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Creating unconditional space for emergence

Depth · what it can open●●○○2 — reflective
Holding · facilitation2 — facilitator
Trust · group readiness★★some
Disclosure · what is sharedoptional

To create opportunities to explore without pressure to reach conclusions. Periodically create protected time for a different quality of conversation: • No agenda or predetermined outcome • No requirement to solve anything • Explicit permission to not know, to be uncertain, to change… An ongoing team scaffold (open session), run monthly or quarterly, not as a one-off session.

Practical

Time
45-90 min
Group
320 · small-group
Settings
in-person, online
Materials
None beyond ordinary meeting/work settings
Mechanisms
life-embedding, open-awareness, stillness-silence
Change scope
state → skill · recurring-practice (Monthly or quarterly)

Origin & where it lives

Thomas Jordan & Claude [AI] (IDG for Teams handbook — team scaffold) — IDG practice (idg.thomasjordan.se)

Instructions: open online

In this directory via Thomas Jordan's IDG Resource Library

Team leader role (Jordan): Create and protect this time. Participate as an equal. Resist the pull to structure or direct. Tolerate silence and uncertainty.

status: checked · added 2026-08-25