[Ailist] An experience of AI - looking for ideas

[Mike Sands]

Colette,
Can you say a bit more about how you set up that "Brief inquiry". Do you 
suggest specific questions for them to ask?

I love the simplicity of your approach.


Mike



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Colette Herrick" <colette at insightshift.com>
To: "Simon Goland" <simon.goland at telus.net>
Cc: <ailist at lists.business.utah.edu>
Sent: Monday, September 17, 2007 6:26 AM
Subject: Re: [Ailist] An experience of AI - looking for ideas


> Simon,
>
> Perhaps on of the most powerful experiential and engaging activities 
> would be to get them in a brief inquiry together by simply turning to  the 
> person next to them. When I have done this in 45-60 minute  presentations, 
> the energy always shifts and the audience seems  to  get  the generative 
> aspects of Ai.
>
> One woman told me after such a  presentation, that she became best 
> friends with her interview partner who she did not know before  their 
> "speed inquiry."
>
> Kind Regards,
>
> Colette
>
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> On Sep 17, 2007, at 12:36 AM, Simon Goland wrote:
>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> I will be delivering a 2-day workshop on Appreciative Inquiry in 
>> October, to
>> a group of consultants and managers, in Australia. About 10 days 
>> beforehand,
>> I will have an opportunity to talk about AI in a special interest  group. 
>> The
>> purpose is to introduce AI briefly, and create enough of an
>> interest/juice/curiousity in the audience, as well as invite more  people 
>> for
>> the 2-day course. During that special interest group evening, I  will 
>> have
>> about 45 minutes or so, and I don't really want to talk and  "present" 
>> much
>> in this time; experiencing AI is what I am after.
>>
>> I would like to create/deliver some kind of an experiential, engaging
>> activity, so that people can "get" the power of what AI can be. And am
>> looking for ideas - and would appreciate any suggestion or thought.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Simon
>>
>>
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>>
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>>
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