Ranald - > The important feature is that a strong theme is agreed in advance but = > the participants decide the specific issues to be explored further. = > There are a few simple principles and groundrules but I'd certainly = > recommend it - a colleague used it for a 3-hour workshop with similar = > success. > > I'm happy to give further reflections if they would be useful. I'd certainly be interested in hearing more. As you say agenda-driven formats get quickly stale, but genuine alternatives are hard to come by. - Sally ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Sally Fincher, Computing Laboratory, University of Kent, Canterbury, Kent, CT2 7NF, UK http://www.cs.kent.ac.uk/people/staff/saf/index.html 'phone: +44 1227 764000 ext.4061 fax: +44 1227 762811 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++