Re: [OSList] Who Opens the Space?

[Chris Corrigan via OSList]

Inspired by Dee Hock, these days maybe I’ll say that the space is always 
infinitely open and as a host of an Open Space Technology meeting, my job is to 
work with sponsors and participants close it down in a way that allows for good 
work to be done. I use the boundaries of time and space, and the attractors of 
invitation and intention to create a smaller space to do things.  Creating a 
smaller container is the art of holding space and it takes a bit of experience 
and wisdom to learn how to make the space not too big or too small.  

Chris

> On May 17, 2019, at 4:00 AM, Jan Hoglund via OSList 
>  wrote:
> 
> Here's a story about when the group itself opens its own space...
> 
> It's an excerpt from Dee Hock's book One from Many, pp. 205-207 (Kindle 
> edition).
> 
> "Three hours into the morning, an agenda for the remainder of the three-day 
> meeting was proposed. It contained nothing about the failed effort at 
> reorganization other than a brief report at the end of the final day. An 
> annoyed murmur swept the room. A member rose and angrily complained. ... A 
> chorus of “Hear, hear,” “Absolutely,”“ Right on,” immediately arose. ... The 
> hum of discontent grew louder. The chairman of the international committee 
> rose to offer his version of the situation and induce the members to accept 
> the proposed agenda, as did another member of the committee. ... The murmur 
> of discontent grew louder. ... Efforts to continue the proposed agenda 
> collapsed, as members demanded time to meet privately with one another and 
> discuss the situation with their representatives on the organizing committee. 
> ... The agenda was resumed the second day, but few paid any attention to it. 
> Self-organizing discussions continued. By the end of the second day, several 
> people had gracefully withdrawn from the international organizing committee 
> with profuse thanks for their hard work. Others had been appointed. The 
> chairman had withdrawn “to allow others an opportunity to serve.” In the late 
> afternoon of the third day, the newly constituted committee met, firmly 
> committed themselves to a renewed effort, and asked if we would resume our 
> efforts as organizing agent. We agreed, providing only that henceforth all 
> differences should be open, honest, and constructive. All agreed that was as 
> it should be, and from then on, with minor exceptions, so it was. By the end 
> of the meeting, no one had lost face, all those who had served were honored 
> for their efforts, no more was said of the past, and everyone’s energy turned 
> to the future."
> 
> /Jan Höglund, Sweden
> 
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Re: [OSList] Who Opens the Space?

[Jan Hoglund via OSList]

Here's a story about when the group itself opens its own space...

It's an excerpt from Dee Hock's book One from Many, pp. 205-207 (Kindle 
edition).

"Three hours into the morning, an agenda for the remainder of the three-day 
meeting was proposed. It contained nothing about the failed effort at 
reorganization other than a brief report at the end of the final day. An 
annoyed murmur swept the room. A member rose and angrily complained. ... A 
chorus of “Hear, hear,” “Absolutely,”“ Right on,” immediately arose. ... The 
hum of discontent grew louder. The chairman of the international committee rose 
to offer his version of the situation and induce the members to accept the 
proposed agenda, as did another member of the committee. ... The murmur of 
discontent grew louder. ... Efforts to continue the proposed agenda collapsed, 
as members demanded time to meet privately with one another and discuss the 
situation with their representatives on the organizing committee. ... The 
agenda was resumed the second day, but few paid any attention to it. 
Self-organizing discussions continued. By the end of the second day, several 
people had gracefully withdrawn from the international organizing committee 
with profuse thanks for their hard work. Others had been appointed. The 
chairman had withdrawn “to allow others an opportunity to serve.” In the late 
afternoon of the third day, the newly constituted committee met, firmly 
committed themselves to a renewed effort, and asked if we would resume our 
efforts as organizing agent. We agreed, providing only that henceforth all 
differences should be open, honest, and constructive. All agreed that was as it 
should be, and from then on, with minor exceptions, so it was. By the end of 
the meeting, no one had lost face, all those who had served were honored for 
their efforts, no more was said of the past, and everyone’s energy turned to 
the future."

/Jan Höglund, Sweden


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Re: [OSList] Who Opens the Space?

[christine koehler via OSList]

Hi everyone


Long time not jumped into such an interesting conversation - I miss them- but I 
try to catch up from times to times.

I believe that there are different levels of opening space.

