Chris-- One of the things that I learned long ago about facilitation is that if there is something in the room with emotional energy around it, it needs to be spoken out loud, or else things soon get very weird.
Open Space provides opportunity for participants to do just that, but sometimes the facilitator needs to voice what is going on inside. Not to ask them to take care of it, but more so they know a little content about what they are sensing. I think it is good modeling to step out of role and be authentically present to the group--and then go on with your job, which you after all can do very well, even in the midst of grief. Of course this isn't a protocol for every situation, just a right thing to do in this one. It is a challenge for me to learn to work from vulnerability as well as from strength, and I believe both are important. Thanks for the gift of sharing your story. Joelle * * ========================================================== osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu Visit: http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html =========================================================== osl...@egroups.com To subscribe, 1. Visit: http://www.egroups.com/group/oslist 2. Sign up -- provide an email address, and choose a login ID and password 3. Click on "Subscribe" and follow the instructions To unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of osl...@egroups.com: 1. Visit: http://www.egroups.com/group/oslist 2. Sign in and Proceed
