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<DIV>Some very interesting wise words have been said in this thread around the
reductionism of voting. Particularly appreciated Robert's contribution but was
stumped by his reference to a consensus methodology called LENS. Any chance
you could spell this out for us, Robert?</DIV>
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<DIV>Terry Gibson</DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A href="mailto:Robert.Chaffe@NRE.VIC.GOV.AU"
title=Robert.Chaffe@NRE.VIC.GOV.AU>Robert.Chaffe@NRE.VIC.GOV.AU</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A
href="mailto:OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU"
title=OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU>OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, May 29, 2000 1:08 AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: OS in Asia</DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3>(snip)</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">What I think we are trying to say is," What are
the things we must<BR>work on now to move to our agreed
"Vision". Voting gets you to this quickly<BR>but at a price. The
price is that you are now in a "win - loose" situation<BR>compared with a
"win- win" in Open Space. The best way around this
situation<BR>that I have used is the LENS method described in the "Technology
of<BR>Participation". It take 90 minutes or if you are quick, one and a
half hours.<BR>The method works by consensus and building a framework that
includes all ideas<BR>in the outputs but clearly identifies the critical
outcomes if the group is to<BR>reach its agreed vision.<BR></DIV>
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size=3>(snip)</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">Regards<BR>Robert</DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>