Hello dear list members!
Sometimes I have heard here in Sweden of Lösningsfokuserat arbetssätt -
Solutions focused management I believe is the English term. And today
Istumbled over a webpage and I have been searching around there for a bit.
It says that the method was invented or described by S
Craig wrote: In other words, looking
back, I believe that through questions, I tried to open space. Sometimes I
am certain I missed on my estimation, sometimes I hope I didn't, but
regardless, hopefully, whatever happened, needed to happen."
Craig -- I think you have hit on a very critical poin
p.p.s. to
And of course I think a helping hand can be occasionally useful even though I
personally kick all stray dogs and immediately banish the helpless to
hopelessness...
It occurred that this image might disguise the lesson. I want to be clear how
important the conversation about helping
Hello, Eva:
I would like to share with you one practitioner's understanding of
Appreciative Inquiry. The essence of AI, in my understanding, is "asking the
right questions." It is strengths-based, beginning with the success stories
of the past. This is followed by building on the sense of
(or
Harrison Owen wrote:
The ticket of admission is CARE -- Careing for The Question. And of
course, those who care (enough) will be there -- which is why in my
experience -- whoever comes are the right people. No ifs, ands, or buts.
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This of course is making the HUGE ASSUMPTION that the host CARED
I am aware as I read statements from Harrison and Peggy about not
helping as the best kind of help that I am reading words from master
facilitators (and I do not write facetiously: I believe Harrison and
Peggy are masters)
I am also aware of my inner, visceral reactions to the idea that doing
not
Fascinating conversation...looking forward to exploring it more when we
talk with Toke!
Fondly,
Juanita
On May 27, 2005, at 7:59 PM, Peggy Holman wrote:
Harrison said:
Get rid of the whole bloody mess, WC, AI, FS, and of course OS too.
How is that for striking a blow for freedom?
What can
Masud --The issue you raise is of course a real one. But for some reason, in my
experience, it is mostly a theoretical one. This may be due in large part to
the fact that in the early conversations with a client I am a great pains to
insure the broadest possible representation. I Insist that the
Thank you Harrison,
I understand and accept what you are saying - that your client is the
organization, and that some people may need to move on. I am glad that you
did not use the word "caring" in this note. In the example you gave, I
suppose the facilitators and sponsors did not know the reasons
Michael and Jo--
Wonderful reports--I feel like I was a part of it all!
Could you please say a little more about who these people are and how you
managed to gather them all together for this self-organizing experience?
:-Doug. Germann
S
Masud--
Thank you. That is profound.
:-Doug. Germann
Seeking people making community change.
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Re: AI and Solution focused management?Eva,
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Peggy
- Original Message -
From: "Steve Wolinski"
To: "'Punya Upadhyaya, Ph.D.'" ; "'Fritz Walter
Organisationsberatung'" ;
Sent: Wednesday, June 11, 2003 4:54 PM
Subject:
I too believe that Open Space is an invitation to engage in the large self,
transcending the small self. I also think of it as a process rather than event.
If participants in the event see themselves as inviters into the process, then
they effectively invite people to participate in the larger s
Masud -- the word "manipulative" is a curious one. In the circles that you and
I usually move in -- it is a "bad word." But if I go to a chiropractor or a
therapeutic massage person -- and am not "manipulated" I should be very
unhappy. I think the significant issue is not to manipulate or not t
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