Thank you, Jack, for asking such generative questions. And thanks, Harrison, for this lovely "bird in the hands" metaphor.
Christine > > From: Harrison Owen <hho...@comcast.net> > Date: 2005/10/04 Tue AM 08:49:13 EDT > To: osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu > Subject: Re: Facilitator > > 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 > > * * ========================================================== 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