In myself first. it took me years to dare open myself to space, and as Michael 
says, sometimes it’s wide open, sometimes only half and at some points 
completely closed. It depends on many factors, including subject, confidence, 
passion, responsability etc..
Right now there is a battle inside me between opening and closing and it’s 
painful. My inner battle speaks about leadership : do I feel confident enough 
in my vision for people to follow me ?

Last year, I co-facilitated 3 open space events for 400 people. I was 
introduced to the client by a colleague whom I respect deeply, a very good 
professional, who participated in one of Harrison’s open space (she said 
training, but as Harrison don’t train people, who knows what she meant). We 
worked together, designed a first workshop for the managers to explain the new 
vision of the company  and prepare everyone for the OS events. I discovered in 
this workshop that I have a big blind spot, which is a tendency to flee when 
there is something difficult going on that I don’t understand . She did handle 
it : it was a logistic question : rooms were not indicated properly so some 
people could not join the team they wanted to join and were upset. it took a 
moment to understand the cause -room not labeled- Everything then went fine. 
But, she would not trust me fully after that and I could understand why. So we 
decided to be 2 facilitators for each OS events. And a team of experienced 
facilitators to handle newsroom, logistics etc. As she wasn’t available for the 
3 events, I co-facilitated with another guy twice.

I loved the co-faciltation process. I hated  the co-facilitation process. It 
was sometimes smooth, sometimes difficult. We had lots of logistic problems for 
the first event to solve : noisy and crowed space, as at the last moment the 
space was smaller than formerly agreed. So we used rooms of some participants 
to add some extra breakout rooms. 
When space opened, I saw that my view of an OS facilitator was different from 
my  co-facilitators : they would intervene much more than I would. They would 
for instance suggest to some groups to split into 2 if the group was big. They 
would suggest to move a bit to find a quieter space etc.. I would tend to be 
available to chat with people who needed a bit of permission to lead a session 
(it was a whole company OS, all from top to bottom, and although the company is 
pretty « flat » and owned by them, assistants were less comfortable leading 
sessions on sensitive topics like salary, bonus etc. than experts).  
Is this important ? Does it talk about opening space and self-organisation ? or 
has it something to do with helping the client achieve his goal ? What should I 
learn form this ? Where do I stand ? Am I open to learn ?
As always in an OS event, no matter what role I have, I had to make space 
inside me for 2 different spaces : my own individual inner space, chaotic as I 
was living all those questions, and my inner space as facilitator , whose role 
is to be present and « keep" space open for the group.

The second one is the space that it opens in each participant. My colleague had 
advised the leadership team not to jump into discussions and do much listening. 
That was very interesting to see the different reactions of each of them. 
No-one of those 17 people offered a session for any of the event. OK, we are in 
France folks, we are supposed to be very top-down (sometimes I agree) so the 
fear is that when the boss says something, they all shut up and agree. Maybe. I 
am not convinced. But what I could see is that this leadership team did not 
dare to open fully. 
For the first half day of the first open space, the leadership team shut up. 
and thought things like «  oh my god, they lack so many information, they tell 
bullshit, we won't get anywhere ». I encouraged them to speak but still some 
didn’t. When the Managing Director finally spread up the word « speak up, 
explain to them everything », they finally did. waooo. 
After the mission was over, when we debriefed everything, the Managing Director 
said : « it has been the most fabulous moment I ever lived in my professional 
life ». waoo again. My belief is that it it opened something inside himself. As 
OS always does.
I won’t tell you about opening from people who were not used to lead, for it be 
biased by what happened after the OS event - the tendency to close space and go 
back to prior state of equilibrium applies here.

And finally the group itself opens its own space. It always opens in a OS 
event, no matter how small the space is of cours you all know that.You see it 
while looking at the fluidity, the movements, the noise up and down, the law of 
2 feet used or not that much. A mediator recently sent me a paragraph he wrote 

Re: [OSList] Who Opens the Space?

[Alan Halford via OSList]

c’mon guys, 
it isnt that complicated! 
Issue an invitation, sit in a circle, create an agenda, get to work!

On 9 May 2019, at 9:04 pm, Barry Owen via OSList 
mailto:oslist@lists.openspacetech.org>> wrote:

Dear Michael!
I think what you have written is FABULOUS!
A mini-course in the usefulness of trusting the process AND the people.

