Experience, Facilitation & Leadership UWGB: June 24-27, 2012

“The world is passing through troubled times. The young people of today think of nothing but themselves.” “Never has youth been exposed to such dangers of both perversion and arrest as in our own land and day.” G.S. Hall, Psychologist ( ) Peter the Hermit, French monk in the First Crusade ( )

“Today’s young people no longer respect their parents. They are rude and impatient. They have no self-control.” “Youth love luxury. They have bad manners. They are tyrants. They contradict their parents, talk too much nonsense, guzzle their food, and tyrannize their teachers.” Socrates, Greek philosopher ( BC) Hieroglyphic translated from Egyptian tomb (circa 4000BC)

Best Workshop Ever Facilitator Clear and understood directions Stay Prepared Interested and engaged Present

Best Workshop Ever Everybody Building and inclusive community Respect time Attentive listening Be supportive Respectful open dialogue Engaged and participate Right to choose Be aware of our humor

Day 1: Foundations Introduction Community protocols and norms opening activities Experiential Learning & Experiential Education Constructivism Experiential Learning Model Creating a sense of community What & Why Container Concept Intentionality Conditions

Day 2: Intentional Facilitation Facilitator Knowledge Group Development Sequencing Processing Experience Facilitation Issues Encouraging Dialogue Dealing with Resistance Embracing Diversity Supporting Learning And/or… Closing

Facilitation Issues Dealing with Resistance Embracing Diversity Encouraging Dialogue Supporting generalization and application of learning ???

Group Development

Day 3: Making Connections Connecting Activity and Learning Content, concepts, and activities Collaborative Leadership Action Planning Connecting workshops ideas and practice Planning for future collaborations Closing

Collaborative Leadership

Cooperation Concert, joint action, co-acting, commonality, concurrence, joining of hands, common effort, common enterprise or endeavor

Concur, harmonize, go into partnership with, get together and team up and buddy up, pull together, hold together, hang together, keep together, stand shoulder-to- shoulder Collaboration

From your experience, and given what we have done, what is leadership to you? Think/Pair/Share

Leadership is a reciprocal process of encouraging and supporting people in the pursuit of goals shared by members of a group, organization, or community. Jack Christ, Chair Leadership Studies Ripon College, Ripon WI Executive Director, Wisconsin Leadership Institute

Think of a person you admire for their leadership skills/qualities. What are those skills/qualities?

Collaborative leadership is a reciprocal process of encouraging and supporting relationships within which people can pursue a variety of shared goals over extended periods of time. Jack Christ, Chair Leadership Studies Ripon College, Ripon WI Executive Director, Wisconsin Leadership Institute

Leadership is a reciprocal process of encouraging and supporting… Collaborative leadership is a reciprocal process of encouraging and supporting… … people in the pursuit of goals shared by members of a group, organization, or community. … relationships within which people can pursue a variety of shared goals over extended periods of time.

Fundamental Beliefs of Collaborative Leadership Everyone has the capacity to lead Leadership comes from within a group Leadership takes place in the context of relationships In order to lead, one must have the opportunity to lead Leadership involves risk taking Leadership involves an action orientation Learning to lead is a journey

Experience & Learning

Cairns

People Talents/Gifts Ideas Insights Inspiration Life Experience Family Beliefs & Ideals Values Theories & Models People Talents/Gifts Ideas Insights Inspiration Life Experience Family Beliefs & Ideals Values Theories & Models What Guides You? What shows you the way?

How did I add to my cairn?

“Fact 1: As each goose flaps its wings it creates an “uplift” for the birds that follow. By flying in a “V” formation, the whole flock adds 71% greater flying range than if each bird flew alone. Lesson: People who share a common direction and sense of community can get where they are going quicker and easier because they are traveling on the thrust of one another. Lessons from Geese

Fact 2: When a goose falls out of formation, it suddenly feels the drag and resistance of flying alone. It quickly moves back into formation to take advantage of the lifting power of the bird immediately in front of it. Lesson: If we have as much sense as a goose we stay in formation with those headed where we want to go. We are willing to accept their help and give our help to others.

Fact 3: When a lead goose tires, it rotates back into the formation and another goose flies to the point position. Lesson: It pays to take turns doing the hard tasks and sharing leadership. As with geese, people are interdependent on other’s skills, capabilities and unique arrangements of gifts, talents or resources.”

Fact 4: The geese flying in formation honk to encourage those up front to keep up their speed. Lesson: We need to make sure our honking is encouraging. In groups where there is encouragement, the production is much greater. The power of encouragement (to stand by one’s own heart or core values and encourage the heart and core of others) is the quality of honking we seek.

Fact 5: When a goose gets sick, wounded, or shot down, two geese drop out of formation and follow it down to help and protect it. They stay with it until it dies or is able to fly again. Then they launch out with another formation or catch up with the flock. Lesson: If we have as much sense as geese, we will stand by each other in difficult times as well as when we are strong.” ~ Angeles Arrien