<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # Holding the space means maintaining a condition in... > Holding the space means maintaining a condition in which better behavior remains possible. It does not require pretending every action is acceptable; it requires making the standard clear enough that correction can protect belonging without surrendering the purpose of the room. **Source:** [[livestreams/Love, Social Design, and the Purpose of Community - Workbook|Love, Social Design, and the Purpose of Community]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “Holding the space means maintaining a condition in which better behavior remains possible. It does not require pretending every action is acceptable; it requires making the standard clear enough that correction can protect belonging without surrendering the purpose of the room.” — Bryant McGill https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-holding-space-means-surrendering-purpose-room ``` <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->