The topic of a recent Art of Convening cohort call was "Standing in the Fire" inspired by Larry Dressler's book. Convening, setting the stage for authentic engagement, is distinct from facilitation, which is to ease: "into the heat of a challenging group dynamic, we instinctively want to do something. We attempt to find just the right intervention that will make things easier for the group or perhaps for us. With little awareness of our internal dialogue or our emotional state, we take action.…See More