Re: Creating Space in Construction (long'ish)

2008-03-18 Thread Brendan McKeague
And I think it works a lot better when you honor the Bumble Bees and Butterflies who always show up. They are not weird. They are wonderful. True Harrison - and I think I was certainly deflected a bit by the fears of the organisers in response to the previous workshop (especially the tortoise

Re: Creating Space in Construction (long'ish)

2008-03-18 Thread Anne A Hiha
Greetings Brendan You say: 'By the way, 'bumble bees' are an introduced pest here in Australia - they have been declared as 'notifiable' and need to be contained or exterminated.' This explains why Australian friends who visit me in New Zealand want to murder all the wonderful bumble bees th

Re: Creating Space in Construction (long'ish)

2008-03-18 Thread Harrison Owen
I always knew Bumble Bees were trouble makers! Buzzing in, out, and off!!! If you don't like bumblers, I am sure anything else would do so long as it catches the flavor. As Open Space has wandered from language to language I am sure that there have been many changes as well. My original point

Re: Announcing the New Poet Laureate!

2008-03-18 Thread Chris Corrigan
Wow...what a cool collection that was. Congrats Jeff...and thank you Karen for hosting another beautiful offering. Chris 2008/3/17 Karen Sella : > Greetings All, > > > > First, a poem offering in gratitude: > > > > *Being a Person* > > > > *Be a person here. Stand by the river; invoke* > > *th

Re: Convergence or Group Consensus

2008-03-18 Thread Diane Gibeault
Michael, I agree with you that we rarely have surprises on priorities the group proposes after its discussions but I have seen cases where there were. In most case, the feedback from the leaders I was suggesting when the priorities are announced, is more to create the safe space before we reop

Re: Convergence or Group Consensus

2008-03-18 Thread Chris Corrigan
I have in the past done a useful convergence within the confines of an organization's strategic plan, and I think it was inspired by Michael Pannwitz. Basically the client said that the 30 people in the room could host discussions on anything they wanted to, but if they wanted their proposals or i

quote of the day :)

2008-03-18 Thread Arno Baltin
Hi! Here comes the quote of the day :) "You have noticed that everything an Indian does is in a circle, and that is because Power of the World always works in circles, and everything tries to be round The sky is round, and I have heard that the earth is round like a ball, and so are the

Re: quote of the day :)

2008-03-18 Thread Harrison Owen
I don't know whether I just imagined it or what -- But I seem to recall a Black Elk quote, "Nothing useful ever happened in a square." If he didn't say it, he should have. Harrison Harrison Owen 7808 River Falls Drive Potomac, Maryland   20854 Phone 301-365-2093 Skype hhowen Open Space Training w