tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18223796.post114138116219350893..comments2024-03-27T07:30:49.184+01:00Comments on The learning & technology blog: Culture: adapting the Wold Cafe methodology in ThailandUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18223796.post-1141482169433908162006-03-04T15:22:00.000+01:002006-03-04T15:22:00.000+01:00Hi Cindy, thanks for observing that the 3 posts ar...Hi Cindy, thanks for observing that the 3 posts are about meetings- I wasn't aware! I'm fully with you in your suspicion of too many meetings and workshops (in Ghana they say 'talkshops' if it's not leading to practical actions)- but hence my interest in communities of practice- practice at the core!!Joitskehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09087406142343521335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18223796.post-1141384599476488162006-03-03T12:16:00.000+01:002006-03-03T12:16:00.000+01:00Hello Joitske,The last 3 postings from you are abo...Hello Joitske,<BR/>The last 3 postings from you are about meetings. As usual I am getting side-tracked by reading too much :) <BR/><BR/>As I am busy trying to graps the advantages of Open Space and now I am looking at this Thai example of World Cafe -- I have not fully read/understood the World Cafe principles yet, therefore this is random thoughts -- I am more curious on the long term effects/results of various kinds of participatory methodology. <BR/><BR/>While I was working in the US with a large organization, I went to endless meetings. For example I was one of 300 participated in one meeting when Sotry-Telling concept first came out, or the OpenSpace method of creating conversations and ideas. In the beginning I went there with enthuasiam and put in lots of efforts and contributed. What kills me is the 'after effects' of those endless meetings. Nothing much happened. Most time we do not even have follow-up meetings minutes, follow-up publish results etc. etc. So, my enthusiam dies. Perhaps I worked for a funny kind of organization. <BR/><BR/>What I am trying to say here is not to discourage, or look-down on all these methods. What I think most important is to 'show' concrete results that the participants can 'feel', can 'see', and feel good they are part of it. <BR/><BR/>Soliciting 'ideas' from the masses is great, but do not 'waste' it.hoonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07420717810111331458noreply@blogger.com