[Hi all! I'm posting the below on behalf of our dear Alan Stewart, still occasionally afflicted with that terrible debilitating condition called "I can't post to OSlist" -appreciatively, raffi]
Hi Michael and All I go along with Lisa and Tenneson's comments about time, relationship generating, non controlling and vital skill in co-creating animating questions which are at the core of the issue at hand, when bringing the World Cafe (TWC) process into a mix. The intimacy and depth of conversing which happens with groups of four around small tables, no matter how many people are in the room, is often a novel and thrilling experience for participants. And would add that I have found using OST and TWC in combination very useful, particularly when there is a time gap between the two. Starting with OST to generate what to consider. And then, after a period such as a month for those passionate about a particular possibility to reseach its implications, all come together in TWC format to explore findings and decide on where to set priorities. Or to have Cafe conversations first through which participants may come to 'see' more in people who they have only known 'peripherally'. Perhaps through Meg Wheatley's idea that "Intelligence emerges as a system connects to itself to itself in new and diverse ways." Which is similar to the notion of - and may be based on - Humberto Maturana as cited by Tenneson. Followed by OST to address, for example "Where do we go from here?" Go well Love Alan Alan Stewart, PhD Chairman Mob: +852 9438 7680 Em: a...@multimindsolutions.com Web: www.multimindsolutions.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
