Team Syntegrity participants in Barcelona in June, 2017.The Team Syntegrity (TS) sessions held in Barcelona on 19-22 June provided a space and a method of hope in which a variety of social powers unfolded through association and combination.
The objective was to think collectively about how civil society may be able to confront the main global crises and democratise our societies. Since the results will be made public shortly, I will focus in this piece on the method that allowed us to come up with concrete proposals and the processes that helped us to advance and build a sense of belonging.
One of the key strengths of the sessions was the cybernetic method of non-hierarchical participation that set the rules for constructive and efficient dialogue and decision-making. This approach was based on 12 teams comprised of five members from a variety of backgrounds. Each team was in charge of discussing one specific topic and developing concrete statements, proposals or recommendations that set the path for strategic action.
