creating space to hear dissenting opinions

2003-10-25 Thread john engle
hi friends. i received this recently and thought i'd share it. an example of the danger involved when we fail to create space for dissenting opinions. john engle Evergreen Leaders Update #23 October 16, 2003 ** Subscr

Re: creating space to hear dissenting opinions

2003-10-25 Thread Harrison Owen
At 02:36 AM 10/25/2003 -0400, you wrote: i received this recently and thought i'd share it. an example of the danger involved when we fail to create space for dissenting opinions. Good point, John -- but I think the larger one is that we have to open the space for as broad a mix of diversity as

Re: creating space to hear dissenting opinions

2003-10-25 Thread Birgitt Williams
Hi John, thanks for this posting. I find that in opening the space, there is a magical moment when all (or the majority) of people in the room become the co-space holders. There is then less responsibility on any one person to keep the space open, and as a collaborative effort, if the space was tr

Re: creating space to hear dissenting opinions

2003-10-25 Thread Esther .
In a message dated 10/25/2003 11:34:52 AM Eastern Daylight Time, birg...@mindspring.com writes: > also stay away from using any Appreciative Inquiry type guidance or > questions in the opening, in the morning or evening news, and in the closing. > Appreciative Inquiry, which I admire, has its plac

Re: creating space to hear dissenting opinions

2003-10-25 Thread Birgitt Williams
Hi Esther, I wish, when you pulled the quote from my e-mail, that you would have quoted the whole sentence. The way that you pulled it, it sounds like I am saying to others not to use Appreciative Inquiry within an OST meeting. My true quote began with "I" do not use Appreciative Inquiry within an

Re: creating space to hear dissenting opinions

2003-10-25 Thread Esther .
In a message dated 10/25/2003 4:40:12 PM Eastern Daylight Time, birg...@mindspring.com writes: > I wish, when you pulled the quote from my e-mail, that you would have > quoted the whole sentence. The way that you pulled it, it sounds like I am > saying > to others not to use Appreciative Inquiry