Deep democracy
Deep democracy is a democratic decision-making style which includes not only all people’s voices but also people's internal voices and realities.
Arnold Mindell's Deep Democracy
Mindell's Deep Democracy has a focus on listening not only to all people’s voices but also to all levels of realities. He uses three levels. The first one is "CR: Consensus Reality" level. This reality is what the majority of people consciously or unconsciously agree upon. The second level is "Dream Land," which is a non-consensus reality including dream-like experiences, visions, mistakes, and issues. The third one is "Process Mind" level, essence level, or sentient level. In this level, there is a non-dualistic reality. A sense of oneness belongs to this level.[1]
It is a psychosocial-political paradigm and methodology. The word “Deep Democracy” was first used in a book Leader as Martial Artist (Arnold Mindell, 1992).
Deep Democracy can be manifested not only by an open attitude toward other individuals and organizations but also by respecting conflicting situations, feelings, and personal experiences, which are not so respected in public interactions. (Mindell, 1992)
Schuman defines "Deep Democracy as a psych-socio-political paradigm and large group facilitation and change management model that integrates concepts from quantum physics, psychology, and anthropology."[2]
Deep Democracy "is a methodology developed to foster a deeper level of dialogue and inclusivity."[3]
"One of your most powerful tools when managing any group process is the concept of deep democracy. A highly effective way to facilitate group decision-making and to gain the wisdom of the minority voice."[4]
"The practice of Deep Democracy addresses issues of diversity, which means acknowledging intellectually and experientially the details of individual and group experience."[5]
Lewis Method of Deep Democracy
Lewis Method of Deep Democracy is based on the work of Arnold Mindell. In the early 1990s, two of Arnold Mindell’s students, Myrna Lewis and her late husband, Greg, began translating some of the tools. Lewis's Method of Deep Democracy is more flexible regarding depth.[6]
Patricia A. Wilson's Deep Democracy
Wilson has more focus on inner work and building the container for a culture of dialogue and connectedness. She summarizes the essence of deep democracy as "the inner experience of interconnectedness."[7]
Green, J. M.'s Deep Democracy
Green describes "Deep Democracy would equip people to expect, to understand, and to value diversity and change while preserving and projecting both democratically humane cultural values and interactively sustainable environmental values in a dynamic, responsive way."[8]
See also
Notes
- ↑ Amy and Arnold Mindell: Deep Democracy, Terms, and Concepts
- ↑ Sandy Schuman (18 March 2010). The Handbook for Working with Difficult Groups: How They Are Difficult, Why They Are Difficult and What You Can Do About It. John Wiley & Sons. p. 278. ISBN 978-0-470-59412-4. Search this book on
- ↑ http://www.loot.co.za/product/frederic-p-miller-deep-democracy/ptjg-1393-g090
- ↑ Sunny Stout Rostron (2002) "Accelerating Performance: Powerful New Techniques to Develop People" Kogan Page
- ↑ Avraham Cohen (2009). Gateway to the Dao-field: Essays for the Awakening Educator. Cambria Press. p. 68. ISBN 978-1-60497-553-6. Search this book on
- ↑ THE LEWIS METHOD VERSUS CONVENTIONAL DEEP DEMOCRACY
- ↑ Deep Democracy The Inner Practice of Civic Engagement
- ↑ Nel Noddings (2004). No Education Without Relation. Peter Lang. p. 74. ISBN 978-0-8204-6830-3. Search this book on
References
- Arnold Mindell (1992). The Leader As Martial Artist: An Introduction to Deep Democracy (1st ed.). San Francisco: Harper San Francisco. ISBN 978-0062506405. Search this book on
- Mindell, Arnold. (2002). The deep democracy of open forums: practical steps to conflict prevention and resolution for the family, workplace, and world. Charlottesville, VA: Hampton Roads. ISBN 1-57174-230-1 Search this book on .
- Tom Atlee. The Tao of Democracy. Cranston, RI: The Writers’ Collective, 2003.
- Allan Kaplan. Development Practitioners and Social Process: Artists of the Invisible. London: Pluto Press, 2002.
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