that is the question

[kerry napuk]

Hi HO, Raffi and Artur et al

To converge or not to converge, that is the question.

Call me old fashion, but I feel that's a matter for the planning team
and sponsor about desired outcomes from an event.  If the
participants agree and put their energy behind selecting priorities
and making detailed action plans for those priorities AND any other
burning issues, what's wrong with that?

The major advantage of doing action planning at the event rests on
people being together when motivation, creativity, commitment and
ownership are at a high point.  Moreover, sometimes a detailed plan
makes the actions seem real and possible, giving a running start to a
project planning team. After an event, the return to work lives,
organisational entropy, operational detail and memory fade can often
take a punishing toll on outcomes.

If the planning team, sponsor and participants do not want to do
convergence or action planning OR find some other way to do something
after an event, it's up to them.

Sometimes sponsors want a dialogue on issues, others seek tangible results.
So, it's different courses for different horses (a quaint British saying.)

I do feel, however, the planning team and sponsor should be aware of
the options and decide what they want to do with outcomes before
making a commitment to an event.  Accordingly, if there is time, we
always offer the option of taking a half or full day to do action
planning around priorities or any other issue that emerges after an
overnight "soak."   In any event, as facilitators, we need to clarify
this point before drafting a timetable.

Cheers

Kerry
Open Futures
Edinburgh
www.openfutures.com

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