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On 2/20/13 1:04 AM, Wayne Nelson wrote:
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People like Margaret Wheatley write these books so people will copy
them. They hope groups will use the models they create. It's a way of
altering common practice in community and organizational development
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<div>The A77 initiative is a kind of unique evolution of ICA's
approach to programming in that it is conceived and delivered from what
can be called "an appreciative" perspective. It seems to use the ideas
found in John McKnight and Case Western Reserve's work. It's a
distinctly different modality than, for example, ToP Strategy Planning.
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<div>We have been getting this message about approaches that
emphasize identifying, growing and developing positive trends in a
fairly strong way since the early 90's. </div>
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<div>I think we have been warned that repeated messages help you
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<div>It's nice to see it played out in this way.</div>
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<div>On 02-192013, at 9:49 AM, R Williams wrote:</div>
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<div><span>I am clear that A77 is not copying or replicating the
process from Wheatley, which is why I said A77 "draws from a <u>process</u>
<u>articulated</u> <u>in</u>" the book, by which I meant to imply,
not directly from the book itself. Hope no one thinks I was suggesting
that the ICA was just aping Wheatley. That certainly was not my
intent. It is strange and wondrous that when truth emerges it shows up
in many places and many forms and is used in different ways by
different assortments of people. As I stated in the email and have
said often in other places, where this wisdom first appeared for me was
in Hawken's <em>Blessed Unrest.</em> But it wasn't until <em>Walk
Out Walk On</em>, or actually in a paper by Wheatley and Frieze that
preceded the book, that I was able to articulate for myself more
clearly the value of and how to use Hawken's, and Senge's, insights.</span></div>
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<div>I first read Walk Out Walk On at the ToP annual meeting in
Sacramento in January 2012 when it was the subject of a charting
exercise over 4 mornings. What I find interesting is that the 4 steps
of Accelerate 77 is not something that came DIRECTLY from her book (we
were promoting these four steps for most of 2011). Rather, it is an
example of INDIRECT wisdom garnered from kindred spirits. These are the
words, phrases, and insights that become a reinforcing piece of our
"image" or the world. The important matter is our operating image, not
the source of the messages that created it. I heard Wheatley talk at
the annual conference of the International Association of Facilitator
(IAF) in April of 2010. She was probably then in the thick of writing
Walk Out Walk On. While I can't remember anything specific she said,
I'm sure her presentation made a deep impression on me that eventually
influenced the creation of Accelerate 77. </div>
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<div>I have a clearer memory about the "collegium" on Accelerate 77
when we solidified our four steps for inclusion in a printed program
description for potential supporters. The 4 steps were simply pulled
out of our collective wisdom about what we were trying to do and why.
One of our volunteers, Vito Greco, was the most articulate that morning
that led us to our collective "ah-ha" on Identify, Connect, Engage, and
Accelerate. It is shocking to see how close our four steps are with
Wheatley's. Maybe "fascinating" is a better word. I'm referring to the
relatively UNCONSCIOUS relationship between them.</div>
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<div>I'm reminded of that quote that says something like "you know
you are successful in playing a catalytic role when people with whom
you've worked accomplish something and they say 'we did this
ourselves!'"</div>
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ICA-USA's Accelerate 77 program draws from a process articulated in <i>Walk
Out Walk On.</i> Wheatley and Frieze posit that everything that needs
to happen in local community is already underway and there's no need to
spend time initiating anything new. What is needed is to (their 4-step
process) <u>identify</u>, <u>connect</u>, <u>nurture</u> and <u>expand</u>
what is already going on. (ICA called step 4 "accelerate.") By so
doing, the isolated efforts emerge into networks of relationships which
evolve into communities of practice, and these communities of practice,
over time, change the world.</span></div>
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