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[yak@collab] Re: Emergent SharedIntensity

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From: Eugene Eric Kim <eekim@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 28 Jul 2003 08:48:31 -0700
Message-id: <20030728154831.GK25175@douge.blueoxen.net>
On Fri, Jul 25, 2003 at 04:20:52PM -0700, Sheldon Chang wrote:    (01)

> When trying to generate or prep for emergence of shared intensity 
> within a collaboration or social context, one terrific facilitator is a 
>  defined problem that has to be solved and initial failure.  People in 
> general like to contribute and be noticed, but nobody wants to jump 
> forward only to eat foot in the mouth in front of a lot of people 
> unless someone else does it first.  How many times have you sat in a 
> group discussion, just sitting back because you didn't feel like there 
> was anything you could add to it until someone who appeared to have a 
> bit of authority stumbles and all of a sudden you snap out of it and 
> realize, "Wait, I can do better than that!"  Then before you know it, 
> other people are jumping in as well.    (02)

This is an important point.  I've seen (and worked with) facilitators
who are amazing at facilitating SharedIntensity in face-to-face
settings.    (03)

Question of the day: Have people observed quality facilitation in a
primarily online setting, such as a mailing list?    (04)

-Eugene    (05)

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