Some very interesting wise words have been said in this thread around the reductionism of voting. Particularly appreciated Robert's contribution but was stumped by his reference to a consensus methodology called LENS. Any chance you could spell this out for us, Robert?
Terry Gibson ----- Original Message ----- From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Sent: Monday, May 29, 2000 1:08 AM Subject: Re: OS in Asia (snip) What I think we are trying to say is," What are the things we must work on now to move to our agreed "Vision". Voting gets you to this quickly but at a price. The price is that you are now in a "win - loose" situation compared with a "win- win" in Open Space. The best way around this situation that I have used is the LENS method described in the "Technology of Participation". It take 90 minutes or if you are quick, one and a half hours. The method works by consensus and building a framework that includes all ideas in the outputs but clearly identifies the critical outcomes if the group is to reach its agreed vision. (snip) Regards Robert
