Sometimes silence and stillness and perhaps gentle unnoticeable inner reflection represent full participation.
Warm wishes Paul On 27 Aug 2017 12:49 pm, "Harrison Owen via OSList" < oslist@lists.openspacetech.org> wrote: > And what would happen, I wonder, if you did fully participate? > > > > Harrison > > > > Winter Address > > 7808 River Falls Dr. > > Potomac, MD 20854 > > 301-365-2093 <(301)%20365-2093> > > > > Summer Address > > 189 Beaucauire Ave > > Camden, ME 04843 > > 207 763-3261 <(207)%20763-3261> > > > > Websites > > www.openspaceworld.com > > www.ho-image.com > > > > *From:* OSList [mailto:oslist-boun...@lists.openspacetech.org] *On Behalf > Of *Colette Street via OSList > *Sent:* Saturday, August 26, 2017 5:52 PM > *To:* Ron Quartel; World wide Open Space Technology email list > *Subject:* Re: [OSList] Open Space and Introverts > > > > I can say that for me, it is one reason I have been hesitant to fully > participate in open space. > > > > Colette > > Colette M. Street, MSW, PhD > Fellow, Institute for Social Innovation, > Fielding Graduate University > > Click below to learn more about furthering > your education at Fielding! > http://programs.fielding.edu/phdhdhos-street/ > > > > On Aug 26, 2017 10:19 AM, "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 > > _______________________________________________ > 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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