If you want to do Dialogue - convene a session about X and say - I want to do Dialogue. See who cares and who comes. On the other hand, you could just convene a session about X - and genuine dialogue might just break out. Usually does in my experience. And truth to tell, every time I have been in a formal Dialogue session, we got so hung up on the Process that the conversation never quite happened. But that is probably just a personal experience.
Harrison NEW EMAIL ADDRESS!!!! hho...@verizon.net Harrison Owen 7808 River Falls Drive Potomac, Maryland 20854 Phone 301-365-2093 Skype hhowen Open Space Training <http://www.openspaceworld.com/> www.openspaceworld.com Open Space Institute <http://www.openspaceworld.org> www.openspaceworld.org Personal website <http://www.ho-image.com> www.ho-image.com OSLIST: To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives Visit: <http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html> www.listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html -----Original Message----- From: OSLIST [mailto:osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu] On Behalf Of Jimmy Pryor-SunBody Sent: Thursday, November 17, 2005 4:03 PM To: osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu Subject: Re: Process in Breakout Groups Wendy wrote: At 01:21 PM 11/17/2005, you wrote: It sounds to me like you are still struggling under the impression that you are in control. I guess I am imagining myself as a participant that wants to use a slower, more reflective process to consider a particular topic, rather than a fast and loose conversation. I fear that if I merely say, I want to talk about x, that I will end up with a group that wants to use a fast and loose conversation and my only option if I don't like it is to use the law of two feet. So, I want to invite others to talk with me about x in a particular way. And the manner of conversation is as important as the topic. Perhaps I really want to use an inquiry circle process. Is there simply no way to do that in Open Space? In thinking about the Dialogue and Deliberation conference where the demonstration of process is important, would OS work? Jimmy * * ========================================================== 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
