The Credible incredible - Thank you for this rich and dynamic dialogue......

Sat Mar 9 01:51:47 PST 2002

Thanks Chris

I have appreciated your thoughts on the questions that fly for me in
this connection....

and they re-sound in my heart

- toke

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>Toke:
>
>Can I take a short attempt at starting to answer your questions?  My
>responses follow your quoted questions, but my mail reader can't
>separate them out from your original text, so read closely!
>
>
>>   What is the intent of the OST community in the first place?
>>  I don;t think there was an intent other than sharing, at least that is
>>  how I have structured the communities I have participated in around
>>  OST.  Ralph summed it up.  We are on the edge of a community, but
>>  probably just 350 practitioners with too much time on our hands...
>>
>>
>>   Where and how does getting started with OST practice and long time
>>  OST experience dance in our midst ?
>>  In my experience, although alot of stuff is the same, each new OST is
>>  like the first time I have done one.  I try to bring a fresh
>>  perspective to what I am doing, and I always come away learning
>>  something new.  Therefore, for me,  the dance is not between long time
>>  practitioners and first timers, but between the sense of the new and
>>  the familiar riing of the old that is embodied by every event.  And so
>>  the first timers are simply relflections for me of where my practice
>>  (as a long timer) has to be.  Does that make sense?
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>   How do we keep inspiring each other to go for integrity and staying
>>  the student ?
>>  See above!  This list, various websites, and the poet laureate are all
>>  inspirations for me.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>   Where is the border line between a community of practise and a cult
>>  who know best?
>>  As we all know, there are many many OST facilitators who don;t even
>>  know about this list.  And there are many who know but who don;t play
>>  with us here.  If we ever thought that, as subscribers to a mailing
>>  list, we knew best, we would be in some kind of trouble!
>>
>>
>>   How to trust more than I have trusted until now ?
>>  The Miles davis quote at the bottom of your sig does that for me
>>  :"It's about the space between the notes.."  You have to really
>>  believe that the music is there, BETWEEN the notes.  Likewise Spirit
>>  is there, in the space.  Keep expanding the space and you have to
>>  expand your trust of it to keep up.  It's a practice thing, i think.
>>
>>
>>   How to find the balance between accomodating clients and  inspire to
>>  be a more human  amateur and less just professional  pawn?
>>  The role of the "exerpt-consultant" never ndid it for me.  If a client
>>  asks me to be a "yes-man" I beat a hasty retreat.  In fact I just
>>  fired a long time client (yes you CAN fire clilents) over this kind of
>>  an issue.  For me, I offer my SELF as a consultant, and people who
>>  read my website can get a pretty full picture of who i am, not just
>>  what i do.  This is intentional.  If they want me, then they know what
>>  the are getting, and we can start out our relationship authentically.
>>  So I don;t sell anything, but I offer myself.  I accomodate within the
>>  givens I describe to the world.  Your mileage may vary, but that is
>>  how I do it.
>>
>>
>>
>
>i Hope others will join in on this.  Great questions Toke.
>
>Chris
>
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"It's the space between the notes.....".  Miles Davis

Some of the project we are currently involved in :
Den Levende Netværksskole - et vindue mod verden   http://liv.acu-vejle.dk/
Netrepreneur - leadership training for Entrepreneurs in a networked
world  http://www.netrepreneur.dk
Art and business Folk High school   http://www.concept-for-hire.dk/ost
Open Space on Evaluation of social work   http://www.rorbak.dk/evasoc/
International network of leaders    http://www.fromthefourdirections.org/
Leadership in networks - training of small business leaders
http://www.mg50.dk/gruppe/
Convening strategic  conversations - workshop
http://www.shambhalainstitute.org/
World cafe network - Starting conversations that matter
http://www.theworldcafe.com/ComConversation.html

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