Cohousing-L Mailing List: outside facilitation [WAS Consensus, Majority Vote, "Blocks" "

[Eris Weaver (eris]

Sharon wrote:
> An outside facilitator can act as a mediator and say I'm going to help you
work this
> out ? I've helped many communities resolve more difficult conflicts than
this one so
> everyone is in a better place. That offers a promise of help and a new
perspective.
> (We all know our internal facilitators are mucked up in the issue along
with us so
> they can't inspire the same hopeful trust. And they have in all likelihood
already
> tried everything they know to try.)

And it doesn't even have to be a professional facilitator/mediator (even
though we do appreciate the work!). You can make arrangements with another
local community to swap facilitators. Skill and experience helps - and most
cohousing communities have both - but sometimes outsider-ness and the
resultant neutrality is even more important. 


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Eris Weaver, Facilitator & Group Process Consultant
Author, "Let's Talk About Money: A Conversation Guide for Intentional
Communities"
eris [at] erisweaver.info
707-338-8589
http://www.erisweaver.info
http://erisweaver.blogspot.com


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