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In article <1992Apr4.162516.11025@cc.gatech.edu> anton@cc.gatech.edu writes:
>In Article: 1045 of comp.groupware, rlewis@beach.csulb.edu (Ralph Lewis)
>states:
>
>>....  Does anyone have 
>>any experience using computer mediated communication or
>>other groupware to facilitate the strategic planning process for a
>>school based plan. The school has about 100 faculty. Has anyone used
>
>At Georgia Tech, we have a room set up w/ an electronic meeting system
>running the Ventana GroupsSystems tools.  We have 15 participant 
>workstations and 1 facilitator workstation, as well as a large group
>monitor screen at the front of the room, and several white boards.
>

Annie;

Here at the UofCalgary, we also have a lab with 34 workstations,
2 facilitator machines, boards and projection.  We've got Ventana
GroupSystems, VisionQuest, OptionFinder and some new Windows
software that I'm developing.  Over 50 groups have used our
facility, including internal University groups.  I'd have to
agree that satisfaction was high, meeting time somewhat shortened
and some kinds of work attempted that wouldn't have otherwise
been possible (concurrent editting).

I would DEFINITELY recommend using same-time, same-place Group
Support Systems for strategic planning.  I wouldn't recommend
using JUST a conferencing product like COSY, unless you've got a
fair bit of experience moderating such "meetings".  We use our
conferencing products merely for information dissemination - we
don't find it too useful for brainstorming.  Besides, you'd have
to top it off with lots of regular meetings anyway.


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