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# DiaPraxis:

Awakening the Spirit of Creative Collaboration

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- [Home](https://www.diapraxis.net/) - Arriving at Powerful Truths, Together for inspired leaders in business, non-profit, and community settings A New "Bottom Line" To work together in new ways, we need new ways of thinking and feeling and sensing together. Instead of being a source of static and friction, diversity of viewpoints can become a freely available source of energy
- [Workshops](https://www.diapraxis.net/workshops/) - Listening Our Shared World Into Being: Transforming unproductive friction to co-creative community Are you... wanting to expand your skills in bridging divides? exploring effective approaches for participatory leadership? seeking to encourage diversity and creativity, while also generating alignment and coherence? interested in learning powerful new ways for working with groups? If so, you've come to the
- [Who We Are](https://www.diapraxis.net/about-us/) - Rosa Zubizarreta As founder of DiaPraxis, Rosa supports leaders and groups to work creatively with divergent perspectives. Her mission is to develop collective capacity for transforming friction into useful energy and greater insight. Author of From Conflict to Creative Collaboration, a manual on Dynamic Facilitation, she has taught this collaborative sense-making process internationally. Rosa
- [Relational Facilitation and Democratic Innovations](https://www.diapraxis.net/relationalfacilitation_democraticinnovations/) - All of the articles, chapters, and books listed below have been authored by Rosa Zubizarreta, except where otherwise noted. All rights reserved. Articles: Dancing with Agile Deliberation (2023). Published on Medium. Brief essay on the use of advanced facilitation methodologies in democratic innovations. Citizens’ Councils: What are they and why are they so popular in Austria?
- [Heart-Centered Listening](https://www.diapraxis.net/heart-centered-listening/) - Some thoughts by Rosa on the evolution of her listening journey When I lead workshops on deep listening, I often invite participants to think about a person in their own lives, who has been a great listener for them -- and to write a bit about how they felt, when that person was listening to
- [English-language materials on the Bürgerräte](https://www.diapraxis.net/english-language-materials-on-the-burgerrate/) - In June 2020, the OECD published a study, "Innovative Citizen Participation and New Democratic Institutions", which recognizes the Vorarlberg Citizens' Council model as #6 on their "short list" of 12. Here is a lovely interview by Ieva Cesnulaityte, writing for Participo, the OECD's online digest on "innovative citizen participation research and practice". She interviews Michael
- [Seeds Planted](https://www.diapraxis.net/completed-public-workshops/) - Select list of past public offerings from 2012 to present Sept 2 & 9th, 2020 • online Organized by the Canberra Alliance for Participatory Democracy, we offered two stand-alone sessions on "Empathy and Collaborative Meaning-Making: An Overview of Citizens' Councils" • led by Rosa Zubizarreta, Andy Paice, and Martha Cuffy • here are the harvests
- [Social Action](https://www.diapraxis.net/social-action/) - Growing our Beloved Community • What difference can it make, when people with diverse perspectives engage in productive and enjoyable conversations, even on challenging social issues? • What difference can it make, when people become genuinely interested and curious about differences, instead of threatened and defensive? • And what difference can that make,
- [Empathy Circles in Action](https://www.diapraxis.net/empathy-circles-resources-and-learnings/) - Empathy Circles for Organizations: If you want to build more community while developing stronger communication skills, Empathy Circles can be an engaging way for people to practice empathy and deep listening. At Diapraxis, we have introduced Empathy Circles in a variety of different contexts, from schools where teachers are seeking to build better relationships
- [Additional Resources for Co-Intelligence and Co-Creativity](https://www.diapraxis.net/more-great-resources-for-collective-intelligence/) - Collective Wisdom The Collective Wisdom Initiative, a visionary project of the Fetzer Foundation, was designed to catalyze the "building of the discipline of collective wisdom, its study and practice". One of their outcomes was an insightful classic, The Power of Collective Wisdom - and the trap of collective folly. Deepening Democracy: Awakening the Spirit of Our
- [Writings on Dynamic Facilitation by various authors](https://www.diapraxis.net/writings-on-dynamic-facilitation-by-various-authors/) - This page contains general writings on Dynamic Facilitation by various authors. If you have additional resources you'd like us to include, we'd love to hear about it! Follow these links for writings on DF as applied to Wisdom Councils and Civic Councils and for Rosa' writings on DF. English-language materials: "Dynamic Facilitation -- A Method for Culture Change"
- [Resources](https://www.diapraxis.net/resources/) - Key Resources for Co-Creativity: An evolving field of practice An expanding multiverse of ways for humans to be creative and effective together Open Space Technology... Circle Practice... World Cafe... Future Search... Art of Hosting... Appreciative Inquiry... Restorative Circles... and more. I am deeply grateful for the various dialogic methods and approaches that have
- [Coaching](https://www.diapraxis.net/coaching/) - Creative Leadership Coaching: Support that Makes a Difference Those of us who feel called to lead, or to do other creative work, or to support others in a variety of ways, also need to receive support. As a coach, my role is to support you, as you work to realize your goals. Together, we
- [Testimonials](https://www.diapraxis.net/testimonials/) - From clients and colleagues In the hands of a skilled facilitator, Dynamic Facilitation is the most potent process I know for transmuting intractable conflicts into breakthrough insights, solutions and possibilities. Among DF facilitators, I consider Rosa Zubizarreta an experienced and grounded practitioner and a uniquely thoughtful trainer, theoretician and innovator. It is my privilege
- [Rosa's Personal Manifesto](https://www.diapraxis.net/rosas-personal-manifesto/) - A while ago, a colleague on a professional e-mail list invited us all to write about "why we do what we do". Coincidentally, in a women's leadership group, we had been exploring this same question. Here is my response: What I love about my work: I love creating an environment where people can
- [Values](https://www.diapraxis.net/values/) - The working assumptions that orient our practice These are the guiding principles and working assumptions on which all of our work is based: Human beings are a gift. As humans, our natural tendency is to care about one another and to want to contribute. Of course, whenever we are hurt, frustrated, or burnt
- [Contact Us](https://www.diapraxis.net/contact-us/) - Please use the contact form below, if you have any general questions or requests about our services. We will do our best to respond to you within 48 hours. You can also let us know if you have any questions about upcoming workshops and events, or if you have any feedback
- [Deepening your facilitation practice](https://www.diapraxis.net/deepening-your-practice-of-dynamic-facilitation/) - Advanced facilitation practice is an art form and a discipline. While the fundamentals can be simple, it takes time to cultivate mastery. This is true of any practice -- whether it's meditation, dance, or basketball. In a single two-day or three-day workshop, you can learn enough to get started, and to make a difference in
- [Dynamic Inquiry](https://www.diapraxis.net/dynamic-inquiry/) - Dynamic Inquiry / empathic inquiry This page is a temporary home for some work-in-progress.... notes for my next book. Dynamic Inquiry: Empathy, Trust, and Wonder in Collaborative Sense-Making We are all, each one of us, "original medicine" And we have all been nourished by many springs… What is Dynamic Inquiry? Differentiation and Integration Paulo Freire

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