The other day I had a participant in an Open Space-meeting telling me that
she had a not so good experience in something called Open Space where the
facilitator used an alarm-clock I guess to tell participants when it
was over and on top of that the alarm went off every now and then so
some kind of dialogue cafes were created on the internet but i 'don't know
exactly
what is their function.
http://www.aocistanbul.org/default.en.mfa
http://www.unaoc.org/content/view/345/256/lang,en/
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In my experience Bui, given that you've done the best you can with
the preparations, asked a good enough question, languaged the
invitation well etc, then Open Space creates a genuinely transparent
picture of 'what is'...
and what folks chose to do about 'what is', is entirely up to them...!
A
Michael, this is a great opportunity for open space. I know this seems
subtle, there is much wisdom in letting people "vote with their feet"
engaging in the conversations that call their heart, making groups of any
single number (like 4) quite unlikely. The wisdom is in the authenticity of
engageme
Hi Michael,
I'd likely just re-open the space same as for action planning, but
instead the invitation is to a second round of deepening conversation
on emergent themes and issues from the previous day's proceedings.
Folks will pop up and post the themes and issues that have had all
night
Dear Bui -
there only one thing I can add: If YOU are convinced that OS is worth doing
- do it. What's a "bad" experience anyway? In the past 10 years I've had the
privilege to organize some 50+ OSs, small (20 people) and large (>100
people) - I encountered managers who told me up front "that this
Thanks Harrison, and I resonate with the "no bad open space" experience
because it always does in a community exactly what it can to reveal, heal,
evoke, provoke and connect. It may not satisfy obsessions with speed and
scale, but often delights the tenders of organic growth.
With gratitude, Jack
How wonderful to return to find BAD OPEN SPACE! I didn't know there was any,
and truthfully, I never met an Open space I didn't like. But then again I am
biased. My own experience is that as long as the conditions are OK (Real
business issue, voluntary self-selection, lots of diversity, lots of
com
Hi Bui,
I have also heard, but very rarely, of people having had a bad OS
experience. One in particular, a youth, was to her third OS experience when
she was in one I facilitated. She said that the previous ones had not been
as engaging and productive. Another one I heard of was explained by a
par
I believe the key is in preparing the right question or issue.
Elisabeth Tepper Kofod
Venezuela
-Mensaje original-
De: OSLIST [mailto:osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu] En nombre de Larry
Peterson
Enviado el: miércoles, 08 de abril de 2009 10:52 a.m.
Para: osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu
Asu
Thanks for this gem, Ralph. In Open Space, I experience an exquisite
balance of structure and freedom, which you captured so nicely in
everyday language.
In my journal this morning I wrote, "Space is the container that
allows creativity to emerge." Then I wrote, "By definition, isn't
sp
Hi everyone,
Having almost settled in living in St. John's, Newfoundland, I am
looking for opportunities to open space. It is a slow process to
introduce something that people are not familiar with, especially as I
am new in a town where everyone seems to know each other.
My question is, wha
Bui:
In Toronto, I've also experienced some people who were not happy with their
experience of open space.
Some people prefer the sense that somebody is in control of a meeting
(particularly in Canada). Others, particularly in healthcare, who are used
to dominating get upset when they are not ab
Thanks Ralph for that little jewel as we say in French.
I will translate it and share it with the 25 people that will be part of the
OST learning workshop in French next week in Ottawa Canada.
This OSlist is such a great place to get the ongoing learning that makes us
and the OST experience eve
Getting the invitation question or questions "right" sometimes helps. The
best questions in this kind of context are those people least prepared to
answer and explore.
With gratitude, Jack
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On Wed, Apr 8, 2009 at 10:11 AM, Bui Petersen wrote:
> Hi
I like that. Elegant and it gets you attention.
Harrison
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I opened space for a group last weekend in Vermont (USA), and in my
intro I found myself saying something like, "In open space, there is
no plan, plenty of structure, and all the freedom you can handle."
I don't think I have ever quite explained it that way before.
Best to all from increasi
I have relatives in Honolulu where I can stay. The only thing I need to hurdle
is a cheap ticket planefare from Philippines to Hawaii.. in case no one
else could.
Franklin M. Quijano
Iligan City
Mindanao
Philippines
--- On Wed, 4/8/09, Jon Harvey wrote:
From: Jon Harvey
Subject: Re:
Ha Ha :-) - sounds like the List has no respect for its
eldersregardless of 'good or bad', behaviours!
No meritocracy at work here Harrison!
Maybe its because we took your name in vain down here in Australia last week...
anyway - good to hear that you're back where you belong...
cheers Brenda
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