Working over a theme with a group on a conference call

[Helen Patterson]

Hi Chris

I noticed I was grabbed in the belly when I read the words
 "Hearing our voices today.....for tomorrow" as I feel they connect to a
sensory, intuitive realm and are very much in the NOW.

and

grabbed by the head when I read
"Voicing our priorities for today and tomorrow"  as I felt a shift  to a
thinking realm and a shift in timezone as the present and the future were
kind of combined.

My feeling is that in the subtle realms these 2 statements are light years
apart or another way of saying it is that perhaps they come from 2 different
worlds.

Kind regards
Helen

----- Original Message -----
From: Chris Corrigan <corcom at INTERCHANGE.UBC.CA>
To: <OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU>
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
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
>
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>From  Fri Sep  7 09:25:18 2001
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Date: Fri, 7 Sep 2001 09:25:18 -0400
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From: Larry Peterson <lpasoc at inforamp.net>
Subject: Re: Request Feedback on an OS Theme for a Conference on Fatherhood
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As others have suggested, testing potential parrticipants can be a big help.
Do the words "grab" in the gut or anywhere else important.  Can participants
imagine a topic that they would want to put up that is suggested by the
theme.  The whole invitation that surrounds the theme is critical to a
public event.  A story about the event, the content, where it might go from
the event, etc all set the "theme" words in a context that increases the
energy or puts people off.  It is what will word in Calgary, and what
networks of folks hear about it and trust that it can be their space.

Larry

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