Group Facilitation Seminar in Hamburg, Germany

Deep Democracy in Action

Awareness Based Group Facilitation and Conflict Resolution

Dec. 5th and 6th

Have you ever gotten tired of dealing with divisions in a group?
Have you ever felt that conflict in a group inhibited collaboration efforts?
Have you ever felt hopeless about getting a group to work together on its goals?

Group facilitators and change agents tend to feel that it’s their responsibility to create change in a group setting and to find a solution for whatever problem is at hand. This feeling of responsibility can create a tremendous pressure and in some cases can even lead to burnout in the facilitator. Process Work, a cutting-edge approach to group facilitation, offers an alternative by suggesting that change and solutions are inherent within the group itself, and that the facilitator’s job is not making change occur but noticing and forwarding the change that is already emerging. This awareness-based approach ultimately doesn’t require power or struggle from the facilitator.

At the foundation of Process Work group facilitation is a concept and a feeling attitude called deep democracy, which is the perspective that all aspects of ourselves and all perspectives in a group are equally important and they are all needed in order to co-create sustainable solutions. A Process Work facilitator therefore values facts and conscious goals, but also brings attention to background dreams and feelings, because these subtler aspects often hold a important key to the solution. Yet raising such awareness is not always easy, because we are all trained to notice particular phenomena and ignore others. We literally need to retrain our awareness to develop the ability to “sniff out” changes and solutions as they emerge organically from the group.

This seminar offers participants an opportunity to learn about the philosophy of deep democracy and to learn highly practical and applicable skills based on deep democracy theories. In a community atmosphere, participants will practice this new awareness and skill set.

Expected Outcomes:
Participants can expect to:

· Learn the philosophy of Deep Democracy and cultivate its attitude.
· Develop a new type of awareness that views changes and solutions as inherent within a given group. · Learn some of the basic skills of Process Work group facilitation.
· Learn how to apply these new attitudes and skills to their work and everyday situations.

Learning Activities:
The seminar includes both intellectual and experiential learning. So in addition to presentations and discussion, there will be experiential exercises designed for individuals, small groups, and the whole group. There will be an opportunity for participants to present case studies and discuss how deep democracy attitudes and skills can be applied.

Who Should Come:
This seminar is suitable for anyone who wishes to improve their facilitation skills in their personal and professional lives. Prior knowledge of Process Work or group facilitation is a plus, however it is not required to attend this workshop.

Venue: Rutschbahn11A, in the backyard building, 20146 Hamburg, Germany.

Price: 250 / 300 / 350 € (depending on personal possibilities)

Registration and more information: http://deepdemocracy.weebly.com/#register or contact us via email: deepdemocracyinaction@gmail.com

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