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...
Keith adds: "So, (how) should non-technical facilitators be helped to grow into (a) without learning Compendium as an aid for DM – especially if they don’...
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Folks, I find an interesting distinction being made between purpose and process. Of course, purpose and process can be the same if one is a passionate ...
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I agree fully with Tom's point here. Chuck Palus et al at the Center for Creative Leadership speak eloquently about the importance of "slowing down the...
I really like your analysis, Tom! ... William J. Pardee, Ph.D. 805 230 0050 www.pardee-quality-methods.com Re: [vims] Facilitators and Dialogue Mapping -=...
Tom, I concur - I am definitely a dog-wagger  when I¹m not a dog-trainer! I don¹t market myself as a facilitator but as a consultant & as such I am ...
Al wrote, ... Is there a list of these less well documented techniques that Compendium can support? Are they all DM-specific or could they be developed...
Keith, Can we explore your structure a bit more? You really have engaged me in the topic of how to go about selecting tools. "Logic around IT tool selection ...
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Folks, A recent discussion on the MindManager Yahoo group has resurrected the potential benefits of MindManager-Compendium inter-working. Can anyone point me...
Post Script: I share the view that the facilitator serves the group, rather than driving the group. I believe that reframing for clarity does serve the group,...
Tom, I hope the following embedded comments help. ... I recognise this engagement model  & one aspect of a consulting engagement could be to create shared...
Hi! I have attached the Compendium DTD for the XML import if that is of any help. It is on the website in the Developer area, but you have to login to see the...
Keith, Compendium technical issues of this sort are better sorted out on the Compendium Institute discussion list ... compendiuminstitute@yahoogroups.com. ...
Jeff Conklin
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Jeff, Thanks & apologies for any breach of protocol. I hadn¹t realised I was being technical as such, I was rather hoping for a non-technical, user-level...
At Jeff's suggestion at our workshop last week. Lizzie Elsey & I have been using GoToMeeting to co-build dialogue maps (and practice-practice-practice). It...
Dear colleagues, I am wondering if any of you live in or nearby Phoenix? If so, I'd love to get together. Best, Pascha (Patricia Sachs Chess; Social Solutions,...
Hi Pasha, It's very easy to share a map (or set of maps) with someone else if they have Compendium. I won't go into all the details because it's best if you...
Jeff, Thanks, this makes alot of sense. I was wondering about the merge issue. It suggests that there has to be a master copy. I was wondering about whether we...
Hi Pasha: I don't live near Phoenix. I live in Riverside and invite you to stop by when you are in this area. It was delightful hearing you talk about your...
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<http://www.deepfun.com/>Bernie <http://www.deepfun.com/>Dekoven recently put a wonderful little video clip up on Google Video that I recommend watching. It's...
I've got a meeting next week where there will be people calling in from several locations. Have people been using DM/Compendium to have a virtual shared...
You can do real-time distributed Compendium dialogue mapping with MS Live Meeting, WebEx, GotToMeeting and other service providers. Participants log in to your...
I've used TightVNC[1] with great success for software demos (not Compendium). Not long ago I gave a demo where a user in California and Alaska simultaneously...
Matthew A. Schneider
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I am pleased to announce that I am developing a Certification program for Dialogue Mapping! Currently, it looks like it is going to be a program lasting no...
What an intriguing idea? Why not give it some flesh with a Dialogue Map? Dick...
Richard Karpinski
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Colleagues Just announced... We very much welcome contributions from you as Dialogue Mappers and Conversational Modellers! You can see what Ale Okada and I did...
Simon Buckingham Shum
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Simon, This is just great stuff ... suggestion: forward it to comments@.... Supposedly, George W. is working till Xmas on trying to change his mind...
Announcing the Beta version of Compendium 1.5.1. With this release we depart from our previous practice of restricting beta releases to a small group before...
... Just saw this, another fun example, and pretty short. It's in part 2 of 'The Cadillac' episode of Seinfeld Season 7 (recently issued DVD set), where Elaine...