Circle Process
Shocker Circle Keepers are WSU staff, students, and faculty who have volunteered hours from their usual work duties for extensive training in Circle Process with representatives from KIPCOR (Kansas Institute for Peace and Conflict Resolution). Keepers come together from departments across WSU to share the powerful communication and connection possible through the Circle Process.
During the Circle process, the Keeper is not the facilitator or leader of discussion. Rather, they are just as much a participant in the Circle as everyone else, and are present to help hold the Circle and bring new participants up to speed on the process.
Discussion Rounds
Okay, but what does a Circle look like?
We find that a Circle discussion is best understood through experience, but we understand that not everyone is comfortable devoting an hour or more to the unknown. As a second-best option for visualizing this experience, a team of our own Circle Keepers recorded a brief virtual Micro Circle in under 19 minutes.
NOTE: Shocker Circles are never recorded - these participants agreed to be recorded in a Circle for demonstration purposes only.