Never had any particular problems with people over 55. If you give them full 1.5 hour sessions they will have plenty of time. I say take a full day and those that get tired can go he at lunch while everyone stays and tells stories.
Where I work, in indigenous communities, the Elders love the process the most. Followed closely by the youth. Maybe invite some youth along too to inspire the future. Cheers Chris ----- CHRIS CORRIGAN http://www.chriscorrigan.com Sent from an iPhone, typed with thumbs... On 2010-11-21, at 1:12 PM, Catherine Pfaehler <c.pfaeh...@bluewin.ch> wrote: > Dear friends > > I have been asked by the Grey Panthers (a political organisation of seniors) > to briefly present OST to them on Tuesday, Nov. 30th. Most of them are 55 > years old or older. They want to have a one-day-event dealing with their > future and their image. At the same time, my contact tells me that many of > them like to tell stories from their earlier lives when they were still > working, and most of them think that a whole day is too long for them. Some > have also become a bit fatalist, not caring too much about the future anymore. > > Please let me know what your experiences are when facilitating OST for > seniors, and how to deal with the above contradictions, i.e. how to give > enough time for storytelling when at the same time one entire day might be > too long for them to attend. > > I will be out of my office for a week now, but would be delighted to find > some of your answers in OSLIST by then. Thank you already!!! > > With gratitude, Catherine > > Catherine Pfaehler > lic.oec.HSG > Open Space Begleitung > Burckhardtstrasse 2 > CH - 3008 Bern > Telefon +41-(0)31 - 536 05 31 > Mobile +41-(0)76 - 488 15 46 > c.pfaeh...@open-space-begleitung.ch > www.open-space-begleitung.ch > > * * ========================================================== > 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
