Sustainable
Community Summer Dialogue Series
Held on the 1st
Saturday (unless holiday)
10-noon at Urban Options,
405 Grove,
June 4
Facilitating Community Dialogue
Doak Bloss
will demonstrate how a group’s creativity and wisdom can be nurtured to
generate answers to a Focus Question by moving through the specific sequence of
inquiry: 1) perception; 2) reflection; 3) interpretation; and 4)
decision.
July 9
Listening and Questioning Skills
John Sarver will share some training exercises and
experience from being a volunteer mediator.
August 6
The Diffusion Process
Jack Pyle will share insights into the Diffusion Process -- how a group
adopts new ideas. He'll describe the science behind word-of-mouth marketing and
lead a dialogue about how we can foster positive change in mid-Michigan.
September 10
Radical Collaboration
Norma Bauer will share strategies and exercises in
"Radical Collaboration" (Tamm and Luvet) to help answer questions such as…
"How
do we build successful relationships with people in organizations responsible
for toxic waste dumps, building and marketing gas-guzzling vehicles, when we
continue to subsidize private vehicles but underfund non-motorized
and public transit?"
"How
do we stay true to our principles without letting our passion for a sustainable
world wreck our efforts and turn off potential partners with tremendous power?"
Participants with have an opportunity to share their
successes in building successful relationships.
All sessions
are free. Thanks to facilitators, snack/beverage
volunteers, Urban Options, and others who help spread the word. For more info., contact Leroy@leroyharvey.net
or www.re-news.net/process/dialogue