A Matter of Spirit
Spring 2006
Theme: Engaging Impasse
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Spring 2006: Engaging Impasse
Resources on Engaging Impasse
Engaging Impasse: Circles of Contemplation
The National Coalition for Dialogue and Deliberation
Shambhala
Institute for Authentic Leadership
Books
Bohm, David. (edited by Lee Nichol), On Dialogue. New York: Routledge, 2004.
Bruteau, Beatrice. The Holy Thursday Revolution. New York: Orbis, 2005.
Dougherty, Rose Mary. Group Spiritual Direction: Community for Discernment. New York: Paulist Press, 1995.
Falk, Richard. Religion and Humane Global Governance. New York: Palgrave, 2001.
Frankel, Carl. Out of the Labyrinth: Who We Are, How We Go Wrong, and What We Can Do About It. New York: Monkfish Book Publishing, 2004.
Friedman, Thomas L. The World is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-First Century. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2005.
Kornfield, Jack. The Art of Forgiveness, Lovingkindness, and Peace. New York: Bantam Books, 2002.
Palmer, Parker J. A Hidden Wholeness: The Journey Toward an Undivided Life. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2004.
Senge, Peter et al. Presence: Human Purpose and the Field of the Future. Cambridge, MA: The Society for Organizational Learning, Inc., 2004.
Sylvester, Nancy and Mary Jo Klick, ed. Crucible for Change: Engaging Impasse Through Communal Contemplation and Dialogue. Boerne, TX: Sor Juana Press, 2004.
Wheatley, Margaret J. Finding Our Way: Leadership for an Uncertain Time. San Francisco: Berrett-Koehler, 2005.
Wheatley, Margaret J. Turning to One Another: Simple Conversations to Restore Hope to the Future. San Francisco, 2002.
Resources and Processes for Dialogue
Civic
Reflection
Join with others involved in common civic work to read, think and talk
with each other about life in community and the fundamental human activities
that nourish that life: giving, serving, associating and leading.
Appreciative
Inquiry
Inquiry that leads us to conversations about the good, the better and
the possible.
World
Café or Café
Conversations
Opportunity to foster collaborative dialogue. Enables people to create
shared meaning, strengthen community and ignite innovative thinking.
Open
Space
A self-organizing process to promote creativity and leadership. Leadership
is shared and responsibility lies with the people who surface topics for
an open space discussion.
Compassionate
Listening
A process of “listening our way to wholeness.” It is a tool
for reconciliation and conflict resolution. Inquiry is based on understanding
and empathy, enabling the speaker to deepen his/her experience.
Wisdom
Council
Members are randomly selected to form a Wisdom Council from within a community
or organization. The council meets to address key issues of the community
and to work to develop unamimous statements. The Council is a choice-creating,
democratic process.
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