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Process Team Community Engagement Initiative Wiki

Process Team CEI Wiki – Inviting :: Hosting :: Harvesting :: Logistics

The General Framework for a PT Community Engagement (CE) Activity is structured around four elements : Inviting, Hosting, Harvesting, Logistics.

This is the “home-page” for the Process Team’s (PT) Community Engagement Initiative (CEI) “wiki”, or knowledge-base (KB).  Click here to link back to the CEI Main Page.

Welcome to the CEI Wiki

The CEI was launched to help the PT achieve it’s Mission :

To facilitate a community-wide process that engages the Sangha through dialogue while honouring the fundamental nature of basic goodness and abiding in accord with the Dharma, thereby identifying a path forward for the community that nurtures healing and learning, and respects diversity, inclusion, and cultural differences.

The PT CE Support Team is prototyping tools and techniques for action-oriented community conversation, adapted to the needs of Shambhala.  In order to make these tools and techniques easily accessible and widely available, the CE Support Team will be documenting them here in this wiki.

Skeleton of a PT CE Activity with an Action Context

Process Team CEI Wiki – Inviting :: Hosting :: Harvesting :: Logistics

The General Framework for a PT Community Engagement (CE) Activity is structured around four elements : Inviting, Hosting, Harvesting, Logistics.

What follows is a “Cole’s Notes” Summary of the Hosting Activity.

Welcome

  • Introduction of Facilitator & Listener Group
    Who is asking / listening ?
  • Introduction of Question / Invitation & Container
    Reminder & Opening of the Question.
  • Present the Action Context
    How does the Listener Group intend to use the feedback ?
    Requires a clear statement of what the feedback is going to be used for.

Discussion Models (use one of the following)

Start from the Heart – PT Developed

  • Heart
    Start with individual, internal grounding. Connecting to ones own heart.
    Hands-on reminders to connect with one’s heart at Contemplation, Co-Sensing, and Presencing.
  • Meditation
  • Contemplation
    Begin with a hands-on reminder to connect with one’s heart.
    e.g. “Come back to the feelings you had during the grounding exercise.”
  • Co-Sensing
    Individual sharing in small groups.
    Begin with a hands-on reminder to connect with one’s heart.
  • Presencing
    Exploring the theme with generative discussion.
    Begin with a hands-on reminder to connect with one’s heart.

Five Skandas

  • Description to follow

Closing and Thanks