Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Process Committee Open to All?

[Michael Barrett (mbarrett]

In my previous mail,  I was in error.
The process people will not (necessarily) be arguring the undeniable beauty 
and benefits of undisturbed nature, but rather that every possible shade of 
opinion should be thoroughly explored and every person given ample 
opportunity to state their opinion, and all possible sources of information 
should be researched and brought to and presented at the meeting(s), 
regardless of how long it may take.

Despite my obvious error, which I regret, the question still remains: Does 
anyone have a good strategy to encourage and
enable the process and get-it-done people to work comfortably and 
successfully together, instead of irritating and frustrating each other.

Michael Barrett



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Michael Barrett" <mbarrett [at] toast.net>
To: "Cohousing-L" <cohousing-l [at] cohousing.org>
Sent: Friday, May 21, 2010 1:06 PM
Subject: Re: [C-L]_ Process Committee Open to All?


> A bit off thread, but my experience with "process" is one of observing, 
> and
> being frustrated by, the big difference between the "process" people and 
> the
> "get-it-done" people.
>
> Picking at random on a currently dormant topic, the get-it-done folks will
> come to the meeting with their chainsaws virtually running in their hands
> ready to level (irreversibly of course) and harvest the community 
> woodland,
> today, while the process people will talk about the undeniable beauty and
> benefits of undisturbed nature till the forest has died of old age (or 
> gypsy
> moth or whatever).
>
> Since we definitely need the energy and inputs of both "process" and
> "get-it-done" people, does anyone have a good strategy to encourage and
> enable them work comfortably and successfully together, instead of just
> p*ss*ng each other off?
>
> Michael Barrett
> Shadowlake Village, Blacksburg,VA  - where the 15 odd acres of community
> trees stand watching us with amusement (and every few years with fear?).
> And no, although I have one, I am not expressing an opinion on 
> silviculture.
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Kathleen Nolan" <kathleennolan [at] bellcoho.com>
> To: <cohousing-L [at] cohousing.org>
> Sent: Thursday, May 20, 2010 7:01 PM
> Subject: [C-L]_ Process Committee Open to All?
>
>
> > We haven't had a process committee for some time now. In the past anyone
> > who was interested could be a part of that committee. There is some
> > interest in re-forming this committee with members selected instead of
> > being open to anyone.
> >
> > I would welcome any experience or feedback.
> >
> > Thanks, Kathleen Nolan
> > Bellingham Cohousing, Washington State
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