OS in Asia

[Terry Gibson]

Some very interesting wise words have been said in this thread around the reductionism of voting. Particularly appreciated Robert's contribution but was stumped by his reference to a consensus methodology called LENS. Any chance you could spell this out for us, Robert?

Terry Gibson


----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Robert.Chaffe at NRE.VIC.GOV.AU 
  To: OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU 
  Sent: Monday, May 29, 2000 1:08 AM
  Subject: Re: OS in Asia

  (snip)

  What I think we are trying to say is," What are the things we must
  work on now to move to our  agreed  "Vision".  Voting gets you to this quickly
  but at a price.  The price is that you are now in a "win - loose" situation
  compared with a "win- win" in Open Space.   The best way around this situation
  that I have used is the LENS method described in the "Technology of
  Participation".  It take 90 minutes or if you are quick, one and a half hours.
  The method works by consensus and building a framework that includes all ideas
  in the outputs but clearly identifies the critical outcomes if the group is to
  reach its agreed vision.

  (snip)

  Regards
  Robert
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