Hi all: Maybe we're forgetting something here? Doesn't who "we" are - or at least our personal style preferences a la Myers-Briggs - play a significant part in the discussion? They (M-B) would have us believe, and I do, that folks whose preference is "extroversion" (like Harrison!!) gain energy from group activity (like conversations) while those with a preference for "introversion" have energy sucked from their very marrow by the same activities and need to take time alone to re-energize. Just a thot... Winston ----- Original Message ----- From: Harrison Owen Sent: Friday, September 22, 2006 11:12 AM Subject: Re: What don't we know about conversation and dialogue?
Doug - funny thing. I have never had a good conversation that was anything but energizing. I guess that is a "by definition" thing. In a good conversation I always feel the energy flow and it inevitably seems that more flows into me than I ever give away. I am not sure how the physics works on this unless the conversation itself creates energy (2nd Law of Thermodynamics be damned!) which can then be shared by all participants with lots to spare. That is certainly true in every Open Space even if I don't say a word. Which may suggest that conversations take place on multiple levels, in addition to the verbal. To be sure I may feel tired at the end of the day(s) - but it is good kind of tired. A sense of satisfaction and completeness. Harrison * * ========================================================== 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
