Session 5-1

1. How would we collectively like the NVC community to organize at a global scale?
Step 1		Extract
	Pick Instruction	The answers shown below are from the last question of the previous session. Pick the answer that best expresses the heart of what is important to you and others.
	Entry Instruction	Today you will be developing the statement that will be the final output of the Synanim process. You will be working on refining this statement in questions 1, 3, and 5, which will be variations on the same question. Carry forward what is most important to you to include in the final statement. In today's session, work towards developing a powerful statement that everyone is willing to stand behind. Extract from the chosen text whatever addresses the question or is important to carry forward.
Step 2		Brainstorm/expand
	Pick Instruction	Pick the answer that best expresses the heart of what is important to you and others.
	Entry Instruction	Expand your selection into a rough draft. The texts that you chose from are shown below.
Step 3		Condense and prioritize
	Pick Instruction	Pick the answer that best expresses the heart of what is important to you and others.
	Entry Instruction	Think like an editor! Pare your selection to essentials, prioritize the ideas.
Step 4		Vote
	Pick Instruction	Pick the answer that best expresses the heart of what is important to you and others.
2. Imagine that the global NVC community is operating in a way that stimulates a sense of aliveness, joy, excitement, hope, or deep satisfaction. What qualities are present in the way the community is functioning that stimulate these feelings? How does a global organization contribute to this?
Step 1		Outline
	Entry Instruction	Brainstorm a list of key words and phrases.
Step 2		Brainstorm/expand
	Pick Instruction	Pick the answer that best expresses the heart of what is important to you and others.
	Entry Instruction	Expand your selection into a rough draft.
Step 3		Vote
	Pick Instruction	Pick the answer that best expresses the heart of what is important to you and others.
3. What is important to say about how would we collectively like the NVC community to organize at a global scale? Include the big picture of what makes it worthwhile for this organization to exist. Incorporate and emphasize what would excite, inspire, and be deeply satisfying.
Step 1		Adjust
	Entry Instruction	Your starting point is the "mandate text" (text from the person with the highest score) from Question 1. Adjust the text to reflect what was learned from the prior question.
Step 2		Embellish
	Pick Instruction	Pick the answer that best expresses the heart of what is important to you and others. Consider picking someone else's text.
	Entry Instruction	Say what needs to be said to make your entry more clearly say what is important. Work on developing the final "big picture" statement you would like to guide and inspire what happens next.
Step 4		Vote
	Pick Instruction	Pick the answer that best expresses the heart of what is important to you and others.
4. What would you like others in your group to know about how you would like to see the text evolve in the remainder of this session?
Step 1		Free expression
	Entry Instruction	This is a chance to briefly express what you would like to see happen as the text is evolved in the next question. In the next question everyone will begin with the "mandate text" from Question 3.
Step 2		Read
	Pick Instruction	This is a chance to read each other's comments.
5. What is important to say about how would we collectively like the NVC community to organize at a global scale? (This will be the final output of the Synanim process.)
Step 1		Adjust
	Entry Instruction	Your starting point is the "mandate text" (text from the person with the highest score) from Question 3. Work on developing the final "big picture" statement you would like to guide and inspire what happens next.
Step 2		Focus
	Pick Instruction	Pick the answer that best expresses the heart of what is important to you and others. Consider picking someone else's text.
	Entry Instruction	Include what people agree on. Trim what seems debatable.
Step 3		Polish
	Pick Instruction	Pick the answer that best expresses the heart of what is important to you and others. Consider picking someone else's text.
	Entry Instruction	Think like an editor! Pare your selection to essentials, prioritize the ideas. Work on developing the final "big picture" statement you would like to guide and inspire what happens next.
Step 4		Vote
	Pick Instruction	Pick the answer that best expresses the heart of what is important to you and others.