[Dialogue] Quotes for Chapters of GTBoT

Jack Gilles via Dialogue dialogue at lists.wedgeblade.net
Mon Aug 7 11:25:30 PDT 2017


Jo,

You probably have this source for charting, JWM’s talk. https://wedgeblade.net/files/archives_assets/41.pdf <https://wedgeblade.net/files/archives_assets/41.pdf>

Jack


> On Aug 7, 2017, at 13:20, Jo Nelson via Dialogue <dialogue at lists.wedgeblade.net> wrote:
> 
> Hi, all,
> 
> The good news is that the book Getting to the Bottom of ToP is on track, working toward publication by October this year.
> 
> Ronnie Seagren, who is editing the book, suggests that each chapter should start with a quote that evokes the experience, essence or quality of the method in the chapter.
> 
> This group had really good suggestions earlier, so I thought you would be a good source for quotes.
> 
> I have quotes for the sections, but not for the chapters.  What literary or poetic quotes would you suggest?  They could be a line or two, or more if necessary. I need the source of the quote as well, as this book is partly intended for an academic audience   I’ve thought of a couple of possibilities for the Participatory Strategic Planning chapter, for example, from posters we had for the Town Meetings.  
> 
> Here is the table of contents with numbered chapters:
> Getting to the Bottom of ToP – Foundations of the Methodologies of the Technology of Participation
> 
> Foreward
> 
> Introduction
> 
> Section 1:  Theory and Background of ToP (Technology of Participation) Practice
> 
> 1. Phenomenology as a Discipline  Describes the foundations, intents and practices of phenomenological inquiry, and describes the methodological roots of ToP
> 
> 2. ToP Methods Development Describes the key conceptual steps in the formation of ToP methodology
> 
> 3. ToP Methodology Reveals the evolution and roots of various ToP approaches and describes ToP methodology as a phenomenology of practice.
> 
> Section 2:  Core ToP Applications Explains the core design patterns for each core application and how they apply the phenomenological method
> 
> 4. Intro to the Core Applications
> 
> 5. The Focused Conversation Method
> 
> 6. The Consensus Workshop Method
> 
> 7. ToP Strategic Thinking
> 
> 8. The Action Planning Method
> 
> 9. The ToP Historical Scan
> 
> Section 3: ToP Facilitation Design Describes the process of designing a complex ToP facilitation, and provides a practical process for applying ToP in responding to client needs
> 
> 10. The ToP Design Eye
> 
>  Section 4: Study Methodologies Describes the two core study methodologies and provides methods for study and deep learning
> 
> 11. Charting Method
> 
> 12. Seminar Method
> 
> Conclusion
> 
> Thank you for anything you are able to contribute, and take care,
> Jo
> 
> 
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