MODULE TWO: Crossing the Threshold - Exploring the Shape of the Journey.

Participants identify their strengths and weaknesses.  What are their hope and fears, on the physical, economic, emotional, mental and spiritual levels, whilst building personal resilience. Where does each person stand? What do they want to commit to? What qualities do they want to develop?  What strengths and weaknesses does their project team have, and what training assistance do they require?  They prepare themselves for the journey towards realising their projects.

 
Key Themes
 
I.        What are my strengths and weaknesses, on the physical, economic, emotional, mental and spiritual levels. Personal resilience. Be honest about where you stand. What do you want to commit to change in your habits? What qualities do you want to develop? Preparing for the journey. Finding your personal tools of power. Personal practice.
 
We.  What strengths and weaknesses does this group have? Exchanging information on projects and their possible interconnections. Crystallizing possible action learning sets.
 
World.  From vulnerability to resilience. Instruments for navigation: Integral approach, Whole systems thinking, Design Principles (Dragon Dreaming and Permaculture Design), Change Processes.
 
 
Learning Outcomes
 
I.           Participants will have tools to develop and maintain their personal resilience and will have committed to maintaining an integral transformative practice
 
 
We.     Participants will:
  • have a deeper understanding of, and the skills needed, to form an effective project group
  • have explored methods of collaboration and participation
  • have established an action learning set
  • be able demonstrate understanding of the phases of group life
 
World. Participants will have:
  • a basic understanding of current and leading edge systemic models and change processes.  
  • been introduced to the Integral approach and Whole systems thinking
  • an understanding of Permaculture principles
 
Assignment for Participants: To explore the nature of resilience with regard to their project and their work in the world. They clarify their choices and make commitments for the way forward; build teams (with other course participants and/or others from their  own contexts); and they learn the skill of developing project plans.