[Dialogue] [Oe List ...] Fwd: Question about Imaginal Education these days

Sun Dec 7 09:26:12 PST 2014

I sense that the focus in structured institutional education is shifting
from the teacher/educator to the student/learner.  In that context I like
the term "transformational learning" more than "imaginal education."  Would
love to see what Tim Dove has said.
Randy

On Sun, Dec 7, 2014 at 11:10 AM, Jack Gilles <jackcgilles at gmail.com> wrote:

> Dear All,
>
> I think Jeanette has done the best job of answering the question of a
> definition. But we have to understand that “we” have a long history of this
> definition and tend to assume that others grasp the profound depth behind
> it, and I don’t think they do. For instance, although the term ORID is
> based on a natural flow of consciousness, to utilize it effectively
> requires a depth understanding of I.E. and that in and by itself is not
> Imaginal Education (as we define the term). The same for Project Work,
> Strategic Planning and other methods we have honed and championed.
>
> It could be said that all “education” is “Imaginal”, that is, it is based
> on a set of images and assumptions that are then communicated in a method
> called Education. And it is more than just being “conscious” about the
> process. Those who want to teach about American Exceptional-ism are very
> clear that they want certain “images” to be communicated and to take root.
> Thus you have a spectrum of Imaginal Education from outright designed
> propaganda to unconscious and unquestioned “Images” that are the basis of
> what is being communicated.
>
> So the issue of I.E. is the life stance and understanding that is
> underneath the process. To use our language, the “Word” is absolutely
> essential for the process. That reality is worthy of a long” discourse, but
> to be an effective Imaginal Educator it needs to be understood at the heart
> of the creative effort. For people’s information, Mark Dove’s son, Tim, has
> done a fantastic job of just that, without ever mentioning any of our
> historic language. So, having a profound and self-conscious understanding
> of humanness is essential for effective Imaginal Education as we have
> framed it.
>
> Good discussion (dialogue)!
>
> Jack
>
> P.S. I’ve added Tim Dove’s name to the list so that he can see how this
> discussion is going and can respond if he so desires. He is the best
> example of anyone I know who has built a whole-system understanding of
> education based on Imaginal Education.
>
> On Dec 7, 2014, at 10:23 AM, Jeanette Stanfield via OE <
> oe at lists.wedgeblade.net> wrote:
>
> For me, imaginal education is an art.  It is the discernment of images
> that are blocking a person, a group, a community, or society from moving
> positively into the future.  Once discerned, messages are powerfully and
> creatively put into the learning environment through questions, stories,
> art forms, projects, activities,models etc to release the negative images
> and allow new images to emerge and thus new decisions and behaviours.
>
> Thank you Steve and Loren for inviting this conversation.
>
> Jeanette
>
> On Sun, Dec 7, 2014 at 10:22 AM, Randy Williams via Dialogue <
> dialogue at lists.wedgeblade.net> wrote:
>
>> I would say that the goal of imaginal education is to change behavior.
>> Our outmoded, out of date stories of reality (images) are at the root of
>> all our problems. Example of an outmoded story--we can have unlimited
>> economic growth on a finite planet--the story underlying climate change,
>> global warming, and all the associated symptoms.
>> Randy
>>
>> Sent from my iPad
>>
>> On Dec 7, 2014, at 9:09 AM, Karenbueno via OE <oe at lists.wedgeblade.net>
>> wrote:
>>
>> Imaginal Education acknowledges that images affect behavior and that
>> images can change.  The goal of the Imaginal Educator is to change images
>> by using a variety of teaching methods, one of which is the structured
>> conversation model, called ORID.  The goal of Imaginal Educators trained by
>> the ICA has been to change a victim image to an image of  one's individual
>> power to affect one's life and the world.
>>
>> from Karen Bueno
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: steve har via Dialogue <dialogue at lists.wedgeblade.net>
>> To: Order Ecumenical ICA-USA <dialogue at lists.wedgeblade.net>; oe <
>> oe at lists.wedgeblade.net>; Tatwa P. Timsina <tatwa at ica-nepal.org>
>> Sent: Sun, Dec 7, 2014 7:32 am
>> Subject: [Dialogue] Question about Imaginal Education 9these days
>>
>> In Nepal and India
>> Nelson Stover and Loren Weybright are collaborating on two schools one
>> in Nepal and one in Chikhale school in Maharastra.
>>
>> Loren is onsite in Nepal for 3 months doing Action Plan projects with
>> the staff & teachers and curriculum design and coaching with
>> individual teachers.
>>
>> In January they both will be in Maharastra at the Chickhale school for
>> a 2 day professional development.
>>
>> Here is a question that needs an answer:
>> Just what is Imaginal Education, Now and how do you practice it?
>>
>> Nelson asked this question and they are looking for a variety of
>> (simple) responses.
>>
>> Can you share a sentence on Imaginal Education rom your experience,
>> short, simple?
>>
>> --
>> Steve Harrington
>> PS if you want you can track developments in Nepal and Chikhale by
>> signing up at the Imaginal Education Collection upper right hand
>> corner here: https://wedgeblade.net/wordpress/imaginaleducation/blog/
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