Evaluations - "Why and Why Not"

[Birgitt Williams]

Thanks Jack. Between your 8 requirements for engagement, and Chris’s
emphasis on this being about invitation, we all are contributing
important pieces for working with OST....for the meeting itself and for
beyond the meeting.
 
Blessings,
Birgitt
 
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Ricchiuto
Sent: Monday, April 03, 2006 8:22 PM
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Subject: Re: Evaluations - "Why and Why Not"
 
Your great reflections Birgitt, inspire me to post a list of 8
requirements for authentic engagement I’m using in an upcoming book
project on community and organization visioning.
 
1. Actionable invitation
 
People need to be invited into a question or issue that is actionable by
participants – something they can take and share responsibility for
 
2. Convener and participant transparency
 
Trust is one of more vital currencies that support genuine and
sustainable transactions, collaborations, and transformation. Trust
requires transparency. We let other people know where we stand, however
much conflict or consensus that attracts. We let people what we’re up
to. Negative surprises are symptomatic of non-transparency. This goes
for hosts and conveners and participants alike.
 
3. Volunteer stakeholder participation
 
People support what they co-create.  Authentic engagement engages the
diverse universe of stakeholders in the community, especially if they
have historically been little or no voice in the process. Participation
must be voluntary; people need to feel free to participate or not.
 
4. Data-rich creativity
 
We need to keep the creative process grounded in and enriched by all
kinds of research and risk management. Decisions by data prevent
decisions by trust-destroying back-room dealing and engagement-killing
decisions by position and power.
 
5. Multiple approaches
 
Engagement is at its best when the community is free to consider
multiple futures. Multiple dream scenarios open doors to inclusionist
options that engage people’s passions and strengths in deeper ways.
 
6. Transparent givens
 
People need to know what the constraint and governance process givens
are. They need to be real givens.
 
7. Sufficient time
 
People need to have enough time for meaningful participation in scope of
what they’re invited to participate in
 
8. Equal access to information
 
There are no huge gaps in how much access people have to data required
for reality-based ideas and decisions



Jack


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jack ricchiuto
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