Re: Question re failure rate of forming groups | <– Date –> <– Thread –> |
From: Kristen Simmons (simmonskristengmail.com) | |
Date: Tue, 4 May 2010 18:17:04 -0700 (PDT) |
My thought may be relevant (or not). Prior to the Wright Brothers success at Kitty Hawk, the failure rate for humans flying an aircraft was 100%. To me, the best question isn't how many groups fail and if that number has decreased, but what did the successful groups do that made them successful? I mean no disrespect to those posing the failure rate question. Warm regards, Kristen PS: We are looking for Associate and Equity Members in Boston (Jamaica Plain Neighborhood). Join us! www.stonybrookcohousing.org <goog_1269778459> <goog_1269778459> http://twitter.com/CohousingBoston <goog_1269778459> <goog_1269778459> http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/pages/Stony-Brook-CoHousing/312771196582?ref=ts<http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#%21/pages/Stony-Brook-CoHousing/312771196582?ref=ts> On Tue, May 4, 2010 at 8:17 PM, Sharon Villines <sharon [at] sharonvillines.com>wrote: > > > On May 4, 2010, at 12:02 PM, Craig Ragland wrote: > > > That being said, I don't believe these numbers could possibly be based > > on strong data and I don't believe anyone actually knows about any > > changes in the failure rate. Craig > > There is also the question of what a "forming group" is. Is it forming > when: > > 1. A group of fiends begin exploring the idea, > 2. The put out public notices, > 3. Have been talking for one year or more, > 4. Are continuing to attract new members, > 5. Are ready to buy land if they can find it, etc. > > Like urban, suburban, and rural have to be defined to have any > meaning, "forming" is open to interpretation. > > Active consultants, however, are likely to have a better sense. If > they are hired by a group to work on issues, one can assume that that > group would be serious and at a tangible level of "forming." Then on > follow up, they would know if the group made it to move in. > > People like Diane Christian and Laird Schaub have been in a > communications center like the Fellowship for Intentional Community > and do consulting. They would have at least an intuitive sense of how > many of their contacts had later turned up in communities. > > A more meaningful assessment might be at a higher level of > organization - beyond talking. > > Sharon > ---- > Sharon Villines > "Logic will get you from A to B. Imagination will take you > everywhere." Albert Einstein > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Cohousing-L mailing list -- Unsubscribe, archives and other info at: > http://www.cohousing.org/cohousing-L/ > > >
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Question re failure rate of forming groups Bob Morrison, May 4 2010
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Re: Question re failure rate of forming groups Craig Ragland, May 4 2010
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Re: Question re failure rate of forming groups Sharon Villines, May 4 2010
- Re: Question re failure rate of forming groups Kristen Simmons, May 4 2010
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Re: Question re failure rate of forming groups Sharon Villines, May 4 2010
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Re: Question re failure rate of forming groups Craig Ragland, May 4 2010
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Re: Question re failure rate of forming groups Robert Heinich, May 4 2010
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Re: Question re failure rate of forming groups Daniel Lindenberger, May 4 2010
- Re: Question re failure rate of forming groups Craig Ragland, May 4 2010
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Re: Question re failure rate of forming groups Daniel Lindenberger, May 4 2010
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