Re: Client out of control! #2!

1998-10-08 Thread Jay Vogt
Hi all: Not to muddy the waters but I am facing a similar case. I have always managed to keep the spaces I have opened clear of contributions that had a "plenary" feel to them. My bias has been to dispense with such events before the space opens, if at all. My newest assignment is a two day retr

Client out of control! Need help!

1998-10-08 Thread Chris Corrigan
A quick one, I'm not sure it's a problem, but... I'm preparing for an Open Space at the end of the month with a federal government department. The planning committee I'm working with was sold on the idea of concluding a three day meeting with one full day in Open Space. They chose a great topic

Re: Do you ever intervene...

1998-10-08 Thread ralphsc
No, Denis, I'm not saying that at all. Ralph

Re: Do you ever intervene...

1998-10-08 Thread Leon DeKing
I have no intervention story that will add to what has already appeared in this interchange. There are, however, two observations that seem worthy to me. Observation #1 (my own) is that this, "Do you ever intervene?" thread, is sterling proof of the value of OSLIST as a vehicle for mentoring. Con

Re: Do you ever intervene...

1998-10-08 Thread Denis Hitchens
>Sheila, > >There was no group to confront him. We were standing around by the wall. > I felt at the time that he was confronting me and that I simply held the >space for the community. I have to conclude that had I not "intervened" >he would have torn down any number of other posters and destroy