"J. Paul Everett" wrote: > Hey, Chris, no fair. Here you were grabbing my gut without telling me the > theme. Can you share what the Inuit came up with?? >
Tee hee......ok. The essence of the conversation was around how we choose a theme that focusses attention on a national strategy for Aboriginal youth. That was bound to be dry. When I stole one of Michael Herman's questions and asked them "What would make this conference and WILD success?" the reply came from one of the youth that it would be a wild success if the voices of Aboriginal youth would be heard (is that all? i asked myself....tells you something about the state of conferences in this day and age huh?) After that comment came out the Inuk youth suggested "Hearing our voices today...for tomorrow." That soon became something like "Voicing our priorities for today and tomorrow." The whole notion of giving voice to the real concers of Aboriginal youth rather than feedback on a government strategy is what drew people in by their guts. It might not be the most inspipring theme you've ever heard (see Richard's!!) but it was a sea change in thinking for these guys. And most importantly, it was something that the whole diverse group could live with. I think this one is gonna be a stunner myself. All the conditions are ripe for it to be a success. Naturally, I'll let you in on my impressions after the event. Cheers, Chris -- CHRIS CORRIGAN Consultation - Facilitation Open Space Technology http://www.chriscorrigan.com cor...@interchange.ubc.ca RR 1 E-3 1172 Miller Road Bowen Island, BC Canada, V0N 1G0 phone (604) 947-9236 fax (604) 947-9238 * * ========================================================== osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu ------------------------------ To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu, Visit: http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html