Naming matters

[Meg Salter]

Hello All

I have used primarily consultant/ facilitator, which is a name my clients
can relate to.
And now I am experimenting in saying something like "consultant/facilitator
... in complex situations". This allows me build off some new science/
complexity/ chaos/ self-organizing stuff, to not be overly tightly "branded"
by a specific method and use complementary processes where appropriate. And
most clients can acknowledge that they are dealing with complexity -many
variables, fast changing, many stakeholders, uncertain outcomes..........
the whole deal!
Meg Salter

MegaSpace Consulting
416/486-6660
meg.salter at sympatico.ca
www.megaspaceconsulting.com

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> Alan, Ralph,
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> My association to peace-maker is COLT
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> Bernd W.
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> P.S. Being European (Austrian), "collaborateur" has still much of
> nazi-collaborateur in my associations, but ask the French.
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> On Wed, 24 Apr 2002 21:56:18 +0000, Ralph Copleman wrote:
> " Re: Naming matters   On 4/24/02 11:02 PM, "Alan Stewart"
> "<alan.stewart at senet.com.au> wrote:
> "
> "A consulting company in Adelaide has recently invited me to join
> "them as  an associate. This arises through their coming to
> "appreciate that OST provides  a way forward in the kind of projects
> "in which they are - and hope to be - engaged.
> "
> "Two queries:
> "
> ". What does one call oneself in such a circumstance? Open Space
> "Facilitator and the name I use on occasion 'Professional
> "Conversationalist' are not sufficiently familiar - yet - in  this
> "part of our little planet.
> "
> "A lovely possibility which a friend recently suggested
> "'Collaborateur' is also not likely to receive ready acceptance
> "- yet.
> "
> "Any ideas?
> "
> "Alan and all,
> "
> " Collaborateur still produces, I m told, some negative vibes among
> "Europeans.  This may or may not be an issue in Australia, I don t
> "know.
> "
> "I call myself a consultant.  My clients have never seemed to care
> "what process I employed, as long as I produced the results they
> "sought, so some time back I ceased identifying myself in terms of
> "the processes I purveyed.
> "
> "Nevertheless, we may wish to adopt a name that raises the bar for
> "our clients.
> "
> "How about  Peace Maker ?
> "
> "Ralph Copleman
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