Liquid Update II
Well, I reckon I was far too ambitious to think that I was going to get to blog a number of times at Liquid yesterday.

In terms of stuff covered in workshops, I will hassle Barb Daws (who may I say did a tremendous job of facilitating free form conversations) and replicate some of the conversations here. I will also put up my worship reflection too when I figure out how to either make it a flash file or a quicktime movie or something of the like.

I have checked out some of the blogs and I must say that I am a bit suprised that there were a few people who found the notion of self forming, self selecting, peer led groups a difficult concept. Is it an age bracket thing? I would hate to write it off so easily?

Is it something to do with expectations perhaps?

I was thinking about this. For me, I reckon a conference should be a conference. The dictionary definition being:

• A meeting for consultation or discussion.
• An exchange of views.

This generally doesn't occur in the context of a Christian "conference". Generally it is one way traffic and it would seem that most of the learning theories are discussing the whole notion of it not being about content as opposed to process. Can we facilitate the development of creative entrepreneurial leadership if the methods themselves do not facilitate creativity?

Can one really be creative if they are forced to sit and listen? If demands are made on participants (again, a misuse of the word, do participants participate or are they passive observers? I think you know what I reckon...) to engage, to throw out their ideas to be tested, to be articulated by themselves, to be sharpened in conversation, surely this has to contribute to the formation of creativity in emerging leaders?

Well, you'd expect me to think out loud on this blog. I would be interested in the thoughts and reflections of those who participated in a taste of Liquid.
  Posted by Stephen @ 7:52 PM