Jules Weston / What’s important?
In this project I think one of the most important things has been (and will continue to be) vital to this project’s evolution is maintaining a loose frame, not controlling too tightly or forcing the process. There is a chronic danger in our culture, and sometimes in my comfort zone, of over-defining, over controlling and setting very specific targets and outcomes. The participants, all probably used to being well informed, thoroughly briefed and often in positions of leadership each took bit of a leap into the dark by taking part in the project. I am deeply impressed by their courage and openness. When individually invited they were purposely not told who else was taking part or exactly what the project workshops would entail. I wonder if they would have taken part if we had described the processes and practice in detail at the outset?
Yet now they are on board do they honestly appear like they have any regrets about taking part? Certainly there seems to be process of change happening…
Motto:
Patience
Patience
Patience
There is one comment on What’s important?:
sequential order was never going to be creative. the happy chaos of a forest says everything. random sequencing is what lets our mind roam and find new connections. police incident rooms stick bits of the evidence all around randomly, so the eye connects one with another almost subconsciously. a friend of mine calls it Jigsaw Dreaming.
on The Big Stretch we do some structured thinking in the mornings and go into the wilds all afternoon. People find that the stuff of the intellect rearranges itself, almost effortlessly, while they are out and about. Important stuff resonates. Patterns form.
You are allowing for an organic form of intelligence to work its magic, i have no doubt . Call it disorder if you like. i call it Incubation. Let’s see how it plays out!
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