Big Decisions and Ways of Knowing with Tenneson Woolf

Living Love

How do you decide when you reach a threshold or crossroads? In this episode, Beth talks with Tenneson Woolf, a facilitator, coach, and poet, about how we make big decisions, careful not to let fear be in the lead. We explore how we can slow down as we make decisions, on a personal level or with groups, and use listening and other methods to help with discerning. These two facilitators share a range of methods and stories from their work.
Resources and links:
Tenneson Woolf’s web site - His web site includes the Human to Human Blog; Announcements of Events; and Resources & Inspirations
Most Mornings and In My Nature - These are books of Tenneson’s poetry
The Circle Way web site - We mentioned a way of having conversations sitting in a circle. This web site has more resources on this process.
The Artist’s Way tool called Morning Pages - Julia Cameron’s book provides a suite of tools for “creative recovery.” This links to a short video about Morning Pages.
Tell Me More: On the Fine Art of Listening - article by Brenda Ueland
The Two Loops Model from Berkana Institute - This video by Deborah Frieze shares this theory of change: “As one system culminates and starts to collapse, isolated alternatives slowly begin to arise and give way to the new.” Also, see this article by Margaret Wheatley Supporting Pioneering Leaders as Communities of Practice How to Rapidly Develop New Leaders in Great Numbers
Soft Shoe Shuffle from Deep Democracy - This facilitation method offers an embodied way for a group to see where there is agreement.
The World Cafe - This facilitation method offers a way for many small groups to discuss a topic and then mix and cross-pollinate the conversations.
Transcript: Kinship web site
Audio editing by: Podcasting for Creatives