storytelling

[Raffi Aftandelian]

Dear friends,
I recall learning at Birgitt's OS training in Novosibirsk that
storytelling is used as a form of OS meeting pre-work, a preparation for
OS itself. Unfortunately, time constraints prevented us from delving
much into this issue.

And I have several questions:
1. What are different forms of storytelling, i.e. storytelling
technologies to use before an OS? Can you describe them to me or point
to online (preferably) or print resources?

2. Since I am new to OS, what might be some considerations in presenting
storytelling to the sponsor? How might I explain its necessity? What has
been people's experiences in using storytelling?

Here in Russia I have found that time here passes twice or three times
as quickly as in the West. People may breathlessly agree to try out
something new like OS without thinking through what it is all about and
I feel a need to say "slow down" and try to convince them that there is
some pre-work that needs to happen. Storytelling as a pre-conference
activity may sound, well, hokey or new agey...How can I present
storytelling as a highly desirable pre-work activity?

3. Storytelling as a pre-OS meeting technology was presented at the
Novosibirsk, Russia training in the context of the organization's grief
cycle and in terms of the people in the organization and the facilitator
developing an awareness as to where they are at before doing OS.

I am curious as to how effective OS can be (or has been) in working with
organizations in shock or in other "heavy" states. Your stories would be
welcome.

thanks much,
ding!
Raffi Aftandelian (13 days till i get my own tibetan bells)

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