Love the modelling of not needing to know. It's something I always have a hard time with... y'all can probably tell. ; )
Cheers *John Baxter* *Cocreation Consultant & CoCreate Adelaide Facilitator* jsbaxter.com.au <http://www.jsbaxter.com.au/> | CoCreateADL.com 0405 447 829 | @jsbaxter_ <http://twitter.com/jsbaxter_> *Thank you to everyone who came, helped or spread the good word about City Grill!* *Summary and links: cocreateadl.com/localgov/grill-summary/ <http://cocreateadl.com/localgov/grill-summary/>* On Sun, Jan 4, 2015 at 6:46 AM, Chris Corrigan via OSList < oslist@lists.openspacetech.org> wrote: > Sometimes though, fuzzy purpose is really really useful. I’ve had > situations where a group is really sure of what it is doing, and what it > exists for and yet nothing is working. > > This happens a lot with mainline churches these days, many of whom are > certain that they can recreate the “success” they had in the 1960s. They > are certainly clear on their purpose, but the harder they try, the worse > they make it for themselves. > > And so we have run OST meetings where the purpose was unclear and fuzzy > and people simply proposed topics that interested them. And it turns out > that that is a good way to discover the new directions you are trying to > get into. Of course all groups need a boundary, and in the case that > immediately comes to mind, the question was “What else can we be?” > > People felt that was too fuzzy to get any kind of strategic work done, but > what happened was that it invited people into a now three year journey of > wayfinding together. Which, it turns out, is a good purpose for a church. > > I think it’s not my job to “help people discover what they should be > doing” even in Open Space. I can, however, help hold space so that people > can explore the fuzziness and confusion that they find themselves in AND I > can model behaviour of not needing to know, of avoiding premature > convergence of ideas and purpose, so that the innovation and wisdom and > leadership at the margins can come forward. > > In the parlance of software developers, not knowing what to do is a > feature of living in this world, not a bug. > > Cheers, > > Chris > > On Jan 3, 2015, at 2:00 AM, Anne-Béatrice Duparc via OSList < > oslist@lists.openspacetech.org> wrote: > > I love how you put it in words John. I will discuss it today with the > caller. Indeed there is much that seems already prepared and "shoulds". I > hope I can help them let go of it. > Thanks for the reminder, > > Message: 3 > Date: Tue, 23 Dec 2014 16:56:24 +1030 > From: John Baxter via OSList <oslist@lists.openspacetech.org> > To: Gail West <icat...@gmail.com>, World wide Open Space Technology > email list <oslist@lists.openspacetech.org> > Subject: Re: [OSList] First open space, advices needed :) > Message-ID: > <CAJpg6=RAR3tnEUhzgFsTZ6HSZTKsUh=eb06qfopbmhenwsb...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > If you can help the group to become clear about what the most important > focus/challenge/question is for them *now*, then they will be able to let > go of all those preconceived discussion topics in order to address their > priority. > If the purpose is fuzzy then all people have to go on is their baggage and > prepared ideas. This makes it hard for people to embrace the space, and > they are likely to walk away disappointed (though they may still get a lot > done). > > Overall, it will be useful to help people find what they really want to > *do*, > vs what they think they should *talk about*. I don't really know how to > describe this better, nor how you should do it. But it might help. > > Cheers > > > *John Baxter* > *Cocreation Consultant & ?Co?Create Adelaide Facilitator* > jsbaxter.com.au <http://www.jsbaxter.com.au/> | CoCreateADL.com > 0405 447 829 > ? | ? > @jsbaxter_ <http://twitter.com/jsbaxter_> > > Anne-Béatrice Duparc > (0)76/378.69.98 > Comité de BIEN-Suisse Initiative fédérale pour un revenu de base > <http://www.revenudebase.ch/> > Génération RBI www.rbi-oui.ch > Association Solid'Art Solid'Art <http://www.solidart.ch/> > > > > On Sunday, December 21, 2014 2:58 AM, Chris Corrigan < > chris.corri...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > You really don't have so much time for convergence and action planning. I > would have people start into their work and connect with folks who are > doing similar things and then when you meet again you can make strategic > choices. > > Chris > > -- > CHRIS CORRIGAN > Harvest Moon Consultants > Facilitation, Open Space Technology and process design > > Check www.chriscorrigan.com for upcoming workshops, blog posts and free > resources. > > > > On Dec 20, 2014, at 9:25 AM, Anne-Béatrice Duparc via OSList < > oslist@lists.openspacetech.org> wrote: > > I will go with your proposal concerning the report Chris, including next > steps and follow up in it. I like the proposal to have a date to meet again > and have everyone reporting on what is going on. I wonder though how we > could include a step in between that would help towards a synthesis and > action planning, because similar or close next steps might emerge from > different sessions, and also things that are important for most of the > group, things that are important only for some of them... > Do you think that could be done through the internet? > > I will also see with the organizers (thanks Harrison) if that's okay for > them that we don't have a