Recently, I attended a Real Estate Training program that is all the rage here 
in the US http://ninjaselling.com  . . . 
Early in the presentation, we encountered "TSW" with no explanation . . . On 
day 2 of the 4 day training, we learned that "TSW" = "The System Works"
This was an invitation not to mess with the process because we know THIS "works"
Of course, OST always works . . . even when the process is wildly altered . . . 
but my observation is that, done consistently "by the book" works "better"
Each piece and nuance matters in the unfolding of self-organization because 
many of the participants are experiencing a freedom they've never experienced.
Anyone can disagree . . . and anyone can fiddle with the process . . . and 
it'll still "work" but why tamper with a sure thing?

TSW

Barry Owen
Real Estate Strategist
Pareto Realty, LLC \pə-ˈrā-(ˌ)tō\ 

The Vital Few
4004 Hillsboro Pike Ste 234-B
Nashville, TN 37215 
Connect: 615-568-2123 <>
BarryOwen.US 
"I Help people (Organizations) self organize to find resolution to important 
and complex issues."  


On Thu, May 9, 2019 at 3:25 AM Michael M Pannwitz via OSList 
mailto:oslist@lists.openspacetech.org>> wrote:
Dear Alan,

some time ago when I was still employed and had the joy of working with 
a grand colleague employed in the same outfit we did a lot of odd stuff. 
What we did usually worked, in fact, it was stunning how well it worked.

Other folks working in the same organisation but in different parts of 
Berlin, hearing of what we were doing would say: "Oh well, of course, 
you guys in Steglitz (one of the districts of the city)!" (Similar, it 
appears to me, to someone saying: "From Fremantle, no wonder!")

We felt they accepted what we were doing and pointed out that we were in 
a different space (geographically and perhaps in other ways). What they 
did not know and we ourselves were also unaware of, this was long before 
we ran into OST, was our way of dealing with control. This is what I say 
in hindsight.
We had some principles such as: Never offer people ways of doing stuff 
or giving them advice, even though we were "consultants" or maybe 
because we were consultants. We turned up here and there to watch and 
listen. And then folks came and asked us, we had plenty of time, and 
some kind of relationship began out of which or through which stuff 
unfolded that had been there but was folded.

 From my present point of view, I also assume that space is. Sometimes 
it is widely opened and other times it is less opened and sometimes it 
is shrunk to almost zero. I also assume that if it is completely closed 
it has the character of stuff in which all thermal motion ceases, that 
is at O Kelvin, or at -273.15 C / -459.67 F, and stuff just turns into 
dust when you touch it. This is what also happens to groups, 
organizations and systems of our own making when space has shrunk to 
zero. They simply disappear.

Then OST came to me and I tried it. It worked and I kept with it. It 
working was what I liked. As I got practice I appreciated the 5 or 6 
prerequisites for selforganisation and some details about the various 
roles and their functions in the process.

Presently, I feel it works very well if the prerequisites are in place, 
no shortcuts are taken, the sponsor opens the event in such a way that 
it widens the space just a bit and the facilitator introduces the 
approach (kiss, of course). In this process the persons and functions 
change: the sponsor becomes participant, the facilitator disappears and 
the participants lead, structure, connive, manage and act.
Instead of setting up a container, space is expanded (control reduced) 
and the needed structure, call it what you like, is created, maintained, 
adjusted, changed, etc. by those that can best decide what they need, 
the participants in selfcontrol. They are the ones that take or leave 
the invitation to attend, offer or do not offer issues... if those 
things dont happen, the event is over (for some reason I have never 
experienced this but someone among us probably has... what I did 
experience in one case, however, is that after an OST-event, a well 
established and seemingly thriving organisation folded a week after the 
event, hmmm!).

In real events stuff happens such as the sponsor (in this example the 
CEO) turning up in polished shoes, fine thread and perfect tie... and 
after his opening taking off his 

Re: [OSList] Who Opens the Space?

[Barry Owen via OSList]

Dear Michael!
I think what you have written is FABULOUS!
A mini-course in the usefulness of trusting the process AND the people.

Recently, I attended a Real Estate Training program that is all the rage
here in the US http://ninjaselling.com . . .
Early in the presentation, we encountered "TSW" with no explanation . . .
On day 2 of the 4 day training, we learned that "TSW" = "The System Works"
This was an invitation not to mess with the process because we know THIS
"works"
Of course, OST always works . . . even when the process is wildly altered .
. . but my observation is that, done consistently "by the book" works
"better"
Each piece and nuance matters in the unfolding of self-organization because
many of the participants are experiencing a freedom they've never
experienced.
Anyone can disagree . . . and anyone can fiddle with the process . . . and
it'll still "work" but why tamper with a sure thing?

