The Wisdom of Circles: In Conversation with John Malloy
— Originally posted on ServiceSpace Dec. 2018 As part of our Community Anchors mobious and dynamic process we have engaged in different conversations during last months! Labour of Love Values, Holding Space, Nurturing Ripples, Laddering Journeys, Engagement Spectrum… All of it and so much more! Few weeks ago we had the joy …
Playback Theater and Council in the Middle East
Throughout 2018 the Israeli organization Together Beyond Words conducted 12 events in which a Playback Theater group of Arab and Jewish actresses performed in front of an audience on topics related to various international and national events. They addressed issues such as “Civil Rights Day,” “Unity among Residents in Israel,” …
Trainer’s Mentoring Circle Update
September 20th Community Zoom Council About 17 of us took up this topic after offering an internal ‘climate’ report and shared in the joy and grief of facing this reality. Jack provided us with a poignant theme: “We join together in council with the intention to speak to the past …
Harvard Business Review: The Power of Listening in Helping People Change
Originally posted on Harvard Business Review BY Guy Itzchakov & Avraham N. (Avi) Kluger Giving performance feedback is one of the most common ways managers help their subordinates learn and improve. Yet, research revealed that feedback could actually hurt performance: More than 20 years ago, one of us (Kluger) analyzed …
What about Council Today?
By Gigi Coyle and Jack Zimmerman, Spring 2018 The English word or term “council” itself has a wide variety of meanings and applications today. The dictionary’s definition is an assembly of people summoned or convened to consult, deliberate, or make decisions. A council may function as a legislature, especially at a town, city or county …
A Talking Stick in the Senate!
With Talking Stick in Hand, Moderate Senators Broke the Shutdown By NICHOLAS FANDOS JAN. 22, 2018 WASHINGTON — The ground rules were simple: Senators wishing to voice their opinion needed to wait their turn and could speak only once they had grabbed hold of a Masai tribal talking stick. As …
Honoring James Seligman
James Seligman, the documentation responsible for films on school-based councils since 1986, and our dear friend passed away peacefully at his home on Dec. 21, 2017. He had been recently diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor and decided to live his final days in this form with his wife Kathleen …
Ojai Foundation Fire Report
Dear Friends and Supporters of The Ojai Foundation, Less than 48 hours ago, the evening sky promised another beautiful night of clear skies, a magnificent moon, and the delicate flickering of stars that cannot help but remind us of all the blessings of our world. And as we all know, …
A Message from the Board: New Leadership at The Ojai Foundation
Dear friend of The Ojai Foundation, The Ojai Foundation (TOF) Board of Directors is delighted to announce new leadership and a new leadership structure at TOF. Last spring, Adam Rumack and Miriam Tassone announced that their tenure as co-executive directors of The Ojai Foundation was coming to a close. Both stayed …
Circles and Spirals
Circles and spirals are everywhere, in the ground we walk, the air we breathe, in the ice crystals of every glacier, in the river eddies and the ocean waves, in the waters inside and out of our very own bodies, our blood, and in the fire that burns slowly into …