Re: Using Professionals to Help Define Decision-Making Processes | <– Date –> <– Thread –> |
From: Robert P. Arjet (rarjetLearnLink.Emory.Edu) | |
Date: Sun, 3 Feb 2002 22:04:00 -0700 (MST) |
cohousing-l [at] cohousing.org writes: >Sounds great, Sharon, but are most groups going to have the money for a >professional facilitator? How long does one expect to retain them? Our group had a very beneficial consensus retreat about a year ago that convinced me of the value of hiring professionals. We brought in a trainer, rented a facility that we could live at for the weekend, and bought all of the food for common meals for about $130 per person. This in not a small amount of money for many people, but it is a tiny, tiny percentage of one's eventual investment in cohousing. The payoff has been enormous- we make better decisions faster, we're all speaking a common language about decisions, we understand what it is we're working towards as we struggle with a decision. >I think life would be so much easier if we were taught group facilitation >and conflict resolution as teenagers. =) That is the truth. I think most of us were taught obedience through fear, decision-making through power plays, and the bedrock belief that you can't trust other people, so you'd better look out for #1 at all times. A lot of us have many, many things to unlearn in order to function in a truly supportive community. Hence the need for rented trainers... Robert Arjet Central Austin Cohousing http://www.austincohousing.org _______________________________________________ Cohousing-L mailing list Cohousing-L [at] cohousing.org Unsubscribe and other info: http://www.communityforum.net/mailman/listinfo/cohousing-l
- RE: the importance of clearly defined process & power (wasRe: Handling disputes in cohousing), (continued)
- RE: the importance of clearly defined process & power (wasRe: Handling disputes in cohousing) Rob Sandelin, February 3 2002
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- Re: the importance of clearly defined process & power--consensus recommendations Tree Bressen, February 3 2002
- Using Professionals to Help Define Decision-Making Processes Sharon Villines, February 3 2002
- Re: Using Professionals to Help Define Decision-Making Processes Maggi Rohde, February 3 2002
- Re: Using Professionals to Help Define Decision-Making Processes Robert P. Arjet, February 3 2002
- Consensus Sharon Villines, February 4 2002
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Re: Power structures in group process Tree Bressen, February 4 2002
- About Tree Bresson Rob Sandelin, February 5 2002
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