People susceptible to a bribe obviously care about the bribe - but one might ask - what else do they really care about? I would guess that in the situation you describe you want people who truly care about the future of your university. If it were me, I would just lay it out plain and clear - Invitation might read, "If you care about the future of Mystic U. -- Come! " It is a question as to whether you should leave the obvious implication un-stated. (If you don't care - Don't come.) Being a curmudgeonly sort, I would probably state the obvious, just in case.
Seriously - participation for the sake of participation is of questionable value. You want to make it clear that serious business will be done, and only the truly serious (caring) need apply. As for the rest??? Let them go fishing. But for goodness sake don't try to bribe them. Total lose/lose situation. I think. Harrison Harrison Owen 189 Beaucaire Ave Camden, ME 04843 207-763-3261 (Summer) 301-365-2093 (Winter) Website www.openspaceworld.com Personal Website www.ho-image.com OSLIST To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options <http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html> http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html _____ From: OSLIST [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of David Cox Sent: Wednesday, August 26, 2009 4:49 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Incentive to participate? My univ is considering using Open Space for strategic planning. The event probably will need to be held at a time when faculty are not "officially" on campus - before a term, during a term break, or after a term. The question has come up about offering an incentive (e.g., nice meal, book purchase, door prizes) to encourage faculty participation. A part of me wonders if bribing people to attend (or rewarding them depending on your perspective) goes against the grain of simply inviting faculty and staff to bring their passion to the event because they care? I would greatly appreciate hearing what folks on the listserv think. Thank you. David Cox * * ========================================================== [email protected] ------------------------------ To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of [email protected]: http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html To learn about OpenSpaceEmailLists and OSLIST FAQs: http://www.openspaceworld.org/oslist * * ========================================================== [email protected] ------------------------------ To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of [email protected]: http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html To learn about OpenSpaceEmailLists and OSLIST FAQs: http://www.openspaceworld.org/oslist
