About being prepared to be surprised

2001-03-16 Thread Thomas Herrmann
Yesterday morning I had a telephonecall as I was on my way to the site of an OST-meeting. The night before I had spent a few hours setting everything up. I had a good night sleep feeling confident since everything was prepared. "Something terrible has happened" the poor girl told me. Wow, I thought

Re: About being prepared to be surprised

2001-03-16 Thread kerry napuk
Hi there Thomas's "be prepared" story reminds me that no-thing ever goes smoothly. I went to one event and found no circle, no break out spaces, no-thing. Participants walked in and watched us set-up around them in real time, like it was part of the performance. Once we were ready, the process

Re: About being prepared to be surprised

2001-03-16 Thread Joelle Lyons Everett
Thomas-- Thanks for the story. Never know where surprises will come from! Joelle Everett * * == osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu Visit: http:

Re: About being prepared to be surprised

2001-03-17 Thread Elena A. Marchuk
ght? BEST WISHES to all of you and GOOD LUCK Elena Marchuk NOVOSIBIRSK, RUSSIA - Original Message - From: kerry napuk To: Sent: Friday, March 16, 2001 11:07 PM Subject: Re: About being prepared to be surprised > Hi there > > Thomas's "be prepared" story re

Re: About being prepared to be surprised

2001-03-17 Thread Ralph Copleman
on 3/16/01 8:56 PM, Elena A. Marchuk at ma...@mail.nsk.ru wrote: > Why I'm doing it? > > Don't know. > Passion to give my knowledge to people? > > Or just craziness? Elena, If what you do is crazy, give me more! Love, -- Ralph Copleman www.earthdreams.net 609-895-1629 * *

Re: About being prepared to be surprised

2001-03-18 Thread Elena A. Marchuk
how much? best wishes lena - Original Message - From: Ralph Copleman To: Sent: Sunday, March 18, 2001 8:44 AM Subject: Re: About being prepared to be surprised > on 3/16/01 8:56 PM, Elena A. Marchuk at ma...@mail.nsk.ru wrote: > > > Why I'm doing it? > > > &g

Re: About being prepared to be surprised

2001-03-20 Thread Michelle Cooper
My most memorable surprise was arriving at a half day session that was part of a regular conference. A group asked a colleague and myself to facilitate a 3 hour open space session that would give participants a different experience for about 70 participants. We arrived (more than one hour before)

Re: About being prepared to be surprised

2001-03-20 Thread Joelle Lyons Everett
One of my Open Space conferences was with the staff of an elementary school. The site was wonderful--the primary-grades part of the building had a small, circular gymnasium in the center of the building, with 13 classrooms opening off of it, and a nice long wood-panelled wall. The students were be

Re: About being prepared to be surprised

2001-03-20 Thread Ralph Copleman
Joelle, Send me those first graders!!! Ralph * * == osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu Visit: http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.htm

Re: About being prepared to be surprised

2001-03-21 Thread Chris Weaver
> Joelle, > > Send me those first graders!!! > > Ralph HR DPTS SCRAMBLING FOR FIRST GRADE TEAM SHELTON, WASHINGTON, USA "Well, it all started when we helped this woman Joelle set up her chairs," said Craig Bennett, age 7. "We did it pretty quick. I guess she was impressed." Before long, this t

Re: About being prepared to be surprised

2001-03-22 Thread Joelle Lyons Everett
Chris, I love the way your mind works! Maybe we're onto something here. Joelle * * == osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu Visit: http://listserv.

Re: About being prepared to be surprised

2001-03-22 Thread Douke Oostenbrink - Harrison Gifford Change networks!
001 7:15 PM Subject: Re: About being prepared to be surprised > They had received the instructions about a circle, > but had decided on their own that since the session in the afternoon > following our session needed rows, they would only set up once in rows. They > were refusing to

Re: About being prepared to be surprised

2001-03-22 Thread Joelle Lyons Everett
Douke-- I like this very much. The participants take personal responsibility from the first minute. Joelle Everett Shelton, Washington, USA jleshel...@aol.com * * == osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your opt

Re: About being prepared to be surprised

2001-03-25 Thread Douke Oostenbrink - Harrison Gifford Change networks!
:07 PM Subject: Re: About being prepared to be surprised > Douke-- > > I like this very much. The participants take personal responsibility from > the first minute. > > Joelle Everett > Shelton, Washington, USA

Re: About being prepared to be surprised

2001-03-27 Thread Joelle Lyons Everett
Douke-- Yes, I thought the whole thing worked out very well. Joelle Everett * * == osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu Visit: http://listserv.boi