Hi Barbara We once met because my old chum from Berkeley, Mark Schechner, was teaching James Joyce while you were at the University of Buffalo.
I wasn't slamming all brainstorming sessions, just conveying my impression having sat in a few that were non productive and frustrating because, unlike Open Space, participants were not driven by passion or responsibility. In our book for Gower, LARGE GROUP FACILITATORS' MANUAL (2003,) we describe using, with Tony Bezan's permission, a Giant Mind Map with up to 60 participants. In this process people create connected subjects and give form to concepts which develop in real time like a tree growing branches. After the submissions and placements are exhausted, we vote priorities using sticky dots which give a sense of the important items which emerged and can be developed in other processes. Anyway, it beats any icebreaker! Cheers Kerry Edinburgh
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