Creating some theory
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Chris Corrigan
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If Job was a sports fan…
My first live Vancouver Goldeneyes game. A result typical of the last year of sports in my life, but an amazing atmosphere and culture in the arena. Everyone watches women’s sports. So here is a rundown of the last eight months of sports in my life: The ugly: Important individual games that provided moments of extreme quality and deep heartbreak. And seasons for some of the teams I follow that have drifted into bizarre and sustained failure. The beautiful: So, focus on the women’s football. Rovers and Rise seasons starts next month.A new definition of anthro-complexity
Participants in a meeting of the Japanese OD Network self-organizing in a dialogic container to discuss what they learning from an embodied experience of constraints, Kanzan University, Nagoya, 2019 Dave Snowden is publishing a TON of stuff these last few weeks, much of densely theoretical and full of references to thinkers and traditions that would probably take years to properly unpack. Nevertheless I appreciate these posts because “anthro-complexity” – the name he has given to his body of work – has been the most influential body of theory in helping me to think through the ideas of dialogic containers, hosting, ...Spots still open for our Art of Hosting April 27-29
Back in 1995 I came across Open Space Technology, in a huge conference in Whistler, where 400 people were exploring public participation practice. Witnessing the facilitators hosting this event was game changing for my facilitation practice. After years of being the “sage on the stage” and standing at the front of a room with a flip chart marker in my hand reframing participant’s words, I finally saw what facilitation could be if it was in service of enabling self-organization in groups. It set me on a life-long journey to develop my practice of participatory process. That journey coincided with my ...Chris Corrigan's Groups
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Creating some theory
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Learning Villages
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AoH Indigenious
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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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