Mandatory Open Space
Richard Charles Holloway
learnshops at thresholds.com
Wed Sep 9 19:29:53 PDT 1998
thanks for your response, Chris. I look forward to seeing your
article. What drew me to open space originally was it's tremendous
power in creating the right conditions for meaningful conversations and
dialog. And, while I don't consider myself an open space zealot, I do
hear from someone (at least weekly it seems) who says something like,
"oh--Open Space? Yeah, I went to one of those once. It wasn't too
good, you know. It was one of those things where we had to go, and we
had to meet in a circle and, you know, we did some touchy-feely stuff.
It was okay, but I don't think that open space will help with our
current problem."
Of course, this is conversation can happen about a number of practices
in the OD world that have gone astray in the hands of untutored or
inexperienced practitioners. I still have a lot to learn, and I enjoy
the voices and contributions on this list that add to my store of
knowledge.
walk in peace,
Doc
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