[Ailist] Re: Compelling invitations

[Alice Leibowitz]

>
> Bill-


Have you done a lot of work with the group to create a compelling question
> to investigate? That can go a long way toward bringing people in the door.
> Also, do the invitees know they are being invited as individuals, rather
> than as part of some "throwing out to the winds" effort?



-Alice




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> Date: Sat, 21 Jul 2007 11:59:26 -0700
> From: Bill Scott <wjs.consulting at shaw.ca>
> Subject: [Ailist] Compelling Invitations
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> Hello all,
>
>
>
> I'm working with a couple of colleagues to develop several regional
> sessions for an
> organization. (This is starting to become a bit of a specialty for me for
> some
> reason.) The idea is to conduct four regional sessions around the province
> using an
> identical full day process in each region. Several members of the
> provincial
> leadership team will be going to all four sessions that I will be
> facilitating.
>
>
>
> In designing the day, we had considerable discussion around how to invite
> people. The
> focus is on operationalizing the provincial body's strategic direction
> throughout the
> regions and so participation from the various regional leaders is
> important *and* we
> want the process to be as voluntary as humanly possible. So . our
> conversation
> centred around developing "compelling invitations" to promote the
> sessions.
>
>
>
> We have a couple of examples of invitations and I didn't find them
> particularly
> compelling. I'd appreciate any thoughts on this subject and I'd be willing
> to compile
> your responses and make them available to the List in a couple of weeks.
>
>
>
> Thanks in advance for your assistance.
>
>
>
> Regards,
>
> Bill Scott BSW, MBA
>
>
>
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>
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