What have I/we learned
Raffi Aftandelian
raffi at bk.ru
Thu Aug 25 12:54:02 PDT 2005
Harrison,
You started this thread a while back and a rather simple (and old) answer came to me this morning.
Since this message is brought to you by the letter "s," it is broken down into two parts, one serious, one silly. The serious is but a repetition/paraphrasing (I think) of what you (and imagine many others) have said, Harrison.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>serious part begin here<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
Whereever we are as humans, whatever our capabilities (in all four senses- mental, physical, emotional, spiritual), we are always muddling through and that is wonderful. It is very hard to say where exactly we are going; form is always reforming/transforming, essence is always evolving.
Since 1985, however, when a certain trickster raven imbibed two martinis, an invitation was born: an invitation for something so big, yet so subtle that we probably cannot put it into words. One phrasing of that invitation is that we can choose to muddle through consciously now, to do it in open space. That's the best we can do as humans at this time.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>serious part end here/silly part begin here<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
One of the things that happens in OST meetings is the possibility of high learning and high play.
If we are to take the notion of high play to one logical conclusion, then we might choose to talk not of Large Group Intervention Tools but of Large Group Intervention Toys. In other words, use of these LGIT's- or at least OST- is accessible to just about anyone.
Transformation of consciousness through play.
Serious rethinking as to who/what constitutes a professional.
I wish for a periodical on the application of OST and other LGIT's called "Tales of a Toy."
>>>>>>>>>>>>>silly part end here<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
raffi
(today's sponsor of the letter "s")
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Hi Larry and others who responded to my topic privately over the last few
days. Our Open Space "Connecting the dots..... What are the possibilities
for our collective efforts" has just closed. I thank you all for sharing
your views. It was very useful.
We had 14 for a lively, rich conversation. I will post up proceedings once
all the reports are in. How I handled the dual role of host and
facilitator; Once people were seated in the circle, I introduced myself as
sponsor/host. I thanked all for responding to the invitation, and in 1
minute gave the background to the topic - how it came about. I wished
them a useful and good day and said I would now hand over to the
facilitator. I left the room, took off an item of clothing (a vest) and
came back as the Facilitator and said "Welcome to Open Space". I was the
facilitator for the remainder of the day. They got it. I stayed true. It
worked well.
There is energy around opening more space with this group and I will
continue to facilitate that. My passion was satisfied from my contributions
in a different way. That was totally rewarding.
Robyn
Robyn Stratton-Berkessel
LIT Global ...connecting the dots
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Sent: Tuesday, August 23, 2005 5:29 PM
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Subject: Re: Facilitator's Passion
Robyn:
I just facilitated an OS on Collective Consciousness where I did have a
passion for the topic, and was involved in helping it to happen. I approach
it the same way Judi did at our event. To hold the space, I believe it is
important to stay out of the content and trust the self-organizing process
within that space. However, it was a small group. I sat in the room on the
floor so I could listen in or not. My focus was on enabling the group to go
deeper by holding, knowing my learning would come from the collective
learning, some in the room and some in later discussions. I cannot perform
that role well if I am too attached to the outcomes. If I cannot perform
that role then I get someone else to open and hold the space so that I can
be an active participant.
Larry
Larry Peterson
Associates in Transformation
Toronto, ON, Canada
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