formal lunch so that we can have more sessions. > I love that idea :) > > As for the children, yes, I will love to include them :) I just wonder how > it is possible to have children from 0 to 8 included in OS conversations... > I would be happy to hear your thoughts about it. I think the best way would > be to let it open : children who want to join do so and the other ones do > whatever they want with the adults that are there for them. > > Daniel, I would like to have two days, but that is not the actual > setting... Maybe I can propose that for the next one. As for the moment, I > would like to help them have the best possible experience for this already > planned short period of time and I feel like I am well engaged in this > process thanks to all the good advices here :) > > And thanks again, I feel so much more intelligent and confident when I > have all your ideas :) > > Anne-Béatrice Duparc > (0)76/378.69.98 > Comité de BIEN-Suisse Initiative fédérale pour un revenu de base > <http://www.revenudebase.ch/> > Génération RBI www.rbi-oui.ch > Association Solid'Art Solid'Art <http://www.solidart.ch/> > > > > On Saturday, December 20, 2014 12:28 AM, Anne-Béatrice Duparc < > abeadup...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > > Thanks to all of you for the trust you allow me to feel through your > words. That's just what I need! > I am really grateful to be part of this community :) > Hugs, > Béa > > Anne-Béatrice Duparc > (0)76/378.69.98 > Comité de BIEN-Suisse Initiative fédérale pour un revenu de base > <http://www.revenudebase.ch/> > Génération RBI www.rbi-oui.ch > Association Solid'Art Solid'Art <http://www.solidart.ch/> > > > > On Friday, December 19, 2014 6:03 PM, Chris Corrigan < > chris.corri...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Anne Beatrice. > > You will be fine. Make sure the sessions are as long as possible. Two > sessions of at least an hour will be important. Keep your intro short. > Don't tell people what to do just tell them how it works and stand back and > let them post their topics and get on with hosting their conversations. > > Provide them with a report form that has a so for the groups to record > next steps and what they commit to do for follow up. Photograph those > reports and send them by email to everyone. This saves you having to have a > report back session. > > Make a date to meet again and tell everyone to come then and report on > what is going on. > > See who stays behind. That group will be a good team to help move the > issues forward and plan the next meeting. Go for a celebration drink with > them. > > Chris > > -- > CHRIS CORRIGAN > Harvest Moon Consultants > Facilitation, Open Space Technology and process design > > Check www.chriscorrigan.com for upcoming workshops, blog posts and free > resources. > > > > On Dec 19, 2014, at 3:47 AM, Anne-Béatrice Duparc via OSList < > oslist@lists.openspacetech.org> wrote: > > Hi everyone, > > I am asked for my first Open Space! By a group of parents who are > homeschooling their children and want to form as an association. > They already planned the meeting for the 10th of January. The duration for > the planned event is 3h30 and there will be a shared meal before it. It > really seems short to me for an Open Space. > > There will be around 40 adults and 30 children. The children will be taken > care of by some adults, but some of them may also take part to the event. > It would be great :) > > We had no preparation meeting so on as I was just contacted but they > already sent me by email some of the subjects they would like to discuss. > Even if I know that in OST subjects are not planned in advance, I share > them with you as a way to determine if OST can be a good thing for this > group of people : > > - Aims and objectives of the non-profit we could create. > - What are the resources we want to give ourselves (time, energy, money) ? > - What are our resources for the long term? > - How to build a sustainable association or group that does not depend on > one or two persons? > - The creation and role a committee could have in the non profit > - Would we like to merge or collaborate with the Homeschool Association of > Switzerland? Pros, cons, how? > - Next steps > - Articles of the non-profit > - What is the aim of the non profit? Create activities? Support people in > their choice? To be known? > > I have also understood that the situation is tense, because some cantons > in Switzerland are going towards forbiding Homeschooling. > > As it would be my first Open Space, any advice is welcome. I am especially > wondering if Open Space is a first good step in that case and what can be > realistically achieved in 3h30 by a group of people that mostly don't know > each other and would like to have some consensual concrete next steps at > the end of the afternoon. > > Any advice welcome, even if it is to say : please do something else :) > > Thanks! > > Béa > > Anne-Béatrice Duparc > (0)76/378.69.98 > Comité de BIEN-Suisse Initiative fédérale pour un revenu de base > <http://www.revenudebase.ch/> > Génération RBI www.rbi-oui.ch > Association Solid'Art Solid'Art <http://www.solidart.ch/> > > _______________________________________________ > 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 > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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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