Revision of Response from Finn Voldtofte from January 29, 2006 - 20:31

1)  What are the things you liked or valued most?

As I see it, this question was the active convening question – regardless of the wordings of the invitation and other expressed intentions: How do we harness the collective intelligence and social creativity of our species, to facilitate a positive impact on the evolution of humanity and the natural world?

I am aware, that some participants might see it differently, that is that they came with other intentions – but if there exist such a thing as a post-gathering understood pre-intention, then I would say that from having been there, I now think that question was really what convened that specific group of people.

And now to what I value most: I think the salon offered all we could want in terms of answers to the question! Look carefully and deeply in to both the whole of the salon and all of the parts, and all of their relationships, and I have a sense, that it all modelled, initiated and opened up very fruitful answers to the convening question.

I think there is still a lot to be called into being and be named regarding that. I hope this will happen; it will take  the decision from enough of us to actually do it; it won't happen by it self.



2)  What advice do you have for those organizing the next salon?

The question of “sustaining community in action” has importance to me, so I call on whatever can be done in order that the meetings in the salon doesn’t become just an event, but is understood, designed, supported, undertaken etc. in a way that in it self is an unfolding of the great story.
 
 3)  How do you imagine your gifts contributing to the future of this movement (of which Evolutionary Salons are but a part)?

My focus is on how to – on the very practical level - engage collective intelligence in service of the world. I am only a call away, when that can be of service to the movement.

With appreciation and gratitude

Finn