We call process-structure a processual framework that helps structure interactions during a meeting, and will allow us to create this event together, as we meet in Boldern. A process-structure directs our attention to ways of generating and processing information: like Focusing itself the emphasis is not on content, but on process.
Focusing partnerships are equalitarian relationships that foster a protective environment responsive to a subtle process of sensing into what is still forming, vulnerable, subtle, and incipient. Through a spacious back and forth between felt sensing and symbolization via sound, images, touch and language, slowly something emerges and is given its own time to grow into form. Focusing partnerships can take place in dyads, trios, or in the presence of a witnessing group.
Stimulating Workshops are a way to create a live experiment that involves the creative feedback of participants. In these explorations we set up particular situations of learning and experiencing (offering phase), and foster the responsiveness of participants to further refine our investigations (explorative phase). Participants agree to be supportive and gentle in their responses.
Collaborative Groups are groups of participants that form to “incubate” together or explore a particular technique, idea, process, attitude, etc. We have a way of supporting the formation of collaborative groups at the beginning of our event. Collaborative groups can also form at any time during the event, in response to workshops or to the enthusiasm of a focusing dyad.
Journaling/Documenting sessions are dedicated to personal and group journaling, taking time to savor and season our experiences. As groups we will document our process for later sharing in the plenary, at times simplifying our findings to their very essence, at times elaborating and discriminating further.
Plenary Sessions are the way in which we will meet as one group, first to create the schedule of the whole event, and then to share in what we have been exploring and are developing.
