[governance] speed dialogue (speed geeking)

[l.d.misek-falkoff]

Dear Tracey and greetings all:

Sounds like a nice way to deliver something like 'executive summaries' and
'advanced organizers' in an accessible &  people-centered,  animated venue.

Geared to encourage 'circulation' too in a number of ways.,

Thanks for the easily visualized intro.

Very best wishes, and *Respectfully Interfacing,* LDMF.


-- 
Linda D. Misek-Falkoff, Ph.D., J.D.
For I.D. here:

Persons With Pain International.  National Disability Party,
International Disability Caucus   - .Coordination of Singular Organizations
on Disability (IDC Steering Comm.); IDC-ICT Taskforce.
*Respectful Interfaces* Programme of the  Communications Coordination
Committee For The U.N.
linda at 2007ismy50thyearincomputingandIamawomanwithdisabilities.com


On 5/6/07, Tracey Naughton <tracey at traceynaughton.com> wrote:
>
>
> The concept of 'speed' in group process / debate / discussion:
>
> I am not sure what the intended meaning was in this context but the
> general concept of 'speed ...[process]' emerged in participatory
> process parlance a few years ago. It's based on the concept of 'speed
> dating' where the exchange is fast, compact and salient. It can be
> used to good effect in the right situations. It is important to have
> a good facilitator to manage the process. I have used it in
> situations where you want to have a discussion and make decisions but
> you need all the participants to have an understanding of a number of
> inter-related ideas, projects, research results etc. so you don't
> have to spend time bringing the whole group up to speed on current
> updates and angles on your overall topic context.
>
> It's a good mechanism for information sharing and for bringing a
> diverse group of people closer to having a shared understanding of
> the basics or recent developments etc around the topic you are
> dealing with. The effect is to give people a conference quantity of
> key information without them sitting through three days of papers and
> forgetting most of the content anyway.
>
> Here is the outline of how it works - you can adapt it of course:
>
> You set up information stations around a room where one person is
> located to speak / demonstrate / present on a topic, and idea, a
> relevant research project - things that are relevant to the overall
> topic at hand. These speed station attendants (speed geeks) have
> prepared themselves to present, in a way they choose, the key
> features of their topic, recent research etc. They only have 5-10
> minutes. You need to determine the overall structure depending on how
> many speed geeking stations you are having and the time available.
>
> The speed geeks need to be the most knowledgeable people on the
> subject for that station and be good communicators too. The
> facilitator will have worked with them beforehand on content and
> process. A strong team of speed geeks is key to the success of speed
> geeking.
>
> The overall group is split into smaller groups and they travel from
> one speed geek station to the next. They stay at each one for the
> 5-10 minutes you have allocated for the exercise and then at the
> facilitators signal, the groups move on to the next station. Within
> an hour you can easily have a large group of people taking in  6 - 8
> key ingredients to lay the basis for a well informed discussion.
>
> Happy speed geeking
>
> Tracey Naughton
>
>
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