The Berkana Collaborative is a team of practitioners and learners. As a collaborative, we’re learning partners and friends. Sometimes we work very closely together in service of a particular organization or community. Other times we coach and consult with each other about the work we are doing separately. Please feel free to contact any of us directly about the work of the collaborative.
Collaborative Members
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Chris Corrigan is a process artist, teacher, musician and poet. He has 20 years of experience working with indigenous communities, non-governmental organizations and groups of people doing good, supporting invitation, leadership, conversation emergence and skillful harvesting. Since 2005 he has taught within the Art of Hosting community of practice in North America and Europe and brings an traditional arts based perspective to his work. His work focuses on bringing presence, trust, co-creative relationships and clarity of action to complex situations.
Visit Chris at his website and blog, www.chriscorrigan.com. Email chris(at)berkana.org |
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Tim Merry loves to work with people. Tim believes that we all have a potential, within ourselves and together, that holds the answers to the problems we face in our lives — whether that be in our families, communities, organisations, networks or world. His passion is creating participative processes that enable us to work together and enjoy overcoming seemingly impossible challenges. Since moving to Nova Scotia in 2004 Tim has co-founded a rural learning centre called the Shire and founded Split Rock Learning Centre, a non-profit working with youth in transition and their adult supporters. He has been fortunate to gain diverse experience ranging from major international businesses and government agencies to local communities all over the world. All this work is rooted in creating participative processes where stakeholder voice is key to creating the systems, structures and services that meet their needs. He is one of the founders and global stewards of the Art of Hosting.
Visit Tim at his website: www.timmerry,com or Email him at tim(at)oftheshire.org |
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Teresa Posakony is a group process artist. I love listening into what wants and needs to happen in the places and spaces where groups come together, call that a meeting, retreat, conference, organization or strategic planning session. I work in partnership with teams to skillfully design the conversations that support transformational change/learning, wise decision making and wise action.
I am deeply committed to making the times groups meet to be ones where we can do real work together. What enables the real work to happen are environments of trust and hospitality, practices for deep learning, clarity of purpose, a good and emergent design, and practices to invite the leadership and wisdom present in the room to burst out and get to work! or Email teresa(at)berkana.org |
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Bob Stilger wonders what the world will be like in another quarter century. Will we humans have discovered how to live in balance with the planet? Will those of us in positions of privilege and material prosperity have learned to share better with others? Will we have learned how to build healthy and resilient communities?
I hope the answer to all those questions is a resounding YES! And I believe the work we will do as we enter the second decade of the 21st century will be crucial. I’ve spent 35 years working with people who are building communities and building organizations that are strong and vibrant. I work in many ways – conversation host, teacher, speaker, consultant, facilitator and coach. Visit Bob at his blog and website www.resilientcommunities.org. Email bob(at)berkana.org |
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Tenneson Woolf is a practitioner of change and group process artist. I am dedicated to what is possible when we explore the heart of our work and the edges of our communities. I use participative leadership methodologies, maps, and models as strategy to create helpful meetings and inquiries. I have hosted interactive processes at large conferences, worked with many teams, and coached many individuals in diverse organizations – from hospitals to financial planning associations, from universities to faith communities, from corporate clients to labor unions. I am a steward of two communities of practice: The Art of Hosting and The World Café. I am a practitioner of the Flow Game. I work locally with The Salt Lake Center for Engaging Community supporting and designing local dialogues on living in healthy community
Visit Tenneson and his blog at www.tennesonwoolf.com . Email tenneson(at)berkana.org |
