Dealing with New Entrants to OS sessions

2006-06-09 Thread Stuart Worsley
New Arrivals into OS sessions. Yesterday, I completed a two day OS session with the council, executive and public stakeholders of the city of Eldoret in Kenya. We took the first day so seek and document the divergant views, and on the second day produced convergance and specific action plans. T

Re: Dealing with New Entrants to OS sessions

2006-06-09 Thread Chris Corrigan
Hi there: It sounds to me that the issue was deeper than coming late. If there had been speculation about the motives of the five newcomers taking money and not showing, it seems that the conversation needs to be deeper than simply stating expectations. Often, when there is some unresolved issu

Re: Dealing with New Entrants to OS sessions

2006-06-10 Thread Michael M Pannwitz
Dear Stuart, thanks for offering such a lively account of your experience...next to the actual practice itself this is for me one of the most productive ways of learning and a real gift of this community. Chris has already said a bunch of the things that crossed my mind on reading your note. H

Re: Dealing with New Entrants to OS sessions

2006-06-10 Thread Jack Ricchiuto
My practice parallels Michael¹s ­ non-intrusive presence, which is different than absence. Whenever there is any kind of awkwardness in the group, I just stay present to it with faith in the self-organizing qualities of any living system that emerge naturally unless someone tries to interrupt it.

Re: Dealing with New Entrants to OS sessions

2006-06-12 Thread Chris Weaver
te.edu]On Behalf Of Jack Ricchiuto Sent: Saturday, June 10, 2006 10:19 AM To: osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu Subject: Re: Dealing with New Entrants to OS sessions My practice parallels Michael’s – non-intrusive presence, which is different than absence. Whenever there is any kind of awkwardn