Jack - I am always very aware and humbled when I start to walk the circle that at least for that moment, and the next few minutes, I hold the life of that group in my hands. In some cases, quite literally! It is for that reason that high levels of clarity, focus, and presence are the least I can bring to the circle. And because that life is not my possession it must be released quickly (I must get out of the way). Sometimes it feels like holding a bird in my cupped hands. It really feels neat, and I would like to keep it. But if I do that, the birds will die. So I open my hands and the bird will fly - when ready.
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 osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives Visit: http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html -----Original Message----- From: OSLIST [mailto:osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu] On Behalf Of Jack Ricchiuto Sent: Monday, October 03, 2005 9:19 PM To: osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu Subject: Facilitator What happens when someone opens space and walks the circle, announcing inviting questions and giving process directions? Do we have power when we do this, or is power in what we do? What is the power of convener and facilitator? More importantly, what's our response-ability to the community we convene and facilitate? How do we effectively use our position to help the community re-member its power? Jack __.__.__.__.__.__.__.__.__.__.__.__.__.__.__.__.__.__ jack ricchiuto two.one.six/three.seven.three/seven.four.seven.five www.designinglife.com / www.appreciativeleadership.com * * ========================================================== osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu ------------------------------ To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu: http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html To learn about OpenSpaceEmailLists and OSLIST FAQs: http://www.openspaceworld.org/oslist * * ========================================================== osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu ------------------------------ To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu: http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html To learn about OpenSpaceEmailLists and OSLIST FAQs: http://www.openspaceworld.org/oslist