TSW

*Barry Owen*
*Real Estate Strategist*
*Pareto Realty, LLC *\pə-ˈrā-(ˌ)tō\

*The Vital Few*
4004 Hillsboro Pike Ste 234-B
Nashville, TN 37215
Connect: *615-568-2123*
*BarryOwen.US *

"I Help people (Organizations) self organize to find resolution to
important and complex issues."



On Thu, May 9, 2019 at 3:25 AM Michael M Pannwitz via OSList <
oslist@lists.openspacetech.org> wrote:

> Dear Alan,
>
> some time ago when I was still employed and had the joy of working with
> a grand colleague employed in the same outfit we did a lot of odd stuff.
> What we did usually worked, in fact, it was stunning how well it worked.
>
> Other folks working in the same organisation but in different parts of
> Berlin, hearing of what we were doing would say: "Oh well, of course,
> you guys in Steglitz (one of the districts of the city)!" (Similar, it
> appears to me, to someone saying: "From Fremantle, no wonder!")
>
> We felt they accepted what we were doing and pointed out that we were in
> a different space (geographically and perhaps in other ways). What they
> did not know and we ourselves were also unaware of, this was long before
> we ran into OST, was our way of dealing with control. This is what I say
> in hindsight.
> We had some principles such as: Never offer people ways of doing stuff
> or giving them advice, even though we were "consultants" or maybe
> because we were consultants. We turned up here and there to watch and
> listen. And then folks came and asked us, we had plenty of time, and
> some kind of relationship began out of which or through which stuff
> unfolded that had been there but was folded.
>
>  From my present point of view, I also assume that space is. Sometimes
> it is widely opened and other times it is less opened and sometimes it
> is shrunk to almost zero. I also assume that if it is completely closed
> it has the character of stuff in which all thermal motion ceases, that
> is at O Kelvin, or at -273.15 C / -459.67 F, and stuff just turns into
> dust when you touch it. This is what also happens to groups,
> organizations and systems of our own making when space has shrunk to
> zero. They simply disappear.
>
> Then OST came to me and I tried it. It worked and I kept with it. It
> working was what I liked. As I got practice I appreciated the 5 or 6
> prerequisites for selforganisation and some details about the various
> roles and their functions in the process.
>
> Presently, I feel it works very well if the prerequisites are in place,
> no shortcuts are taken, the sponsor opens the event in such a way that
> it widens the space just a bit and the facilitator introduces the
> approach (kiss, of course). In this process the persons and functions
> change: the sponsor becomes participant, the facilitator disappears and
> the participants lead, structure, connive, manage and act.
> Instead of setting up a container, space is expanded (control reduced)
> and the needed structure, call it what you like, is created, maintained,
> adjusted, changed, etc. by those that can best decide what they need,
> the participants in selfcontrol. They are the ones that take or leave
> the invitation to attend, offer or do not offer issues... if those
> things dont happen, the event is over (for some reason I have never
> experienced this but someone among us probably has... what I did
> experience in one case, however, is that after an OST-event, a well
> established and seemingly thriving organisation folded a week after the
> event, hmmm!).
>
> In real events stuff happens such as the sponsor (in this example the
> CEO) turning up in polished shoes, fine thread and perfect tie... and
> after his opening taking off his polished shoes, fine thread and tie and
> slipping into sneakers, jeans and a T-shirt to sit in the circle of
> participants. The facilitator disappearing into the background when 

Re: [OSList] Who Opens the Space?

[Michael M Pannwitz via OSList]

Dear Alan,

some time ago when I was still employed and had the joy of working with 
a grand colleague employed in the same outfit we did a lot of odd stuff. 
What we did usually worked, in fact, it was stunning how well it worked.


Other folks working in the same organisation but in different parts of 
Berlin, hearing of what we were doing would say: "Oh well, of course, 
you guys in Steglitz (one of the districts of the city)!" (Similar, it 
appears to me, to someone saying: "From Fremantle, no wonder!")


We felt they accepted what we were doing and pointed out that we were in 
a different space (geographically and perhaps in other ways). What they 
did not know and we ourselves were also unaware of, this was long before 
we ran into OST, was our way of dealing with control. This is what I say 
in hindsight.
We had some principles such as: Never offer people ways of doing stuff 
or giving them advice, even though we were "consultants" or maybe 
because we were consultants. We turned up here and there to watch and 
listen. And then folks came and asked us, we had plenty of time, and 
some kind of relationship began out of which or through which stuff 
unfolded that had been there but was folded.


