09-10-2010, 10:15 AM
(09-09-2010, 05:01 PM)Lavazza Wrote: 3D, have you had such conversations with groups of people before?
On a few occasions, but with small groups of between 1-4 people, where the discussion happened impromptu. And, yes I did use a similar (but more informal) approach.
The nice thing about this approach is that it lets the audience throttle and steer the discussion. If you start to talk about anything, especially transitory material, without being led there, then you give the impression that you are describing a hierarchy of things most important to your belief system. In reality, you are describing a complex interrelationship of ideas and experiences that led to your beliefs. The audience needs to weave a similar "tapestry of ideas" together into their own cohesive story. This cannot be done in a single or even a dozen sessions, because everyone's tapestry is different, and indeed, everyone's is already being weaved. So the objective of the evening should be to give the audience some more scraps for them to consider integrating into their design.
I think the Hero approach that fairyfarmgirl suggested is another good way to let the audience steer the discussion, and puts the presenter in more of the role of facilitator. The bottom line to me is - approach it from the position of helping them discover their own truth,through sharing aspects of yours.
3D Sunset