And Michael...although I replied offlist to you, here is the link to the story of the conflicted Aboriginal community I worked with a few years ago:
http://www.chriscorrigan.com/wiki/pmwiki.php?n=Main.OpenSpaceAndDeepConflict Cheers, Chris On Nov 30, 2007 1:32 PM, Allison & Jim Baensch <mb...@iinet.net.au> wrote: > Hi Lisa, > I get a lot of delectable food for thought and feeling from your > wonderfully wise and friendly emails. > Thank you. > > Hi Michael, I have no experiences to offer you, but am pleased you > raised the question and wish you all the best. > > Allison > (From a rather steamy-warm Healesville (S E Australia) Saturday, on > my way to the local organic vege market.) > > > On 01/12/2007, at 8:05 AM, Lisa Heft wrote: > > > Michael - another thing to keep in mind - often when there is > > grief, loss, > > rage, fear - it is important to have a 2 or 2.5 day Open Space. > > > > Open Space or not - what people tend to do on Day 1 is name their > > story > > .... sometimes over, and over, and over again. They need to do > > this until > > a point when they feel truly witnessed... Then, with a good dinner > > (will > > you design that the food for dinner is shared? Amazing to break > > bread with > > people to get a different sense for them), a good chat in the bar (or > > whatever), a good sleep, and a nice warm shower... > > > > ...people tend to not let go of their old story entirely, but can > > carry it > > with them, as it were, as they co-create a new story into the > > future. On > > Day 2, it is not as if things are solved - it is just ... a little ... > > breathing room. Day 2 you will often feel a shift. > > > > So my recommendation is to - if you can - ensure there will be 2 or > > 2.5 > > days. More room to name things, to feel things, to muddle through > > together. > > > > I also think that your framing of the day will help - your co- > > creation of > > the theme / focusing question with your client, your way of opening > > the > > circle. And: if you can, if there are different languages, it will > > help > > to include those languages on your posters / signs. Inclusivity, > > respect, > > presence. > > > > Open Space will do the rest. > > > > From Kansas City, USA (where I am facilitating tomorrow an Open > > Space with > > immigrant and refugee farmers from Somalia, Cambodia, Mexico and > > Central > > America, Korea) > > > > Lisa > > > > * > > * > > ========================================================== > > 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 > -- CHRIS CORRIGAN Facilitation - Training - Process Design Open Space Technology Weblog: http://www.chriscorrigan.com/parkinglot Site: http://www.chriscorrigan.com Principal, Harvest Moon Consultants, Ltd. http://www.harvestmoonconsultants.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