Shape of the book

The first part zooms in on what is happening in our world in this time and hence, what is it that we need to be able to change the trajectory of the world that seems to go downhill. We don’t spend a lot of words on this because we want to focus on what you need to start to have conversations in an enlivening way. (see Part 2) The different authors with their different styles each elaborate on different elements. I’m weaving it all together and will compact the essentials into some simple descriptions so that you can get started with enough confidence and also with an understanding of where you could fall off the tracks.

When you have been hosting or facilitating circles or meaningful conversations before, you could jump straight to Part 3 and 4. These will give you the finer details on how this type of dialogue is different from others. You will get more of its specific DNA explained.

Part 5 sketches out some elements and patterns that are crucial to make an actual network or community of practitioners work in a style and with methods that actually are in alignment with the core of the dialogue practice. Hence the self-organising nature of this venture and the learning points along the way.To get started with applying Collective Presencing practice to your group you don’t necessarily need to read the last part. It describes more of the current developments in the network, detailing a bit more of the personal and interpersonal capacities needed to do this work well.