Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Process cards

[steve boylan (boylan]

Maggi,

You asked:

> Those of you who use the colored process cards in your group: could you
> speak a bit about your impression of these?  I am assuming they are not
> really needed before a group reaches a certain size.  I like the cards in
> theory, but would like to hear about the practice.  Thanks in advance!

There was a lot of good discussion, but I didn't see this one:  Start
simply.  We tried using 5 colors right from the start in one group, and
found it very confusing - everyone had to scramble and refer to the color
code every time they wanted to say something.  We tried again with just 3
colors, Red, Yellow, and Green, and it was a hit.  Those cards are pretty
intuitive.  As we gained experience, everyone quickly discovered that the
3 cards didn't cover everything they wanted, so Blue and Orange joined the
list.

                                - - Steve
                                That Group In Vermont That's
                                Trying To Pick A Name


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