Synonymous with Hosting? (see the discussion there)
--John Abbe.....Wed May 05 11:17:14 -0700 2010
We are reading this, trying to understand if this is the pattern Safe Space for Truth-Telling we are thinking about. Creating a Container and Holding the Container seem to be Safe Space plus verbs - so the Container is Safe Space.
Bascially what we are trying to understand - does the verb go into the pattern? is there a norm about that?
--MarkDilley & Ted Ernst .....Tue May 25 19:50:41 -0700 2010
One thing I've noticed in working on this pattern is that Creating a Container and Holding the Container are two different patterns - one following the other in use. Safe Space is a subset of Creating the Container - by that I mean that creating safe space is part of what it means to create a container, but it is not everything and couldn't substitute for either pattern.
John - to your question above, depending on your definition of hosting of course :-), both creating and holding a container feel like they are part of what it means to be a host or facilitator (whatever language you use to talk about convening group process). But not the same, no.
--Amy Lenzo.....Wed Jun 09 15:12:59 -0700 2010
Amy, thanks for your comment. I'm still grappling with the grammer. Is Container a pattern? And Safe Space for Truth-Telling a sub-pattern? And Creating a Container and Holding the Container as larger patterns in their own right?
--Ted Ernst.....Thu Jun 10 20:07:29 -0700 2010
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