Jack, What a meaningful question! There is power in what we do and when and why and how we do it. We claim our power and hold it by being centred, present, respectful and ego-less. When we open space, as facilitators we extend power to others who are motivated to offer up a topic and convene a session. The conveners extend power to those attending their sessions. Those attending the sessions claim power when they find their voice to share their stories and they extend power as they facilitate others to remember / reconnect with their own stories of power. What emerges is the consciousness of our individual and collective power. The empowerment of others is full of power. Robyn _______________________________
Robyn Stratton-Berkessel LIT Global ...connecting the dots +1 732 291 0462 +1 917 816 5597 (cell) http://www.litglobal.com <http://www.litglobal.com/> <http://www.litglobal.com/> _____ 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
