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, 2004 3:23 PM
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Subject: Re: magic can be messy and more...
[Dear listers, I find myself in the awkward position of continuing a thread
that I began on both this listserv and the Genuine Contact listserv; I don't
know if there is any etiquette around this; be
Dear fellow openspeisery (as we say in Russian),
Thanks for your support and your thoughts. It feels good to be part of
this (virtual) community. I really hope to make it to Goa this year and be
mesmerized/hypnotized/enchanted by fellow openspeisery. Need to work on
AccessKinging my way there!
Tha
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Well done Raffi and thanks for the story - and thanks Michael and Joelle
for
Well done Raffi and thanks for the story - and thanks Michael and Joelle
for articulating much of my thinking in response.
For me as facilitator, I am growing into a deepening recognition of the
power of this process and my own powerful presence as facilitator - or as
some of us at OSOZ discussed
Dear friends and colleagues,
I just finished doing another Open Space here in Moscow with a local NGO
that works with teenagers with substance abuse issues as well as at-risk
youth. This was a 1.5 day strategic planning session preceded by an
evening of storytelling.
It was the first time I'd eve
Raffi--
I've not tried using storytelling as a prelude to OS. For some other types
of meetings it seems useful; for Open Space I usually would like the stories
in the OS itself, because they carry a lot of emotional energy that helps to
bond a group together and gives some momentum toward action
raffi, thanks for this reporting. a couple of thoughts...
you mention that the first evening was very powerful. the only time
i've ever been part of an evening-before storytelling circle time was as
a participant. my sense is that the stories were fantastic and the
opening and first day were f
