The circle is a powerful visual indicator that no one person is being privileged as having greater authority. --Sue (Tom agrees and adds: (This relates equally to Guerilla Facilitation and Shared Leadership and Roles)
If you want participants to take power, you need to model what they will do, which takes courage. This is a common purpose of Courageous Modelling.
Having your experts on tap and not on top is intimately tied to power dynamics. --Tree
Naming is often associated with a power shift. --Tree
Existing power and domination dynamics need to be acknowledged and well dealt with in order for participants' leadership potentials to be available to the group. ... I agree, AND emerging leadership by traditionally marginalized groups (women, people of color, young people, etc.) should be actively encouraged, welcomed, and empowered. Furthermore, the self-organizing dynamics needed for successful power equity functionality requires people to actively take on responsibility rather than just complaining about domination. -- Tom
DL: I would argue Power Shift is actually not related enough to be included here. I'll argue that on Bowen shortly :) )
Formerly had Depersonalization as a related pattern, but that has now been folded into Viewpoint Shift and probably no longer relates. I however (Tree) strongly believe that Power Shift does relate, so Daniel we can duke it out! ;-) -- wiki
One of the most important things to be transparent about is power in the group. -- wiki
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