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Reflections from April's Conversation
- What is unique about this
workshop? ( Or, if applicable how was it different from a previous CW
Roger)
It is still evolving.
Smaller group and I thought it was better
Focused conversations with time structure.
Ideas and conversations this time were more abstract and posed challenging society-based problems.
It’s like coaching
- An interesting question you heard, thought of, or asked.
Better reflection time and space.
What would I like to do next?
What can I contribute.
I think all questions are interesting better to ask what is the best question you heard so far.
How do I do I find my way forward?
Why is life so exciting?
How do we know when enough is enough?
How is my next contribution point to feed my soul?
How do you create community when you new to a city?
What is the opposite of moving forward?
How do we define progress?
· What is an idea you could use?
The job I have now is giving me to the experience that strengthens my resume to work in climate change, if I look for other opportunities in a year or two.
Weaving my story into a presentation, so they get me.
My days are more productive when I’m passionate about what I’m doing.
Follow up with overlapping projects and similar interests.
The conversation care format. I’ve heard about it, but never experienced it. Great process.
To approach a well respected mediator about bringing opposing sides together to make an effort to improve the situation.
Begin with the end in mind.
Talking to Danella at Vancity about business development.
Create an open space dialogue with strategic partners [ as a Victoria think tank for climate change]
How to cross fears.
Fund raiser speakers: Mike Harcourt
How to create engagement.
Attend April 25 th, Chris Turner, author of Geography of Hope, will be at UVic
· What did you l earn about yourself /others?
Good news. There are others!
I learned it is imperative that we step out of of our comfort zone to expand our knowledge.
I like finding our about others.
The answer is close but sometimes too big to see it.
Get energized! Great session!
Importance of reflection and my three hard months of unemployment
There are many thoughtful, creative people.
- What benefit have your received, or can imagine from CW R?
I’ve made a shift in terms of thinking of your job as your ‘contribution’
Continued inspiration and excitement over the collection of like-minded individuals.
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How can CW Roger help develop community leadership?
The action piece will help this.
Just call people together.
Each participant can take this model for conversation and replicate it with their community members.
Teach people to listen, ask thoughtful questions.
Increase networks and allow people to feel empowered by their own ideas.
Leaders are only as powerful as their networks and this is a great way to make diverse new connections.
- What follow up can you imagine from today’s workshop?
To spend a bit more time on reflection.
If a connection is made - the follow up is automatic and inevitable. I can see meeting new friends and gaining knowledge.
Post ‘How to questions’ on GD to have members answer them.
Going onto the web site and posting what came of our conversation.
Maybe a CWR where we each have an actual little ‘project’ something really attainable.eg “make my neighbourhood more beautiful”
Will get together with some participants over the next few weeks.
Action Piece:
1. Connecting wood source to builder for flooring.
Forest investment fund.
2. Soul feeding contributions
Look at day-to-day decisions
Do what you love.
Take yourself beyond what you know.
Travel, try something new.
The book: Could Coaching
Ask: How is my job ‘contribution?”
3. Are we putting the real questions on the table?
4. Draw images with your left hand to take you places in your life that you’ve never been
Take yourself to new places you haven’t been before.
Dance in the woods, backyard,/ beach for 20 minutes each day for a month.
5. Beacon Hill Petting Zoo - goat pen
“ Minding the kids” Fund raiser
Go to MakeChange.com
Victoria Foundation is going to have a place for people/ groups who need money.
Have CWR at the Petting Zoo to kick off the video sales
Involve students in either biology or telecommunications to spearhead the project.
6 Suggest books -online book club!
-organize by topic/ theme and allow people to post and then let threads of conversations develop.
-When you post your book say what it is about, and why you like it