Jan Somers's Posts - Community life competence2024-03-28T16:24:12ZJan Somershttps://aidscompetence.ning.com/profile/JanSomershttps://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2523254626?profile=RESIZE_48X48&width=48&height=48&crop=1%3A1https://aidscompetence.ning.com/profiles/blog/feed?user=14l3ia87xpxj6&xn_auth=noEngagement needs emotion (e-motion , energy in motion )tag:aidscompetence.ning.com,2018-11-20:2028109:BlogPost:1727432018-11-20T09:57:58.000ZJan Somershttps://aidscompetence.ning.com/profile/JanSomers
<p>Engagement needs emotion (e-motion, energy in motion).</p>
<p>When do you feel most energised to act?</p>
<p>When looking at a problem or when looking at an opportunity? <br></br> When talking about what is going wrong or when talking about what your dream is? <br></br> When you feel listened to and connected with the group or when you feel like talking to a wall? <br></br> When you feel others are linking to your dream or when you are looked at as a blamer or as a messenger of bad news?</p>
<p>Do…</p>
<p>Engagement needs emotion (e-motion, energy in motion).</p>
<p>When do you feel most energised to act?</p>
<p>When looking at a problem or when looking at an opportunity? <br/> When talking about what is going wrong or when talking about what your dream is? <br/> When you feel listened to and connected with the group or when you feel like talking to a wall? <br/> When you feel others are linking to your dream or when you are looked at as a blamer or as a messenger of bad news?</p>
<p>Do energize from the positive psychology and do take care of choosing for energizing words when talking to yourself or others.</p>
<p>Thanks for the inspirational quote during the live sharing I received from the GLF in Indonesia.</p>
<p>(original picture by Jana Gragert )</p>
<p>Jan Somers <br/>coach - photographer - poet</p>
<p><a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/135907322?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/135907322?profile=original" class="align-full"/></a></p>Vilvoorde (B) invites Belcompetence/Constellation for second group facilitators training weekend.tag:aidscompetence.ning.com,2017-03-26:2028109:BlogPost:1604482017-03-26T19:04:49.000ZJan Somershttps://aidscompetence.ning.com/profile/JanSomers
<p>This past weekend Veronique and I both facilitated the training weekend for a second group of community facilitators for the city of Vilvoorde.</p>
<p>The two days happened in a great learning and SALTy way. The participants of this small group were very eager to learn, to experience, to share and to brainstorm.</p>
<p>At one stage during the training weekend we asked the participants to go out on the streets and have SALT conversations with people on the streets about their dreams for…</p>
<p>This past weekend Veronique and I both facilitated the training weekend for a second group of community facilitators for the city of Vilvoorde.</p>
<p>The two days happened in a great learning and SALTy way. The participants of this small group were very eager to learn, to experience, to share and to brainstorm.</p>
<p>At one stage during the training weekend we asked the participants to go out on the streets and have SALT conversations with people on the streets about their dreams for Vilvoorde. This exercise enriched their experiencing SALT and their own individual and group dreams.</p>
<p>Most participants could and did formulate their "points of attention for evolution" after the participants wrote practices for community facilitators.</p>
<p><span><span class="UFICommentBody"><span>Practice 1: I apply salt attitude where possible.</span></span></span></p>
<p><span>Practice 2: <span><span class="UFICommentBody"><span>I give at least one appreciation per conversation I do.</span></span></span></span></p>
<p><span><span><span class="UFICommentBody"><span>Practice 3: I ask people for their ideas.</span></span></span></span></p>
<p><span><span><span class="UFICommentBody"><span><span><span class="UFICommentBody"><span>Practice 4: I check and double check , parafrasing.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p><span><span><span class="UFICommentBody"><span><span><span class="UFICommentBody"><span><span><span class="UFICommentBody"><span>Practice 5: I bring people together.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p><span><span><span class="UFICommentBody"><span><span><span class="UFICommentBody"><span><span><span class="UFICommentBody"><span><span><span><span><span class="UFICommentBody"><span>Practice 6: I have attention for everybody in the group.