Anyone want to help me design an Appreciative Summit

I’m interested in how blogging, email and Skype connect us and more importantly, what we do with those connections. This has been the subject of conversations I’ve recently had with Rob Paterson and George Nemeth among others. Now I’d like to put this to the test, but reaching out across the blogosphere using these tools to gather ideas on a project I’m working on.

I’m beginning a new process with a client to design an appreciative summit for a group of First Nations. I’d like to use this opportunity to practice connecting with people over Skype to bounce ideas around.

The project involves a number of communities, community organizations, youth, service providers and government looking at youth suicide prevention. What I am interested in is simply connecting with others and talking about design issues. All I can offer in return is a series of decent conversations at this point and some assessment of how a collaborative conversation can unfold using some of these tools. You’ll also have the satisfaction of contributing thinking to a serious issue facing First Nations youth in this country and I’ll willingly offer what I can to any of your projects in return.

For us consultants labouring alone, working on local issues in a global community, the world is our water cooler and the internet is what makes it work. If you want to play drop me an email (chris@chriscorrigan.com) or Skype me at chriscorrigan.

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