Someone I meat in a list was so kind to send me a message in Portuguese.
But he DOES NOT speak Portuguese! He used an electronic translator.
The mail I have received was not in "perfect" Portuguese. But I
could understand it.
The good news is that maybe in a short time we will be able to communic
At 10:41 28-11-2000 -0500, Meg Salter wrote:
I find this fascinating - and agree that (mostly) real change will come when
a "behaviour rule change" comes from outside the group. This is exactly the
definition of 2nd order change or transformational change "changes to the
body of rules governing t
Carol:
What fun. I have written some of my musings. I haven't done open space with
the military but was involved as a subcontracted consultant to co-facilitate
a set of sessions with Canadian military personnel. The design was poor and
so the whole thing did not go well. But I learned a ton about
Birgitt Williams did work with the Canadian Military. She is on the list and
at birg...@mindspring.com.
Michelle
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I've been following this thread with some interest. It occurs to me (prompted
by your response, Peg) that we may see something of ethical principles (values)
in this law and 4 principles. There is one prime principle--autonomy expressed
as the law of two feet. The 4 principles are different m
Peg,
I don't believe it's the structure that brings out the "best of the emergent
human spirit." It's the purpose for which the structure is used, and the
values of the people who are drawn by the purpose and who bring value-based
passion fueled by the purpose (framing question; theme; etc) th
I have been contracted to do an open space for the Military Family resource
Centre at a nearby military base. I recall someone telling me they had done
some work with the military. If you could let me know with whom and what
the theme was I would appreciate it. Thanks.
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I love this conversation. Many thanks to you, Peggy.
If we are not to judge people and are supposed to just let
them 'be' in Open Space -- create space for them and get out
of the way -- then it seems to me we really cannot judge
whether something they do with this is good or bad. Here we
are as
Harrison--
Reminds me of cooking rice. A cup of rice calls for 2 cups of water, and you
can double that and come out okay. But if you continue to double the water
every time you double the rice, you will soon have soup--just as in Open
Space, double the people don't seem to require twice the tim
At 11:55 AM 11/27/00 -0500, you wrote:
Harrison--
Condolences that you aren't the new record-holder. Congratulations on a
productive and wonderful meeting.
There is always another day . . .
Thanks for your solicitude! But while I'm waiting -- I might as well
confess that there actually was so
At 03:21 PM 11/27/00 -0500, you wrote:
>I am wondering if any of you out there on the list serve has ever
>facilitated an open space event where the participants themselves determine
>the principles/laws that will govern their open space event.
Well that would certainly be something to experiment
By the way a "gramaticalloy" is just what it sounds like...an alloy of
grammatical tics...
Chris
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It depends on the group of course, but I often refer to the "start" and
Over" principles as "Indian Time." And I always quote a teacher of mine
who teaches Native Management courses at Trent University. He used to
say that he never wanted to see a student coming late to class and
claiming that he
This gets to be a really interesting discussion around "bad"; whose definition?
bad for whom?
For me, the notions of evolving levels of consciousness/ Spirit come into play
here - see Spiral Dynamics (earlier threads in this listserve) and also
Harrison's "Stages Along Sprit's Way" in the Power
from Artur:
But can we obtain the some results if we suppress all or some of the
"principles"?
Have any one tried that? What do you think?
Actually, at this talk Harrison did this morning, it seemed he wasn't going to
mention the principles and the law to this group of people new to OS. I mu
What would be the implications of convening an OS for purposes generally
considered to be for the ill of the community? For example, what if a street
gang convened an OS on doing a better job of taking over a neighborhood?
Would it still lead to the best of the human spirit emerging, as I alway
Michael, Felicia and Jo,
It sounds like all is proceeding wonderfully well - especially exciting to
get the "mixed reviews", with some folks still clearly a little skeptical.
I can barely wait to hear what the comments around the circle will be
tomorrow, once all have had the opportunity to experi
Fascinating thought. And, hey, in the spirit of bringing the whole system
in the room, wouldn't the gang want to include their potential victims in
the event? Huge potential there for some very real transformation . . . if
OS assists us to see our own and others' human-being-ness, then perhaps we
Thanks, Meg, for bringing a theoretical basis to my experience and intuition.
And thanks for bringing in the role of the facilitator to model desired
behavior. The sight of a facilitator standing aside, calm and expectant,
while the group resolves a difficulty, teaches more than we could explain
John--
I also feel that the discussion of ground rules, if someone feels a special
need for them, is more appropriate in the breakout groups. There you can
deal with the anxiety, experience and needs of a few people in an appropriate
way.
For the OS as a whole, I like the simplicity (and the rad
Through all the discussions on language and its diversity, this arrived
thought I'd share it.
No Wonder English Is Hard To Learn
Here are some examples that might explain why English is considered one of
the most difficult languages to learn:
1. The bandage was wound a
Good question. I think the answer to your question is "yes."
I think that given the process of OST people will make the best
decisions they can and that the best part of their spirits will emerge.
I think too that whether or not Open Space is being used for a "bad"
purpose very much depends on w
Harrison did a talk this morning at an Executive Leadership Program alumnus
breakfast at Seattle University. This is a very traditional (actually a
Jesuit) school and most of the attendees were new to OS. One person asked a
question that really intrigued me, so I thought I'd bring it here.
Wh
The law of two ears. I love this! Would be a good addition.
Ingrid
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Subject: Re: Participant Driven Open Space Principles and Laws
> I am wondering if any of you out there on
Hi,
I want to say it loud and clear, THANK YOU BIRGITT FOR TWO EXCEPTIONAL
TRAININGS! It was a true pleasure to be with you and Rachel (Birgitts
daughter), to learn from you, to hear your stories, to use your jacuzzi (my
privilege) in the suite of Rånäs castle and to guide you in Stockholm and h
Friends:
A co-worker stopped by my office yesterday and gave me this piece on the
problems of the English language. I thought you all might enjoy this as well.
No Wonder English Is Hard To Learn
Here are some examples that might explain why English is considered
I find this fascinating - and agree that (mostly) real change will come when
a "behaviour rule change" comes from outside the group. This is exactly the
definition of 2nd order change or transformational change "changes to the
body of rules governing their structure or internal order". [For you
sch
Hi Joelle,
Thank you for your poetry! I see you in front of me as I write, as you stood
up in the circle in Berlin. And thank you for your insightful message.
I have never thought about changing the rules in Open Space, since I love
the simplicity and beauty of them and they work!! And I don´t thin
Dear Harrison--
Obviously, it is not the size of the...group...that matters, just how one
facilitates it
Grins,
Dylene
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I was interested in your comment on put down humour, which I find more
difficult and offensive the older I get. It does seem to be more of a "man
thing". There is a wonderful quote - can't remember who from that says
"Humour is often hostility masquerading as wit." Clearly your group
recognized th
when it comes to presenting and facilitating anything more thatn the
presentation of the principles, law and logistics, i prefer to do it, or
have it suggested in a break out session.
i have the benefit of working with lots of different groups on an ongoing
basis. therefore, a breakout session c
Hi Francoise,
I follow your thoughts - yes, colleagues and myself always do use some form
of "Groundrules" contract - I would say it is universal in GB - however, very
much most of our Open Space participants are totally new to OS, and have no
idea or concept about it. The "experienced" Open Space
For a long time I've been interested in how changing the rules changes the
game. It seems that any time you re-define "the Laws" or the group norms, it
encourages behavior change, whether the new rules be dialogue principles,
Open Space laws, or something as simple as brainstorming "rules."
It al
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