I recently wrote a white paper for a First Nations organization on participatory community engagement. The paper outlines several models, principles and processes that I am mcurrently working with as I help groups design and implement longer term community engagement processes. Here is the most recent version of the paper for your reading, in .pdf format. The paper talks about mental models and comes from a perspective of decolonization. I’d love to have your thoughts in the comments so I can refine it further.
What it’s like to fly with Peregrine Falcons & Gos Hawks:
Lovely report here on the use of the Art of Hosting apaproach, Theory U and others of our social technologies in health care renewal in Nova Scotia. Within the report is a lovely little quote from My dear friend Toke Moeller: “Purpose is the invisible leader.” Given some of the work I’m doing in the next couple of weeks, that is a very good motto for me.
Good steady rain fills our creeks with whispers that will bring our salmon home. # RT @JustASpur: The most bizarre penalty ever? And it resulted in the keeper's team being knocked out of the Cup! http://youtu.be/0MaLGdC3als # Arrived in Kuujjuaq…very warm here in this dusty northern Quebec town. Busy place and lots of blackflies around too. # Eating hummus and rice crackers at the Kuujjuaq Inn while designing a meeting with polar bear hunters. Incongruous is how the North does it. # Stunning morning in Kuujjuaq. No wind and a bright blue sky with a hard sun to warm the …
Our meeting ended well today. The hunters continued to deliberate this morning and true to their pattern they drafted a couple of resolutions and presented them to government. The meeting was considered a success in that it was the first time polar bear hunters came from Nunasiavut, Nunavik and Nunavut to connect and share stories and work together on their issues. A unified statement came from the gathering which was the result of their deliberations together. As it went yesterday, I did very little “facilitation” today except to simply hold space and observe the dynamics. I’ll have a little more …