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[edwschreiber at earthlink.net]

As to Adam's question, so what do I feel can be improved - here's my thought:


1) I suggest an evaluation be conducted - a role and role relationship evaluation - 
   of the Executive Director and his role - the Council and their roles - and the
   Conference Committee and their roles - and the role relationship between these 3
   facets to one another - what works and what does not work - and then we have the
   beginning of a role analysis that might help us to move the structure of the organization forward.

   This is not my specialty, although for a year now I've been working sociometrically
   and sociodramatically in corporations looking to advance group functioning in 
   cohesion.


2) That role and role relationship analysis should, in my view, be conducted by a team outside of
   the 3 groups but with a representation from each group - but the bulk should be somehow
   "creatively neutral".

3) The role and role relationship analysis should be summarized and make public to the
   membership with recommendations followed by a period of open discussion perhaps through grouptalk.

4) There could be a number of regional ASGPP membership meetings - forums - around the US over the period 
   of a few months.  These forums should be to gather information and to insure inclusion.

5) Someone like Ann would hopefully help the design of the forums to gather information, advance
   the thinking of organizational development, including the design of the conferences, membership
   roles etc.

6) The overall objective might be to advance the organizational "hidden" structure and function; 
   the socioometric and power structures that most of us feel, hear about but don't quite fully see.  The sociometric
   movement of power and roles, the role relationships between the facets of the organiztaion.

7) This is not new stuff.  Most corporations I have worked with to teach Moreno's ideas are well honed
   in advancing the function of an organization.  For example, the company in Boston I consult with has over
   100 tools for leadership and organizational development.

8) But what's most exciting is we have our own tools. Perhaps we can find a way together to live their application 
   with help, leadership, and a willingness to be a collective.

Best,
Ed