I stopped using the Medicine Wheel years ago when the thought crossed my
mind, that this was more an interest (stake) of mine and had probably
very little to do with my role of attempting to be fully present and
completely invisible. Also, I began to feel that I was employing a
"tool" in an attempt to have participants become more aware of what a
grand experience they had just been through... is that really my
business? Does it make more time and space for the forces of
selforganisation?
Greetings from Berlin
mmp
On 04.09.2012 14:08, Harrison Owen wrote:
Not to twist thoughts or maybe bend minds – but I doubt that anything is
“essential” when it comes to facilitating an Open Space gathering, if
only because the fundamental process, (self organization) was there way
before OST. Not of our making or control. And if we did absolutely
nothing, self organization would roll on. BUT I believe we
(facilitators/practitioners/?) can add value by helping to bring this
elemental power of life to consciousness awareness. There are all sorts
of ways that can be done, but the more subtle the better. I always loved
the Medicine Wheel for its elegant simplicity and the way it wove
history and tradition into present experience. But is it essential? I
more than suspect that the only “essential” for a good OST is to learn
to do nothing at all…
ho
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[mailto:oslist-boun...@lists.openspacetech.org] *On Behalf Of *Raffi
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*Sent:* Monday, September 03, 2012 11:39 PM
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*Subject:* [OSList] medicine wheel? anyone?
friends,
craig's questions encouraged me to post about something i've been
meaning to ask for a while:
i'm curious how much - if at all- do you use the medicine wheel
reflection activity described in the ost user's guide at the end of an
ost meeting.
do you see it as an essential element of a carefully facilitated ost
meeting? or not?
or is it best dropped ('one more thing not to do').
in my training in ost it was presented as essential and for years i did
it and couldn't quite connect to it. but with time however, my
relationship to the medicine wheel changed. and i think it has lots of
value. at the very least it serves a role in bridging, bridging the
experience of the meeting to the monday after the meeting...and beyond.
as in, 'how do we take what we experienced here into our day to day life
in our organization?'
also my curiousity comes from hardly ever seeing it mentioned on the list...
curious about your responses,
much warmth,
raffi
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