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GROUP SKILLS TRAININGS

with Tree Bressen

Workshops Sponsored by
Columbia Ecovillage
(a cohousing group in NE Portland)

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Consensus Decision-Making

Saturday, May 2, 2009
9:00am-5:00pm

Workshop description: Bringing together the wisdom of the group for the best possible decisions--it's a nice ideal, but how do groups do it effectively? This workshop will offer a coherent approach to consensus, including the official structures (agreement, standing aside, blocking), the principles underlying them, and what it really takes to make them work. Presentation will be mixed with exercises and practice.

Location:  NE Portland, TBA

Lunch:  Potluck, please bring a dish to share.

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Meeting Facilitation with Care & Skill

Saturday, June 13, 2009
9:30am-5:00pm

Workshop description: Did you facilitate the monthly meeting only to freeze like a deer in the headlights when a conflict came up or someone acted inappropriately? This workshop will cover the essentials of what every meeting facilitator needs to know. After going over the basic principles, we'll practice skills such as reflective listening, how to intervene when someone is speaking too long, handling conflicts, and other situations as brought forward by workshop participants. This is a highly interactive workshop--come try out these key skills in a safe and supportive atmosphere.

Location:  NE Portland, TBA

Lunch:  Potluck, please bring a dish to share.


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Fees: Tree's work is offered on a gift economy basis. She asks participants to pay an amount that feels good and right and fair to you, that you can afford, and that you can give joyfully. Fees will go to Tree after room, food, and insurance are covered.

Registration: Pre-registration is required. Contact Susan Martin at bluesuncoach [at] gmail.com or call 503-493-0422 to register. 

Presenter: Tree Bressen consults with a wide variety of organizations on how to have meetings that are lively, productive, and connecting. Intentional communities--groups whose members have to deal with each other every day--have provided her with a living crucible for learning and refining these skills. Tree’s work is founded on a desire to help groups put their ideals into action. Her workshops have consistently been reviewed as lively, practical, and informative. Her website www.treegroup.info offers extensive free articles and resources.

“Democracy is based upon the conviction that there are extraordinary possibilities in ordinary people.” --Harry Emerson Fosdick

Tree Bressen
1990 Orchard Street
Eugene, Oregon 97403
541-343-3855
tree@ic.org