[Ailist] Re: Being appreciative

[Jeff Aitken]

Nick Heap wrote:
>If you run small workshops or meetings you can ask everyone at the end to
>say the one thing they have valued, say, about the person on their left,
>directly to that person. It will lift everyone's spirits and deepen their
>connections. Always take part yourself, consultants or whatever need
>appreciation too.

I learned a tiny addition to this. If I will be saying something about the
person on my left, I want to say it BEFORE I receive appreciation from the
person on my right.

Otherwise I'm still thinking about what to say while I'm trying to hear
(and take in) what is being said to me.

Therefore we take our turns around the circle toward the right. And each of
us gets a reward for what we say: it comes back to us immediately from
someone else!

Jeff

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Jeff Aitken
Consultant/Facilitator
Specialist in Open Space Process
Inverness CA USA
415.669.1924
ja@svn.net

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