OST climbs the Southern Alps

[Anne Pattillo]

Hi Mike,



Well done - I couldn't image a bigger open space!



Rank - I usually for "in house" OST get the sponsoring leader to think
about how to address this in their opening of the space - although
usually people don't have any trouble in working to the no rank
approach.



Departures - it seems to me that the convergence can be done in a number
of different ways, but I'm wondering if you could say some more about
what happened.  Its not clear if your client was looking to try and exit
open space or change the convergence process.



Cheers









Anne



Anne Pattillo

Anne Pattillo Consulting

PO Box 683

Wellington



Phone 64 4 4732702



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Copeland
Sent: Thursday, 29 May 2003 4:33 p.m.
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Subject: OST climbs the Southern Alps



G'day All

I have just opened space with a live audience of twenty one
Environmental Educators in the Southern Alps of New Zealand. It was a
magic two days in the mountains being ably assisted by OST facilitator
and chef Daniel Lebel. Daniels food added a richness and depth to bless
the experience indeed.

Big learning's and some questions:

*         It works!!!!!!! In spite of myself. Even as facilitator I
almost abdicated responsibility by almost announcing everyone needed to
enter session proceeding into computers so I could go to bed! Daniel
pointed out that if that was my approach we could have offered
participants a can of beans and opener and got them to feed themselves.
I accepted this wisdom, sat at a computer and was promptly followed by
almost every session convener!

My questions are:

*         Do people articulate suspension of rank and role as one of the
givens of a workshop? This was not an army type organisation but has the
normal hierarchal structure.

*         If a group departs from the OST process and "leaders" choose a
different process is it the facililtators role to remind group members
they have choice? In this instance I offered the group the convergence
process and the leaders decided they had a better way. Later in the
closing circle a number of participants voiced their dissatifaction at
the departure from the OST process.



Thanks to all on the serv who have shared their learnings far and wide.
To Helen Patterson my teacher in OST, and Harrison the first midwife.

All the best
Mike Copeland












Mike Copeland



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