Hi Raffi, I think Dave Snowden's work on Cognitive Complexity also adds to this.
He explores the dangers in participation of group think and premature convergence, which can lead to less data being scanned before moving into options for action. If you want to find out more, check out his blog! Smiles Bhav... On 25 February 2015 at 07:56, Raffi Aftandelian via OSList < [email protected]> wrote: > friends, > this online workshop may be of interest! > > an intriguing reframing! > > raffi > > > > -------- Пересылаемое сообщение -------- > От кого: Birgitt Williams <[email protected]> > Кому: Raffi *|LNAME|* <[email protected]> > Дата: Вторник, 24 февраля 2015, 2:40 UTC > Тема: Why I'm no longer promoting participative meetings > > Why I no longer promote participative meetings View this > email in your browser > <http://us1.campaign-archive1.com/?u=35ed818c946a88ba7344da05f&id=27aa9922aa&e=dNZ9iLljhA> > Dear Raffi, > I used to promote highly participatory meetings. As you read this > invitation, you will discover that I have shifted my perspective. > > First, a little background to why I promoted highly participative meetings. > I am not willing to be in meetings that are time wasters and yet I am > willing to be in meetings that take a long time. > > What is the difference? > > Meetings that I consider to be time wasters are meetings in which I sit > and listen to a presentation with no opportunity for conversation. Time > waster meetings, in my opinion, are the kind of meetings in which I > conclude that the presenter could just have sent a memo. I end up wondering > why it was necessary to have a meeting and waste the time of all of the > participants. > > Have you had similar experiences? > > The meetings that I am willing to attend, and even like attending, are > meetings designed with the participants in mind, to accomplish a business > or development goal. They have one characteristic in common. The > facilitator creates the time and space for lots of participation. > > There is value to the participant in such a meeting…the value of idea > generation, idea discussion, innovation, solution generation, and of course > the opportunity to feel heard where it matters. Some of my favorite highly > participative meeting processes are Open Space Technology, Whole Person > Process Facilitation, Dynamic Facilitation, World Café, and Appreciative > Inquiry. In our Genuine Contact program, we teach two of these meeting > methods. > > So, why I have I said my perspective has shifted? > > I continue to promote highly participatory meetings. And, in looking more > deeply, I realize that there is so much more to the successful experience > and outcomes of these kinds of meetings that goes beyond simply being > ‘highly participatory’. > > When we invite people into these meetings, we are inviting them, for a > period of time, to engage in leadership. We ask them to engage in > leadership for their ideas, for taking a stand, and for taking leadership > to express themselves. And they do. > > And so my perspective has shifted away from thinking of these meetings > just as participatory meetings. > > I now recognize them as meetings to engage leadership. > > If I think of participation as the goal, I now recognize that I do a > disservice to the full dynamic that is taking place. People are not being > invited to a participatory meeting. They are invited to engage in > leadership….even if only for a short period of time. > February Training: Highly Participatory Meetings vs. Engaging in > Leadership > >> Register Here > <http://dalarinternational.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=35ed818c946a88ba7344da05f&id=01985cc807&e=dNZ9iLljhA> > > Join us this week for our free February training to take a deeper look at > the relationship of highly participatory meetings and engaging leadership. > We will explore: > > - why nourishing a culture of leadership is critical for business > success > - simple ways you can nourish a culture of leadership when working > with or leading organizations > - the benefits of shifting to a broader perspective of engaging in > leadership when we lead highly participatory meetings or have these > meetings take place in our organizations > > >> Register Here > <http://dalarinternational.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=35ed818c946a88ba7344da05f&id=49c1419874&e=dNZ9iLljhA> > > If you're unable to make the call live, be sure to register so we know > you're interested in receiving the recording when it is available. > > Warm Regards, > Birgitt Williams Genuine Contact Way The first > leg of our worldwide Genuine Contact Way book tour is now complete. 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