Comments on: Conversations Abuzz, and Brainstorming Value for Theater http://nikku.net/blog/conversations-abuzz-and-brainstorming-value-for-theater/ The Art in the Business of Theater - Collaboration Tools and Technology and the Storefront Theater Movement Thu, 20 Nov 2008 20:52:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Nick Keenan http://nikku.net/blog/conversations-abuzz-and-brainstorming-value-for-theater/#comment-71 Nick Keenan Thu, 31 Jan 2008 17:56:26 +0000 http://nikku.net/blog/conversations-abuzz-and-brainstorming-value-for-theater/#comment-71 I wanted to also direct folks' attention to an excellent talkback structure that Scott Walters used to great effect a few years back. He describes it in a comment to the <a href="http://missionparadox.typepad.com/the_mission_paradox_blog/2008/01/art-as-the-hu-1.html?cid=99388938#comment-99388938" rel="nofollow">Mission Paradox blog</a>... <blockquote> We set up a bunch of tables in the lobby with paper and colored markers -- four people to a table. As moderator, I first asked them to do a "free write" about topic connected to the show. After they wrote for a while, I asked them to share what they wrote with each other, either by reading it or summarizing it. Then the conversation continued. After about 10-15 minutes, three people from each table rotated to other tables, and the conversation continued. </blockquote> I wanted to also direct folks’ attention to an excellent talkback structure that Scott Walters used to great effect a few years back. He describes it in a comment to the Mission Paradox blog…

We set up a bunch of tables in the lobby with paper and colored markers — four people to a table. As moderator, I first asked them to do a “free write” about topic connected to the show. After they wrote for a while, I asked them to share what they wrote with each other, either by reading it or summarizing it. Then the conversation continued. After about 10-15 minutes, three people from each table rotated to other tables, and the conversation continued.

]]> By: RebeccaZ http://nikku.net/blog/conversations-abuzz-and-brainstorming-value-for-theater/#comment-69 RebeccaZ Wed, 30 Jan 2008 16:39:28 +0000 http://nikku.net/blog/conversations-abuzz-and-brainstorming-value-for-theater/#comment-69 Thank you for posting such positive and easy-to-achieve solutions here and on Don's site. You have excellent brainstorms and that need to haul off and fix things, which is very admirable. Thanks for writing such great posts! RZ Thank you for posting such positive and easy-to-achieve solutions here and on Don’s site. You have excellent brainstorms and that need to haul off and fix things, which is very admirable.

Thanks for writing such great posts!

RZ

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