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p><span><span><span class="UFICommentBody"><span><span><span class="UFICommentBody"><span><span><span class="UFICommentBody"><span><span><span><span><span class="UFICommentBody"><span><span><span class="UFICommentBody"><span>Practice 7: I help a group with their steps towards implementing their dream.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p><span><span><span class="UFICommentBody"><span><span><span class="UFICommentBody"><span><span><span class="UFICommentBody"><span><span><span><span><span class="UFICommentBody"><span><span><span class="UFICommentBody"><span><span><span class="UFICommentBody"><span>Practice 8: I stimulate thinking, reflecting.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p><span><span class="UFICommentBody"><span>Practice 9: I help people to become aware of their strenghts, possibilities, ...</span></span></span></p>
<p><span><span class="UFICommentBody"><span><span><span class="UFICommentBody"><span>Practice 10: I involve everybody in a group for actions.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p><span><span class="UFICommentBody"><span>Practice 11: I organize and safeguard the flow of a meeting (context, agreements, atmosphere, catering <span title="smile-emoticon" class="_47e3 _5mfr"><img width="16" height="16" class="img" src="https://www.facebook.com/images/emoji.php/v8/f4c/1/16/1f642.png"/><span class="_7oe">:-)</span></span> )</span></span></span></p>
<p><span><span class="UFICommentBody"><span><span><span class="UFICommentBody"><span>Practice 12: I let loose and give away (not sticking to title, my idea, my project, ...)</span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p><span><span class="UFICommentBody"><span><span><span class="UFICommentBody"><span><span><span class="UFICommentBody"><span>Practice 13 I guard the proces to help a group.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p><span><span class="UFICommentBody"><span>Practice 14 I safeguard a safe context for open communication.</span></span></span></p>
<p><span><span class="UFICommentBody"><span><span><span class="UFICommentBody"><span>Practice 15: I bring enthousiasm into my network.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p><span><span class="UFICommentBody"><span><span><span class="UFICommentBody"><span><span><span class="UFICommentBody"><span>Practice 16: I practice by example.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
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<p>The participants did a "silent auto-evaluation after composing these practices .</p>
<p>At the end of the training weekend, the participants were asked to hand out the training attendance certificate to each other (rather then the trainers giving those). We also asked to add some verbal words that accompanied the handing over of certificates. This turned out to be a very SALTy and deepening experience for everybody.</p>
<p>We are grateful to have met this eager group of facilitators.</p>
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<p></p>Community building in Vilvoorde - Faubourg community Belgiumtag:aidscompetence.ning.com,2013-06-23:2028109:BlogPost:1202822013-06-23T16:43:58.000ZJan Somershttps://aidscompetence.ning.com/profile/JanSomers
<p>For some time now, Belcompetence has been engaged in facilitating the Faubourg community building. A limited but growing number of habitants expressed concerns about issues such as (perceived) safety in their neigbourhood, lack of spontaneous contacts among new habitants (from very diverse origines) and those that were born and raised there. Slowly but surely the group of habitants that have expressed both concerns and desires are in the process of changing the teneur of their expressions…</p>
<p>For some time now, Belcompetence has been engaged in facilitating the Faubourg community building. A limited but growing number of habitants expressed concerns about issues such as (perceived) safety in their neigbourhood, lack of spontaneous contacts among new habitants (from very diverse origines) and those that were born and raised there. Slowly but surely the group of habitants that have expressed both concerns and desires are in the process of changing the teneur of their expressions from complaining and waiting for authorities and others to take action, towards realising their own generative potential. It is also for Belcompetence an interesting learning process. <a target="_self" href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2540682193?profile=original"><img class="align-full" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2540682193?profile=original" width="600"/></a></p>