Please review this draft of a group agreement as you are able. We will review this document as a group and make and edits necessary to meet the unique needs of the members of this cohort. Please feel welcome to add a reply with any thoughts or suggestions you may have about how we collaborate together to create a welcome and supportive space for all learners!
Group Agreement - Working Draft
In this Space We:
- Honor Ourselves, One Another, The Learning Process of All
- We hold a confidential space for all
- We recognize the path of story sharing may not be a welcome and comfortable experience for all
- We remain Present, Patient and Supportive
- We take time to Pause, Reflect, and offer clarifying questions
- Consider our Contributions to Discussions:
- Why Am I Talking?
- Does this Contribute to the Learning Space?
- Am I sharing personal “I” statements?
- Am I contributing to creating a collaborative space for others to share?
- We Practice:
- Non-Harm
- We practice Non-Judgment
- We consider when/how we share and how we may impact others
- We practice Compassion and Empathy toward self and others
- We approach differences of opinion with curiosity and seek opportunities to learn, teach, and collaborate
- If/When Harm occurs in this space, we prioritize understanding, healing, and support.
- Truth (We share statements that are truthful and pertinent to the discussion)
- Non-Stealing (We honor space for everyone to contribute with patience and curiosity)
- Non-Excess (We resist Monopolizing Discussions)
- We utilize the Group Forum and Office Hours to deepen our individual understanding when time is limited during live sessions
- Letting Go (We pause and reflect before transitioning to new topics)
- Non-Harm
- We Support our own Practice and the Practice of our fellow learners
These are really lovely group agreements, the only thing I would be curious about is agreements around repair in the event something hurtful is said by someone. I wholeheartedly believe that no one would say anything intentionally hurtful, and also understand we are all humans with different experiences that lend different emotions. Wondering what the group feels about an agreement around repair? IE if you were hurt, or something harmful was stated by someone, how do we repair the harm in order to remain a connected, safe and trusting community?
@eldemboszgmail-com Thank you for offering this consideration! Do you (or anyone reviewing this content) have any suggestions? It feel like an oppoortunity for an additional statement under "non-harm".
@eldemboszgmail-com Thank you for offering this consideration! Do you (or anyone reviewing this content) have any suggestions? It feel like an opportunity for an additional statement under "non-harm".
Thank you for these shared words. I honor them and they feel good
@jen-lindgren Thanks for your reply! Maybe something to the effect that if or when harm occurs, we are intentional in prioritizing repair?
@eldemboszgmail-com I added a line item highlighted in blue. How does this wording land with you?