Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: ways to receive meeting feedback at close?

[Sharon Villines (sharon]

On Nov 12, 2009, at 3:38 AM, Tree Bressen wrote:

> Note that both this and the
> plus/delta chart are normally done brainstorm-style (shout out, no
> hands raised) rather than go-round.

Some people will never shout out, so I would suggest if you do this  
regularly to call on people who never shout out. it gives them the  
space in the midst of shouters to say what they think.

English as a second language people almost never shout out, for  
example.  People who don't attend meetings very often don't like  
calling attention to their presence but these are the people that the  
community needs to hear from.

That's why rounds are so effective. People other than the shouter  
outers have room. And no one can evade responsibility by being silent.  
Even when they pass, they have publicly passed.

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