Unconference session : failshare

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failshare

facilitated by greg

take aways:

  • failure is a term that evokes discomfort, reframing can help some folks
  • failing in service to our communities is difficult to carry, sharing in safe spaces help
  • celebrating steps in the process is one way to structure a system to shift away from failure based thinking
  • ideally failure happens in a supportive low-risk context where failure is a normal supported part of a learning - not the case for farmers, where failure can be catastrophic
  • people depend on the things we build & the services we provide, it can be tempting to ‘over’ help and over extend ourselves
  • overcommitting downsides include a) an inability to deliver or b) limits opportunities for those who could/should be stepping up
  • prioritizing is important to help enforce healthy boundaries
  • processes need to include extra time and support for a) new members as they culturally assimilate and b) reflection and re-versioning / re-iterating
  • you can’t work for free forever
  • give grace and space to fail
  • sometimes you start something that you don’t get to see finished
  • trust the people

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