After running an Open Space, one participant came at the end and thanked me, they said that they were an introvert and really appreciated the principle "Whenever it starts is the right time", so I asked why... and they said that for them it meant that they could listen or talk whenever it felt right for them without any pressure... I stayed with me because I had never thought of the principle in that way.
I am sure there are all kinds of people who don't like Open Space as a method for a whole range of reasons, sitting in a huge circle totally vulnerable, having to walk to the middle exposed, having to take responsibility for where to go and what to do, etc... maybe some introverts don't like it, I noticed some power-control types also don't like it, and also some order-organising types, etc... THANK GoD for diversity!!! On 26 August 2017 at 18:19, Ron Quartel via OSList < oslist@lists.openspacetech.org> wrote: > I had an interesting chat a few days ago with someone that identifies as > an introvert. They made this statement which has me somewhat confused and > perplexed - "Introverts do not like Open Space". > > Now - I know that for the broadest definition of an introvert that is not > true. Because I myself am an introvert and I love Open Space. Like all > mental categories, introversion I assume is on a scale. So perhaps a better > statement from this individual may have been - for more extreme introverts, > Open Space can be uncomfortable and is not viewed as a safe environment for > me to express myself. (I need to run this statement by said individual to > see if they can confirm if this statement better represents their > intention.) > > Is this indeed true however? It is at least for one person I know. So my > questions are: > - has anyone else encountered this opinion? > - If so, what percentage of the average population do you think would feel > this way? > - Is there anything we can do to make these extreme introverts to feel > comfortable and safe to share? > > Any thoughts and advice appreciated. > > Ron Quartel > > > _______________________________________________ > 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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