[OSList] No-Go-area's as OS facilitators

2013-02-04 Thread Kári Gunnarsson
Dear Gijs and others on the list I like to explore this topic theme a bit more closely. I have been learning so much for the past few years that I have been practicing the open space. I like to know your examples, your thoughts and experiences? An introductory questions on No-Go-area's: At one

Re: [OSList] No-Go-area's as OS facilitators

2013-02-04 Thread Michael M Pannwitz
Dear Kari, instead, try taking a nap. My experience as a late-comer to os (I was 56 and had been into OD processes for decades) is that I had to do a lot of un-learning... and no end in sight. For some reason I had developed the stance of "unattached to outcome" in other contexts but could sti

Re: [OSList] No-Go-area's as OS facilitators

2013-02-04 Thread Jeff Aitken
Hi Kari, I don't participate in breakouts when holding space. The only time I have participated in a breakout session while in the role of OS facilitator was at a small, local "open space on open space' gathering here in San Francisco. With fabulous Lisa Heft in attendance, I found it a teachabl

Re: [OSList] No-Go-area's as OS facilitators

2013-02-04 Thread Chris Corrigan
I think it's sort of dangerous to imagine that there is a list of definitive do's and don'ts for Open Space. For sure if you are learning the process, I would DO the following three step process: 1. Read the User's Guide 2. If you still have questions about your design, ask the OSLIST for hel

Re: [OSList] No-Go-area's as OS facilitators

2013-02-05 Thread Gijs Mega
Dear Kari, Chris, Micheal, Jeff and others on the list Being of service to the group during an event, is relative easy to do because the role is so clearly defined. However serving the group during the meetings with the client is harder. In some cases I feel myself selling OST, just because of

Re: [OSList] No-Go-area's as OS facilitators

2013-02-05 Thread Chris Corrigan
I always explain to people that whether or not their staffs are compelled to be there, we still need to invite them. You can have 100 bodies in the room without a single one of them being present. I have. I have been in meetings where people were so bitter that they showed up and rebelled by

Re: [OSList] No-Go-area's as OS facilitators

2013-02-05 Thread Harrison Owen
t-boun...@lists.openspacetech.org] On Behalf Of Gijs Mega Sent: Tuesday, February 05, 2013 11:49 AM To: World wide Open Space Technology email list Subject: Re: [OSList] No-Go-area's as OS facilitators Dear Kari, Chris, Micheal, Jeff and others on the list Being of service to the group during a