From my present point of view, I also assume that space is. Sometimes 
it is widely opened and other times it is less opened and sometimes it 
is shrunk to almost zero. I also assume that if it is completely closed 
it has the character of stuff in which all thermal motion ceases, that 
is at O Kelvin, or at -273.15 C / -459.67 F, and stuff just turns into 
dust when you touch it. This is what also happens to groups, 
organizations and systems of our own making when space has shrunk to 
zero. They simply disappear.


Then OST came to me and I tried it. It worked and I kept with it. It 
working was what I liked. As I got practice I appreciated the 5 or 6 
prerequisites for selforganisation and some details about the various 
roles and their functions in the process.


Presently, I feel it works very well if the prerequisites are in place, 
no shortcuts are taken, the sponsor opens the event in such a way that 
it widens the space just a bit and the facilitator introduces the 
approach (kiss, of course). In this process the persons and functions 
change: the sponsor becomes participant, the facilitator disappears and 
the participants lead, structure, connive, manage and act.
Instead of setting up a container, space is expanded (control reduced) 
and the needed structure, call it what you like, is created, maintained, 
adjusted, changed, etc. by those that can best decide what they need, 
the participants in selfcontrol. They are the ones that take or leave 
the invitation to attend, offer or do not offer issues... if those 
things dont happen, the event is over (for some reason I have never 
experienced this but someone among us probably has... what I did 
experience in one case, however, is that after an OST-event, a well 
established and seemingly thriving organisation folded a week after the 
event, hmmm!).


In real events stuff happens such as the sponsor (in this example the 
CEO) turning up in polished shoes, fine thread and perfect tie... and 
after his opening taking off his polished shoes, fine thread and tie and 
slipping into sneakers, jeans and a T-shirt to sit in the circle of 
participants. The facilitator disappearing into the background when all 
the issues have unfolded and have found their place on the bulletin 
board. The participants taking over everything that needs to happen.


What I also discovered is that Action Planning after all issues have 
been dealt with is very successful when done as a "second" open space 
(some call it Action Space). It is superior to statistical methods such 
as voting or weighing with dots because it has at its base not that 
which is important but which folks will act on with passion. This arose 
from the observation that often those proposals with the most dots did 
not find a single actor.


As far as my own role as facilitator is concerned I have no better way 
of describing than the mantra "is totally present and completely 
invisible". This sounds impossible and probaby is. Of course, many feel 
that OST is impossible when the first hear of it. When they engage in 
one they are usually surprised but no longer feel its anything special 
but it puzzles and tickles and you want more. I think it is a natural 
process that continues to be remembered and it is for free. Anybody with 
a clear head and a good heart can do it and most of us have a clear head 
and a good heart. Perhaps practically everybody. At times,

my wife does wonder about my clear head and then I ask for her advice.

Who do you have near you that you ask for advice?

Greetings from Berlin
mmp



Am 08.05.2019 um 17:21 schrieb Alan Halford via OSList:

It is becoming abundantly clear to me that every time  I have the privilege to 
facilitate an Open Space that the space is already open and 

Re: [OSList] Who Opens the Space?

[Royle, Karl via OSList]

I know I might have mentioned this before... but...

Deleuze and Guttari’s (1987) notion of smooth (nomad) and striated (state) 
spaces is useful for thinking about the effect of pedagogies such as PBL on an 
institution’s instructional norms. Bayne (2004) puts it most succinctly: 
“Smooth space is informal and amorphous, striated space is formal and 
structured. Striated space is associated with arboreal, hierarchical thought, … 
opposed to rhizomatic thought – non-hierarchical, underground, 
multiply-connected. “(Bayne 2004, p. 303)

On 08/05/2019, 16:22, "OSList on behalf of Alan Halford via OSList" 
 wrote:

It is becoming abundantly clear to me that every time  I have the privilege 
to facilitate an Open Space that the space is already open and my 
responsibility is to set up the container and hold the space for those 
participating. In saying that I am from Fremantle in Western Australia and we 
are possibly considered a bit odd!
Alan
Alan Halford & Associates
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Facilitators


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On 8 May 2019, at 11:11 pm, Birgitt Williams via OSList 
 wrote:

Dear friends and colleagues,
 "Who Opens the Space"

I believe that I open the space for myself. I show up. I make a conscious 
choice about how much space I choose to open for myself, for myself as a whole 
person to participate. Sometimes the space feels safer to me than other times. 
Regardless, it is my choice for me of how much space I open for myself in every 
situation, how much I choose to participate within that self created open 
space, and for how long I choose to keep the space for myself open.

