"Hello Aftab,
Your description is deeply evocative of the process,and gave me a glimpse of being there, which reminded me of similar experiences with Arawana....the intimacy of living presence, and the exquisite delicate skein of group composition…"
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Telling the ALiA Story
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Sitting with knees 9 inches apart
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What story would you tell?
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Margaret Jones Callahan commented on Aftab Erfan's blog post Social Presencing Theater - A View from the Inside
Aftab Erfan commented on Beth Follini's blog post Lunch in Halifax - seeing where it all happens!
"Hi Beth. Your story reminds me of when I first came across ALiA while I was living in Halifax. I was convinced there was a staff of 20 people running the show. Also, when I first went to the Summer Institute in 2007, I was convinced there were 3000…"
Mihirini de Zoysa commented on Aftab Erfan's blog post Social Presencing Theater - A View from the Inside
"Aftab, thank you for sharing these so that almost two weeks after the event I can slip back in to those wonderful moments and relive them.
I remember sitting with you on Saturday morning at breakfast and you asking me where I was from and I found…"
Brad Johnston commented on Aftab Erfan's blog post Social Presencing Theater - A View from the Inside
"Aftab - thank you for capturing the process and experience of our Social Presencing Theatre. During the performance, as I sat on my cushion at the edge of the space between the audience and the performers, I felt my heart crack open and felt deep…"
Thomas Arthur commented on Aftab Erfan's blog post Social Presencing Theater - A View from the Inside
"Something magical happens in our village exercise this morning. We begin to feel comfortable closer to each other, we begin to touch and lean on each other, we imitate each others' movements and we perform comfortable solos. As we end the…"
Tania Carriere commented on Aftab Erfan's blog post Social Presencing Theater - A View from the Inside
"Aftab, this is by far the most moving sentence for me..."But we know exactly how the other person's body moves in space." thanks for keeping this alive in all of us. In some ways I still feel us all moving through space, even as I…"
Susan Szpakowski commented on Aftab Erfan's blog post Social Presencing Theater - A View from the Inside
"Now I understand more why the performance was so viscerally powerful to witness. The photos (separate blog, scroll down) also convey some of that aliveness. As Chris Grant, commented, the life force is palpable. Thanks for sharing this story, Aftab."
Anita Abraham commented on Aftab Erfan's blog post Social Presencing Theater - A View from the Inside
"Thanks for sharing these IN-sights Aftab! it was very special to see those conversations on the last day and realize the way in which this group connected was well beyond words. A lesson for us all to carry perhaps.
Sending you love :)"
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Social Presencing Theater - A View from the Inside
Sunday Night We're asked to meet as a group during the first dinner, but the table that is set aside is too small to accommodate the 15 of us who have shown up. We decide to split into smaller groups and "just get to know each other" instead of having a meeting. We ask each other "what do you think this whole social presencing thing is about?!". It turns out none of us knows! We've all signed up out of curiosity. After dinner Arawana tries to clarify the project a little bit. "We're going to do…See More
Aftab Erfan commented on Susan Szpakowski's blog post Little Book of Practice launch tomorrow in Nova Scotia
"Just received my copies in the mail Susan. Thank you! I feel like sleeping with it under my pillow so I can soak it up into my brain : )"
Aftab Erfan replied to Anouk Brack's discussion Embodied Leadership module; harvesting insights and exploring deeper in the group ALIA Europe
"Dear people,
I was so happy to come across this thread. I took Wendy's module last summer in Halifax and this is a perfect time to be reminded of the subtleties of the practice which I had forgotten. Thank you for your reflections.
I want to…"
Aftab Erfan commented on Beth Follini's blog post Recovering to the centre
"Thank you for the blog Beth. It's lovely to know where you guys are at. And I was reminded to center! (I was also reminded of my favourite Wendy Palmer line: "It's better to be centered than to be right.") Enjoy your week of…"
Aftab Erfan replied to Catherine Harwood's discussion Wicked problems
"This is so true Ryan. Maybe we can talk about wicked dilemmas!?"
Aftab Erfan replied to Catherine Harwood's discussion Wicked problems
"This is very familiar language in city planning. We all read Rittel and Webber's 1973 "Dilemmas in a General Theory of Planning" in the first year of planning school. When I first came across the definition of "complex…"
Aftab Erfan commented on Aftab Erfan's blog post "All knowledge is for action, and all action is for friendship."
"Thanks Sue. Now that I reread my notes I see a reference to a badly spelled mcmurry! And i remember Bill quoting him. Mystery solved."
Sue Pritchard commented on Aftab Erfan's blog post "All knowledge is for action, and all action is for friendship."
"This quote is from John Macmurray (1891-1976), the Quaker and moral philosopher, and who was oft quoted by Reg Revans (the father of Action Learning) and Mike Pedler in the UK."
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Social Presencing Theater - A View from the Inside
Sunday Night
We're asked to meet as a group during the first dinner, but the table that is set aside is too small to accommodate the 15 of us who have shown up. We decide to split into smaller groups and "just get to know each other" instead of having a meeting. We ask each other "what do you think this whole social presencing thing is about?!". It turns out none of us knows! We've all signed… Continue
We're asked to meet as a group during the first dinner, but the table that is set aside is too small to accommodate the 15 of us who have shown up. We decide to split into smaller groups and "just get to know each other" instead of having a meeting. We ask each other "what do you think this whole social presencing thing is about?!". It turns out none of us knows! We've all signed… Continue
Posted on June 17, 2010 at 11:00pm — 7 Comments
"All knowledge is for action, and all action is for friendship."
