Probably for similar reason as Tom says 3 cells below, or for Celebration. --Tree
Reinforce and bring attention to what we share. Deepen into good feeling about our ability to work together and find common ground. --Tree
Circle is the most powerful embodiment of common ground. Especially potent circles for this purpose conjure up the "magic in the middle" or "the voice of the whole" and represent it with a flame or sacred object in the middle of the circle, with encouragement to "speak from the center to the center" -- Tom
A precious tool enroute to common ground, especially when existing common ground informs your syntheses and summaries. -- Tom
In "emergent processes" the common ground of a shared problem can evolve into the common ground of a collective breakthrough that remarkably addresses all needs. -- Tom
To find out where our common ground is, we need to know where each other are at. Similar to Mapping & Measurement. --Tree
Energy often points the way to common ground. --Tree
If you aren't feeling common ground, going deeper gets you there--eventually you arrive at shared values, concerns, or humanity. --Tree
sometimes it's in the making explicit what we've accomplished that we first really see how/where we've come together around something. -- Sue
Often we need information about our common predicament, about systems dynamics or possible solutions that could help us all, to bring some specificity to our sense of common ground. -- Tom
The best way to re-center in our common ground may be to ask for it: "Why are we all here?" or "Help us connect that to our purpose" or "What is emerging among us?" or "What underlying themes and connections are we finding?" -- Tom
Finding common ground often requires several rounds, each time building upon the last. --Tree
The facilitator invites each participant to hold their own perspective lightly and in service to the shared purpose and the group's quality of life together. -- Tom
listening for an emerging pattern that connects viewpoints, positions etc. can be a critical turning point in a group's journey of discovery toward common ground. --Sue
Until we survey and map where we are, it's hard to know where the common ground exists. Similar to Feedback. --Tree
A key skill in establishing common ground. The facilitator listens to discussion and then says, "I hear we have X in common." --Tree...............................Naming - making it explicit to the group what their common ground is - wiki
The most obvious common ground is our purpose for gathering. So the best way to re-center in our common ground is often to ask for it: "Why are we all here?" of "Help us connect that to our purpose." This goes for Priority focus and Setting Intention, too. -- Tom
When stuck, a way to access common ground. --Tree
Common ground my be obscured/not seen because of differences of language or culture; translation helps us overcome these barriers. --Sue
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