I have been in the conversations where people used a talking stick or
another object which could be held to denote them as speakers at that
moment. Yet, I have never heard such a powerful and deep explanation of
its origin as Ray Evans Harrell gave in this post.
I will have a totally different relationship to the talking stick from
now. With the framing that Ray provided, I will be able to use it in the
generative conversation sessions I facilitate. So far, I have never done
so as it did not feel comfortable. I understand now why - I was ignorant
of the significance of the object and did not know how to use it properly.
Thank you, Ray.
Lilly Evans
Strategic Learning Web
"Tomorrow's Leaders Today"
Virginia Water, Surrey, U.K.
"Time is relative; it's only worth depends upon what we do
as it is passing." ( Albert Einstein )
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