At 12:05 AM 6/10/00 -0700, Chris wrote:
I used an ending that I learned from Birgitt. When the talking stick (a
red marker) came back to me, I asked everyone to stand and turn around
so they were facing out of the circle. 3/4s of the group were looking
out at the spectacular view. I said simp
In a recent posting Chris Corrigan wrote:
We had 58 people there, 55 of whom stayed for the full 1.5 days. 35
topics were proposed and 25 were reported upon.
Question: How common is it for topics to not get reported?
With respect from Afar,
Jimbo
In my experience it's quite common. I don't know what happens to the
topics...sometimes the groups don't meet because the convenor got
sidetracked and other times, they do meet but no one produces a report.
In a variation of the above, at the OS last week one group produced a
report even though t
Harrison Owen wrote:
> Hard way to make a living.
>
> Harrison
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Indeed. Thanks for that. I'm beginning to see that poetry really does gain a
foothold in OS during the closing circle. Some groups have a real hunger for
powerful endings that acknowledge the work. The Aboriginal youth I worked
I find there is always fewer reports than topics posted for the reasons
Chris proposes. Also, I believe some people feel satisfied to have put the
topic up and then move on to something else. I had a one experience where a
woman was irate about people not walking their talk. It got posted, but she
Congrats on your first OS!
I've used Open Space as a learning tool in this respect. It's very
simple and very powerful. I let people know in the opening that the
convenors are invited to come forward to ask a question, or convene a
discussion around an issue that they have passion for. Put simp
Sure is an interesting statement about walking the talk!
Chris
Michelle Cooper wrote:
> I find there is always fewer reports than topics posted for the reasons
> Chris proposes. Also, I believe some people feel satisfied to have put the
> topic up and then move on to something else. I had a one
