Celebrating the Whole System AS a whole system in the room is a way of bringing the whole system as a collectively conscious entity into the room, fully present. -- Tom
Bringing the whole system into the room has "circle" energy whether there is a literal circle or not. --Tree
WSR supports Emergence. --Tree
The Whole System often shows up In the Room through the voices and actions of its parts as they interact. -- Tom
Nature is the Whole System beyond whatever whatever subsystem we bring into the room as its own whole system. Having Nature Present contextualizes the focus system in a number of useful ways. -- Tom
Assuming the good intentions of other parts of the system will help it find its way as a Whole System during the process, allowing conflict to be held as Grist for the Mill. -- Tom
Seems more likely to happen with WSR. --Tree
Welcoming the Whole System AS a whole system gets people off to a good start AS a whole system. It is something that's unusual and worth being proud and conscious of. -- Tom
If you want to Shift Power, it is MUCH better to have the Whole System in the Room, because otherwise some parts of the system will be impeding that Shift. Furthermore, once the Whole System is in the Room, you need to have a modicum of peerness in order for the system to find out what it needs to become more whole. -- Tom
The people/players (trees) in the system can see each other AND the whole system (forest) by being together and talking across boundaries. -- Tom
Setting intention to work together as a Whole System helps the group succeed at that. -- Tom
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