[Ailist] Social Constructionism

[Mike Sands]

Hi Bill,

Your question, and the replies have been circulating in my head and a 
question keeps coming up - so here it is - presented rhetorically - not 
seeking an answer.

When we say social construction and social constrution of reality - what do 
we mean?  Can it be described conceptually, or is it better illustrated by 
some examples.

And now ----- it seems to me that if people in pairs were to ask each other 
about times when they experienced a shift in reality - and then partners 
reported out some examples the idea of simulteneity and social construction 
would both be experienced and illustrated by example - and if some of the 
examples were poignant  - some aspects of the poetic principle would also be 
made present (to me part of the poetic principle is that beauty creates 
energy, so does connection)

(When I started writing I did not plan on answering - it just grew.)


Hmmm, I enjoyed that

Mike

PS it seems to me that that approach could also be considered part of 
"becoming comfortable with the language" as was discussed at the Vancouver 
SOAR Symposium



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bill Scott" <wmscott14 at shaw.ca>
To: <ailist at lists.business.utah.edu>
Sent: Saturday, April 04, 2009 2:34 PM
Subject: [Ailist] Social Constructionism


> Hello all,
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> My apologies if this message shows up on the List twice. I tried posting
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> yet so I thought I'd try again
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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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