From Clint:

1. Situation:
   Everyone had been posting great responses to the first three questions
   that I had asked, and I felt each response would really contribute to everyone
   feeling invested in this research, connected with each other, and more
   excited to participate. Then Minjuan posted a very short entry, describing
   how many blogs she had and that she would only post short entries, but
   that she looked forward to reading everyone else’s, and did not answer the
   questions.
2. Expectations:
   I expected that she would at least answer the questions. I expected from
   the previous emails that I had sent and confirmations received that
   everyone who was still a part of the team had committed to participating
   as a full participant and not only as a spectator.
3. Interpretation:
   My interpretation from her post was that it made it seem like perhaps she
   was too busy to participate fully. I had a similar concern about the two
   participants that had not posted at all yet. I was worried that if any
   of the participants treated this group like a thing that was very low on their
   list of priorities that it would decrease the overall group dynamic and
   trust level.
4. Response:
   I emailed her and told her that I would love for her to be a part of the
   team (which is very true), but expressed concern that perhaps she would be
   too busy – and that it might not be good timing. I restated what was
   expected of each team member and gave her the option to back out if she
   needed to. As a result she sent me an email back saying that she really
   did want to participate, that she simply did not see the questions, and
   said that she would post the next day her answers, which she did.
5. Questions:

To Minjuan – did anything about the way I approached the situation
seem strange to you or strike you as different from what you would have
expected or liked? If so, what and why?

To Adele – When you had not posted, I emailed you with a similar
question, if you were too busy to participate – because I was concerned about
group momentum from the very beginning. Did anything about the way I approached
the situation seem strange to you or strike you as different from what you
would have expected or liked? If so, what and why?

To the group – Did my interpretation (#3) reflect how you also
might have felt about the situation (with some group momentum and dynamic potentially
decreasing if one participant seemed too busy to care enough to post the
initial questions)?

How might you have either
interpreted or handled the situation differently (#3 or #4)?

From Minjuan:

Also, I am on board without paying close attention to what will be
expected. I thought this group was just put together to chat and to
share what is going on in one's lives. And I thought each of us is
going to get another blog. These misunderstanding triggered me to write
that entry about how busy I am. After Clint's email, I know this team
is more structured and there are tasks I need to complete. I followed
his suggestion to review the team goals and my personal goals, and
decided to set aside time to participate.

From Javier:

I do not agree exactly with Temtim's claims. Not only Clint is dealing with
a lot of effort to create and maintain the group's momentum but the
rest of us are participating according to our current needs plus we are
little by little adjusting our responses to the subject's needs. I
think the beggining so far is really promising, compared with other
experiences I had. Update: I read afterwards that Temtim has already said  "Because we all live in different places, we all have different
commitments that reduces our energy but we all have to do what we can
do."