Makes true and usefully lasting Em. much more likely. --Tree ... Yes: What the whole system discovers, the whole system will use and, because it is the whole system, it will work so much better than if only a part of the system saw it. -- Tom
The more you have experts from across the spectrum of opinion and interests about an issue, the more thorough your information will be and the more dynamic tensions will be revealed which, upon closer examination, will generate insight. - Tom
Bringing people from all parts of the system together allows them to inform each other and together comprehend a larger sense of what the whole system is like and needs. -- Tom
Invite people from all parts of the whole system related to the topic, or as close to it as you can manage, ensuring that you include the fringes and/or a few hot oddities to spice up the dialogue. -- Tom
This kind of diversity stimulates Magic and makes it more likely to be True Magic that addresses on-the-ground realities. -- Tom
Who should we share leadership and roles with? If we want leadership on different aspects of an issue or enterprise, it is good to have people who are involved in those aspects present in the room and to be open to them acting on what they know. ... I agree -- and furthermore, if those people take on leadership in the gathering, there is a greater chance that they will continue that leadership in their role in the larger system, magnifying the effective impact of what happens from the gathering. -- Tom
The more of the Whole System is in generative conversation with itself, the more Wisdom will be generated which applies to the whole system or situation involved. To the extent certain system actors are missing, the comprehensive utility of the resulting Wisdom will be reduced. - Tom
When considering who to invite, make sure to include marginalized and unusual voices from the edges (or heart) of the system. Also recognize that WHOEVER shows up, the group will have Margins that need to be respected. (See also Experts on Tap and History-Context-Setting Awareness.) -- Tom
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