Ok, so it's late (11:58pm) and I need to go to bed, because well... I have to work tomorrow. So, I'm catching up on my Jay Cross's reading for class. (No, it being summer and my being a grad student has not created a smooth collaboration just yet.) Anyway, I just have to say, I love the idea about Unmeetings.
Generally speaking I don't like meetings. My experience has been that most are unproductive, somewhat pretentious and pointless. For all that was said I could have read it in a memo or at least have given it the attention that I give most memos. (You know, you peruse it for information that is vital to you, then you toss it aside. Or you just toss it aside, because there wasn't anything vital nor interesting to you.) You say it shouldn't be about what's important to me. But isn't that the way we evaluate everything? If it is not vital to my interest, concerns or causes I have no place for and will therefore forget it, even if I heard or saw it.
Unmeetings sound like gatherings for those who really want to be there. Wherever there is. Those who have something to share or want to be shared with. These are gatherings for those who mean to do business, but not in the conventional sense. Take away the fluff and the stressor and get down to the real business of sharing, collaborating and exploring possibly something new, maybe something old, but definitely something with pertainance. (Is that a word?)
I am looking forward to my first unmeeting, G'nite all :)
Jay Cross really does have a vision that causes change in view of learning. These unmeetings have happened for a time, we just didn't realize it. I think after reading this we, as ISDers will seek out or create these unmeetings to accomplish our tasks.
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