Unintend Consequences, Collateral Damage and Truth Telling

[Harrison Owen]

Larry -- they did give me some warning. Sort of like . . . there may be some "political stuff'' which I read as trouble. I told them not to worry. Everything works in Open Space. I didn't tell that what works. I figured we would find out. As for the timing, you are right -- my walk from the circle came on the morning of the 2nd day. Evening news the night before set the stage. The dissidents (which was about 99% of the group) read their manifesto. In no uncertain terms they said -- We aren't going to take it any more. Details to be worked out. That is where we left it, and once those words had been said (or rough equivalent) everybody was in shock. People in that organization don't talk that way, and when they do, minds are blown. And they were. Anyhow, as I thought about the next day (day 2) is was apparent to me that the Moose had to be honored and buried. And people needed time to make the decision to do that. which is why I opened the space big time. They needed some air to come to grips with the new reality. And they did.

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  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Larry Peterson 
  To: OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU 
  Sent: Wednesday, August 25, 2004 4:45 PM
  Subject: Re: Unintend Consequences, Collateral Damage and Truth Telling


  Thanks for the truth Harrison - about the event and about your experience in it.

   

  Did you see any of it coming in the planning before the event?  Sometimes it is a real surprise when the air is out, the dead moose in on the table and the spirit is ebbing.

   

  I'm not clear from your story when you "left the room".  If it was like Rome, I assume it was on Day 2 in the morning?  If so, what was evening news like?  Or did this happen in the middle of a one day event - an impromptu evening/morning news with a break and permission to leave.  A little more detail here would help me.

   

  Larry

   

  Larry Peterson

  Associates in Transformation

  Toronto, ON, Canada

  416.653.4829

   

  larry at spiritedorg.com  

  www.spiritedorg.com 

   

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