I try to see this as a simple act as walking, drinking water, washing hands
etc. and in the same sense,
as a job, it's not very different then being an accountant, driver, waiter etc.
Shortly, i really try to see this as a natural, easy, simple way of living and
working.
Funda
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From: Chris Corrigan
To: osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu
Sent: Wednesday, October 05, 2005 12:46 AM
Subject: Re: Facilitator
It's funny Larry...I also have discomfort at using the word "facilitator"
sometimes, especially as I see the group struggles to make sense of its newly
rediscovered freedom.
And I have always had trouble saying that I can "train" people in Open Space.
Jack's questions are sitting with me too, and the more I think about this
crazy process, the more I realize how much it helps us to loosen our
attachments to all of these things.
Chris
On 10/4/05, Larry Peterson <la...@spiritedorg.com> wrote:
Great questions!
To me "facilitator" is a word that is not accurate for the task of opening
and holding space, but it is language that many understand and a place to start
the conversation with a client. To the extent that "facilitate" means making
it easier for the client/group to get where they are going – to open space, to
expand awareness of now, to accomplish a task – then using the "technology" of
OST is a way to do that. Of course, "technology" is not a good description
either because OST includes ritual, choreography, some principles, a law and
some infrastructure (e.g. post-its) that are all part of the effort to make it
easier for the group/client to experience opening of their space.
Larry
Larry Peterson
Associates in Transformation
Toronto, ON, Canada
416.653.4829
la...@spiritedorg.com
www.spiritedorg.com
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