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Elena Bondareva's avatar

Q6: What makes hope feel earned rather than naïve?

Dominique Hes's avatar

when you can act on it, so feeling agency, empowerment and responsibility… and wisdom I think as well… as the action needs to be based on the health and vitality of the system… not another bring in foxes to control the rabbits action… That takes time and building relationship with place.

Elena Bondareva's avatar

love this insight, that hope feels right if we can act on it.

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Q5: Who has acted as "mycelium" in your life?

Dominique Hes's avatar

Interesting question... I see organisations who are working as mycelium... but actually a person that holds space for learning, that shares information ... I think apart from yourself.... people like Anthony James from the RegenNarration podcast ... others who do what they can to enable and hold people through change...

Elena Bondareva's avatar

so honored to be on your list, Dominique.

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Q4: What would Nature say if it had a seat in your next meeting?

Dominique Hes's avatar

sometimes it isn't what you expect! how do you create room for that?

Elena Bondareva's avatar

we just get on and do it, create that space and hold it. From the facilitation perspective, could be as simple as having everybody reflect in silence on this question for a minute+, then share. and do not move off this part for at least 5 min even if it means uncomfortable silence. that is what it takes to make room for the first time: uncomfortable, thrilling, and a bit silly until it is not.

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Q3: What's one story you inherited that no longer serves you?

Dominique Hes's avatar

I am not good enough

Elena Bondareva's avatar

yep... that's a popular one, yikes

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Q2: When did you last change your mind because you listened to learn?

Dominique Hes's avatar

I have many times been told... some being a do godding meddler... white privileged person coming with solutions not listening ... I am still trying to learn this one as my mind is very solution seeking... might also be the ADHD in me... talking before thinking...

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Q1: What story do you think we must change, pronto?

Dominique Hes's avatar

Survival of the fittest! Let it go… it's wrong story… is survival of what fits best!!

Elena Bondareva's avatar

love this! Not the survival of the fittest but of what fits best.