Re: FW: Open Space with seniors

2010-11-23 Thread Wendy Farmer-O'Neil
Hi Catherine, Love all of the contributions so far. I have facilitated a number of OS events with a large number of seniors present. Never any problems managing the usual process--like the rest of us, they are able to take care of their needs as the day goes along, naps and all. The beau

Re: FW: Open Space with seniors

2010-11-22 Thread Suzanne Daigle
LOL...Laughing out loud at this Newsroom Open Space rebuttal as I watch Golden Girls (re-run of a popular TV comedy show) with my mom at my parent's assisted living facility populated with many such spunky folks. Catherine I think they will love every magical moment of Open Space exactly as it is,

FW: Open Space with seniors

2010-11-22 Thread Harrison Owen
Catherine - couldn't resist this story. In the late 90's the advisory council of the AARP (American Association of Retired People - average age, late 70's) wanted to consider their future. Two day Open Space - standard model with people writing their own reports on Computers - which most of the

FW: Open Space with seniors

2010-11-22 Thread Harrison Owen
Having spent 75 years on this planet, I guess I could qualify as a "senior," and from that perspective I would judge that seniors are pretty much like everybody else. If they have the passion, time will not matter. As for storytelling, I think that is what OS is all about, so I wouldn't worry ab