Three Blind Mice

Our group met again last night. We met here at the center so we could all get on the computers at the same time, in the same room and try to use the coffee house to chat. After 45 minutes of trying to work through the different options, we logged off and moved to the comfortable sofas in the lobby. It may be my counseling background, but I appreciate a conversation where I can see the facial expressions, observe the body language and hear the tone of voice of the people I am talking with. I have experienced too many occassions where e-mails and letters are misinterpreted or misunderstood. I appreciate the opportunity to meet and talk and listen. I hope I am in some way supporting the other members of my group because I feel like I'm an anchor holding them back. I don't want to be the weakest member of the group.

After talking with the others in my group, I am still confused about where to go with my project. My job offers lots of possibilities, but my best training opportunities really lie in my volunteer life. Is it possible to use the action learning process with volunteer leaders - all adults who are committed for a short time to a specific cause or leadership role? Can I create a process where they can maximize their time for training with a better process? Could information be posted to a website, with a blog or chat to share concerns and issues that are common throughout their terms of office? If this option can be made available, will anyone use it and how would I know if it is meeting a need?

Of course, the other issue is whether or not this will meet the learning objective of this course. I'll need to have that conversation with Rob, I guess.