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The e-commerce workshop was facilitated by Pat Gibson of Athenaeum International (www.aiboulder.com). Ms. Gibson is a facilitator for MG Taylor (www.mgtaylor.com) which provides consulting services to communities and businesses. At the ITC meeting which preceded this workshop, Ms. Gibson presented an overview of the MG Taylor services.
The purpose of the actual workshop was to develop an e-commerce "vision statement" for the community. The workshop participants included business managers, educators, people in economic development, marketing, investors evaluating technology companies, students, and others.
This workshop was made possible by the generous assistance of NBDC Technology Training, a department of the Nebraska Business Development Center.
Workshop Notes
The Scribe Report for both sessions, prepared by Scribe Paul Keating, is available online.
The Notes and Group Reports for both sessions, are available online.
Assignments
The assignments for the workshop, provided by Facilitator Pat Gibson, are available online.
Background Information
These Notes on the M.G. Taylor Process provide a short explanation of the philosophy behind this group decision making and problem solving method.
A variety of images of effective environments, provided by Athenaeum International, is available online. These images show how the physical environment can help and inspire discovery and group decision making workshops.
Pictures
The pictures below provide a general overview of the workshop experience. Clicking on each picture will open up a larger version of the image in a new browser window. For more pictures, click right through for video captures of the Day 1 Session and the Day 2 session.
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Facilitator Pat Gibson (left) and Scribe Paul Keating (right). |
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A plethora of ideas (left) and the idea generation process (right). |
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Presenting ideas (left) and the hard work of facilitation (right). |
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Day 1 Pictures |
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Day 2 Pictures
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