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June 23, 2025: black holes
Are we living in a black hole? A delightful watch from Neil deGrasse Tyson, exploring the evidence that we might be living inside a black hole. Can we even know that? At some level, it perhaps doesn’t matter, although it makes my head spin and creates that little feeling of amazement that we are here at all. I like that. Of much more practical concern are the cognitive black holes that we are drifting into. Three readings from this morning that have me reflecting on those. First, from the June issue of Harper’s Karl Ove Knuagsgaard writes about our relationship ...Remembering Burns on a Juneuary morning
Our back door, created by my friend and fellow islander Burns Jennings who died in February. We asked him to design a door that signifies a crossing into our family home. He was proud of this one. "Every day is perfect if, when you wake, you hear birdsin the garden..."- Ann Margaret Lim, "Birdsong of Shaker Way" That’s what we call it traditionally on Bowen Island, Juneuary. It is a traditional period of rain and cooler weather that drenches the coast for a while in June, around the summer solstice. Every year, there are a few hot days in May ...June 21,2025: sounds of longing
A fantastic comment on what it means to lose access to care for and what life is like right now in the USA for one trans person. A new album from Australian band ZÖJ, Give Water to Birds. TO my ear they are to Persian classical music what The Gloaming is to Irish traditional music. From this interview, I can relate to this quote. “For me, the music of nature is not only sound; it is also movement, light, colour, smell, texture, and temperature. The most powerful and inspiring sound in nature for me is its deep silence and stillness. ...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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