visual bumble bees

Sat Mar 13 15:57:47 PST 2004

That’s an interesting thought, Ms. Shu-Fang –

Reinhard recommends trying out the idea of holding space by wandering
among the participants and drawing images (I love the way you say
‘following the honey’.

Shu-Fang wrote:
< OST allows participants to explore the space with their own eyes,
ears, nose, mouth, and body, heart and soul.
I am not quite sure it’s a good idea to do the visual record as a
facilitator.>

In Open Space (specifically) I do not write participants’ discussion
notes for them
and as much as I love and have used graphic facilitation
for other circumstances, in Open Space I would not draw graphics and
images for participants, either.  Rather, I would (when budget allows)
provide additional materials for documentation in the room for them to
use for themselves – ideally large-format paper (flipchard pads, mural
paper on the wall, and so on), art supplies and so on – even digital
cameras, as Gabriel provided for us at last November’s Practice of Peace
Open Space.    

When I do this, there often emerge little works of art around the room
and I ask participants if I can post this, too, up on the “Breaking
News” wall, along with posted discussion notes.  It is all documentation
of the experience.  This in its entirety gets printed into the book of
proceedings – discussion notes, poetry, pictures and so on.  

Of course when inviting participants to the Open Space, diversity
includes those who communicate in modes other than text.  I welcome the
remembrance to include more art supplies in the room and also the energy
and expanded thinking your drawings will add to a future Open Space
event at which I have the honor to attend, Reinhard
maybe, as Florian
says
Goa???

On a sunny Spring-like day in Berkeley,

Lisa

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From: OSLIST [mailto:OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU] On Behalf Of fang
Sent: Friday, March 12, 2004 12:23 AM
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Subject: Re: visual bumble bees

Hi;

This is shu-fang from Taiwan.
I would like to share some different thought about visual bumblebees. 

OST allows participants to explore the space with their own eyes, ears,
nose, mouth, and body, heart and soul.
I am not quite sure it’s a good idea to do the visual record as a
facilitator.
It’s only from your own eyes

For me it seems not possible to do things without our own subjectivity.
We all have our own filters and limitations.

I think I prefer “Never work harder than you have to—always think of one
more thing not to do.”

Shu-fang

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From: OSLIST [mailto:OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU]On Behalf Of Florian
Fischer
Sent: Thursday, March 11, 2004 9:52 PM
To: OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU
Subject: Re: visual bumble bees

Am 28.02.2004 7:28 Uhr schrieb "Visuelle Protokolle" unter
<mail at visuelle-protokolle.de>:
..I want to ask you a question.
.....When I walk through the groups in an OS, listening here, taking
visual notes there, ...following the energy of honey smell. During the
day I gather lots of images I draw this way, images which I bring
together. ... I show my honey to the group afterwards, many of the
others like it to have a visual overview of the proceedings, .....the
unspoken energy that I felt and drew. So I found out that I create a
group memory this way.
......you often talk about 'holding space'. But at African tribes
meetings, at coffee brakes there is nobody holding space, or it is
everybody. Self organized.
Wouldn't some of you like to test a service to the group similar to the
one I am practizing? Holding space in another way?
Just start walking around drawing little images, not as a participant
talking and arguing with the others, but wandering to and fro silently
and open minded? And thus producing something wich no written protocol
of the groups can substitute? As a stepping stone for sustainability,
something to come back to, to show others?
And maybe this way also participants would follow the example and draw a
bit, like in World Cafè meetings using the table cloth for visual notes?

dear reinhard,
about the question whether there is a space-holder 
in the coffe-brake I´m sure it´s the bar-keeper.
about the question whether there is a spaceholder 
in african tribe meetings,I called my friend irene, 
she is well experienced in ethnology, lived together 
for a lot of while with the tribe of the dinka in sudan.

yes, she answered, they never meet without someone,
who  is called AGAMLONG. 
agam is confirming, long is speach/speaking.
in english we my translate that as confirmer or transmitter
he is repeating part by part of the discussion between
different opinions of the participants.
that´s the way how the the dinka do it 
to give space, to give honour, to expand the now, 
to appreciate the process, to frame the emergence.

your way of confirming a discussion by taking little images
may serve in an equivalent manner.

come to goa, to our next following OSonOS.
show up into the circle, draw your message on a sheet of paper
and offer it on the marketplace
it will be fascinating.

florian

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