[Ailist] Organization wide AI summit question

[Nancy Stetson]

>Hi Susan,

As you probably know, AI works best when it is viewed as a system-wide approach to change. That would mean that the Summit would include all stakeholders or, at least, representatives of all stakeholders.

>From my point of view, the summit works best when everyone is in the room at the same time. There is a certain kind of energy that is generated in the moment from conducting the paired interviews right then and there, energy that continues to build throughout the other processes.

Having said that, if significant numbers of stakeholders are unable to be accommodated at the summit, then conducting interviews in advance works also.  That "data" generated in the interviews can then be brought into the summit in a variety of different ways.

I am assuming that you are forming a Core Group (a cross section of all stakeholders) that will help you in the planning of the summit (pre, during and post), yes?  These are some of the questions they could help you with. You might want to pick up one or more copies of Ludema, Whitney, Mohr & Griffin's The Appreciative Inquiry Summit (2003).

Good luck!

Nancy


>I have a question; we are planning an AI summit later this year, and had
>the idea of having people who would actually attend the summit facilitate
>a "mini" AI session in their department, and bring data from interviews to
>the summit, with the idea that everyone's voice is heard.  Has anyone ever
>done something like this? I'm open to thoughts/ideas regarding gargantuan
>data collection, opening of the summit itself--use the same set of
>questions for opening interviews?  If the summit participants bring
>collected data from their department, the benefit will be themes specific
>to departments, but I'm afraid we'll lose the benefit of
>"cross-pollination" and sharing of ideas that sparks creativity. Thoughts,
>anyone?
>
>Thank you!
>Susan Duff
>Organization Development Consultant
>SSM Health Care - St. Louis Network
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Nancy E. Stetson, Ed.D.
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