All Conversations Tagged 'networking' - The Art of Hosting2024-03-29T08:12:12Zhttps://artofhosting.ning.com/forum/topic/listForTag?tag=networking&feed=yes&xn_auth=noharvesting online conversation threads?tag:artofhosting.ning.com,2011-11-16:4134568:Topic:437062011-11-16T20:31:22.432ZRaffi Aftandelianhttps://artofhosting.ning.com/profile/RaffiAftandelian
<p>Friends, I'm assisting with Occupy Cafe, an online space for conversation on the Occupy Movement.</p>
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<p>Might you have any thoughts on Ben Roberts's question below?</p>
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<p>Thanks much,</p>
<p>Raffi</p>
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<p>From: Ben Roberts [mailto:ben@occupycafe.org] <br></br>Sent: Wednesday, November 09, 2011 6:00 PM<br></br>To: 'NCDD-DISCUSSION@LISTS.THATAWAY.ORG'<br></br>Subject: Harvesting Online Conversations<br></br><br></br>[Cross posted to the World Cafe Online Community Art of Harvesting…</p>
<p>Friends, I'm assisting with Occupy Cafe, an online space for conversation on the Occupy Movement.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Might you have any thoughts on Ben Roberts's question below?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Thanks much,</p>
<p>Raffi</p>
<p> </p>
<p>From: Ben Roberts [mailto:ben@occupycafe.org] <br/>Sent: Wednesday, November 09, 2011 6:00 PM<br/>To: 'NCDD-DISCUSSION@LISTS.THATAWAY.ORG'<br/>Subject: Harvesting Online Conversations<br/><br/>[Cross posted to the World Cafe Online Community Art of Harvesting Group]<br/><br/> <br/><br/>How might the insights and successes emerging from our experience with structured dialogic processes be applied to the more free-wheeling and disjointed realm of "asynchronous" online conversations?<br/><br/>I am referring to the comment streams that are ubiquitous on the internet, including list-serve discussions just like this one. A particularly juicy example is this lively, complex and at times heated exchange on the topic of "A New Economy" from the forum of "Occupy Cafe" (where I'm spending most of my time these days and I again invite you all to come play as well!). <br/><br/>I see exciting opportunities to develop new processes for making meaning out of these threads. So often, there is great energy in them, but the format--a string of sequential or nested posts-- fights against one's ability to capture the deeper meaning of what is emerging, let alone to clearly perceive the range of basic ideas being presented. <br/><br/>Ironically, the more energy there is in a thread--the more posts there are, and the longer and more involved they become, the more that emotional charge develops among the participants -- the harder it gets for someone coming in for the first time to grasp the whole and find an entry point. <br/><br/>I have some ideas for software that can help to address this, as do some others here, I know. Meanwhile, I think that it might be possible to create some simple protocols that would allow any individual or (preferably) small group of people who have been in an online thread to produce a harvest that captures both essential content and the deeper dynamics of what is moving through the conversation.<br/><br/>I also think that this process of harvesting will provide an extra layer of value for those who participate in it, as they connect with one another and shift their perspective from participant to one who is caring for the whole.<br/><br/>I have created a group at <a href="http://www.OccupyCafe.org">www.OccupyCafe.org</a> where we will experiment with such processes, and would love to have some members of this community join me in this endeavor. In addition, we can use this thread for a more general discussion on the ways that this kind of harvesting might be done. <br/><br/>I am especially interested in processes that can easily be implemented by a group of typical participants, as opposed to things that might require more advanced skills/training, such as graphic recording. That way they can scale up to meet the needs of very large groups such as one often finds on the web.<br/><br/> <br/><br/>Cheers,<br/><br/>Ben<br/><br/> <br/><br/>Ben Roberts<br/><br/>Occupy Cafe Steward<br/><br/><a href="http://www.OccupyCafe.org">www.OccupyCafe.org</a><br/><br/></p>