Yay Viv!
This is exactly as it really should be. We make a pretty big deal
about Open Space. My last client implored me not to talk about the
process, just to facilitate the meeting. I told him that's why I
offer a practice workshop: so we can talk about the process. I
assured him that I was t
Harrison & co.
I promised myself not to get snookered into this "givens" vortex
again, but, alas, my willpower is weak.
Taking Esther's point that it is easier to put everything on the
table when dealing with community issues, we still cannot deny the
spirit of Open Space, which, let's face it,
Hi Harrison:
Your question about the word "missile" gave me pause to ponder for a moment!
And, I know that I did mean missile. Here's why.
When you talked about the intense feelings that came up for you - that they
resulted in you allowing your fingers to do the walking - that resonated for
me.
Harrison, Esther--
For me, the two questions that need to be considered by the leaders of the
organization, pre-OS, are 1) what do they plan to do with the recommendations
from the OS, and 2) if there are conversations that need to continue on certain
topics, will teams have on-the-job time to mee
Kerry,
Joelle mentioned the work with the Washington State Arts Commission. They set
out to have a conversation about the arts across the state leading to a
strategic plan with broad support. They not only got that but fostered
conversations that never would have happened otherwise, sometimes
I tried for a while to integrate the practice of identifying givens
and developing conversation in the pre-meetings around these things.
The last time I did it, the conversation about the givens became so
large that the whole event was postponed indefinitely.
Since then, there was one case where g
Hi,
Reading your request reminded me of a workshop presented at the recent
conference of the National Coalition for Dialogue and Deliberation
(visit http://www.thataway.org/conference/index.html for more info) in
Denver, Colorado, USA. I didn't attend that particular workshop, but
I've pasted
Ester Wrote: I agree that the fewer givens "dictated" the better. And I
wonder if this doesn't highlight the need for clarity in the crafting of
the invitation. I believe it important in that people do need to know
whether they are being asked to come to make decisions or recommendations.
Thi
As a long time "lurker" on the OSList, I've found that there have been very
few times when my interest and passion kicks in to the degree that I feel
inclined to respond. This is the one!
Harrison, while we haven't yet met, (but if you come to Halifax next year,
we will) I have to say with all si
Thanks Cathy for the kind words. . . but I am wondering. Was your use of the
word "missile" ("Your missile this morning was so great...") a typo,
Freudian slip, or did I really toss a bomb? Perhaps you intended "missive?"
Harrison (with a smile)
Harrison Owen
7808 River Falls Drive
Potomac, Maryl
Cathy and Harrison:
I agree that the fewer givens "dictated" the better. And I wonder if this
doesn't highlight the need for clarity in the crafting of the invitation. I
believe it important in that people do need to know whether they are being
asked to come to make decisions or recommendati
I am not quite sure why the specification and definition of "Givens" should
have butted its way into my consciousness - but it did and frankly I was
rather surprised at the intensity of the feelings (thoughts) evoked. Anyhow,
I let my fingers do the walking and the following appeared on my screen.
--- Harrison Owen wrote:
> And
> in all cases I find the compulsion to specify Givens
> to be prejudicial,
> pejorative and demeaning - all productive of an
> atmosphere diametrically
> opposite to sort I would hope for at the onset of
> Open Space.
Amen!
Aleluia!
(I am very very religeous toda
Phil wrote: "There are three aspects of OS that I am curious about these
days. The first is how to open the curiosity of attendees and engage them
more fully, more quickly. So the idea of the Information Wall, artistically
covered in recent, relevant papers, articles, photos, books, etc. related to
--- Harrison Owen wrote:
> Thirdly, specifying Givens limits the space of possibility.
> The net result is almost inevitably the sub-optimization of group
> performance. Simply put, when some areas/elements are placed outside
> the arena of discussion, powerful and valid approaches to the job at
>
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