Funda - for you Anything! Yes I think you have it just right. The sponsor(s) is the one(s) who needs the space opened. And the Facilitator is the person who does the work. This also includes taking a nap if I am the facilitator.
Harrison Harrison Owen 7808 River Falls Drive Potomac, Maryland 20845 Phone 301-365-2093 Open Space Training www.openspaceworld.com <http://www.openspaceworld.com/> Open Space Institute www.openspaceworld.org Personal website http://mywebpages.comcast.net/hhowen/index.htm [email protected] To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives Visit: http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html -----Original Message----- From: OSLIST [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Funda Oral Sent: Friday, January 28, 2005 8:38 AM To: [email protected] Subject: facilitator & sponsor identity Referring to my last (today's) answer to Zachary's question. I think i confuse the role of the facilitator and the sponsor. I want to share with you while trying to clear my mind; -there is a "question" that is worth opening a space -sponsor is the one who should be sensitive to the question in the subject and looking for the answers -faciliator should be neutral...he is not looking for the answers...he doesn't need to listen or read the answers. He just makes a formal introduction among the sponsor, guests and the question...and explains the method (OST)...and that's it....so facilitator should be really without any identity, expectation, neutral...even doesn't have any interest in the question and answers and be able to leave sponsors and guests alone and free.... So the facilitator's main role should be offer a space to those who should own and solve their issue where the facilitator doesn't have any responsibility or stake. I appreciate any comment on that, especially from Harrison. thanks, Funda * * ========================================================== [email protected] ------------------------------ To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of [email protected]: http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html To learn about OpenSpaceEmailLists and OSLIST FAQs: http://www.openspaceworld.org/oslist * * ========================================================== [email protected] ------------------------------ To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of [email protected]: http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html To learn about OpenSpaceEmailLists and OSLIST FAQs: http://www.openspaceworld.org/oslist
