Re: Working over a theme with a group on a conference call

2001-09-12 Thread BJ Peters
I agree with the comments about "Hearing our voices for today... and tomorrow" being the more "gut grabbing" of the two. There is something in that (or in the story of how your group came to that), however, that loses some power because it is dependent upon others doing the hearing. If there is a w

Re: Working over a theme with a group on a conference call

2001-09-09 Thread Joelle Lyons Everett
Chris-- Knowing how we react is interesting; knowing how your participants react is important. I've done quite a bit of work having organizations write misson statements as a collaborative exercise, at a single meeting. The resulting statement may seem very mundane to outsiders, but to those who

Re: Working over a theme with a group on a conference call

2001-09-08 Thread Chris Corrigan
> -Original Message- > From: Helen Patterson [mailto:h...@paradise.net.nz] > Sent: Friday, September 07, 2001 6:11 AM > To: osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu > Subject: Re: Working over a theme with a group on a conference call > > Hi Chris > > I noticed I was grabbed in th

Re: Working over a theme with a group on a conference call

2001-09-08 Thread Helen Patterson
elen - Original Message - From: Chris Corrigan To: Sent: Friday, September 07, 2001 4:44 PM Subject: Re: Working over a theme with a group on a conference call > "J. Paul Everett" wrote: > > > Hey, Chris, no fair. Here you were grabbing my gut without telling me th

Re: Working over a theme with a group on a conference call

2001-09-07 Thread J. Paul Everett
In a message dated 9/6/01 9:48:16 PM, cor...@interchange.ubc.ca writes: << 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. >> Damn fine!! Let us know how it comes out!! I think the one

Re: Working over a theme with a group on a conference call

2001-09-07 Thread Doersam, Laurel
kin' forward to hearing the story! Laurel. -Original Message- From: Helen Patterson [mailto:h...@paradise.net.nz] Sent: Friday, September 07, 2001 6:11 AM To: osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu Subject: Re: Working over a theme with a group on a conference call Hi Chris I noticed I was grabb

Re: Working over a theme with a group on a conference call

2001-09-06 Thread J. Paul Everett
Hey, Chris, no fair. Here you were grabbing my gut without telling me the theme. Can you share what the Inuit came up with?? Paul Everett * * == osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu -- To subscribe, unsubscribe, chang

Re: Working over a theme with a group on a conference call

2001-09-06 Thread Chris Corrigan
"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 Abori

Re: Working over a theme with a group on a conference call

2001-09-06 Thread Marks & Margaret McAvity
Sent: Thursday, September 06, 2001 4:11 PM Subject: Working over a theme with a group on a conference call > Today I was working with a steering committee of nearly 15 people on a > conference call setting a theme for a national Aboriginal youth > conference in Open Space. Most o

Working over a theme with a group on a conference call

2001-09-06 Thread Chris Corrigan
Today I was working with a steering committee of nearly 15 people on a conference call setting a theme for a national Aboriginal youth conference in Open Space. Most of the participants were government workers, and a few were Aboriginal youth. It is damn near impossible to get across the idea tha