In a message dated 5/15/06 7:46:04 PM, 76066....@compuserve.com writes:
> C. Another learning is this: It takes I think more than a group of 4 or 5 > inviters to make instant Open Space happen in larger scales. One person was > active, inviting groups, inviting individuals. Another was less active, but > still invited many. A third was in the midst of personal difficulties and > probably invited only a few. And the last, I, invited several people, but > did not have many contacts with people who were really invested in this > issue. It is possible that these conversations produced our inviters for > larger conversations to follow. > > Doug-- In my experience, having more inviters is a good thing, and it helps if the inviters are from different segments of the community (different community systems such as government, education, business, social services; different neighborhoods; different socioeconomic levels; different interest groups). In planning a community forum in Shelton many years ago, one of the smartest things we did was to send letters to community organizations, inviting them to send a representative to a planning meeting. This gave us an "inviter" inside a number of different groups--they were very helpful in encouraging participation, finding volunteers, ensuring a number of different points of view were represented at the forum. You will likely find this true when planning for your next meeting. Sounds like a wonderful project--we're hearing a lot about this issue, but most often polarized, not from people coming together for thoughtful conversation . Joelle * * ========================================================== osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu ------------------------------ To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu: http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html To learn about OpenSpaceEmailLists and OSLIST FAQs: http://www.openspaceworld.org/oslist
