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Narrative & Constellations
I noticed on Ron Donaldson's blog, The Ecology of Knowledge, that he had participated in a very interesting process - one that combined the use of traditional storytelling and constellations to find novel solutions to intractable problems.
I know a fair amount about the realms of storytelling and intractable problems, but know absolutely nothing about the use of constellations.
One could do a massive google search to find out more, but for now, I'm more interested in what the network has to say about constellations?
Any takers?
Very interesting method... here's my thoughts:
To call something a part is to imply it is a "whole part"...
As well, to call something a whole feels like it implies there is nothing greater for which it is a "part of another whole"...
So im not saying that we shouldn't do it, but being aware of how we understand a part and a whole in a process would better serve the process as well.
In the description from your link:
"the constellator who then assists them to choose members of the group to represent people or elements in the family (and wider) system and place them in relationship to each other."
... he notes that people will represent different parts of the whole, so this choice of how small is a part and how big is a whole would definitely affect the outcome.
--Mark Spivey