who are the people we are working with?

2005-06-08 Thread Raffi Aftandelian
Dear ost colleagues, Today I met with a colleague who does that kind of activity referred to as "training". He's not in the "remembering" business just yet... And he is thinking about conducting OST potentially, including it in the format of a training. The thing that was hardest to understand f

Re: Reflections at 100--# 26

2005-06-08 Thread Masud Sheikh
On Tue, 7 Jun 2005 18:11:07 -0400, Douglas D. Germann, Sr. wrote: >Thanks, Masud for this expansion of space. > >Do you see "transformation/al" as an oxymoron, too? In what way? > > :-Doug. > Who needs to be heard? I don't know if it is an

On being and becoming

2005-06-08 Thread Andrew Rixon
Dear All, I have just completed "Open Space Technology: A User's Guide". At the end of the guide Harrison poses a few questions about 'where to from here'. A question which particularly caught my interest was on (in my words): What are the ways which facilitators prepare for open space eve

Re: OS with people coming late

2005-06-08 Thread Christine Koehler
Hi all, some news about this OS : I was there early, prepared the space and walk the circle before. People from the morning meeting were still there and 4 staid for the afternoon. Then, 2 women arrived. On time. I waited 10 mn more then decided to start.So we were 8 people (6+the group leader who

Re: FW: Buzzards, Bats, and Bumblebees

2005-06-08 Thread Joelle Lyons Everett
In a message dated 6/8/05 4:35:28 AM, mashe...@cogeco.ca writes: > What > do we do if the interest is not in making "the other" aware (and > perhaps "change"?), but if we wish to make ourselves "more aware"? > > I am told by wiser people that we cannot "change the other", only > ourselves. By cha

Re: who are the people we are working with?

2005-06-08 Thread EVERETT813
In a message dated 6/8/05 9:19:18 AM, ra...@bk.ru writes: > "participants are people > with an empty space in certain skill areas (for example effective > sales) and I fill that space up for them. > Raffi, The most effective 'sales' approach I've ever come across is one by Sharon Drew Morgan i

Re: FW: Buzzards, Bats, and Bumblebees

2005-06-08 Thread EVERETT813
In a message dated 6/8/05 4:35:28 AM, mashe...@cogeco.ca writes: > >Peter Block advises that we 'name the behavior' to the person, so they > can hear how others are perceiving or feeling it. You may find that quite > >effective.  It is especially effective for the person who is always > judging

Strange Happenings in Open Space / Ralph Copleman

2005-06-08 Thread Harrison Owen
Ralph Copleman is off on his 60th birthday tour of the US. But he had a parting note for us and asked me to post it, which I am doing. I assume that Ralph will find some InterNet Cafes along the way, and join us from time to time. Ralph wrote: Today I facilitated an OS meeting for about 65 people,

Re: FW: Buzzards, Bats, and Bumblebees

2005-06-08 Thread Masud Sheikh
On Tue, 7 Jun 2005 19:41:50 EDT, everett...@aol.com wrote: >> what do you do with completely close-minded >> individuals who won't even consider anything but sucking the energy out of other individuals for their own gain?? >> >Judy, > >Peter Block advises that we 'name the behavior' to the person,