<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class="">When the Order introduced Imaginal Education formally it was a three weekend series on the west side in … whatever year it was.<div class="">Rodney gave me the three weekends as a birthday present. </div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">In my experience…every thing that “we” have done since has the flow of ORID underneath it…whether we were leading a conversation…choosing a human development project or going on a development call.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">I understand wanting to “name” the conversation method, but perhaps we’re thinking too small in some cases.</div><div class="">One of the best gifts we spread across the globe, however it is used or called.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">All have a joyous, peaceful and transforming holiday time.</div><div class="">Priscilla </div><div class=""><br class=""><div><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On Dec 11, 2015, at 4:23 PM, Beret Griffith via OE <<a href="mailto:oe@lists.wedgeblade.net" class="">oe@lists.wedgeblade.net</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><div dir="ltr" class=""><div class="">Some more background naming conventions of conversation methods. </div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">The current best practice of ToP Network (TTN) trainers is to refer to the Focused Conversation Method which has four levels, O.R.I.D. </div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><i class="">Winning Through Participation</i> published in 1989 refers to The Focused Conversation Method, with four levels Objective, Reflective, Interpretive, Decisional.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Brian Stanfield's book, <i class="">The Art of Focused Conversation</i>, <i class="">100 Ways to Access Group Wisdom in the Workplace</i>, published in 2000, gives some background and says, "<i class="">The questions have changed slightly, but the method remains the same. It is the art form method with a new name, the Focused Conversation." (from the Introduction). </i></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Documents from Golden Pathways:</div><div class="">- From an old Spirit Methods Manual <a href="https://wedgeblade.net/gold_path/data/meth/10041501.htm" target="_blank" class="">https://wedgeblade.net/gold_path/data/meth/10041501.htm</a></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">- A document from summer 1972, <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; text-align: -webkit-center;" class="">CONVERSATION: RELATIONSHIPS/COMPARISONS </span><a href="https://wedgeblade.net/gold_path/data/hisj/100551.htm" target="_blank" class="">https://wedgeblade.net/gold_path/data/hisj/100551.htm</a> </div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">- A talk: <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: inherit;" class="">SPIRIT METHODS:</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: inherit;" class="">Spirit, Gospels, and Psalm Conversations</span> <a href="https://wedgeblade.net/gold_path/data/meth/100439.htm" target="_blank" class="">https://wedgeblade.net/gold_path/data/meth/100439.htm</a> by George West</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Eagerly awaiting for completion of <span style="font-size:12.8px" class="">"Getting to the Bottom of ToP" for linking in the Chronological History. </span></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Beret</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""> </div><div class=""></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br class=""><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Dec 11, 2015 at 6:42 AM, Randy Williams via OE <span dir="ltr" class=""><<a href="mailto:oe@lists.wedgeblade.net" target="_blank" class="">oe@lists.wedgeblade.net</a>></span> wrote:<br class=""><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto" class=""><div class="">The art form has a lot of similarity to Dietrich Bonhoeffer's process for making responsible decisions: observe, judge, weigh-up, decide, act </div><div class="">Randy</div><div class=""><br class="">Sent from my iPad<div class=""><br class=""></div></div><div class=""><div class="h5"><div class=""><br class="">On Dec 11, 2015, at 12:03 AM, via OE <<a href="mailto:oe@lists.wedgeblade.net" target="_blank" class="">oe@lists.wedgeblade.net</a>> wrote:<br class=""><br class=""></div><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class=""><font size="2" face="arial" class="">
<div class="">In the mid-80's, Gene Marshall published a binder with different conversation and workshop methods spelled out, for use by <b class="">House Churches</b>. Think I still have my copy in the garage.</div>
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<div class="">A few notes on "art-form" and ORID conversations...In the 60's and 70's the Ecumenical Institute and its faculty from the Faith and Life community at UT Austin, conducted conversation about the impact of works of art. Notably Picaso's Guernica - impressions of saturation bombing; and the film Requim for a Heavyweight staring Anthony Quinn as the washed up boxer who decides that even he can live his life... The focus of these two conversations was not to teach anything directly but rather to allow the participants of the RS-I (Religious Studies - I seminar) to experience their experience of the painting and the film. As pedegogs we were listening to the participants' responses for their theological views, which could guide us in guiding the following sessions of the 44 hour weekend course.</div>
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<div class="">I'm not sure when we formulated the ORID format - Marylin Olyer should know :-) but I associate ORID with our formalizing of facilitator skills training courses and the manuals for Group Facilitation Methods (now ToP Facilitation Methods) and Participatory Strategic Planning (now ToP Strategic Planning). Personally I think that the earlier titles / branding "GFM" and "PSP" are much more self-descriptive and clearer for marketing purposes. I suppose we could use both: "ToP - Group Facilitation Methods"; and "ToP - Participatory Strategic Planning". <br class="">
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<div class="">Happy Holidays to All.../ Sherwood (on the road facilitating workshop on agricultural development in Kazakhstan and Kyrgykstan...back home Dec 18th.) <br class="">
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Jan Sanders, I know, was recently asked by her teachers and principles at Aruba University why the conversation was called "art form" conversation. <br class="">
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