Working Collectively

Women's Self-Help Network for Change

Publisher: Women's Self-Help Network, Campbell River, Canada
Year First Published: {9552 Working Collectively WORKING COLLECTIVELY Women's Self-Help Network for Change Women's Self-Help Network Campbell River Canada A handbook for people wishing to form collectives, or established collectives seeking solutions to problems such as power imbalances, conflict meditation, and setting priorities. 1984 1985 50pp BC9552-WorkingCollectively.jpg PMP Pamphlet 0-919537-17-0 HQ1885.W67 1984 306.344 "Working collectively," according to the Women's Self-help Network, "is difficult for people used to managing in a hierarchical, individualistic society." Their booklet WORKING COLLECTIVELY is a handbook for people wishing to form collectives, or established collectives seeking solutions to problems such as power imbalances, conflict meditation, and setting priorities. WORKING COLLECTIVELY includes a detailed procedure for consensus decisoin-making, a suggested agenda (to help solve the "endless meeting" syndrome) and a "burnout self exam" for collective members. One striking tactic proposed in the book is the use of "paranoid fantasy as a communication tool. We argreed that when someone feels paranoid, that is that something is going on which is making her feel uneasy or afraid, there is indeed something going on." The Women's Self-Help Network suggests discussing the paranoid fantasies (usually about the feelings of ohter collective members) with the appropriate people in an effort to resolve the problem. Table of Contents: Why Operate Collectively Decisions Structure for Making Decisions Jobs Meetings Membership Political and Value Agreements Difficulties No Consensus Power Imbalance Endless Meetings Individual Crisis Conflict Accountability Lack of Rewards Tools Pressing Process Check-In Constructive Criticism Paranoid Fantasies Resentments Priorize and Time Collective Business Postponement Time Out Light and Livelies Rounds Evaluation Appreciations Affirmations Facilitator's Duties Burn-Out Self Exam Ritual and Caretaking Committee Peer Counselling Mediation References and Other Resources CX3218 1 false true false CX3218.htm [0xc0002da2d0 0xc000295980 0xc0002a8d20 0xc0002c9cb0 0xc0005e9200 0xc000c19920 0xc000c2c0c0 0xc001295aa0 0xc000600720 0xc002263d10 0xc00294b350] Cx}
Year Published: 1985
Pages: 50pp ISBN: 0-919537-17-0
Library of Congress Number: HQ1885.W67 1984 Dewey: 306.344
Resource Type: Pamphlet
Cx Number: CX3218

A handbook for people wishing to form collectives, or established collectives seeking solutions to problems such as power imbalances, conflict meditation, and setting priorities.

Abstract:
"Working collectively," according to the Women's Self-help Network, "is difficult for people used to managing in a hierarchical, individualistic society." Their booklet WORKING COLLECTIVELY is a handbook for people wishing to form collectives, or established collectives seeking solutions to problems such as power imbalances, conflict meditation, and setting priorities.

WORKING COLLECTIVELY includes a detailed procedure for consensus decisoin-making, a suggested agenda (to help solve the "endless meeting" syndrome) and a "burnout self exam" for collective members.

One striking tactic proposed in the book is the use of "paranoid fantasy as a communication tool. We argreed that when someone feels paranoid, that is that something is going on which is making her feel uneasy or afraid, there is indeed something going on." The Women's Self-Help Network suggests discussing the paranoid fantasies (usually about the feelings of ohter collective members) with the appropriate people in an effort to resolve the problem.

Table of Contents:

Why Operate Collectively

Decisions
Structure for Making Decisions
Jobs
Meetings
Membership
Political and Value Agreements

Difficulties
No Consensus
Power Imbalance
Endless Meetings
Individual Crisis
Conflict
Accountability
Lack of Rewards

Tools
Pressing Process
Check-In
Constructive Criticism
Paranoid Fantasies
Resentments
Priorize and Time Collective Business
Postponement
Time Out
Light and Livelies
Rounds
Evaluation
Appreciations
Affirmations
Facilitator's Duties
Burn-Out Self Exam
Ritual and Caretaking Committee
Peer Counselling
Mediation

References and Other Resources

Working Collectively

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