Theory, identity, language and practice : the value of participatory practices to sustainability

![CDATA[How do we know sustainability, and what is our relationship to such knowledge? Between 2004 - 2006 twelve participatory practitioners in public, academic and community sectors in three Australian states collaboratively explored the value of participatory practices to sustainability. In this paper four of the practitioners reflect briefly on their various insights. Susan Goff describes how Torbert's (Torbert, 2001; Torbert &.. Reason, 2001) proposition of Action Inquiry, while not used as a research mechanism, was a frequently discerned pattern in our work. John Lavarack reflects on the splitting and joining of self-identity between work, community and virtual environments. Peter Whitecross explores the liberating and disturbing influence of myth in re-minding us to be open to the multiple forms of knowing that take shape outside conventional holds. Lesley Porter considers the power of poetics to shift ways of knowing within a community health service's team of therapeutic practitioners. Jane Fisher completes the text with critical reflection and editorial review.]]