Talk the talk but are you willing to walk the walk (put it in writing)?

Billboards: It's about making a point

"Most advertising is to raise the profile of the advertiser,"

"Ours is to raise the awareness and nurture the expression of public opinions so as to forge community development"

If that makes us bad guys, good for you.

The Elected, the Appointed and the Publicly Funded work for us and are accountable to us, the problem becomes forming a unified consensus.

This is where discussion and dialogue prove invaluable. This is where the dialogue mandates a discipline that only the written word will enhance.

If it is that important after all of the passionate discussion, put it in writing.

Dialog or Discussion
Posted on December 20, 2006 at 06:42:17 AM by Kenedeno 4 guess who said it

RE: Dialogue



There are two primary ways that groups can converse: discussion

and dialogue. Discussion is used to search for the best view to

support a decision. Views are presented and defended.

Discussion comes from the same Latin root as concussion and

percussion -- ideas banging away at each other rather like a game

of Ping-Pong. The purpose is to win, or to have your view

"an individual who enables groups and organizations to work more effectively"
Posted on December 20, 2006 at 06:49:37 AM by Kenedeno Re: hiring from within

There are a variety of definitions for facilitator.

One is that a facilitator acts as "an individual who enables groups and organizations to work more effectively; to collaborate and achieve synergy. She or he is a 'content neutral' party who by not taking sides or expressing or advocating a point of view during the meeting, can advocate for fair, open, and inclusive procedures to accomplish the group's work" [1]

Another definition is "one who contributes structure and process to interactions so groups are able to function effectively and make high-quality decisions. A helper and enabler whose goal is to support others as they achieve exceptional performance" [2]

Yet another suggests "the facilitator's job is to support everyone to do their best thinking. To do this, the facilitator encourages full participation, promotes mutual understanding and cultivates shared responsibility. By supporting everyone to do their best thinking, a facilitator enables group members to search for inclusive solutions and build sustainable agreements" [3]

The facilitator will try to assist the group in achieving a consensus on any disagreements that preexist or emerge in the meeting so that it has a strong basis for future action. The role has been likened to that of a midwife who assists in the process of creation but is not the producer of the end result.