I particularly like entering into the exploratory phase of the design web. The patterns, ideas and principles can all generate new insights. Sometimes we enter into a design process and it can almost be like we are going through the … read more
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On the design immersion weeks this summer participants had a day for each of the phases of the design web. We worked through the growth phase (vision, helps and limits), the exploratory phase (patterns, ideas and principles), the productive phase … read more
The course ended yesterday with a strengthening closing circle, that helps us to move forward. There was a real sense of the ripples from here moving us forward and continuing for a long time. We gave each other envelopes with … read more
Tonight a collective poem from the group after a day of the Work That Reconnects in the Elder phase of the design web; appreciation, reflection and pause. We see with new eyes As a child embracing the world Looking for … read more
Last night we took a rest from our design work and had a group creativity evening. We created a felt panel and did some hand casting. For a few hours we worked on a wall panel together. The spontaneity and … read more
Today we were exploring our patterns. We started the day with a subtle change of patterns with being in silence. The first way of becoming being able to influence our inner ecology is to observe ourselves. We can do this … read more
Today has been a rich day of learning and discovery. We have been focusing on the growth phase of the design web, and working on our vision, limits and helps. With vision we imagine where we would like to be, … read more
We started today with exploring culture. I liked the analogy from family therapy that one participant shared, of our culture being the water in the goldfish bowl we swim around in. We accept this as the way things are. It … read more
We started the course this evening with a sharing of our ‘rivers of life’. Before the course people spent some time preparing a visual representation of their journey through life, showing significant events and turning points. For my river I … read more