We use deep democracy paradigm, a scientific approach based on physics, psychology, and anthropology, developed by Arnold Mindell. This paradigm allows us to raise awareness of individual and group dynamics, the mainstream and marginal sides, and to notice and integrate missing information, thereby fostering more flow in processes that are stuck, for better communication and relationships in highly polarized settings.
In our facilitated events, we welcome diverse views and opinions and create a space that can accommodate complexities and contradictions. We believe that all voices, feelings, and positions have the right to exist, and we facilitate interaction between polarities to foster new understanding and perspectives.
There is a hope that through a facilitated conversation, there could be more awareness that can positively impact life, relationships, and collaboration between different sides, cultures, nationalities, backgrounds, and worldviews in a highly polarized society and workplaces.
Facilitators
Magdalena Schatzmann, ProcessWork Dipl., musician, coach, and facilitator, https://kulturland.ch. She lives in the Swiss mountains near Bern.
Yuliya Filippovska, PhD, ProcessWork Dipl, a co-leader of the Deep Democracy Institute Ukraine https://filippovska.com. Originally from Kyiv, she lives in Geneva.
Our friends and colleagues from the Deep Democracy Alliance, a network of professional international facilitators from around the world.
Our partners
Together with our partners, we choose a particular theme. A facilitated event starts with 2-3 speakers, each sharing a story or life experience on this theme for 5 minutes. It offers a basic understanding of the different voices and polarities in the room. It is followed by a facilitated conversation among participants.
Such facilitated events are meant to create a space where diverse communities and viewpoints can interact and share views openly, including those beyond political correctness. Such a public space is used to create connections, friendships, action groups, and initiatives. In addition, government officials, NGO representatives, or other stakeholders in the topic can join our gathering to use insights from the discussion to shape their policies and initiatives.
It is an alternative “United Nations” laboratory with unity as not given and static, but in flux and evolving as an ongoing process to work on together as a global community. If you are interested in participating, contributing as a participant or a speaker, and/or becoming a partner, please reach out to us.
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