"Beautiful poem, Mridula. Having the memory of 'us', the feeling of dreaming as community for the community will help all of you return to the sparks and gems of that gathering. Wishing you best of luck and take care. "
Community life competence
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Birgitta Schomaker
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Birgitta Schomaker's Requests
Critical moments in the Action phase of CLCP
Started this discussion. Last reply by Birgitta Schomaker Sep 3, 2020. 10 Replies 5 Likes
Dear fellow facilitators,As I am updating the SALT manual on facilitation of CLCP, I am interested in collecting examples of critical moments during the Action phase of the Learning and Action cycle…Continue
Home visits
Started this discussion. Last reply by Rituu B. Nanda Nov 15, 2017. 1 Reply 0 Likes
Dear all,Marlou and I are writing a proposal for the city of Amsterdam where we intend to do home visits in a newly built neighborhood. The home visits will be the first step towards building…Continue
Personal Life Competence Process
Started this discussion. Last reply by Birgitta Schomaker Jun 3, 2017. 6 Replies 2 Likes
Dear reader,I met a young woman called Sara here in the Netherlands of Syrian descent. Sara is taking the SALT course on community development for refugees (people that have received a legal status),…Continue
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"Congratulations to Wiwin and Santhiya for creating support systems for young mothers! Very inspiring. "
"Wat mooi, Ghalia, hoe jouw droom weerklank heeft gevonden bij anderen. Goed te horen dat jullie elkaar online hebben kunnen ontmoeten en elkaar beter hebben leren kennen door verhalen en muziek te delen, en kernwaarden naar boven te laten…"
"Thank you iSiZ for capturing & sharing the learning, and for the concrete tips for collaboration. "
"hi Marlou, I used the acronym SALT to point out specific critical points in the implementation phase. The role of the facilitator to remind people of their shared dream is a good point. Thanks!
The distinction between emotions and rationality in the…"
"Hi Rituu, just used your valuable suggestions in the chapter of the reader. Thanks!"
"thank you Autry for your valuable ideas. I used your input in the chapter in the reader. "
"Much welcomed (^_^)"
"Thank you Marlou! Will include the example."
"Hi Birgitta,
Thank you for this important question.
I watched The Constellation movie DARE again to find some answers.
Here is what Stephanie says about how she, as a community member, experienced the role of the facilitator during the…"
"Thank you very much Rituu, for you concrete points based on your learning with communities. I will include these points and examples in the manual."
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- About Me:
- I'm a organizational and social psychologist, working with individuals, teams and organizations through coaching, training and change facilitation. I have a wealth of experience. Recently I've become more interested in community building through Appreciative Inquiry and other hosting methods.
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- To work more often as a change facilitator, working with concepts and tools from Deep Democracy, Theory U, Appreciate Inquiry and SALT to assist (self-directed) teams and communities.
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Birgitta Schomaker's Blog
The potential of community building
Posted on February 15, 2020 at 8:00pm 0 Comments 3 Likes
“The good news is that the world has enormous unexploited potential in the form of inspired, intentional, and collective entrepreneurship. But we need to be much more methodical about tapping this dormant force to bring about global movements for good.” (Scharmer & Kaufer, 2014)
I wrote this article A deeper level of humanity about my…
ContinueWho are my neighbors? Dutch people always seem so busy...
Posted on February 15, 2020 at 12:30pm 0 Comments 5 Likes
Watching the documentary Waste Time about Moluccan islanders (Saparua, Indonedia) joining forces to…
Continue"All Women Aboard" - new programme for refugee women
Posted on January 20, 2020 at 1:30pm 1 Comment 4 Likes
Strengths-based participatory programme for refugee women in the Netherlands starting soon! "All Women Aboard" What a joy to be part of this with The Constellation.
In partnership with a Dutch agency (Implacement) and a large municipality, we organise a one-year vocational programme for women who came to the Netherlands as part of family reunification. Their refugee husbands received a permit to stay, and recently their wives (and kids) from…
ContinueThe desire to connect is more powerful . . .
Posted on November 15, 2019 at 12:00am 5 Comments 3 Likes
`This is us´, a refugee from Eritrea says after watching `The match of our lives`from the documentary project As You Open Your Eyes.
´This is us; when I was a child, I walked barefoot, like the children in the film´.…
ContinueComment Wall (4 comments)
- At 12:35pm on June 28, 2018,
Laura Simms said…
Birgitta, I just saw your note. Tell me more about what you do and if you use or have use of storytelling. I would love to have a conversation. Laura
- At 2:00pm on April 3, 2018,
jolanda kirpensteijn said…
goed idee ik zal t sturen
- At 7:59pm on July 3, 2016,
Rituu B. Nanda said…
A big thank you for your valuable contribution to the online Constellation community, Birgitta! We are lucky to have you in this journey.
- At 7:11pm on December 9, 2015,
Dear Birgitta,
Welcome to Community Life Competence!
Could you add your picture as it adds a human touch to your profile? (go to 'settings' then 'upload photo')
Connect with members: We hope you will enjoy the opportunity to communicate with friends in all parts of the world. Under the Tab with ‘Members’ you can find people to connect with and members who share similar interest.
Post your experience: You can share your experiences with local responses and the competence process through putting up a blog. To post a blog, first sign in, then go to top of the page and click on the blue button ‘Our Stories’ and click on ‘+ Add ’. You can also comment on blogs posted by other members.
Requests: This the place where we learn together. If you want to discuss an element of the Competence process, or other issues related to local responses, please contribute to the forum. To participate in an ongoing discussion, sign in, go to the top of the page, click on the blue button ‘Requests’ and then click on topic of the discussion you are interested in. In the Request you have an option to start a discussion on a topic of your interest.
Again, we are very happy to have your voice on Community Life Competence and look forward to your contributions. You will find some suggestions and rules of play under the ‘help’ tab. Please do not hesitate to contact us if you need any assistance. If you want support contact rituu[@]communitylifecompetence.org. To know more about the Community Life Competence approach, please visit http://www.communitylifecompetence.org
Warm regards,
Marlou and Rituu
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