Listening Forward
Join the next round of our global co-creative experiment where we combine online WorldWork (facilitated dialogue) sessions with individual and collective writing, followed by an invitation to a wider audience to join.
Young protests spreading- what wants to be heard.
Over the last couple of days, months, and years we have witnessed the rising number of protests being led by the youth in various parts of the world. Young people boldly taking to the streets to make their various grievances known. This thus poses the question, what is it that wants to be heard? What other voices have been silent for far too long, patiently waiting for the chance to finally be listened to and how does this affect us all, generation to generation? We’d therefore like to invite you to a group process where we make space for voices and roles to be heard and unfold the polarities brought about by the topic.
The starting point of this process is a virtual session with a globally spread group max of 15 people. We will open a facilitated space for a group process with the topic having already being selected in this case, which then flows into individual writing prompts. These prompts will open the next level of a broader dialogue. They will be posted online where our group can continue unfolding the process.
Then we will invite others in as readers and as co-writers to add to the conversation. We will do this via a “everyday writers” platform called Substack. Once shared on Substack, we will take it even further by sharing on various social media platforms, hence unfolding and deepening the roles and voices present.
Our vision is to nurture a diverse global community of people interested in engaging in and building skills for working on different global topics of our times. At the same time, this creates a medium for a wider audience to get involved and learn about the Worldwork approach to engaging with the pressing issues of our times. In our first round of WorldWork Journalism, we explored topics like polarization, identity & connection, being “the only other”, and global crises (detachment vs. care). You can read the articles on Substack.
Online session
12th of November: 5 - 7 pm (WET) UK, 6 - 8 pm Germany, Spain, Italy (CET) , 7 - 9pm Lithuania, Finland, Greece (EET), 8 - 10pm (EAT) Kenya, Uganda, 12 - 02 am (ICT) Thailand, Vietnam
About 🌏 Worldwork
Worldwork is an application of Processwork also known as process-oriented psychology. As a psychological and conflict-resolution approach developed by Arnold Mindell in the 1970s, it's based on the principles of Jungian psychology, Taoism, and systems theory, and it is used in various settings, including therapy, organizational development, community building, and conflict resolution. At its core, Worldwork aims to explore and understand both individual and collective processes in order to address conflicts, promote personal growth, and create more harmonious relationships within groups and communities. It focuses on bringing awareness to marginalized or ignored perspectives, as well as the deeper layers of consciousness within individuals and groups.