I love that Anne! > On 19/02/2016, at 10:21 AM, anne stadler via OSList > <oslist@lists.openspacetech.org> wrote: > > Thomas Hermann's question: > > I love what you're doing, Thomas! > And i encourage you to treat any meeting as a "real open space". By that i > mean, open the space within yourself to welcome everyone. Open up the room > so people can easily take responsibility (tools etc easily at hand in same > place each time.) Open up the meeting by coming together in a "circle", > then breaking into the chaos of people moving their chairs as they self > organize. Open up the agenda by asking each time "what's up? That you want to > take responsibility for?" Open up comfort and familiarity by cooking or > eating together (people bringing food from home to share??) Do a very few > consistent rituals: opening circle, self-organizing, food, closing circle for > reflection/announcements, simple patterns, repeated each time. > > My sense is that You're creating a "hearth" for your community. > > Blessings! Wish I lived near you!! > > Anne > > > Your Self > Occupy > 100% > > > A world that works for ALL is a world of love made visible > > Phone: 206-459-0227 > Skype: anne.m.stadler > > www.InClaritas.com <http://www.inclaritas.com/> > www.CharterforCompassion.org <http://www.charterforcompassion.org/> > www.ProtecttheSacred.org <http://www.protectthesacred.org/> > > > On Feb 18, 2016, at 1:04 PM, via OSList <oslist@lists.openspacetech.org > <mailto:oslist@lists.openspacetech.org>> wrote: > >> Send OSList mailing list submissions to >> oslist@lists.openspacetech.org <mailto:oslist@lists.openspacetech.org> >> >> To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit >> http://lists.openspacetech.org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org >> <http://lists.openspacetech.org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org> >> or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to >> oslist-requ...@lists.openspacetech.org >> <mailto:oslist-requ...@lists.openspacetech.org> >> >> You can reach the person managing the list at >> oslist-ow...@lists.openspacetech.org >> <mailto:oslist-ow...@lists.openspacetech.org> >> >> When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific >> than "Re: Contents of OSList digest..." >> >> >> Today's Topics: >> >> 1. OST meeting 2 hours a week - X-posted OS-list and GC-list >> (Thomas Herrmann via OSList) >> 2. How to shift a destructive "information-meeting" to a >> constructive dialogue meeting? (Thomas Herrmann via OSList) >> >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> Message: 1 >> Date: Thu, 18 Feb 2016 11:23:46 +0100 >> From: Thomas Herrmann via OSList <oslist@lists.openspacetech.org >> <mailto:oslist@lists.openspacetech.org>> >> To: "'World wide Open Space Technology email list'" >> <oslist@lists.openspacetech.org <mailto:oslist@lists.openspacetech.org>>, >> "'GC list'" >> <genuine-cont...@googlegroups.com >> <mailto:genuine-cont...@googlegroups.com>> >> Subject: [OSList] OST meeting 2 hours a week - X-posted OS-list and >> GC-list >> Message-ID: <00bd01d16a36$74035a10$5c0a0e30$@openspaceconsulting.com >> <mailto:00bd01d16a36$74035a10$5c0a0e30$@openspaceconsulting.com>> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" >> >> Dear friends in Open Space /GC-list >> >> Since a few months I facilitate a meeting every Sunday in my community as >> part of a Tillsammanscaf? (Together caf?) for people living in my community >> who want to contribute to making it a better place for everyone living here. >> It?s a 2-hour meeting where we start with having coffee/tea, then welcoming >> and sharing some news (especially if relevant things have been happening). >> Usually there are 50-100 participants sitting at long tables (due to >> logistics and the short time I have chosen not to use the circle. In ?real? >> meetings I always use the circle). >> >> >> >> It started as we felt we need to do something to create space for new >> inhabitants to meet those of us living for a long time here, so among the >> participants there are asylum seekers and refugees. When meeting in large >> group we translate everything to English, Arabic and Swedish ? small groups >> have to help each other. >> >> >> >> Next step in the meeting is that I ask who has a topic they want to raise >> for conversation today. Of course it?s more