I've always participated in my open space events. Lightly though. I
don't think I've been a space invader in re-arranging chairs during
sessions - but I usually try to set up chairs in a circle before people
arrive and let people do their own chair re-arranging after that.
A good deal of the Open Space events I've attended there were a few
sessions held by the facilitator and I've never seen it harm the open
space event so far. I hosted a session for the first time at my open
space event and it didn't seem to detract from the event. I'm not sure
I'd recommend to new facilitators to host sessions though. It can be a
big job to hold the space - at least until one can develop the faith
that it will just work.
Harold
On 4/27/13 5:52 AM, paul levy wrote:
Yeah, take me out of the WE too - sometimes.
Are you getting this, Kerry ?
On Saturday, 27 April 2013, Michael M Pannwitz wrote:
Dear Paul,
from where I stand there are no rules in the Open Space Technology
process.
The principles neither qualify as rules nor even as principles.
The way I see them they are valuable observations, I call them
"Facts of Life".
Of course, there is an admonition (the possible punishment is not
mentioned) and there is the "Law" which turns out to be a mild
suggestion of what might be productive behaviour if someone winds
up in a situation where she/he can neither contribute nor learn
anything.
Regarding "opening space" I keep reminding myself that it is not
me who "opens space"...it might be part of the job of the
sponsor...mine as facilitator is to introduce the participants to
the OST process...I can and have been doing that for quite a while
without even mentioning the words "open space". The process, once
the participants enter into it, effects the expansion of time and
space for selforganisation to do its thing. And it is true that
thats where my passion is, not neutrality, of course.
But my passion can easily also close down the space a little bit
or quite a bit. So before I intervene, I take a deep breath and
start counting slowly... if I remember correctly, I have never
reached 10, actually its mostly 5 or 6, and then the "system"
manages by intervening in itself... I love it, experiencing
selforganisation manifesting itself.
Once I was asked by a participant to take on the role of space
invader asking me to suggest an energizer since the system sitting
in a circle had not done anything for about a minute. I started
counting, well pretty soon someone said "why do you want to
interrupt us in our phase of enjoying doing nothing?" The system
smiled and shortly thereafter they continued...
For me, this is intensive work, exhilarating and at the same time
binding all my energy... just enough left to take a walk, a nap.
So, take me out of the "We" that open space for possibility or for
humanity.
Have a great weekend
mmp
On 27.04.2013 07:58, paul levy wrote:
Well, well, well.
I'm facilitating an open space later this morning and I may also
participate.
You see, whoever comes are the right people.
Or is there are new rule? Whoever comes are the right people
(except for
the facilitator.)
When we open space it isn't for a rules to limit that space.
Nor do we
open it for a select group.
We open space for possibility. We open space for humanity.
Whoever comes...
Now clearly some facilitators are space invaders. But hey,
speak for
yourself please.
Stop putting open space into a Nightingale's cage.
And now to breakfast...
Paul Levy
On Saturday, 27 April 2013, Kerry Napuk wrote:
Hi Listers
Neutrality of the facilitator is tied to "holding the
space." You
cannot hold space if you participate in the event. Simple
as that.
If you want to participate, become a participant. The
facilitators
holds the space, IMHO, by sublimating his or her ego to
the group's
integrity.
Here is one example: I did an event with an organiser who
was so
adept at PR that he got four newspapers and a TV station
to over the
event which was in a rural setting. The TV crew wanted to
come into
the hall and film part of the process.
As the theme involved suicide and self harm, I asked the
group what
they wanted to do with the TV crew's request. The did not
want it
and so, probably for the first time in their life, they
were banned
from shooting live footage. The organiser had to simulate
a breakout
group with his staff in a side room.
Cheers
Kerry
Edinburgh
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