I was looking through my notes from ALiA West last May and came across this line that I had scribbled down:
"All knowledge is for action, and all action is for friendship."
Is there anyone out there who can tell me where this line comes from!?
"All knowledge is for action, and all action is for friendship."
Is there anyone out there who can tell me where this line comes from!?
Posted on October 14, 2009 at 1:29am — 4 Comments
Something close to my heart
Dear friends and colleague;
This is somewhat of a personal message and may not be ALiA related per se, but I just feel compelled to get this out any way I can.
It's about what is going on in Iran.
Unless you've been living in a cave, you know that last month there was an election in my country.
The results were challenged by millions of Iranians, a majority of them in my age group, who took to the streets.
Many were beaten, arrested and tortured.
People… Continue
This is somewhat of a personal message and may not be ALiA related per se, but I just feel compelled to get this out any way I can.
It's about what is going on in Iran.
Unless you've been living in a cave, you know that last month there was an election in my country.
The results were challenged by millions of Iranians, a majority of them in my age group, who took to the streets.
Many were beaten, arrested and tortured.
People… Continue
Posted on July 24, 2009 at 8:08pm — 5 Comments
More pictures of ALiA West
A brief visual harvest of ALiA West. You'll have to turn your laptop screen to see some of the pictures right side up! Sorry, I couldn't figure out how to go portrait.
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Posted on May 23, 2009 at 2:15pm — 1 Comment
Comment Wall (16 comments)
- At 10:53am on July 20, 2010,
Margaret Drescher said… - Aftab-I too was sorry not to get to say good by to you and family.
Lots of love flowing your way from the fields, forest and gardens of WHF!
xo M
- At 7:28pm on April 18, 2010,
Susan Szpakowski said… - I'm glad the books arrived, Aftab. Thanks again for all your encouragement and support. Hope to see you here soon! Susan
- At 1:04am on December 12, 2009,
Brian Sumner said… - Hi Aftab...just catching up on the Rules of Victory group..looking forward to reading your postings
- At 6:17pm on November 3, 2009,
Wendy Bradley said… - Hi, Aftab,
I'm already goofing this up (I just lost a message I wrote to you... new to cyberspace chat.) Thank you for the invitation. Count me in. The book has been collecting dust on my shelf – so I look forward to having a lively reason to pick it up. I'll have to miss the 2nd meeting, but will make it to the first. Ciao! Wendy
- At 6:01pm on November 3, 2009,
Ken Lee said… - Hi Aftab! Thanks for the personal invitation to join the local Rules of Victory Study Group in Vancouver. I'll be away in Halifax, NS attending Shambhala Congress 2009 next week so will be unable to attend the first meeting on November 12th. Will try, however, to attend all subsequent meetings. Cheers!
- At 8:08am on August 10, 2009,
Saskia Tait said…
- Hi Aftab! I have been trying to find a way to get in touch with you about a few things we are working on. Could you shoot me an email? saskiatait@gmail.com. It is a pleasure to read your posts and the replies of so many who are thinking about leadership in altogether transformative ways. I am so pleased to be part of this community! Wishing you all the best, Saskia
- At 6:24pm on July 20, 2009,
SILAS LUSIAS said… - It was good to meet again and i hope it was not the last while i am still here.
Have a good day
- At 11:44am on July 3, 2009,
Sophia Horwitz said… - Hey Aftab! Thank you. I'm looking forward to seeing you and actually getting a chance to chat soon too. When are you planning on coming back into Halifax?
- At 6:56pm on June 20, 2009,
Wali Mutazammil said… - Aftab, check out my lastest blog :)
I trust that you will enjoy your new insights and learning this summer in Halifax with invited guest speakers and facilitators. I invite you to be open to learning an emerging field of the science of complexity, i.e., Human Systems Dynamics (HDS) and the Complex Adaptive Systems (CAS) in organic systems, i.e., organizational settings. The scholarship of Daniel Goleman and his research team in community life of humans describes it precisely as having the "science of results", to be adaptive in chaotic environments, no matter what. I am thanking you in advance for listening and being opened for giving yourself permission for new learning and new ways of being. I wish you the best ever learning at ALIA this summer. If you choose, please give my warmest regards to Glenda.
Now let's have beautiful exchanges/conversations and see our beautiful differences and notice our how beautifully we as individuals can place them in containers to make the difference that is the difference as we pursue three questions: What, so what, and now what? in multiple stories and realities. Subsequently, we would have the capacity to influence the difference that makes the difference and repeat the process, as it relates to organizational settings in chaotic environments, peace and conflict projects, substance abuse programs, programs with effective treatment for veterans suffering with symptoms of PTSD, marriages, youth at risk programs, leadership development programs, restoring lack of trust efforts, leading transformation projects, organizational culture change projects, integrating spirituality and leadership in organization development programs, transitional moments and non-verbal communication projects and/or case studies, and developing coherence in social intelligence in organizations projects and/or case studies. We look forward to the engagement and learning.
Warm regards,
Wali
- At 11:12pm on June 19, 2009,
Shannon Rose Watson said… - Looking forward to seeing you this week Aftab and for you to meet our wee darling! Hugs, Shannon
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