How do Group Purpose and Group Agreements Differ?
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Roxy Manning, Certified NVC Trainer: Roxy Manning discusses the distinction between group purpose and group agreements. Group purpose is identified as the reason for gathering, such as learning to facilitate groups with a focus on inclusion and contribution. Group agreements are the policies or intentions to support the purpose, like creating space for all voices or forming affinity groups to address identity-specific challenges. The emphasis is on how agreements facilitate the manifestation of the group's purpose.
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- Roxanne Manning
- Roxy Manning
- social change
- agreements
- groups
- group function
- group agreements
- group decisions
- purpose
- contribution
- inclusion
- intention
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