gestation period reflective thought

So in response to the process undertaken for the TIS piece I wanted to undertake a gestation period for the ensemble so we could develop aims and objectives.  I also wanted to and have undertaken that gestation period for myself as director facilitator.  In undertaking this I have developed some aims and objectives as well as a plan for the concept, context, process, and product.  After a couple of weeks asking the ensemble what their aims and objectives for the piece was hit with a decidedly undecided opinions.  It was mainly they agreed with mine and didn’t have anything much more to add.

• Was it too soon, did they all need more time to gestate and discover what they want to achieve with this performance?
• Or does by undertaking that process myself and giving them my opinions immediately hinder them being able to create there own, maybe not wanting to go against what I say?
• Or is it that my research and gestation has lead me to these points for a reason and that they all relatively on the ball for this topic and issue?

It is interesting to note that any and all the discussions we have lead us developing our ideas further, sometimes making concessions with what other think or believe and sometimes debate and division occur.  I believe this is fundamental to the process because it is through this that discoveries are made and it is these discoveries that inform the final product.