneson Woolf teaching some of the tools and frameworks we are currently using.
- Teresa teaching The Five Breaths (.amr format, 5Mb)
- Chris teaching Wise action that lasts (mov format,…
Posted on January 17, 2011 at 4:41pm
Harvest from the Art of Hosting Calgary
In Calgary last week we used a ning replacement called webs.com to host the harvest from our days together. If you head on over there you will find photos, Open Space reports and an extensive collection of audio files with some of the teachings we did including teachings on the Berkana model of systemic change, a framework for balancing work, co-learning and relationships, the chaordic stepping stones, the art of harvesting and a…
ContinuePosted on January 16, 2011 at 7:16pm — 4 Comments
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