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2 technical roundtables. <br />Beliefs and Values Facilitated Session <br />Both the SWSI objectives exercise and Dr. Kathlene’s findings <br />about the South Platte basin’s beliefs and values can be <br />instrumental in a facilitated session on your beliefs and values. <br />But I believe it is the dialogue you have among yourselves that is <br />the key to the success of the facilitated session. You can look at <br />what these methodologies show you about yourselves and you can <br />use them as a basis to begin a dialogue, but it is the dialogue itself <br />which is critical. <br />The model I would propose for this facilitated session is one we <br />used quite successfully with a group of 150 agriculture producers <br />statewide who met last November in what they called an Ag <br />Water Summit. <br />We would break into small groups with a facilitator for each group <br />to help you work together in three areas: <br />Appreciating Our Differences—Telling our Stories <br />How did water come to be important to you? <br />Why are you on this roundtable? <br />Building a Beliefs and Values Map for your small group <br />Shared Values <br />Compatible Values <br />Conflicting Values <br />Microscoping a Set of Conflicting Values <br />Practice concepts I will be introducing you to tonight <br />to examine and build from those conflicting values <br />The purpose of the facilitated session is to help you build trust, <br />to understand your commonalities, so that you can move away from <br />polarized positions to a point where you can start seeing how to <br />