I appreciate the effort and love of the facilitator of the Open Space 
Technology meeting. The role is important, assuming it is carried out with care 
and love and clarity, to make visible that a bigger space is open and ready for 
participation. This is a valuable role. Yet, it is still me, that opens the 
space for myself...no one can do this for me.

I appreciate the role of the sponsor is opening the space within the 
organization for a conscious opening of space for a particular theme to be 
explored. Sometimes the sponsor chooses to open a big space, sometimes it is a 
smaller space...Both are fine so long as there is honesty about the amount of 
space being opened. Yet, it is still me that opens the space for myself to 
consciously choose my participation.

Now, I am wondering about the importance of providing the people who attend 
the OST meeting with the concept that the amount of space that they are opening 
for themselves is their responsibility. Your thoughts?

in genuine contact,
Birgitt


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[Tonnie van der Zouwen via OSList]

Dear Birgitt,


I agree, it is my choice to show up or use my two feet to go somewhere  else. 
Still, this seems to me a rather individualistic view. Some thoughts. Maybe 
participants open spaces for each other, inviting (or not) each other. I think 
it is a social process, weaving a complex web of relationships. The 
facilitator, the room set up  and the way participants are invited, before and 
during the meeting, are cruciual preconditions in nursing the development of 
that social web. And then be prepared to be surprised.




All the best,


Tonnie




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On Wed, May 8, 2019 at 5:11 PM +0200, "Birgitt Williams via OSList" 
 wrote:










Dear friends and colleagues, "Who Opens the Space"
I believe that I open the space for myself. I show up. I make a conscious 
choice about how much space I choose to open for myself, for myself as a whole 
person to participate. Sometimes the space feels safer to me than other times. 
Regardless, it is my choice for me of how much space I open for myself in every 
situation, how much I choose to participate within that self created open 
space, and for how long I choose to keep the space for myself open.
I appreciate the effort and love of the facilitator of the Open Space 
Technology meeting. The role is important, assuming it is carried out with care 
and love and clarity, to make visible that a bigger space is open and ready for 
participation. This is a valuable role. Yet, it is still me, that opens the 
space for myself...no one can do this for me.
I appreciate the role of the sponsor is opening the space within the 
organization for a conscious opening of space for a particular theme to be 
explored. Sometimes the sponsor chooses to open a big space, sometimes it is a 
smaller space...Both are fine so long as there is honesty about the amount of 
space being opened. Yet, it is still me that opens the space for myself to 
consciously choose my participation.
Now, I am wondering about the importance of providing the people who attend the 
OST meeting with the concept that the amount of space that they are opening for 
themselves is their responsibility. Your thoughts?
in genuine contact,Birgitt

Birgitt WilliamsSupporting Next Level Leadership "Leading So People Will 
Lead"Author, Senior Consultant, President Dalar International Consultancy, Inc
Founder Genuine Contact ProgramCo-owner Genuine Contact Group, LLCFounder 
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Re: [OSList] Who Opens the Space?

[Harrison Owen via OSList]

Yes. And it could be space is already open (yours, mine, ours). We just have to 
be reminded. Maybe that’s what the facilitator “does?”

 

Harrison

 

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Dear friends and colleagues,

 "Who Opens the Space"

 

I believe that I open the space for myself. I show up. I make a conscious 
choice about how much space I choose to open for myself, for myself as a whole 
person to participate. Sometimes the space feels safer to me than other times. 
Regardless, it is my choice for me of how much space I open for myself in every 
situation, how much I choose to participate within that self created open 
space, and for how long I choose to keep the space for myself open.

 

I appreciate the effort and love of the facilitator of the Open Space 
Technology meeting. The role is important, assuming it is carried out with care 
and love and clarity, to make visible that a bigger space is open and ready for 
participation. This is a valuable role. Yet, it is still me, that opens the 
space for myself...no one can do this for me.

 

I appreciate the role of the sponsor is opening the space within the 
organization for a conscious opening of space for a particular theme to be 
explored. Sometimes the sponsor chooses to open a big space, sometimes it is a 
smaller space...Both are fine so long as there is honesty about the amount of 
space being opened. Yet, it is still me that opens the space for myself to 
consciously choose my participation.

 

Now, I am wondering about the importance of providing the people who attend the 
OST meeting with the concept that the amount of space that they are opening for 
themselves is their responsibility. Your thoughts?

