#2 - Peggy Holman: Getting the whole system in the room for collective ownership

Peggy Holman talks about the importance of purpose and of diversity and inclusion in change processes. She shares insights from her extensive experience in journalism and facilitation, emphasizing the need for open spaces where all voices can be heard and valued. In her examples, she highlights the significance of purpose, the role of diversity in collective ownership, how deep listening breaks through tensions, and the ethical responsibility of facilitators to create hospitable environments that encourage authenticity and belonging. Read Transcript

Chapters:

• Introduction


• Inviting people to take responsibility for what they love


• What is the whole system? Who needs to be in the room?


• Conversations about tensions, finding common ground


• Welcoming the 'strangers' and learning how to talk to each other


• Who ARE-IN: An acronym for getting diversity from the whole system in the room


• An organizing group that reflects the people you aspire to get in


• Silence and deep listening in a check-in circle to break through the tension


• Trust self-organizing; sharing responsibility also brings a good time for participants


• Creating hospitable space, fostering a feeling of belonging
  

More information

• Website Peggy Holman


• Peggy's book Engaging Emergence: Turning Upheaval into Opportunity

• The Change Handbook, by Peggy Holman, Tom Devane and Steven Cady (over 35,000 copies sold)