Deep Democracy of Open Forums
How to Transform Organisations into Communities
Author: Arnold Mindell
In 1994 Arnold Mindell released a seminal work entitled The Leader as Martial Artist (HarperSanFrancisco). This influential book introduced the concept of "Deep Democracy, " a form of conflict resolution that seeks to heal communities by resolving the shadow issues that lurk beneath the surface and stir up real trouble. Since it's introduction, Deep Democracy has been on the minds and lips of such influential leaders as Al Gore, Hilary Clinton, and Ralph Nader.
Now, Mindell takes his groundbreaking work a step further with The Deep Democracy of Open Forums. Providing practical conflict-resolution techniques for groups of 3 to 3,000, Deep Democracy is a perfect choice for would-be leaders of family groups, schools, and corporations, anyone wanting to get at the true root of conflict and solve issues for good.
Think of it as a modern-day Robert's Rules of Order based on organically and emotionally correct principles of human dynamics and interaction. — From an author and psychologist whose fifteen books have sold nearly 300,000 copies — Provides would-be facilitators a step-by-step training program for setting up and managing an open community forum, including:
— preparing and informing yourself on an issue
— being clear about your personal goals and getting past your fear
— whom to invite and how to advertise the event
— dealing with conflict as it arises in the forum
— making sure all parties feel comfortable speaking their minds
— how to follow up.
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In 1994 Arnold Mindell released a seminal work entitled The Leader as Martial Artist (HarperSanFrancisco). This influential book introduced the concept of "Deep Democracy, " a form of conflict resolution that seeks to heal communities by resolving the shadow issues that lurk beneath the surface and stir up real trouble. Since it's introduction, Deep Democracy has been on the minds and lips of such influential leaders as Al Gore, Hilary Clinton, and Ralph Nader.
Now, Mindell takes his groundbreaking work a step further with The Deep Democracy of Open Forums. Providing practical conflict-resolution techniques for groups of 3 to 3,000, Deep Democracy is a perfect choice for would-be leaders of family groups, schools, and corporations, anyone wanting to get at the true root of conflict and solve issues for good.
Think of it as a modern-day Robert's Rules of Order based on organically and emotionally correct principles of human dynamics and interaction. — From an author and psychologist whose fifteen books have sold nearly 300,000 copies — Provides would-be facilitators a step-by-step training program for setting up and managing an open community forum, including:
— preparing and informing yourself on an issue
— being clear about your personal goals and getting past your fear
— whom to invite and how to advertise the event
— dealing with conflict as it arises in the forum
— making sure all parties feel comfortable speaking their minds
— how to follow up.
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Most of us are terrified of conflict, says Arnold Mindell, PhD, author of fifteen books and internationally recognized for his innovative synthesis of Jungian therapy, dreams, and bodywork. But we needn't be. His burning passion is to create groups and organizations where everyone looks forward to group processes instead of fearing them. He calls this the deep democracy of open forums, where all voices, thoughts, and feelings are aired freely, especially the ones nobody wants to hear.
Since 1992, one of Mindell's prime interests has been the bringing of deeper awareness to group conflicts. Conflict work without reference to altered states of consciousness is like a flu shot for someone in a manic or depressed state of consciousness. Most group and social problems cannot be well facilitated or resolved without access to the dreamlike and mystical atmosphere in the background. The key is becoming aware of it.
Mindell introduces a new paradigm for working in groups, from 3 to 3,000, based on awareness of the flow of signals and events. You can take the subtlest of signals indicating the onset of emotions such as fear, anger, hopelessness, and other altered states, and use them to transform seemingly impossible problems into uplifting community experiences.
As Mindell explains, "I share how everyone--people in schools and organizations, communities and governments--can use inner experiences, dreaming, and mysticism, in conjunction with real methods of conflict management, to produce lively, more sustainable, conscious communities."
About the Author
Arnold Mindell is the author of many books including "Working with the Dreamingbody" and "Dreambody in Relationships." He is a Process-oriented therapist and teacher a the Process Work Center of Portland in Oregon, and lectures internationally on conflict resolution and "process work" psychology.
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