challenging than when we sit in >> a circle so we tried different things such as keeping topics from last >> meetings that anyone can put up again + invite more. We also tried to invite >> people during arrival/having coffee ? to put topics up. Normally we have >> 5-10 topics from playing the guitar, looking for internship and work, >> finding housing, learning language etc etc. >> >> >> >> I create spaces for people to meet in small circles to have their >> conversations (45-60 minutes) then we gather again and I invite each group >> to share a bit about what they did before we close the meeting. >> >> >> >> We are now thinking about alternative ways to develop this and I?d love to >> have more ideas. While writing one idea came to me. As we have been talking >> about having meetings dedicated to a specific theme, or to cook together >> during a meeting (we have access to a space with several cooking places) or >> do something else together. >> >> I am thinking about opening space in a real way ? to create an agenda (in a >> real open space way using the circle!) for example for the coming 3 meetings >> which would then be like break our spaces. That way it would not be so >> repetitive and more time would be there for each break out/or it could also >> develop to sometimes having a specific theme for one meeting? >> >> >> >> I would love your input, experiences, questions?. >> >> >> >> Tillsammans ? we can make difference >> >> >> >> Thomas Herrmann >> >> Open Space Consulting AB >> >> <http://www.openspaceconsulting.com/ <http://www.openspaceconsulting.com/>> >> www.openspaceconsulting.com <http://www.openspaceconsulting.com/> >> >> Ni n?r oss per telefon: +46 (0)709 98 97 81 eller Epost: >> <mailto:tho...@openspaceconsulting.com >> <mailto:tho...@openspaceconsulting.com>> tho...@openspaceconsulting.com >> <mailto:tho...@openspaceconsulting.com> >> >> >> >> Open Space Consulting AB ?r ett f?retag med STORA ambitioner att guida >> ledare, organisationer men ?ven lokalsamh?llen att n? sin fulla kraft f?r >> att infria sina dr?mmar. Vi bidrar med kunskaper och praktiska verktyg f?r >> att st?dja er att finna er b?sta v?g. >> >> >> >> Mer information >> >> LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomasherrmannopenspaceconsult >> <https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomasherrmannopenspaceconsult> >> >> Facebook F?retagssida: https://www.facebook.com/OpenSpaceConsulting >> <https://www.facebook.com/OpenSpaceConsulting> >> >> >> >> -------------- next part -------------- >> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... >> URL: >> <http://lists.openspacetech.org/pipermail/oslist-openspacetech.org/attachments/20160218/f16d168f/attachment.html >> >> <http://lists.openspacetech.org/pipermail/oslist-openspacetech.org/attachments/20160218/f16d168f/attachment.html>> >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> Message: 2 >> Date: Thu, 18 Feb 2016 11:34:12 +0100 >> From: Thomas Herrmann via OSList <oslist@lists.openspacetech.org >> <mailto:oslist@lists.openspacetech.org>> >> To: "'World wide Open Space Technology email list'" >> <oslist@lists.openspacetech.org <mailto:oslist@lists.openspacetech.org>>, >> "'GC list'" >> <genuine-cont...@googlegroups.com >> <mailto:genuine-cont...@googlegroups.com>> >> Subject: [OSList] How to shift a destructive "information-meeting" to >> a constructive dialogue meeting? >> Message-ID: <00c901d16a37$e8e4a860$baadf920$@openspaceconsulting.com >> <mailto:00c901d16a37$e8e4a860$baadf920$@openspaceconsulting.com>> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" >> >> Dear friends in Open Space/GC-list >> >> I have decided to focus my time and energy, as much as possible, to >> contributing in a critical area here in Sweden. Last year we received 160 >> 000 asylum seekers. Of course this means some challenges but also lots of >> fantastic opportunities. Many many people are engaging as volunteers, >> villages who have ?been sleeping? for decades wake up etc etc >> >> >> >> One of the challenges is that neighbours often become afraid when new asylum >> camps are opened near where they live. Or homes for lonely refugee children >> (35 000 came last year). There are so many rumours going on, and shit is >> spread on social media ? so many ?normal? people are very much afraid from >> stories they heard ? often false ones but also that single events create >> pictures in people?s heads. >> >> >> >> In my hometown one school which was being rebuilt to house lonely refugee >> children was burnt down :( and we had many fires like that all over the >> country :( >> >> >> >> What the authorities usually do when a new housing is to open is to invite >> the public to a ?information-meeting? where they put some politicians, the >> CEO of the company running the camp, some officials from the municipality in >> front of a crowd of people who are worried and some are even outright >> hostile with racist ideas. You can imagine what usually happens? I was in >> one of those meetings a couple of weeks ago, it was horrible. >> >> I think the usual impact is: >> >> * Increased fear and hostility towards people coming to our country >> from war zones. >> >> * Increased mistrust to the politicians and municipality. >> >> * People at the front get more or less badly hurt. >> >> >> >> Not a very good result. In fact it?s outright dangerous to arrange these >> kind of meetings. But mostly they don?t know better. Which is quite >> surprising to me as there are thousands of trained facilitators in our >> country. >> >> >> >> Since some time I have been working with colleagues in our Open Space and >> Genuine Contact communities to create alternative ways to have such >> meetings. We have some good ideas but would also like to hear what comes up >> for you? Normally these meetings are conducted in the evening, length of 2-3 >> hours. Normally they are not well planned and not facilitated other than >> trying to control them. They are called ?information meetings? which says a >> lot. >> >> >> >> So I?d love to hear your experiences, ideas, suggestions? >> >> >> >> Thomas Herrmann >> >> Open Space Consulting AB >> >> <http://www.openspaceconsulting.com/ <http://www.openspaceconsulting.com/>> >> www.openspaceconsulting.com <http://www.openspaceconsulting.com/> >> >> Ni n?r oss per telefon: +46 (0)709 98 97 81 eller Epost: >> <mailto:tho...@openspaceconsulting.com >> <mailto:tho...@openspaceconsulting.com>> tho...@openspaceconsulting.com >> <mailto:tho...@openspaceconsulting.com> >> >> >> >> Open Space Consulting AB ?r ett f?retag med STORA ambitioner att guida >> ledare, organisationer men ?ven lokalsamh?llen att n? sin fulla kraft f?r >> att infria sina dr?mmar. Vi bidrar med kunskaper och praktiska verktyg f?r >> att st?dja er att finna er b?sta v?g. >> >> >> >> Mer information >> >> LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomasherrmannopenspaceconsult >> <https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomasherrmannopenspaceconsult> >> >> Facebook F?retagssida: https://www.facebook.com/OpenSpaceConsulting >> <https://www.facebook.com/OpenSpaceConsulting> >> >> >> >> -------------- next part -------------- >> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... >> URL: >> <http://lists.openspacetech.org/pipermail/oslist-openspacetech.org/attachments/20160218/cd601cc3/attachment-0001.htm >> >> <http://lists.openspacetech.org/pipermail/oslist-openspacetech.org/attachments/20160218/cd601cc3/attachment-0001.htm>> >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> Subject: Digest Footer >> >> _______________________________________________ >> OSList mailing list >> To post send emails to OSList@lists.openspacetech.org >> <mailto:OSList@lists.openspacetech.org> >> To unsubscribe send an email to oslist-le...@lists.openspacetech.org >> <mailto:oslist-le...@lists.openspacetech.org> >> To subscribe or manage your subscription click below: >> http://lists.openspacetech.org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org >> <http://lists.openspacetech.org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org> >> Past archives can be viewed here: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/oslist@lists.openspacetech.org >> <http://www.mail-archive.com/oslist@lists.openspacetech.org> >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> End of OSList Digest, Vol 58, Issue 14 >> ************************************** > _______________________________________________ > 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 > Past archives can be viewed here: > http://www.mail-archive.com/oslist@lists.openspacetech.org
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