[Ailist] An experience of AI - looking for ideas

[Ron Smith]

Hi Simon,

45 minutes is a bit tight (can you get 1 hour?)., you could do "Paper Plate" 
(you didn't say how many participants, room size etc so depending on these 
factors), start with a few power point slides (5 minutes tops) on AI that 
explain AI philosophy/focusing on the positve etc, then conduct 10 minute 
interviews (20 min total) in pairs re: 1. personal strengths they bring to 
the team/org and 2. Three wishes (or one wish and why) for the org/team (the 
classic magic wand question). Have them record the results on the two sides 
of the paper plates and then do the activity(contact me offline if you don't 
know paper plate) for 15 minutes (they won't finish). Debrief for 5 minutes 
or while milling around afterwards. Good luck.

Ron Smith
Director, CELULA
Centro Experiencial de Liderazgo
Universididad Latinoamericana
011 52 558 500 8100 ext. 8235
Gabriel Mancera 1402 Col. Del Valle
Mexico DF, Mexico CP 03100
Gabriel Mancera 1402
D.F. Mexico

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From: "Simon Goland" <simon.goland at telus.net>
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Sent: Monday, September 17, 2007 1:36 AM
Subject: [Ailist] An experience of AI - looking for ideas


> 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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