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Denis Dupeyron wrote: |
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> In my manifesto [1] I have proposed something significantly different |
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> which simply consists in spinning the long discussions off the |
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> council meetings using more focused groups |
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I've seen this used to good effect on projects at work. The only |
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challenge might be the fact that this works best when groups actually |
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meet (as in everybody talking at the same time in the same place - or at |
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least virtual place). |
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Also - such working groups are not a substitute for community |
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involvement. Usually the way these things happen are: |
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1. Topic is brought up. |
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2. Lots of people weigh in. |
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3. People volunteer to form a short-term team to work it out. |
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4. Team presents proposal. |
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5. Lots of people cheer (hopefully). |
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6. Oversight group (ie council) approves. |
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This of course requires a team mentality at a few points along the |
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process. Also - at work it helps that people without this kind of |
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mindset get weeded out fairly quickly since the issue wouldn't be |
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discussed if it weren't holding something up. |
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