I had another opportunity this past week to attend a community listening event. This one was successful in a number of ways, but I am now beginning to form a short list of principles I think may lead to improving the design of these events. Design to the type of thinking task(s) you require of … Continue reading Designing community listening events
Earlier this week I attended a meeting billed as a community listening event. It drew 100-plus folks. And it has me thinking about missed opportunities to engage every participant who attends such events. The event I attended was styled as a town hall with a very specific topic focus: Options to address serious financial challenges … Continue reading Thinking about: Town halls and missed opportunities to engage the engaged
Fair warning: This post gets into the weeds and is long-ish. Jump to the What now? section to get a tl;dr version. My head is swirling in reaction to all the actions that are focused on resisting what is going on around us. Protests, advocacy campaigns, boycotts, political organizing, providing aid and support for organizations … Continue reading Unpacking a (mostly) positive community listening experience
Topic 1: Questions that frame courses One course that I co-teach (and have taught for 15+ years) - MSLOC 430 Creating and Sharing Knowledge - really focuses on exploring two big questions: What do we mean by "knowledge" (in various organizational settings) and what is the role of technology in creating and sharing knowledge? The … Continue reading Random reflections – Feb. 3, 2022
Jeff Merrell 