An OS-related poem
Birgitt Williams
birgitt at mindspring.com
Wed Feb 12 13:00:20 PST 2003
Hi Doug,
thank you for the poem and the bit on butterflies. If this list is true to
Open Space Technology, anyone should be able to post what they feel
passionate about and are prepared to take the responsibility of posting. I
am not sure what wouldn't be related to OST here :-)
Blessings,
Birgitt
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From: OSLIST [mailto:OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU]On Behalf Of Douglas
D. Germann, Sr.
Sent: Wednesday, February 12, 2003 3:17 PM
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Subject: An OS-related poem
To my good friends--
Here is a poem you might find useful in your work, or at least enjoyable.
If you use it, provide attribution, if you please.
(I am a bit anxious about posting this here, not wanting to seem to be
promoting anything; I hope you see this as connected to our OST work.
Thanks for your indulgence.)
:-Doug.
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Footprints in the Wind/sm # 355
ooOOOoo
o o
Each day:
Touch your height
Touch your depth
Touch your breadth
See how big
Is the
Open space
You are.
o o
ooOOOoo
Please pass it on.
:-Doug.
By Douglas D. Germann, Sr. c Copyright 2003, Learning Works,
Incorporated. All rights reserved. Easy reprint permissions:
Doug at FootprintsintheWind.com or 574/255-0022.
Archived at http://www.FootprintsintheWind.com
Please publish in your print or electronic periodical, with the
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Hi Carla-- I, too, recognized and smiled at the appreciative approach in
the work you described. I have frequently used the AI/OST combination in
my work with clients and find it an exceptionally powerful combination for
softening relational tensions and building connection. So glad this worked
for you, too.<br>
<br>
Warm regards --BJ<br>
<br>
BJ Peters<br>
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Vliex, Carla (cvl) wrote:<br>
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<pre wrap="">Hi Tova<br><br><br>The ideas were indeed coming from *appreciative inquiry* . I use this very<br>often, and more with smaller groups.<br>Glad you enjoyed it.<br><br>love and sunshine<br>Carla<br><br></pre>
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<pre wrap="">Met vriendelijke groet,<br><br>drs. Carla J.P. Vliex<br>_______________________________________<br>Organisatieadviseur<br><br>Twynstra Gudde Management Consultants<br>Stationsplein 1, 3818 LE Amersfoort<br>Postbus 907, 3800 AX Amersfoort<br>Telefoon 033 4677760, Fax 033 4677479<br>Mobiel 06 53927407<br>E-mail <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:cvl at tg.nl">cvl at tg.nl</a>, Internet <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="http://www.tg.nl">www.tg.nl</a><br><br><br>----------<br>From: Averbuch[<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:SMTP:averbuch at POST.TAU.AC.IL">SMTP:averbuch at POST.TAU.AC.IL</a>]<br>Reply To: OSLIST<br>Sent: Tuesday, 11 February, 2003 13:07<br>To: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU">OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU</a><br>Subject: Re: The story of Open Space in Unicef Yugoslavia,<br><br>Dearest Carla,<br><br> What a beautiful story!<br>A delightful
and creative way of combining AI (appreciative inquiry) and<br>OS,<br>thank you for writing it so vividly.<br> I had used these two together once but in a very simple way on my<br>second<br>OS ever: only Discovery as a bridge between OS and convergence on day two.<br> Your story ignites my imagination, and being some 40 OST events<br>older, I<br>am tempted to try again/<br>thank you so very much<br>with much appreciation<br>Tova Averbuch<br><br>Tova Averbuch<br>34 Rabinovitz st<br>Holon 58672<br>Israel<br>Tel:972-3-5523476<br>Mobile:972-58-305343<br><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:averbuch at post.tau.ac.il">averbuch at post.tau.ac.il</a><br><br>--------------------------------------------------------------------------<br>--<br>--------------------------------------------------------------------------<br>--<br>--------------------------------------------------------------------------<br>--<br>----------------------<br><br><br>-----Original Message--
---<br>From: OSLIST [<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="mailto:OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU">mailto:OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU</a>]On Behalf Of Vliex,<br>Carla (cvl)<br>Sent: Tuesday, February 11, 2003 1:04 PM<br>To: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU">OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU</a><br>Subject: The story of Open Space in Unicef Yugoslavia,<br><br><br>I had the honor of facilitating the annual retreat of Unicef in Fr<br>Yugoslavia.<br>Here is my story:<br><br>The sponsor had a program for three days with lots and lots of stuff. She<br>wanted the Open Space for the topic "Unicef's future role in Yugoslavia.<br>And<br>she wanted it just for the afternoon on day 2!!! They wanted to work with<br>the Belbin team roles on day 1, do some presentations about the result<br>from<br>last year on the morning on day 2 and on day three they wanted to make the<br>programs, project and all the objectives for the next year.<br><br>It t
