What is it? Why is it important? How do I become a cleaner facilitator?
Length: 64 mins
Format: Video
Clean language is the invisible force that ensures circle hygiene doesn't slip the men's group into a boys club environment. Put in another way; it is the difference that makes the difference.
Clean language is on a sliding scale, and no facilitator will ever be perfect; however, the cleaner you become, the more inclusive your spaces will become. As you develop as a facilitator, you will add more subtle tools to your tool kit - this is one of them!
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Summary:
1) Less is more
- Do you make space or take space?
- Ask three times if it is worth it.
2) Empower
- Drop the labels
- Strength the positive
3) Clean Questions
- What, Where, How, When?
- Avoid contamination
4) Acknowledge
- Hearing is not agreeing
- Reflecting back
