Long ago, an anecdote recounted by my colleague Bernie Neville about a house sparked an idea that became, for Chris McLoughlin and me, the beginning of Our House. The frame held good, and in fifteen years I have renovated it many times, and added rooms to cover all manner of consulting and facilitation issues. A book was begun, and along came Maree Gladwyn; her acuity, patience, and sensibility luckily saw many unfortunate sentences and paragraphs die in my waste bin. More recently again, Jenny Postlethwaite’s advice and critique helped me get serious about publication. Pippa Lee Dow, Leanne Habeeb, and Diana Jones have read parts of the document and given valued advice and support. I am indebted to Bob Dick, Nick Wolff and ...

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