Harold... Doubtless "it worked (in NYC)." But then again I find myself asking, Worked for whom? And for what purpose? My intent in any Open Space is always to insure that space opens as effectively, expeditiously, and fulsomely as possible. With these hopes in mind I have concluded that the less of me, the more space available for everybody else. Things seem to work best when I practice Less is More with a vengeance, and always search for one more thing not to do. The simple fact of the matter is that I take up an awful lot of space. It is also true that I actually enjoy doing that under certain circumstances - Doing a Good Show can be very satisfying and even useful. And for a story teller such as myself (some might call me a born ham) the temptation is a real and present danger... to which I have often succumbed J. But when opening space, Show Time belongs to everybody else. My time is "Exit Left - quickly and quietly. I think.
Harrison Winter Address 7808 River Falls Drive Potomac, MD 20854 301-365-2093 Summer Address 189 Beaucaire Ave. Camden, ME 04843 207-763-3261 Websites www.openspaceworld.com www.ho-image.com OSLIST To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of OSLIST Go to:http://lists.openspacetech.org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org From: OSList [mailto:oslist-boun...@lists.openspacetech.org] On Behalf Of Harold Shinsato via OSList Sent: Friday, January 23, 2015 1:39 PM To: World wide Open Space Technology email list Subject: Re: [OSList] Delegating Open Space Facilitation I've enjoyed the dialog from everyone - very thought provoking - thank you Martin, Harrison, Gerardo, Chris, John, and Michael. Martin - thanks for your perspective. Going over the principles again the second and third days might seem redundant. I know that Paul Levy doesn't even mention them in many spaces he opens. And it's also true that in multiple day events, some people new to OST show up on the second or third days. But perhaps they can get the gist of it from everyone else. Have you been at any multi day OST's where they just got on with it at the openings, and didn't run through the law & principles? How did it work? John - I like your resistance to the terms 'actual facilitation' and 'delegation'. Would you to speak more about it? I feel conflicted even calling myself an open space 'facilitator', but I'm not sure there's better language for the role. Michael & Harrison - thanks for your thoughts on the matter. I especially found thought provoking how Larry Peterson's uncharismatic presence was more effective at opening space than something more flashy. And I also sense that splitting the facilitation can take longer - and my first gut reaction was 'uh oh' - but I was quite surprised at how well it worked last week in NYC. Harold On 1/23/15 11:45 AM, Martin Roell via OSList wrote: Harrison Owen via OSList wrote: Facilitators taking up un-needed space/time defeats the purpose. I think. "Hello, and welcome to the third-day of this Open Space. Facilitator A who had spoken on day 1 has given the responsibility to open the space to me: let me introduce myself: I am Facilitator C from X in Z. It is a great honor to be opening space for you today, after Facilitator A has already delegated so nicely to Facilitator B yesterday, and didn't he do a marvellous job? Thank you B, for opening space yesterday, and thank you A for having delegated this important responsibility! And thank you all for showing up today, after all, it is _you_ who this is about, isn't it? It is all about the _participants_! And remember, the space is always open! Except, I guess, when the facilitator is speaking! Hihi! So now, after these words of introduction, let me explain to you the *principles of Open Space*! You have all heard these before, but what the hell, as I am standing here now and Facilitator A has given me the responsibility...." I never got this "facilitation" on what-is-not-the-first-day. What does it take more than to say: "Hi folks - anyone got any new topics?" and sit down? Love, Martin -- Harold Shinsato har...@shinsato.com http://shinsato.com twitter: @hajush <http://twitter.com/hajush>
