[Ailist] Re: Connecting with Others

[Rob Voyle]

> 
> Rob and others,
> 
> Perhaps this is a major request, but could you give life to your  
> ideas with an example?
> 

Hi Hank

several come to mind.  the first is the coaching example I shared a couple of 
days ago with the client's hands moving together as a result of his dialogue 
between the two parts of him that initially were in conflict.  All the synergy was 
occuring within the one client, but he had clearly moved from having one part 
dominate the other, or the other just compromising.  

The other examples are from group work. What especially comes to mind are 
when groups of people are working on shared drawings following the dream 
phase and then working on provocative propositions.  When the stories are rich 
and the dreaming has been intense people seem to have an ability to blend their 
ideas into a whole in an effortless manner.  and the provocative propositions 
almost seem to write themselves.

But those are my examples I think if you were to reflect on your best 
experiences of group work, when there was a synergy, that created something 
greater than the sum of all the parts, when there was laughter and a creative 
ease of being together working together.

I think if you were to reflect on those times that you have experienced you would 
be able to discern some of the features that have been discussed. Were people 
having to fight for or compromise their values or was there some other deeper 
honoring and unifying process going on? 

Rob
  
Robert J. Voyle, Psy.D.
Director, Clergy Leadership Institute
For Coaching and Training in Appreciative Inquiry
Author: Core Elements of the Appreciative Way 
http://www.clergyleadership.com/
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