 

in genuine contact,

Birgitt

 




Birgitt Williams

Supporting Next Level Leadership "Leading So People Will Lead"

Author, Senior Consultant, President Dalar International Consultancy, Inc 
<http://www.dalarinternational.com/> 

Founder Genuine Contact Program 
<http://www.dalarinternational.com/genuine-contact> 

Co-owner Genuine Contact Group, LLC 
<https://genuinecontact.net/about/co-owners/> 

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constant change.

 

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Re: [OSList] Who Opens the Space?

[Daniel Mezick via OSList]

Birgitt, 

OK. If your hypothesis is correct, that people "self-open," or "self-modulate 
opening," and that is what happens, then: maybe it is a suboptimal idea to 
explain it. 

Perhaps there is nothing to do in this spot. One less thing to do?

Explanations auto-engage conscious mind, which is where critical judgement 
resides. 

According to this theory, just doing it (OST) is superior to over-explaining 
it. 

Especially if much of what goes on in OST is beyond full awareness of conscious 
mind.


Daniel Mezick
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> On May 8, 2019, at 11:11 AM, Birgitt Williams via OSList 
>  wrote:
> 
> Dear friends and colleagues,
>  "Who Opens the Space"
> 
> I believe that I open the space for myself. I show up. I make a conscious 
> choice about how much space I choose to open for myself, for myself as a 
> whole person to participate. Sometimes the space feels safer to me than other 
> times. Regardless, it is my choice for me of how much space I open for myself 
> in every situation, how much I choose to participate within that self created 
> open space, and for how long I choose to keep the space for myself open.
> 
> I appreciate the effort and love of the facilitator of the Open Space 
> Technology meeting. The role is important, assuming it is carried out with 
> care and love and clarity, to make visible that a bigger space is open and 
> ready for participation. This is a valuable role. Yet, it is still me, that 
> opens the space for myself...no one can do this for me.
> 
> I appreciate the role of the sponsor is opening the space within the 
> organization for a conscious opening of space for a particular theme to be 
> explored. Sometimes the sponsor chooses to open a big space, sometimes it is 
> a smaller space...Both are fine so long as there is honesty about the amount 
> of space being opened. Yet, it is still me that opens the space for myself to 
> consciously choose my participation.
> 
> Now, I am wondering about the importance of providing the people who attend 
> the OST meeting with the concept that the amount of space that they are 
> opening for themselves is their responsibility. Your thoughts?
> 
> in genuine contact,
> Birgitt
> 
> 
> Birgitt Williams
> Supporting Next Level Leadership "Leading So People Will Lead"
> Author, Senior Consultant, President Dalar International Consultancy, Inc 
> 
> Founder Genuine Contact Program 
> 
> Co-owner Genuine Contact Group, LLC 
> 
> Founder Extraordinary Leadership Network 
> 
> 
> Learn with us for your growth and development for the new leadership paradigm 
> 
> Genuine Contact Summer Academy 
>  theme is Genuine 
> Contact: a holistic approach to change June 22-28, 2019 Kitchener-Waterloo, 
> Ontario, Canada--early bird registration price still in effect. Approximately 
> 30 participants from many countries taking a deep dive into working with 
> change, learning more about thriving in today's performance environment of 
> constant change.
> 
> Trail-Blazing Membership to the International Community of Practice Available 
> Now --the international community of 
> practice working with the Genuine Contact program since 2001 is now evolving 
> itself as a membership organization. Trail Blazing members have the 
> opportunity from now through August 2019 to help develop the membership 
> model. I hope that you will become a Trail-Blazing Member, adding your 
> support to the growth of Genuine Contact in the world...and there are 
> membership benefits that are sure to make this worth your commitment.
> 
> PO Box 19373, Raleigh, NC, USA 27613
> Phone: 01-919-522-7750
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Re: [OSList] Who Opens the Space?

[Alan Halford via OSList]

It is becoming abundantly clear to me that every time  I have the privilege to 
facilitate an Open Space that the space is already open and my responsibility 
is to set up the container and hold the space for those participating. In 
saying that I am from Fremantle in Western Australia and we are possibly 
considered a bit odd!
Alan
Alan Halford & Associates
Open Space Technology Aficionados
Mediation and Conflict Transformation
Facilitators

www.alanhalford.com.au
www.conflictcompany.com.au 
0421 475 252
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On 8 May 2019, at 11:11 pm, Birgitt Williams via OSList 
 wrote:

Dear friends and colleagues,
 "Who Opens the Space"

I believe that I open the space for myself. I show up. I make a conscious 
choice about how much space I choose to open for myself, for myself as a whole 
person to participate. Sometimes the space feels safer to me than other times. 
Regardless, it is my choice for me of how much space I open for myself in every 
situation, how much I choose to participate within that self created open 
space, and for how long I choose to keep the space for myself open.

