story telling was:grief cycle work

[BJ Peters]

Susan Lilley wrote:

> Birgitt Williams wrote:
>
> > We have learned from Harrison (see his books) about the importance of grief cycle work in organizations and why Open Space Technology works best at the stages of the grief cycle after shock/anger/denial/memories and letting go.......        For me, this is why I often prefer to do a story telling evening to get at the memory work before doing an Open Space Technology meeting about issues and opportunities of the future ESPECIALLY if the OST meeting is only one day or one 1/2 days.
>
> Greetings all,
>
> Birgitt's posting earlier this month is very relevant to an OST workshop I am preparing for late September.  It is for an organization that has been experiencing a lot of tension lately between the "old guard" who "don't want to let go", and the "new guard",  "full of new ideas".  The Board seems willing to agree to the following timelines:
>
> Friday evening: story telling session
> Saturday: Open Space
> Sunday morning: convergence.
>
> I would welcome stories and suggestions from any of you about how to make the best use of the Friday evening story session.
>
> Thank you to Birgitt for her notes on the grief cycle, and to all of you who share your experience on this list serve -- it is a wealth of information for those of us just starting out. I look forward to the day when I can be a contributor as well as a learner!
>
> --
> Susan Lilley
> 7 Canterbury Place
> Dartmouth NS B2Y 4J5
> Tel: (902) 463-1837
> Fax: (902) 469-0833

Susan-- It sounds like you have a situation where helping people
understand polarities (particularly their own - tradition or history v.
innovation or new) and how to hold, value and manage them might be
helpful. Two books that a colleague and I have used to design workshops
(ranging from 1 to 8 hours) on this are "Polarity Management" by Barry
Johnson and "Necessary Wisdom" by Charles Johnston. You could combine
telling stories with some processing using Barry Johnson's model.

I would be happy to discuss this with you off line.

BJ Peters
bjpeters at amug.org
602.279.4805

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