[ Hi Folks – These are the notes I (Kat) took during the facilitation workshop we had before winter break. They formatted themselves a little funny but I’m not sure how to edit them. Please let me know if they need clarifying ]
12/3/11
“What is consensus & How does it work?”
An informal facilitation workshop with Stephan Fink and Jillian Quinn Buckley of Occupy Wall Street
NOTES/MINUTES
Drill/Recap
- got in two groups, gave us the question: what would make you feel more comfortable in this space? to get accustomed to process
- reviewed hand signals: spirit fingers, block
- in facilitation – during review, she asked to hear from female-bodied folks since people who had spoken were both men
Ground Rules
- active listening/internalizing
- step up/step back: if you’re speaking a lot, sometimes step back and vise versa
- be aware of voice volume
- be aware of time limits
- be present
- progressive stack:…
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