ook quit a few emails and telephone calls for changing the program. As<br>a<br>result of all the discussion they really wanted to do the Open space on<br>Day<br>1 (future role) and do the works what needed to be done (and it was a lot)<br>on day 2, the start of Belbin on day 2 and the action planning on in Open<br>Space on day three in the morning and more Belbin to close the annual<br>retreat. I must admit that I was very very worried about this program. But<br>... we all where.... !!!!<br>There was also a tension in the group between the international staff and<br>some of the local staff members.<br><br>So I had some night sleep about it and we decided on : (all after lots of<br>beautiful and rich discussion with the sponsors (3 people of Unicef and<br>me,<br>it felt like a as if we where constant in Open space the four of us in<br>planning the whole).<br><br>On day 1 we started with Discovery. We asked them to stand in a row, the<br>one<br>with the longest period of servic
e in front and the one with the shortest<br>period of service in the back of the row. Than we made a row with the one<br>with the longest period of service in front, the one with the shortest in<br>the back. We divided them according to their period of service in groups<br>of<br>five persons and asked for their most lovely, funny, best, greatest story.<br>After some time we had a plenary and we asked each group to share one<br>story.<br>It was fun and great.<br><br>We went on with Dream; the future role of Unicef in Yugoslavia in Open<br>Space. As some of the people read about Open Space, the where very serious<br>and very quick in posting items. The chaos on the bulletin board was<br>enormous, the biggest chaos I ever saw on a bulletin board. It was very<br>hard<br>for me not to interfere as people asked me over and over again to do some<br>clustering. I invited them to do their one clustering and after a while<br>things had their one way, as in Open Space things go. There w
here two<br>sessions before lunch time. During lunchtime some people where still<br>confused about the chaos, no pre-determined objectives and so on.<br>After lunch I told the story about how Open Space developed (just<br>mentioned<br>the joy of coffee breaks and the spirit of being in a circle). Just two<br>minutes, but it was good.<br><br>During the afternoon, when I came back from a stroll, everybody was<br>gone!!!!<br>I went to the bulletin board and the schedules changed. Some people went<br>out<br>for skiing, some where playing cards in the pub next doors, some where in<br>the swimming pool etc. The really liked the butterfly role. Though I was<br>kind of upset, I had to let it go. As I came back; everybody was working<br>and<br>they worked very hard until nearly eight o clock that evening!!!<br><br><br>And...nobody wanted to follow the program for the next day, the wanted to<br>stay in Open Space.... We had a discussion about this, but the sponsor<br>said<br>that the w
ork needed to be done in two groups with everybody present. So<br>we<br>called next day Design. I told them that Open Space is not just a<br>methodology but also a way of being, acting or living if you want. And<br>they<br>did it. They worked all day very hard, without butterflies and bumblebees.<br>So the spirit of Open Space was still there. It was amazing.<br>There where some complaint during the day that people felt<br>ignored/isolated.<br>We figured out that this was mostly during the social events (lunch.<br>diner,<br>drinks after, skiing at night etc.) So we made a bulletin board of the<br>social events. With just a few rules; sing up means show up and<br>bumblebees<br>and butterflies are welcome.<br><br>Next day we called: Doing/desiring. They started with reading all the<br>reports (the report of day 2 included) I re-opened Space (thank Michael<br>Pannewitz for this notions about re-opening some time ago on the list) and<br>they where very quick again. I had only tw
o time slots for ¾ hour for the<br>action planning. Some beautiful things emerged (e.g. making offices more<br>child friendly and: how to work on democratizing leadership within Unicef<br>and within Yugoslavia)<br><br>The closing circle was odd, a couple of people where very emotional and<br>quite a few (local men) where very uncomfortable. As I said it was over,<br>nobody moved!!! It was just not over and I didn't know what to do. ...<br>The sponsor helped by announcing that lunch would be served in ten<br>minutes...<br><br>In the afternoon we worked on Belbin for one hour and then... really self<br>organized, there where local musicians and local wine/spirits and then..<br>just.. after singing and drinking it was over.......<br><br>with Love and Sunshine<br>Carla Vliex<br><br><br><br></pre>
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<pre wrap="">Met vriendelijke groet,<br><br>drs. Carla J.P. Vliex<br>_______________________________________<br>Organisatieadviseur<br><br>Twynstra Gudde Management Consultants<br>Stationsplein 1, 3818 LE Amersfoort<br>Postbus 907, 3800 AX Amersfoort<br>Telefoon 033 4677760, Fax 033 4677479<br>Mobiel 06 53927407<br>E-mail <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:cvl at tg.nl">cvl at tg.nl</a>, Internet <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="http://www.tg.nl">www.tg.nl</a><br><br></pre>
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