April 2012 - Dialogue - lists.wedgeblade.net

Guernica Day and Conversation Roots
by steve har 25 Apr '12

25 Apr '12

Guernica - 75 years ago the the Basque city of Guernica was bombed April 25, 1937 at about 4pm. There is a mashup of old video clips and pictures at http://www.mashpedia.com/Bombing_of_Guernica Picasso- Later Picasso made a painting of it and raised the question of bombing civilian populations into an ethical question. Guernica Conversation - Still later Joe Mathews made the Guernica painting an opportunity to engage not only ethical public policy questions but where people in the conversation might stand in the ready-to-hand-matters of life and to engage freely and responsibly. Brian Stanfield in one of his books describes how Mathews used the Guernica painting to invent a conversation that let a class of students raise and express vividly both ethical and personal existential questions in a learning environment. ORID Conversation - Even still later someone took the original Guernica Art Form conversation and changed the focus from being [ontology] to knowing [epistemology] and then formalized the conversation it into a queston procedure for knowing something - an epistemological conversation. Something gained but also something lost. Wayne Nelson's interesting paper last year stressesd this shift in emphasis to ORID epistemology as the basis for facilitation but he also de-emphasized the ontology of guided conversations that began with Guernica and generated many many other conversations including tombstone, journey and song conversations that were well documented in the Summer 73 Spirit Methods Manual. Does anyone know the story of how the Art Form conversation was "de-commissioned" in favor of the ORID procedure for knowing something as set out in Brian's book on workplace conversations an ad detailed in ToP facilitator's tool kit? Seems like something was gained with the invention of ORID but also lost as well. For one thing, it seems a facilitator has no existential or ethical standing to speak or listen outside the deliverables & procedures of the specific facilitation event. Another interesting question might be what additional tools might enrich the facilitator's tool kit? Storytelling, 1 to 1 coaching? Coaching teams & communities to form and accomplish results? Maybe it is time to develop & deploy some new leadership roles for the future? Seems like there might be some questions here for 50th Anniversary dialogue. Any suggestions? -- Steve

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CHANGE OF PHONE - - AGAIN
by Lee Early 24 Apr '12

24 Apr '12

Our phone provider didn't like our new phone number so they changed it. They just didn't tell us. Here are the new contact numbers: Lee and Leah Early 19230 Forest Park Drive Northeast #A102 Lake Forest Park, WA 98155 HOME PHONE: (206) 922-3182 LEAH'S MOBILE: (425) 922-4252 LEE'S MOBILE: (425) 212-7997 Lee's Email: lees.mail(a)comcast.net Leah's Email: leahearly(a)comcast.net

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Re: [Dialogue] [Oe List ...] Proposed tech@wedgeblade.net list
by bailey03132＠charter.net 24 Apr '12

24 Apr '12

a new mailing list could be very helpful. bill bailey -----Original Message----- From: Tim Wegner Sent: Sunday, April 22, 2012 4:39 PM To: dialogue(a)wedgeblade.net ; oe(a)wedgeblade.net Subject: [Oe List ...] Proposed tech(a)wedgeblade.net list I will try not to post many more (if any) messages to both lists! Thanks for your patience! Sometimes it is necessary, but everyone (including me) should strive to post to just one list unless the message truly applies to both, as this and the last few from me necessarily have. I would like to start a new mailing list called something like tech(a)wedgeblade.net (there may be a better name, I'm open) that would: 1. Discuss problems and solutions relating to the lists and the wiki 2. Propose new content and revisions to wiki.wedgeblade.net (e.g. the project of harvesting threads from the mailing lists and posting on the wiki). 3. Discuss new ideas for facilities that could be hosted at wedgeblade.net. As before, there are a whole slew of possibilities, but they are different than before since we have a new host. And the possibilties are not necessarily limited to what the host provides. I don't think most people will necessarily be interested in this topic, the technical infrastruture that glues us together, but I know some of you are. Everyone interested is welcome. Hmmm - maybe the list should be called "glue(a)wedgeblade.net" :-) Let me know OFF THE LIST with a private email if you are interested. Thanks, Tim _______________________________________________ OE mailing list OE(a)wedgeblade.net http://wedgeblade.net/mailman/listinfo/oe_wedgeblade.net

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Come to Austin Sat April 28th 4-8pm for Local ICA 50th Anv Celebration
by Wanda Holcombe 23 Apr '12

23 Apr '12

Come join the Austin ICA colleagues next Saturday, April 28th, for one of the local ICA 50th Anniversary celebrations. Picnic style...bring a side dish for the pot-luck meal. Guest Rooms are available in ICA colleague homes if you want to travel to Austin and spend the night. I am adding the text within this email and attaching the promo piece posted a few weeks ago on this listserv....Grace & Peace, Wanda & George AUSTIN, TEXAS ICA 50th Anniversary Celebration Saturday, April 28, 2012 at 4 to 8 pm at home of The Holcombe’s: 14900 Yellowleaf Trail, Austin TX 78728 RSVP to Phone #’s: 512-252-2756 or 512-619-3469 Hosted by Austin ICA Colleagues: Glenda & Dane Adkinson, Debra & Nick Denner, Mary & Stuart Hampton, Deana & Ken Henry, Wanda & George Holcombe, Diann & Terry McCabe, Betsy & Don Singleton 4:00 pm Snacks Creation of Art Piece during Dialogue: *Past/Present/Future Challenges: Personally, Locally & Globally? *Tools & insights that have been helpful dealing with challenges? *What is currently going on in our community/region, area that are creative responses to the challenges? 5:30 pm Picnic/Potluck Meal .......Everybody brings food to share........ 6:00 to 8:00 pm *Viewing Video Clips from the Past & new video about ICA and its 50th Anniversary *Dialogue on what gives hope for the future. Note: A table will be set up for folks to share “Memorabilia” from the past....

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Thanks Time
by George Holcombe 22 Apr '12

22 Apr '12

Thanks for the switch. Any info on how I change my email address by going to the web page. George Holcombe 14900 Yellowleaf Tr. Austin, TX 78728 Mobile 512/252-2756 geowanda(a)earthlink.net Hope appeareth, but it is not your Hope—you do not have anything to do with it. It just appeareth. It comes as a stranger, as an alien—it just appeareth! You do not even know why you hope. How in the world could you hope when there is absolutely nothing to justify any hope? ~Joseph W. Mathews

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Re: [Dialogue] Lists are back
by Tracy Longacre 22 Apr '12

22 Apr '12

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