Welcome to the Pattern Language for Group Process!

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image by Susan Stewart

We are pleased to announce the publication of [[http://www.groupworksdeck.org|Group Works:  A Pattern Language for Bringing Life to Meetings and Other Gatherings]].  Decks of 91 beautiful, evocative cards are now available for free download or sale over at our other website: [[http://www.groupworksdeck.org|www.groupworksdeck.org.]]

We hold a vision of bringing gatherings alive by sharing core wisdom of what makes deliberative group conversations more fulfilling and inspiring, more effective and more whole. We would be delighted to have your participation in this collaborative effort. Please read the following pages to understand the basics of what we are up to:

[[Purpose & Intentions]]

[[What is a Pattern Language]]

[[What we mean by "pattern"]]

To see a basic layout of the patterns with pictures, look at [[Pattern Hearts and Pics by Name]].

To get more involved (and find out how we are organized) , [[how we are organized|click here]].

• For other views, such as a [[categories|categorization]], a visual [[full map|map]] of the patterns and their relationships with each other, and more, check out the Menu at right.
• To see what others have been up to lately on the site, click [[/recent|Recent]] (link near top left of every page).
• For broader context on what we are doing, you might want to take a look at [[Other links and documents]].

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