evening opening?

[Barbara E. Sliter]

MIchael,

Sounds like a complex situation.  I am wondering what "(real) work you are
expecting to get down to" and when?  I think it may be unrealistic to think
that after an evening and one day they will have gotten for enough to plan.
My guess is they will have just started to see themes at that point.

Also, what is the boycott all about?

Barbara
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>From: Michael Herman <mherman at GLOBALCHICAGO.NET>
>To: OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU
>Subject: evening opening?
>Date: Wed, Apr 7, 1999, 5:36 PM

>
> i'm already expecting to welcome new topics at morning news on
> saturday.  there are many people within the system who are threatening
> to boycott the whole thing, which is why they want to get "down to
> (real) work" as quickly as possible.  so i'm hoping that the pressures
> already present will overcome the drag of friday evening.
>
> any thoughts?
>
>

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hello barbara,

yes, i think what you say is true.  "real work" is their term for the work in
the sessions, rather than any time spent in something like storytelling circle
the night before.  my concern was that teachers and students can jump right
into the topic, but other community members and/or parents may be still be
figuring out who's who on friday night.

we've talked about this being just the beginning of a long conversation.  they
had originally planned to spend a day and come out with a shiny new PLAN.
this thinking has shifted, though.

the boycott, as described to me, is those folks who've made it a habit to
oppose the moves of the formal leaders.  we've talked about the process of
invitation a lot and they are doing what they can to welcome everyone to the
event.  we've also discussed the possibility for welcoming folks who choose
not to attend the open space session to attend the followup session to be held
later that week.  we thought that might give folks a few days to sift through
the stories and an easy opportunity to sign on a little late.

any other thoughts?

many thanks,

michael



Barbara E. Sliter wrote:

> MIchael,
>
> Sounds like a complex situation.  I am wondering what "(real) work you are
> expecting to get down to" and when?  I think it may be unrealistic to think
> that after an evening and one day they will have gotten for enough to plan.
> My guess is they will have just started to see themes at that point.
>
> Also, what is the boycott all about?
>
> Barbara
> ----------
> >From: Michael Herman <mherman at GLOBALCHICAGO.NET>
> >To: OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU
> >Subject: evening opening?
> >Date: Wed, Apr 7, 1999, 5:36 PM
>
> >
> > i'm already expecting to welcome new topics at morning news on
> > saturday.  there are many people within the system who are threatening
> > to boycott the whole thing, which is why they want to get "down to
> > (real) work" as quickly as possible.  so i'm hoping that the pressures
> > already present will overcome the drag of friday evening.
> >
> > any thoughts?
> >
> >



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>From  Thu Apr  8 12:12:24 1999
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Greetings:
Two colleagues (who have just heard about open space) recently asked me to
open a four hour open space gathering they are organizing of about 60 - 70
persons interesting in exploring topics related to professional coaching -
essentially a short networking conference.

They have no funds to offer to pay my time, so they suggested that I open the
space, and then depart.  They offered to close the space at the end.

For me, the contribution of my time is not the issue.  I periodically
contribute my services as an open space facilitator to worthy groups.

What I find interesting are the questions posed by their comments:
What's the impact if one person opens the space, and another closes it?
What's the impact if we open as a team, and the lead member of the team is
not present at the close?
Do I have a responsibility as a facilitator to see it that every space I open
is closed with integrity?

Welcome your thoughts, Jay

>From  Thu Apr  8 12:12:28 1999
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Date: Thu, 8 Apr 1999 12:12:28 EDT
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Hi Kim:
Another suggestion is to publish the ideas that are contributed from folks
who cannot attend in advance as an "issues paper."

This ensures that their ideas are made accessible to the eventual
participants, but still requires that an actual participant be moved enough
by their ideas to propose it as a topic.

Best, Jay Vogt