Post on 20-Jul-2015
A Suggested Approach to Help Organize the Issues and the Participants
• All participation is anonymous and simultaneous, so no cross-influences can exist. Results are seen immediately by all, so transparency is guaranteed.
• First slide helps establish which stage of engagement each participant has progressed to:
1. Information gathering
2. Initial ‘gut’ or ‘emotive’ reaction
3. Analytic consideration/comparison
4. Opinion formation/ Action decision
• The following two slides allow dynamic input to define the nature of expectations of the participants. The volunteered topics are recorded, then scored for importance by the entire group. This helps assure that subsequent small group deliberation is focused on what really matters to them.
• The content comes from the participants. Slides 3 and 4 could each generate a dozen or more different thoughts for the participants to score.
• Most important topics become the subjects for the breakout groups. Groups could take on a couple of related topics, if desired. People can volunteer to group topics that matter most to them.
• Quickly allows the large group to discover, and demonstrate to each other, what matters most, and go to work on it.
• Eliminates shouting matches, bogus claims of representation, red herrings
• Establishes a clear pattern and plan for civil, organized, productive participation
• NOTE: Participants will rightfully expect to know what will happen with the results of the day’s work.
How Familiar Are You With the Discussion Regarding Independence?
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25% 25%25%25%1. I’ve heard a little about it and want to know more
2. I am interested in the question but unsure about what it might mean
3. I follow it closely and think about it carefully
4. I am a strong advocate regarding this question
What Are Your Greatest Hopes Regarding Such a Change?
(List, then everyone scores them)
Free
Scotti
sh ...
Few
er annoyin
g...
Etc
etc
etc Et
c e
tc e
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11% 11% 11% 11% 11%11%11%11%11%
1. Free Scottish flag for everyone
2. Fewer annoying cricket stories in the papers
3. Etc
4. etc
5. etc
6. Etc
7. etc
8. etc
9. etc
What Are Your Greatest Concerns Regarding Such a Change?
(List, then everyone scores them.)
Choice
One
Choice
Two
Choice
Thre
e
Choice
Four
Choice
Five
Choice
Six
Choice
Seve
n
Choice
Eight
Choice
Nin
e
11% 11% 11% 11% 11%11%11%11%11%
1. Choice One
2. Choice Two
3. Choice Three
4. Choice Four
5. Choice Five
6. Choice Six
7. Choice Seven
8. Choice Eight
9. Choice Nine
Example Scoring Output: List of landscape items scored for significance regarding landscape impacts of electric transmission
lines. (Here, two subgroups’ scores also shown)
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
Human
Habitation
School National
Properties
Register
Hospital Church Wild and
scenic river
Public
campground
Threatened
and
endangered
habitat
Picnic area Golf course
Global Impedance Value Power Professionals' Impedance Non-Power Professionals' Impedance
Top Ten (?) Topics/GroupsChoose Your Topical Group
• Topic 1 (top score)
• Topic 2 (next highest score)
• Etc.