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From Monastery to Participatory Democracy with Andy Paice
In this episode, Julia and Andy covered:
• Participatory democracy is about a deeper level of democracy .e.g Citizen’s assembly to listen to diverse voices and find common solutions
• Danger of spiritual bypassing when engaged in spiritual practices at the expense of everyday relationships in society
• ‘Deep democracy’ tries to draw inner voices into democratic process as microcosm of outer world
• Talking in circle ‘until the obvious arises’ leads to real solutions
• Facilitator balances aim of meeting with making people comfortable to take part
• Appreciative enquiry to use imagination through crafts or drawing so that people have chance to express themselves through different methods
• Dynamic facilitation to reflect back what you’ve heard and to create a safe space where creative solutions can emerge rather than fighting about different opinions
• Diversity in facilitators to match diversity of participants and to ensure that there isn’t a power imbalance
• Parliament as opposite of circle holding – paradigms that current society build on makes collaboration harder
Andy’s Website: andypaice.net
Information on Citizens Assemblies
UK Participation organisations that Andy works for:
Shared Future CIC
MutualGain
Involve UK
The US non profit Andy is involved with:
Co-Intelligence Institute
Andy’s writing on participatory democracy:
The holistic paradigm as Demoracy’s evolutionary frontier
Facilitation methods mentioned:
Dynamic Facilitation
Arnold Mindell’s Deep Democracy
Appreciative Inquiry
Andy’s mentors:
Tom Atlee
Rosa Zubizarreta
Get your free Start Your Circle Guide HERE
You can pre-order our book Circle Holding: A Practical Guide to Facilitating Talking Circles on Amazon (https://www.amazon.co.uk/Circle-Holding-Practical-Facilitating-Talking/dp/1805013157/)
For a signed copy from Independent Book Store West End Lane Books purchase the book here https://www.welbooks.co.uk/shop/p/circle-holding-by-julia-davis-and-tessa-venuti-sanderson
To learn more about facilitating circles you can join one of our trainings:
https://www.circleholding.org
Circle Holding Fundamentals - introductory 3 hour workshop
https://www.circleholding.org/circle-fundamentals
Circle Holding Facilitator Training - 3 month training
https://www.circleholding.org/circle-holders-journey
Circle Holding Book Club - a fun way to work through the exercises
https://www.circleholding.org/book-club
Yoga Nidra & Circle Holding
https://www.circleholding.org/yoga-nidra-circle-holding
Circle Holding Self Study Programme
https://www.circleholding.org/self-study
Circle Holding Non-Residential Retreat - London
https://www.circleholding.org/weekend-retreat
Circle Holding Residential Retreat
https://www.circleholding.org/autumn-residential
Free Events and mini trainings - meet Julia & Tessa and get a taste of circle holding
https://www.circleholding.org/free-resources
We love to hear from circle facilitators and circle goers so please email us at [email protected]
Music credit: Fabio Venuti
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By Julia Davis and Tessa Venuti SandersonIn this episode, Julia and Andy covered:
• Participatory democracy is about a deeper level of democracy .e.g Citizen’s assembly to listen to diverse voices and find common solutions
• Danger of spiritual bypassing when engaged in spiritual practices at the expense of everyday relationships in society
• ‘Deep democracy’ tries to draw inner voices into democratic process as microcosm of outer world
• Talking in circle ‘until the obvious arises’ leads to real solutions
• Facilitator balances aim of meeting with making people comfortable to take part
• Appreciative enquiry to use imagination through crafts or drawing so that people have chance to express themselves through different methods
• Dynamic facilitation to reflect back what you’ve heard and to create a safe space where creative solutions can emerge rather than fighting about different opinions
• Diversity in facilitators to match diversity of participants and to ensure that there isn’t a power imbalance
• Parliament as opposite of circle holding – paradigms that current society build on makes collaboration harder
Andy’s Website: andypaice.net
Information on Citizens Assemblies
UK Participation organisations that Andy works for:
Shared Future CIC
MutualGain
Involve UK
The US non profit Andy is involved with:
Co-Intelligence Institute
Andy’s writing on participatory democracy:
The holistic paradigm as Demoracy’s evolutionary frontier
Facilitation methods mentioned:
Dynamic Facilitation
Arnold Mindell’s Deep Democracy
Appreciative Inquiry
Andy’s mentors:
Tom Atlee
Rosa Zubizarreta
Get your free Start Your Circle Guide HERE
You can pre-order our book Circle Holding: A Practical Guide to Facilitating Talking Circles on Amazon (https://www.amazon.co.uk/Circle-Holding-Practical-Facilitating-Talking/dp/1805013157/)
For a signed copy from Independent Book Store West End Lane Books purchase the book here https://www.welbooks.co.uk/shop/p/circle-holding-by-julia-davis-and-tessa-venuti-sanderson
To learn more about facilitating circles you can join one of our trainings:
https://www.circleholding.org
Circle Holding Fundamentals - introductory 3 hour workshop
https://www.circleholding.org/circle-fundamentals
Circle Holding Facilitator Training - 3 month training
https://www.circleholding.org/circle-holders-journey
Circle Holding Book Club - a fun way to work through the exercises
https://www.circleholding.org/book-club
Yoga Nidra & Circle Holding
https://www.circleholding.org/yoga-nidra-circle-holding
Circle Holding Self Study Programme
https://www.circleholding.org/self-study
Circle Holding Non-Residential Retreat - London
https://www.circleholding.org/weekend-retreat
Circle Holding Residential Retreat
https://www.circleholding.org/autumn-residential
Free Events and mini trainings - meet Julia & Tessa and get a taste of circle holding
https://www.circleholding.org/free-resources
We love to hear from circle facilitators and circle goers so please email us at [email protected]
Music credit: Fabio Venuti