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The Art of Authentic Speaking and Active Listening. Council is a formalized meeting where people are encouraged to speak about themselves and their experience honestly and to share what’s really important t

o them at work, a place to express themselves without others interrupting, arguing and talking over each other. In the last several years major corporations such as Motorola, Xerox and Twentieth Century Fox have expanded their training programs to include this unique and valuable form of communication. ID is a leader in this groundbreaking field.

While technological wonders such as e-mail, voice mail and the like have absolutely increased productivity, genuine human interaction has suffered. People, even within the same department, are more isolated than at any other time in history. In practice and in principle, Council is a simple concept which quickly produces dramatic results.

The Four Intentions of Council:

Speaking authentically
Active Listening
Telling your story in a lean way
Spontaneity

After only a few "rounds" in Council, the greater wisdom of the group as a whole is quickly evident and the commonality of the group’s purpose and goals becomes clear, perhaps for the first time. Power struggles and similar distractions decrease as participants discover new resources from within the group. Council may be used to solve specific problems, to brainstorm and foster creativity, or to deepen communication. Real progress is tangible where "stuckness" may have prevailed in the past.

People very much want and need to express themselves at work - they crave the opportunity. Companies using Council quickly begin to experience new levels of productivity and openness as people find themselves communicating and cooperating as never before.