convergence (again)

[Glory Ressler]

Hi Julie,
I'm involved in the same process down this way - mayors, youth with
passion, prioritization, etc...! Wow - it feels good to know you're
doing the same up your way.

I want to echo Chris's sentiments below... this is what we've been doing
(next community youth OST on Oct. 29th where we'll do it again!) and it
has worked brilliantly!

The only additions are:
1) Tape discussion reports onto session topic papers at marketplace
rather than re-record topics on flipchart paper (instead of #1 and 2
below), and
2)  'point elegantly to pile of sticky dots...' which have been pre-cut
into strips of five and explain they can use them as they wish.

My love and thoughts are with you!
glory

Chris Corrigan wrote:

>Anyway, for basic prioritizing at the end of a short meeting, I have
>done the following:
>
>1.      Ask people to record their sessions on flipchart paper
>2.      Post a news gallery
>3.      Reconvene people in a circle
>4.      Tell them they are amazing, look at all this stuff, can you
>believe         it?  etc. etc.
>5.      Point elegantly to a pile of sticky dots in the middle of the
>circle.
>6.      Invite people to get up, grab some dots, go read the news wall
>and     place a dot on the posters they think represent the most
>pressing/important/intricate/helpful (your choice) ideas.
>
>In my experience, if people know they are going to be doing this up
>front, and the invitation for the whole day is pitched as one that helps
>determine priorities, then this little exercise runs pretty smoothly.
>

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