I appreciate the effort and love of the facilitator of the Open Space 
Technology meeting. The role is important, assuming it is carried out with care 
and love and clarity, to make visible that a bigger space is open and ready for 
participation. This is a valuable role. Yet, it is still me, that opens the 
space for myself...no one can do this for me.

I appreciate the role of the sponsor is opening the space within the 
organization for a conscious opening of space for a particular theme to be 
explored. Sometimes the sponsor chooses to open a big space, sometimes it is a 
smaller space...Both are fine so long as there is honesty about the amount of 
space being opened. Yet, it is still me that opens the space for myself to 
consciously choose my participation.

Now, I am wondering about the importance of providing the people who attend the 
OST meeting with the concept that the amount of space that they are opening for 
themselves is their responsibility. Your thoughts?

in genuine contact,
Birgitt


Birgitt Williams
Supporting Next Level Leadership "Leading So People Will Lead"
Author, Senior Consultant, President Dalar International Consultancy, Inc
Founder Genuine Contact Program
Co-owner Genuine Contact Group, LLC
Founder Extraordinary Leadership Network

Learn with us for your growth and development for the new leadership paradigm 

Genuine Contact Summer Academy theme is Genuine Contact: a holistic approach to 
change June 22-28, 2019 Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario, Canada--early bird 
registration price still in effect. Approximately 30 participants from many 
countries taking a deep dive into working with change, learning more about 
thriving in today's performance environment of constant change.

Trail-Blazing Membership to the International Community of Practice Available 
Now--the international community of practice working with the Genuine Contact 
program since 2001 is now evolving itself as a membership organization. Trail 
Blazing members have the opportunity from now through August 2019 to help 
develop the membership model. I hope that you will become a Trail-Blazing 
Member, adding your support to the growth of Genuine Contact in the world...and 
there are membership benefits that are sure to make this worth your commitment.

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[OSList] Who Opens the Space?

[Birgitt Williams via OSList]

Dear friends and colleagues,
 "Who Opens the Space"

I believe that I open the space for myself. I show up. I make a conscious
choice about how much space I choose to open for myself, for myself as a
whole person to participate. Sometimes the space feels safer to me than
other times. Regardless, it is my choice for me of how much space I open
for myself in every situation, how much I choose to participate within that
self created open space, and for how long I choose to keep the space for
myself open.

I appreciate the effort and love of the facilitator of the Open Space
Technology meeting. The role is important, assuming it is carried out with
care and love and clarity, to make visible that a bigger space is open and
ready for participation. This is a valuable role. Yet, it is still me, that
opens the space for myself...no one can do this for me.

I appreciate the role of the sponsor is opening the space within the
organization for a conscious opening of space for a particular theme to be
explored. Sometimes the sponsor chooses to open a big space, sometimes it
is a smaller space...Both are fine so long as there is honesty about the
amount of space being opened. Yet, it is still me that opens the space for
myself to consciously choose my participation.

Now, I am wondering about the importance of providing the people who attend
the OST meeting with the concept that the amount of space that they are
opening for themselves is their responsibility. Your thoughts?

in genuine contact,
Birgitt


*Birgitt Williams*
*Supporting Next Level Leadership "Leading So People Will Lead"*
Author, Senior Consultant, President Dalar International Consultancy, Inc

Founder Genuine Contact Program

Co-owner Genuine Contact Group, LLC

Founder Extraordinary Leadership Network


*Learn with us for your growth and development for the new leadership
paradigm *

Genuine Contact Summer Academy
 theme is Genuine
Contact: a holistic approach to change June 22-28, 2019 Kitchener-Waterloo,
Ontario, Canada--early bird registration price still in effect.
Approximately 30 participants from many countries taking a deep dive into
working with change, learning more about thriving in today's performance
environment of constant change.

*Trail-Blazing Membership to the International Community of Practice
Available Now --*the international
community of practice working with the Genuine Contact program since 2001
is now evolving itself as a membership organization. Trail Blazing members
have the opportunity from now through August 2019 to help develop the
membership model. I hope that you will become a Trail-Blazing Member,
adding your support to the growth of Genuine Contact in the world...and
there are membership benefits that are sure to make this worth your
commitment.

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