This is part of what goes awry if the appropriate boundary is not set, the space gets dominated by one or a few people. --Tree ... I put purple for Shared Airtime pointing to Appropriate Boundaries. --John..............................Shared Airtime supports Appropriate Boundaries; part of why we set the boundary is so that one person will not take over the group space. - wiki
Making sure there is space for everyone to speak, but also avoiding rigidity that might squelch dynamic dialog is one of the places in group life to remember to balance structure with flexibility. --Sue
Find ways for people to share what was most valuable to them, and for that to be recognized. (Tom)
Closure for each person is most successful when it involves them expressing what was meaningful for them in the event -- done in a way that doesn't bore everyone else out of their wits (especially because people are often tired at the end). - Tom
A way to express group values/commitments. --Sue
Shared Airtime and Neutral Attention Out are ways of holding the space for differences and dissonances. -- wiki
Ideally, anyone receiving feedback would have a chance to respond, such that it is not one-way but is a conversation within a conversation. - Tom
Otherwise you are only following one person's energy, not the group's. --Tree
A facilitator can suggest the group as a whole discuss a facilitation choice-point and choose how to proceed. -- Tom
A big part of why we need someone to hold space is so that airtime will be shared and not taken by only a few. One major responsibility of the space holder. --Tree
Seems pretty basic to honouring each person. --Tree
Get info from everyone, not just a few. --Tree
Nooks allow for sharing by more and different people. --Tree
Timed turns helps handle speakers' tendency to ramble on and keeps the sharing fair. -- Tom
Everyone in a relationship should have a fair chance to speak what's true for them. -- Tom
A primary way to make sure you're hearing from everyone. --John
The more multi-directional communication there is, the more ways the group's Viewpoints can Shift in generative ways. -- Tom
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