Thank you Koos! I like the ³to invite a voice that might otherwise go unspoken². I¹ll try to translate it into Swedish but I¹m afraid that some of the gentleness and poetry will be lost.
Pernilla Den 2012-10-21 18.50, skrev "Koos de Heer" <k...@auryn.nl>: > Dear Pernilla, > > Thank you for sharing your observations. > > I agree with what you write about the Law of Two Feet and I have experimented > with the way I explain it in my introductions. > > After explaining what the Law of two Feet is, I usually say that folks of > course have the opportunity to just get up and leave quietly, no need for > apologies or explanations. And there is also the option to give a voice to the > fact that you are not tuned in to the conversation. It might be that the train > your thoughts are taking (or the very fact that you are distracted) is a very > valuable contribution to the conversation. If that is not the case, you still > have the option of leaving quietly. > > I say this as a way to invite a voice that might otherwise go unspoken. > > Warm greetings from a drizzling London Sunday afternoon (on my way home) > > Koos de Heer > > Pernilla Luttropp <pluttr...@swipnet.se>schreef: > > I have a tendency to get stuck in polarisations, and it is seldom a productive > way forward - if that¹s the way I want to go. > I enjoy reading your reflections on if Open Space Technology is imprisoned or > not and I¹ll try to keep my awareness on not ending up in good/bad, > prison/freedom, structure/chaos, right/wrong etc. > > But I do think that OST rises a fundamental and existential question of > wanting to take part in a community, and contribute in any way possible, or to > walk away to another community or to solitude. It is for sure one of the most > fundamental questions in my life and it has sometimes left me in a > shaky/vague/uncertain position. Who can I turn to if I¹m in doubt of if this > community will provide the safety I need in order to explore this existential > matter? At WOSonOS I got the opportunity to try to put these thoughts into > words together with other people who shared their vulnerability, fears and > emotions with me. I¹m very grateful to those of you who shared this with me. > At some other sessions I didn¹t feel that safety or openness of exploring the > questions I raised at that very moment, so I used my two feet. I later found > out that someone else (thank you Tova) took my chair and the conversation > went on - whenever it starts is the right time. To me that is the strength of > a working community, it¹s not about me and my needs (it¹s a starting point but > not the goal). It¹s about what I bring and how it is received. To me it¹s > about the latin word communicare, to share and make common. It takes a lot of > courage to take a step in to the circle, at least for me. And it takes a lot > of awareness from the community in order to stay open to change and soft > voices. > > Since I left London I¹ve facilitated two Open Spaces, both came out of > politicians need to talk about democracy. They were very different but they > made me notice how hard it can be for some people to leave a circle (or the > event), how hard it can be to be left by others and the courage to stay and > stick to your needs, even if you are only half aware of what they are. It > makes me humble and a bit scared of what I put people through. And being the > person I am, I¹m interested in what makes people stay and leave in order to > talk about the community. Not just to say that it¹s the law. > > To create a community were we try to invite these feelings, thoughts and > actions (and everything in between) and at the same time try to put it in to > some kind of organized form, is not an easy task. I don¹t have the answer on > how to do that, and I think there are many answers, but as long as I can raise > questions and someone answers, I¹m happy to be part of this circle and > community. > > From a rainy Stockholm in Sweden > Pernilla Luttropp > > > > Den 2012-10-21 12.22, skrev "Koos de Heer" <k...@auryn.nl>: > >> Hi Chris, >> >> I am not sure I understand what you mean when you say that the law of two >> feet applies. If it means as much as "This is Open Space, love it or leave >> it," I feel compelled to say that I don't support that. >> >> Of course I can walk out of a session if I am feeling that I am neither >> learning nor contributing. But if I have the idea that the Open Space >> gathering as a whole could use improvements in the way it is run, referring >> to the law of two feet can become a way to evade a discussion that needs to >> take place. It can take place at a later date, which is what is happening now >> and that is fine. >> >> Koos >> >> >> Op 20 okt. 2012 om 21:23 heeft Chris Corrigan <chris.corri...@gmail.com> het >> volgende geschreven: >> >>> The critique in the article is fine. And the subsequent link Phelim sent >>> along is fine too. Paul's tone is a bit jarring and his argument isn't >>> helped by making a lot of generalized statements. Also he critiques WOSonOS >>> in a way that makes it hard to separate his critique if the event from a >>> critique of the team, even though he later clarifies that he wasn't >>> critiquing the facilitator. It's tricky to make a forceful and powerful >>> critique without it seeming personal. >>> >>> My response to these posts is that Paul is right in substance. In general my >>> take in things is that the Law of Two Feet applies. If you are not learning >>> or contributing find some way or some where that you can. That's what makes >>> things better. Obviously expecting others to change the way the way a >>> process seems too dependant on them is rational madness. >>> >>> Chris > > > _______________________________________________ > OSList mailing list > To post send emails to OSList@lists.openspacetech.org > To unsubscribe send an email to oslist-le...@lists.openspacetech.org > To subscribe or manage your subscription click below: > http://lists.openspacetech.org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org
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