Dear colleagues
Someone suggested I post this and I'd be delighted with some reflections on
it...
warm wishes
Paul Levy
Follow-Up and Flow in Open Space...
*"Time runs backwards in the spiritual world."*
No, don't stop reading. Not yet.
There's a lot of debate in the field of emergence focus
Paul - Interesting thoughts! But I am wondering how you might have handled a
client situation I once had. The gathering was convened to explore "their
future" - with lots of action expected. All under the heading of what they
were going to do for the rest of their life. However, by early afternoon
That, indeed, was an action, Harrison.
And when a community decides they don't have a future (for their community
or organisation) they are, in that moment, deciding also that they have a
past. And if we put that past (what went before), before (in front of) us,
we might just find, in opening spac
What a lovely definition of OPening Space, Skye
On Sat, Mar 23, 2013 at 11:31 AM, paul levy wrote:
> That, indeed, was an action, Harrison.
>
> And when a community decides they don't have a future (for their community
> or organisation) they are, in that moment, deciding also that they have a
Paul - Actually there was a happy ending - of sorts. Everybody went to the
bar and they created two new companies. Both are doing well, so far as I
know. As for bringing it all "out" prior to the opening, I am not quite sure
how that could have worked. People weren't angry, and in fact were making
Ah but Harrison. They didn't start talking at all. Talking was going on
before the space opened. It was already rolling out. Your story indicates
to me that their conversation was heading forwards into history.
Sometimes let it roll out. Sometimes let the roll out happen earlier. Why
fix a rule? P
What a wonderful conversation!
Oh - I am loving it!
Thank you!
Nici Richter
Johannesburg, South Africa
On 23 March 2013 14:56, paul levy wrote:
> Dear colleagues
>
> Someone suggested I post this and I'd be delighted with some reflections
> on it...
>
> warm wishes
>
> Paul Levy
>
> Follow-Up a
Yes I agree with Nici I was going to say the same thing!
Adriana Diaz-Berrio, Montreal, Quebec
2013/3/23 Nici Richter
> What a wonderful conversation!
> Oh - I am loving it!
> Thank you!
> Nici Richter
> Johannesburg, South Africa
>
>
> On 23 March 2013 14:56, paul levy wrote:
>
>> Dear colleag
