OS Diary 1/13/02

2002-01-13 Thread Ralph Copleman
Dear Open Space Diary, Had a slightly different occurrence in OS the other day. I was at a large Midwestern university doing a day of OS for a faculty group of 60 or so. Just before lunch, someone pointed out to me that all the sessions scheduled for 1:00 had been bumped back to 1:30 by a small

Re: OS Diary 1/13/02

2002-01-14 Thread Joelle Lyons Everett
Ralph-- If you want to know who is in charge, just look to see who is moving furniture! Both Peggy and I have "before" pictures of the meeting room where the Leadership Institute in Novosibirsk took place, including the one-day OS on Friday. It looked a lot like your description. Since we had a

Re: OS Diary 1/13/02

2002-01-13 Thread Chris Corrigan
Joelle Lyons Everett wrote: > > > Your report of someone scheduling a "plenary session" in the middle of the OS > sessions is a new one to me, though. Glad it worked out okay. > Not new to me though! And it happened in an OST meeting held in a theater of tiered seats, although the plenary took

Re: OS Diary 1/13/02

2002-01-14 Thread Michael Herman
oh my goodness, thank you, joelle!  this has to be an all-time classic! still laughing here, m   p.s.  to chris... sidebar!   Joelle Lyons Everett wrote:   If you want to know who is in charge, just look to see who is moving furniture!     -- Michael Herman 300 West North Avenue #1105 Chicago IL

Re: OS Diary 1/13/02

2002-01-14 Thread Chris Corrigan
That's two in a week folks... Joelle's and the previously noted "They won't know it's touchy feely if you don;t tell them." We have the makings of a series of postcards here:-) Sidebar indeed! Chris -- NEW EMAIL: ch...@chriscorrigan.com CHRIS CORRIGAN Consultation - Facilitation Open Spa

Re: OS Diary 1/13/02

2002-01-14 Thread Winston Kinch
Chris and Ralph: Ergo, a facility with tiered and bolted down seats tends to cause a ripple in (open) time/space resulting in an aberration in group self-organization? Winston

Re: OS Diary 1/13/02

2002-01-14 Thread Joelle Lyons Everett
Chris-- I like the idea of postcards--or a set of oracle cards for facilitators, that you can draw one to gain an insight on a confusing situation. Joelle * * == osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu -- To subscribe, un

Re: OS Diary 1/13/02

2002-01-14 Thread Joelle Lyons Everett
In a message dated 1/14/02 5:03:07 AM, ki...@sympatico.ca writes: << Ergo, a facility with tiered and bolted down seats tends to cause a ripple in (open) time/space resulting in an aberration in group self-organization? >> No question it does something to the flow. Joelle * *

Re: OS Diary 1/13/02

2002-01-14 Thread Michael Herman
a teacher of mine has pencils made with various gems printed on them, gives them out at workshops and retreats... life is not an emergency nothing is necessary anything is possible let the inner worm wiggle no circumstance justifies agitation really easy is often quite difficult and more... ...y

Re: OS Diary 1/13/02

2002-01-15 Thread Alan Stewart
Chris Corrigan wrote: > That's two in a week folks... > > Joelle's and the previously noted "They won't know it's touchy feely if you don;t tell them." > > We have the makings of a series of postcards here:-) > > Sidebar indeed! > > Chris And: >I like the idea of postcards--or a set of orac

Re: OS Diary 1/13/02

2002-01-14 Thread Jeff Aitken
At 2:17 PM -0500 1/14/02, Joelle Lyons Everett wrote: >I like the idea of postcards--or a set of oracle cards for facilitators, that >you can draw one to gain an insight on a confusing situation. My friend Barbara Lee has made several sets of oracle cards for her work in groups. I love them. I h

Re: OS Diary 1/13/02

2002-01-14 Thread Joelle Lyons Everett
Thanks, Michael--I like these a lot! The pencil idea is a good one, too. >From time to time we do something small for giveaways. Joelle * * == osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu -- To subscribe, unsubscribe, change y

Re: OS Diary 1/13/02

2002-01-15 Thread (David Koehler)
Response to bolted down chairs... After becoming involved in OST, I have become very aware of how inviting (or not) physical spaces are, especially in institutional settings. Bolted down chairs, which you often find in high schools and churches, certainly convey a quick impression on who has powe

Re: OS Diary 1/13/02

2002-01-15 Thread Lisa Heft
Behalf Of (David Koehler) Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2002 4:50 AM To: osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu Subject: Re: OS Diary 1/13/02 Response to bolted down chairs... After becoming involved in OST, I have become very aware of how inviting (or not) physical spaces are, especially in institution

Re: OS Diary 1/13/02

2002-01-17 Thread Joelle Lyons Everett
Alan, I do like those quotes, especially "The facilitator is the one onot wearing a watch." Thanks! Joelle * * == osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu -- To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archive

Re: OS Diary 1/13/02

2002-01-17 Thread Joelle Lyons Everett
Jeff-- I use cards quite a bit for myself and sometimes for someone else--my favorite is the Universal Waite, a re-doing of the classic Rider-Waite deck, but hand-colored with more subtle colors. I've seen the Voyag * * == osl...@listserv.b

Re: OS Diary 1/13/02

2002-01-17 Thread Joelle Lyons Everett
Let's try this one more time and see if I can finish it before I send it--sorry! Jeff-- I use cards quite a bit for myself and sometimes for someone else--my favorite is the Universal Waite, a re-doing of the classic Rider-Waite deck, but hand-colored with more subtle colors. I've seen the Voyag

Re: OS Diary 1/13/02

2002-01-17 Thread Chris Weaver
Thanks for the dance, Lisa (Wish I could say it in portuguese) c. -- >From: Lisa Heft >To: osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu >Subject: Re: [OSLIST] OS Diary 1/13/02 >Date: Tue, Jan 15, 2002, 10:22 AM > > In 1997 I gave a workshop for FioCruz, the biomedical research and t