[Ailist] PARTYTIME

[Roger Davies]

Hi Mike,

I did once generate a set of cards to use as an ice breaker at a sales
conference. I could probably find them and send them to you. Ultimately they
never got used because the format of the whole conference got changed but I
would still like to test run the idea. One side of the card was a question
to ask and the reverse gave some explanation of how the question related to
a feature of Ai (apart from the one that said - no purpose it's just time to
get another drink). I think it would be one of those things where you just
have to try something, see if it works and take it from there.

Roger

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[mailto:ailist-bounces at lists.business.utah.edu] On Behalf Of Mike Sands
Sent: Friday, June 05, 2009 1:11 PM
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Subject: [Ailist] PARTYTIME

This is serious - like - I mean it is a serious request.

Has anyone used all or part of the AI cycle as a party activity.  What did
you do - how well did it work?

A friend of mine said he was having a barbecue with about 20 people coming -
and he wants to find a way to help them have a great time by having the sort
of deeper conversations that he and I often have.

We all know that using kind, caring, skillful questioning a guide can help a
partner have a fabulous time through remembering, relating and creating. 
Relating - how ambiguous - I love it when that happens:

    Relating -- as in basking in the warmth of each others interest,
curiosity, willingness to "just listen", admiration.
    Relating - as in talking, telling and explaining

When a guide can induce feelings of relating by relating - the match is lit.

So has anybody used this as a way to help a bunch of people have fun in a
purely social/party setting?

This could be the killer-app.

Mike

PS please take the idea of party very loosely - any gathering will do.


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