Is it possible to live OS?

[Mike Copeland]

G'day All

I'm finding open space has hit me right between the eyes in the last four
months. I'm taking initiative wherever I want to lately and am not waiting
for permission; wherever that was meant to come from anyway! I'm actually
doing what I want to do. Is that OK? I mean I thought I was meant to do
eveything I didn't want to do!

The big thing is I'm not intervening anymore. Getting out of the way is so
freeing. I feel all my life I've been trained to get IN the way! Although I
do miss out on that exhausted feeling.

I know this may sound like I'm a babbling convert here, but quite honestly
if this is living open space long may it continue.

All the best
Mike Copeland





-----Original Message-----
From: Chris Corrigan [mailto:chris at CHRISCORRIGAN.COM]
Sent: Saturday, 14 June 2003 5:17 p.m.
To: OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU
Subject: Re: "It always works" - revisited again


Judi observed:

> Interestingly some students who wanted to do home study and write
exams
> found the course a challenge as they had to be there.  One woman who
had a
> challenging illness found the course challenge and yet chose to stay
with
> it.  So, the format isn't for everyone -- quite frankly I also like
that
> part of that -- more of those who "choose" to be there.


Of course that is true of everything.  I often get that as a response from
Open Space participants that didn't enjoy the process.  I sometimes ask what
it was about other processes they DID enjoy.  An interesting conversation
follows.  Sometimes I hear about tables, but often I hear about "standard"
conference or meeting settings that are more "comfortable."  This is a huge
learning moment.  We are then able to talk about exactly what does happen in
those other processes, and just where they work, and where they don't.

At the end of the day, it often ends up that Open Space is not better or
worse than anything else.  Different for sure.  Different isn't for
everyone, and it sure shakes the foundations.  OST is not a process for
those who want to sleep through work or use the word "should" a lot.

Isn't it interesting how some people respond to challenges like they are
external threats, and others embrace them as the internally motivated
learning opportunities that they are?

Chris


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CHRIS CORRIGAN
Bowen Island, BC, Canada
http://www.chriscorrigan.com/osweblog
chris at chriscorrigan.com

(604) 947-9236

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