CLOSING REMARKS 



The LIAM process helps you as a user and planner to explore the varied 

 dimensions of decision-making and to choose a strong and relevant position for 

 presentation during a negotiation. In addition to technical information, an 

 organization's internal resources and power capabilities are quantified and 

 graphed. Understanding one's own organizational perspective is a major step 

 in creating a unified position at the decision-making table. Other organiza- 

 tions' perceived roles, needs, and concerns can then be directly addressed; 

 alternatives can be proposed and explored. 



The scope of the LIAM process is currently expanding. We project that 

 LIAM will be adapted for use on microcomputers in the foreseeable future. An 

 added program called -CONTRAZ,, is presently being developed, which would 

 allow the user to compare the responses and power scores of one respondent to 

 another respondent or to an existing data base and create a histogram or a 

 Versatec plot of the resulting data. 



PSCOLOR is another LIAM program whose use is, at present, severely 

 limited. This program allows 35mm color slides to be photographed from a 

 PS300 computer's graphic color screen. The multi-dimensional relationships of 

 different organizations can be easily identified by the output of this program. 

 This program requires the user to work closely with the Western Energy and 

 Land Use Team and to acquire an account for the PS300 machine located at CSU. 



Your suggestions and responses to the LIAM process and its accompanying 

 short courses, and ways that the LIAM can be adapted to your particular circum- 

 stances, are heartily welcome. Address your comments to: The Instream Flow 

 Group, Western Energy and Land Use Team, Drake Creekside Building One, 2627 

 Redwing Rd. , Fort Collins, CO 80526. 



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