Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Meeting Tools

[Sharon Villines (sharon]

On 12/26/2002 9:33 PM, "Tree Bressen" <tree [at] ic.org> wrote:

> The other thing i'll mention here is that i'm glad to see this discussion
> happening, because in my observation the visual display of information at
> meetings is often an under-utilized technique.  I've gotten so used to
> using flip charts and so on that these days i don't like facilitating
> without it.  I've noticed that newer facilitators tend not to think of
> writing stuff up on the wall for everyone to see, and the discussion
> flounders because of it.

Along with the perfect cohousing tables, I would like to see the perfect
molding that allows stick pins for holding up all these papers but is
attractive when there are no papers to hold up. Our walls are bearing the
brunt of all sticky tape used to post the papers.

And one thing to think about when designing the great room is a wall to
serve as a back drop for meetings. The best wall we have (because of the
shape of the space) is broken up with a window to the kids room, a beverage
counter that makes reaching the bulletin board over it very difficult, and
two doors. We have no useful walls.

> And like Greg, i too have wondered: Where did those color cards come from?!
> They are ubiquitous in cohousing, but i never see them anywhere else.  I'm
> really curious if someone can answer this one.

All I know is that someone in cohousing manufactured them. I've seen an
elegant set, sealed in plastic with metal grommets strung on a key chain.
What they do is interpret parliamentary procedure in short explanations and
colors. Some find them much easier to use. Knowing parliamentary procedure,
I found them much more complicated. Instead of just saying "Point of
information" you have to find a card and sit there holding it up until
someone sees it.

Sharon
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Sharon Villines
Takoma Village Cohousing, Washington DC
http://www.takomavillage.org

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