Turning to one another : simple conversations to restore hope to the future / Margaret J. Wheatley.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wheatley, Margaret J.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Life.

Communication in small groups.

Group decision making--Religious aspects.

Group decision making.

Social action.

Cooperativeness.

Cooperative Behavior.

Medical Subjects:

Cooperative Behavior.

Genre:

Nonfiction.

Physical Description:

158 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

San Francisco, CA : Berrett-Koehler Publishers, ©2002.

Summary:

Discusses the power of conversation and the conditions--simplicity, personal courage, listening, and diversity--that support it and explains how such conversations can lead to essential social change on both a local and global scale.

Contents:

Part one: Turning to one another. Can we restore hope to the future? ; What I believe at this time ; Simple processes ; The courage of conversation ; The practice of conversation ; Willing to be disturbed

Part two: A place to pause and reflect

Part three: Conversation starters. Now it's your turn ; Do I feel a vocation to be fully human? ; What is my faith in the future? ; What do I believe about others? ; What am I willing to notice in my world? ; When have I experienced good listening? ; Am I willing to reclaim time to think? ; What is the relationship I want with the earth? ; What is my unique contribution to the whole? ; When have I experienced working for the common good? ; When do I experience sacred? ; Gestures of love ; Turning to one another ; A story from the Aztec people of Mexico.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 148-149).

ISBN:

1576751457

9781576751459

OCLC:

47746455

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