From
Germany
I think
that "faith in future" and also "what holds mankind together" and "from
where get people their values in life" are some of the most moving
issues for people. For these issues, the intimacy of an F4D circle seems
to be more adequate than a public discussion. There is a deep wish of
most participants to go deeper into the questions of values and ethics.
The attitudes towards this issue are, by the way, quite different in
eastern and western cultures.
From
South Africa
What is
your current passion? Can you share your story of where you think this
passion was ignited? How can this passion enable you and others in our
Futures? What has it done for you and what do you think it can do for
others? What gives you identity and meaning in world today? What does it
mean to be a successful human being? How would you create a new language
for positive thinking? If you spent work as FUN, what will you be doing
and why? How will you define "soulful" work?
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From
Our Circle Hosts
Compiled by Carole
Schwinn
Guiding
Questions/Reflective Learning for Circles
About Context - what's
going on in the world (our own lives, our families, communities,
society, global village) that makes the work of From the Four Directions
so crucial at this time?
About
Callings - what is called for in this context? What would be different
in the world if we, as leaders, answered the call? What and where is my
own call to leadership?
About
Change/Transformation - What do we believe about how the world works?
What are the conditions in which individuals and collectives shift their
consciousness?
About
Principles - What principles of leadership can we derive from our
beliefs about transformation?
About
Practices - What practices are available to us? Where are they being
used now? How can we use them in our own personal and professional
challenges?
About
Reflections/Learnings - What are we learning that both shifts our
thinking and informs our practice? Where can we share and apply those
learnings?
More
Starters:
What is
leadership?
What is life affirming leadership?
How have I
experienced leading in life-affirming ways?
How could we get more of
it?
When is it difficult to lead in life-affirming ways?
What works
to foster human creativity, commitment, and responsibilitiy?
What
are our experiences with participation?
What have we learned about
what motivates people?
What is our experience with bureaucracy,
hierarchy?
What indigenous forms of leadership do we know about?
What important issues in our community are we hoping to influence?
What is our vision for how we want the issue to be when it is moved
in another
direction?
How do we feel about how we impact and
influence these issues now?
What is our collective understanding
about things actually change?
What changes do we desire in our own
lives and our ability to lead?
What is going on in the world (our
own lives, our families, communities, society, global village) that
makes the work of From the Four Directions so crucial at this time?
What is called for at this time?
What would be different in the
world if we, as leaders, answered the call?
What and where is my own
call to leadership?
What do we believe about how the world works?
What are the conditions in which individuals and collectives shift
their consciousness?
What principles of leadership can we derive
from our beliefs about transformation?
What practices are available
to us? Where are they being used now? How can we use them in our own
personal and professional challenges?
What are we learning that both
shifts our thinking and informs our practice? Where can we share and
apply those learnings?
What are our burning questions?
What have I
learned about leadership in general?
What have I learned about my
own leadership?
What new questions do I now have?
Will I do
anything differently now?
What would I like to talk about next
time?
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Seattle, Washington
Session #1
- Theme: Gathering Leaders from the Four Directions
Focusing
questions: What in happening in our communities, organizations, or world
that makes it important for us to come together at this time? What is
your personal hope in joining this Four Directions Circle?
Session #2
- Theme: Life-affirming Leadership:
Focusing questions: What is life
affirming leadership? Describe a time when you were a life affirming
leader -- what did it look like/feel like? What was the effect on
you/others?
Session #3
- Theme: Diversity (we are diverse and seek to connect across diversity)
Focusing questions: (While you listen to others listen for
differences rather than similarities) Who do you speak for, represent,
bring with you? What did you notice as you listened for difference?
Session #4
- Theme: Our Beliefs on Change
Focusing questions: What do you
believe about how change happens in families, communities,
organizations, or the world? What type of changes do you want to
support/stand behind? OR the following - What changes do you desire in
your own life or in your ability to lead?
Session #5
- Theme: Human Goodness
Focusing questions: Describe a time when you
most deeply experienced your own human goodness? How as a leader do you
invite or rely on human goodness?
Session #6 - Theme: Life
Affirming Leadership in Us
Focusing questions: How or where are you
called to leadership at this time? What are the roots of your leadership
practice? How can I/we deepen our practice as life-affirming
leaders?
Session #7 Closing Session:
Focusing questions: What has
been the gift of our time together? What do you long for as we go forth
from this circle?
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