CHAPTER 9Attending to the Details
Finalizing the Stakeholder List
The steering committee will decide how to get people who meet their criteria. Alternates may be identified in case first choices can’t make it. Sometimes stakeholder groups are asked to send volunteers.
Example: To recruit for an industrial plant Future Search, the manager told team members and leaders that anyone who wanted to come was invited. They had room for one team leader and three team member groups. They filled the circles with volunteers, guaranteeing commitment and enthusiasm. (When we have more volunteers than slots, we suggest a lottery.)
Q: Do stakeholders repres ent their organizations?
A: We never consider FS participants as “representing” anyone or anything except ...
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