What do you when you¹re holding the space? Some things I have done while I was holding space...
* Called my office * Called my wife, sister, kids, friends * Called Harrison * Surfed the web * Went for a walk * Wrote bad poetry * Did self-critique of my opening * Sorted papers from my briefcase * Gone out to fill my car with gasoline * Napped * Gazed out a window * Pretended I was not looking at a very attractive woman * Sat around and did ³nothing² * Sipped tea or juice * Stopped someone from ripping down other people¹s posters (happened just one time) * Felt the feeling of holding space (happens a lot) * Fought off boredom * Watched with fascination * Thought a lot about why this works * Sat in on one of the sessions (very, very rarely) * Listened with surprise * Made this list of things I do while I¹m holding space * Picked up coffee cups, water bottles, etc. * Answered questions about open space * Typed up the a list of posted sessions * Answered participants¹ questions, such as... > * Where is the so-and-so session? > * Have you seen (a specific person)? > * Do you do this all the time? > * What do I do with these (flip chart pages)? > * I¹ve just arrived, what do I do? > * Have you ever worked with (names another large group technique)? > * There are two sessions that have the same title, what should we do? > * Will it be alright if I leave early? > * What¹s going to happen next after all this? > * How would you compare our group to other groups? > * What have you been doing while we were meeting? And my favorite: What exactly are we paying you to do? Ralph Copleman * * ========================================================== 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