Donna Frost

Philosophical foundations and methodological principles 75 3 Table 3 . 1 Principles for creating the conditions for human flourishing (Titchen & McCormack, 2010 , p. 54 - emphasis in the original) Metaphor Description Spiralling through turbulence Authentic facilitation that is consistent with the shared values and beliefs of co-participants and that results in human flourishing. Circles of connection Co-construction of a shared reality and spiralling awareness and understanding that has no beginning and no end. Creative effectiveness Through blending, improvisation, synchronicity, at- tunement and balance. Movement in the stillness The stillness of reflection , contemplation and empty - ing the mind creates a movement that enables future meaningful, ethical action and understanding to occur. Embodied knowing Connection with the development/research environ - ment through an internalisation of its culture(s) or the culture is enacted and seen through a person’s body/ being in the world. Energising forces Transformation occurs through moments of ‘crisis’ that trigger a need for change. Creative expression at moments of crisis generates energy from a new ability to express feelings, experiences, spirituality, ethical concerns, embodied and tacit ways of knowing. Openness to all ways of being Practice developers and leaders need to be open to and appreciative of different world views. Flowing with turbulence Working with turbulence requires the use of emotional and spiritual intelligences. From philosophical assumptions to four methodological principles In the previous section I argued that the assumptions of critical creativity provided a framework suited to studying professional artistry and offered principles for action for working collaboratively with the practitioners who joined the inquiry. In this section I focus the discussion and give an overview of the four methodological principles which bound and support the design developed for this research. The design itself, critical creative collaborative inquiry (CCCI), is presented in the next chapter, along with the research methods. Here, in the latter section of chapter three, the four methodological principles are introduced and explained one by one.