Re: improving group dynamics? | <– Date –> <– Thread –> |
From: Kay Argyle (argyle![]() |
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Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2003 11:28:08 -0700 (MST) |
> There is this entire vocabulary that goes along with cohousing. It's rather > daunting. I find myself in constant fear of making a 'communication' mistake > since moving into cohousing. Haven't read all the books i guess. > Elaine Don't sweat it. It's good for a community to be reminded occasionally just how much group jargon has evolved. It helps break the insularity that leads to groupthink! In any case, "groupthink" is organizational psychology jargon, not cohousing. There doesn't seem to be a lot of awareness of it in cohousing circles -- or at least, IMO, not enough. That it is a trap for consensus-based groups is my own conclusion, from all those times we are discussing how to actually get something accomplished (you know, paying the taxes, repairing a broken window ...), and somebody defends the lack of progress or participation by saying that relationships are the true work of the community, or similar sentiments. Or puts the cart before the horse by insisting on relationship building before tackling taskwork, rather than relationship building _through_ taskwork. Kay _______________________________________________ Cohousing-L mailing list Cohousing-L [at] cohousing.org Unsubscribe and other info: http://www.cohousing.org/cohousing-L
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