Hi - I've got a project where we need to do some strategic planning, and the participants need to be government employees. Although I took Jeff's workshop...
Dear Al, Thanks for yr reply and suggestions. I have been burning several candle ends, and appologize for the delay in my thanks. Cheers, Chuck ... ...
Five months ago I asked for input on shared application tools for virtual meetings. I got quite a few suggestions, but ran out of time to evaluate them, or...
Jeff and I had an exchange recently, and he suggested I post my thoughts/questions to this group for comment and additions. We were discussing why...
Michael Randel
mikerandel@...
Oct 13, 2006 3:25 pm
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Michael, Your observation has merit. I have one data point that supports your position. I recently attended a conference at which a professional facilitator...
Michael, An interesting question. There are definitely different styles of individual drawn into the field with seemingly different objectives  Œlearner vs....
That's a great story, Dave. I can certainly testify from personal experience that there's a strong tendency to get identified with "my method" and to be...
Fascinating question! (why traditional facilitators resist Compendium) I suppose I have had the thrill of being the heroic facilitator, and I agree that that...
Michael, It's a great question, and the observations regarding factilitation and personal motives. As a business strategy facilitator, I make extensive use of...
I often find myself in situations where using a computer and projector is not possible, forcing me to resort to the old fashion "hand tool", the flip chart....
Thanks to everyone for these thoughtful exchanges! One of the challenges I find myself facing as a facilitator is how to best support my client. I don't go in...
Michael Randel
mikerandel@...
Oct 17, 2006 6:17 am
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Greetings! This is slightly a random question but we're starting weekly Compendium practice session here at Touchstone. We're planning on using clips from ...
Patrick, there are some scenes in Monty Python and the Holy Grail that I think are great examples of social dynamics in dialogs. If you're familiar with the...
Laura E. Noble
LNoble@...
Oct 18, 2006 8:35 pm
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I like the "Council of Elrond" scene from "The Fellowship of the Ring". Al ... I like the "Council of Elrond" scene from "The Fellowship of the Ring". Al On...
Is it "A Few Good Men" with Jack Nickolson and Tom Cruz? Probably any movie with courtroom pieces. Also consider TV shows, might these be easier to access? Joe...
Houck, Joe
joe.houck@...
Oct 18, 2006 8:44 pm
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Patrick Another interesting movie is "Mindwalk", which is based on the work of Fritjof Capra and explores the new sciences: http://imdb.com/title/tt0100151/ Do...
michael randel
mikerandel@...
Oct 18, 2006 8:45 pm
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I just think this is a terrific idea! Maybe you could publish your maps somewhere on the web together with reference to what was mapped :-) Jack...
Can I have your views on a meeting without a facilitator? What I mean is that the group members themselves manage to capture their comments and views into...
*Greetings from this lurker* ... I wasted a ton of time doing extra readings into "discourse analysis" while studying cog-psych ... I hope that's been...
Lots of meetings take place without a professional facilitator, and many of them are useful and productive. My comments are about professional facilitators,...
Michael Randel
mikerandel@...
Oct 20, 2006 4:48 am
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Hmmm... Interesting thread. It¹s too bad that there was not more interest in DM from participants at the IAF conference. I¹d imagine that DM would be of...
Rosa said: So anyway, the basic gist of what I am suggesting here, is what would it look like to think about 'partnering' with facilitators, instead of trying ...
Michael Randel
mikerandel@...
Oct 31, 2006 5:11 pm
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I have facilitated conventionally with and without Dialog Mapping. I have also used Compendium as ³scribe² to a facilitator. It worked fairly well. He had...
... Some of the unhappiest dialogue mapping experiences I've had have been mapping with a facilitator who did not understand how dialogue mapping works. It...
As a facilitator and/or scribe who is adding Compendium to an arsenal comprised of MindManager & traditional pen, whiteboard, brown paper & ¹stickies¹, I...
Keith raises excellent points. Some comments interspersed below. ... Compendium as a facilitative approach (distinct from Compendium the software) started in...
To add to Rosa's comments, it is often not just a question of facilitator style or temperament (or tool choice) that limits the role to moving a group to...
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