Re: The power of freedom

Eva -- I have had the same experience. Point is folks need to do what they need to do, and if it works -- great! With a small group all sorts of possibilities emerge. And they usually do! Harrison -Original Message- From: OSLIST [mailto:osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu] On Behalf Of Eva P S

Re: Open Space to Build Communities of Practice

Diana -- I am not sure that this really qualifies -- but some years ago the group of people who made a business of helping family owned businesses (such folks as lawyers, psychologists, OD folks, and accountants) -- got together to see if they could work together instead of as disassociated discipl

Re: Open Space with Video Conferencing

Brendan - It sounds marvelous, but my experience with video in an Open Space mode hasn't been all that spectacular. The problem is that it is basically linear sequential - meaning only a few people can talk at a time. This really slows things down and you lose the buzz of OS. OpenSpace Online is as

Re: Opening space for death

Thanks for this story Wendy. A number of years ago I was working with a dear friend in her eighties who was worried about leaving her beautiful home here on Bowen Island. This home had hosted many amazing gatherings, and was a real community place, and a place for inquiry, learning and meditation

Re: FW: The challenge of "luminaries"

A great discussion and a continuing and evolving issue: One look: ensure that all the participants are seen as "luminaries" in the invitation in relation to the task at hand. The theme plays a critical function here in focusing a conversation were "illumination" from leadership needs to emerge

sponsor/facilitator (was the circle, luminaries, personal growing edges)

Brendan, your reference to "both sponsor and facilitator" reminds me that I want to explore that topic, here on the list and/or perhaps by posting a session at the OSonOS that's coming up in Camden. Space will be opened on 9/22 in Eliot, Maine, for at least that one afternoon, and hopefully

Re: Opening space for death

I appreciate you for sharing this intimate moment in your family's life. Your story carried much resonance for me and for others in my circle. Thank you, Diana Diana Larsen www.futureworksconsulting.com co-author: "Agile Retrospectives" http://tinyurl.com/3dr5v3 Ask me about: "Secrets of Agi

Re: FW: The challenge of "luminaries"

> Kaliya has tried to clarify what Open Space is with people who were doing some kind of hybrid unconferencing but calling it open space. Speaking from experience: this is REALLY challenging, and "good for you!" Kaliya for taking on the challenge! Techies discovering unconferencing can be enth

Re: The challenge of "luminaries"

On Aug 23, 2007, at 5:14 AM, Deborah Hartmann wrote: > Kaliya has tried to clarify what Open Space is with people who were doing some kind of hybrid unconferencing but calling it open space. mmm not really clear why you insist that it is hybrid unconferencing 'but calling it Open spa

Re: Opening space for death

Thanks for sahring Wendy. This is very touching & powerful. I am reasonably sure that no other method would have acknowledged death & contributions of a lifetime as well as give space for people to cathart about the event in such a dignified & beautiful manner. Hope to learn from it. Regar

The power of freedom

Hi all! Last day I had a short Open Space session in the middle of an ordinary workshop and something happened that I had never experienced before: There where 13 participants and 2 timeslots on 1h each, 6 issues raised. When they looked at the agenda they realized that it should be hard to choose

Opening space for death

Well, it seems like I have been doing little else these days. And while we’ve been talking about circles of life and mutations of the form, I thought I’d share a bit about my experiences over the past 8 months. In November my Grandfather died. I had offered to do something for the celebration