[Ailist] Social Constructionism

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Hi Bill
I do two things that seem to get the conversation about constructionism going.  The first is show a number of ppt slides of optical illusions; this always gets people in a receptive mode about openness to differing perceptions. It also gives participants a chance to see that when you "see" something it can extremely difficult not to see it.

The second thing I do is to ask people to close their eyes, rest for a moment, and then picture a chair in some detail.  ( you could use any common object) once everyone has a picture we debrief what each person's chair (object) description is.  Of course, they are never all the same.  This exercise makes a nice lead in to the conversation you want to have.

It is great to hear that appreciative negotiation is being done.  Good luck!

Appreciatively
Joan


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---- Bill Scott <wmscott14 at shaw.ca> wrote: 
> Hello all,
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> My apologies if this message shows up on the List twice. I tried posting
> this message up on the List early yesterday morning, but I haven't seen it
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> I'm putting together a workshop on appreciative negotiations for a client. I
> want to include a small piece on social constructionism (maybe 30 minutes in
> total). I'd like to provide people with a basic understanding of the
> concepts and their application in a negotiations setting. 
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> I have materials I need for a short Lecturette. What I'm interested in, is
> whether anyone on the List has a good exercise that they'd be willing to
> share - one that helps participants to understand the concepts
> experientially. I've checked all the usual places - eg AI Commons, various
> AI books I have on my shelf, etc. I also searched for a short e-clip on the
> subject to no avail. 
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> If anyone has any ideas, I'd greatly appreciate them.
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> Best regards,
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> Bill Scott BSW, MBA
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