greetings

Raffi Aftandelian raffi at bk.ru
Tue Aug 30 10:42:36 PDT 2005


Dear colleagues and friends,

This evening I arrived in the city of next year's 14th International
OSonOS.

One of the city's main airports was looking better, got thru the airport
in 30 minutes, the rush hour traffic was calm, friendly, and invited
all car passengers to meditate on open space while we spent about an
hour not getting anywhere but expanding the now.

I imagined what this city would look like to someone coming here for
the first time. My first answer: "friendly enough!"

I am so happy to be back in my semi-adopted homeland (one thankfully
without a Department of Homeland Security) (not that there is anything
wrong with my country of birth...).

And looking forward to our Moscow Mentoring Circle this weekend.
Sidenote to Michael Pannewitz, sr.-- I will remind those gathered of
the os world map.

warmly,
raffi
essenceworks consulting group




                          mailto:raffi at bk.ru

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>From  Tue Aug 30 10:49:05 2005
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Date: Tue, 30 Aug 2005 10:49:05 -0700
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>From  Tue Aug 30 15:30:00 2005
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Date: Tue, 30 Aug 2005 15:30:00 -0500
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Subject: Mixed Mode Dangers
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While we're busy connecting OST practice to other things, like
Spirals, I offer the something that connects elsewhere.

After a recent client has been mulling various, shall we say,
encroachments into the space that they want to open, i was thinking
about some old search conference papers that refer to group dynamics
research.

I searched, found, adapted, spouted a bit and published here (it's
just a wee bit long for posting to the list):

http://www.globalchicago.net/wiki/wiki.cgi?MixedModeDangers

...all about meeting design, group dynamics and productive work.

Not sure if it's any use at all, and not even sure I'll share it with
my client.  Not sure that debate or research is what will matter in
that particular case, but curious if this piece is interesting, useful
or otherwise able to be improved upon by anyone here on the list. 
Thoughts?

MH



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>From  Tue Aug 30 15:58:16 2005
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Date: Tue, 30 Aug 2005 15:58:16 -0500
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From: Michael Herman <mjherman at gmail.com>
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...adding a bit more to this... it occurs to me that these mixed mode
dangers, related to our crisscrossing between opening/holding and
acting as expert, can pop up easily in our planning conversations.  we
bring lots of experience as expert, but also are in the position of
holding a space for organizers and planners to create the meeting they
want.  so sometimes it's a fine line.  perhaps the dynamics mentioned
in the article i linked to earlier are familiar:  dependency (client
collapse, we'll do anything you say), fight-flight (arguing or
abandoning openspace), and pairing  (side conversations that lead to
suggested 'modifications'.)  Thoughts?

MH




On 8/30/05, Michael Herman <mjherman at gmail.com> wrote:
> While we're busy connecting OST practice to other things, like
> Spirals, I offer the something that connects elsewhere.
> 
> After a recent client has been mulling various, shall we say,
> encroachments into the space that they want to open, i was thinking
> about some old search conference papers that refer to group dynamics
> research.
> 
> I searched, found, adapted, spouted a bit and published here (it's
> just a wee bit long for posting to the list):
> 
> http://www.globalchicago.net/wiki/wiki.cgi?MixedModeDangers
> 
> ...all about meeting design, group dynamics and productive work.
> 
> Not sure if it's any use at all, and not even sure I'll share it with
> my client.  Not sure that debate or research is what will matter in
> that particular case, but curious if this piece is interesting, useful
> or otherwise able to be improved upon by anyone here on the list.
> Thoughts?
> 
> MH
> 
> 
> 
> --
> 
> 
> Michael Herman
> Executive Facilitator
> 
> Getting the most important things done
>  -- in the easiest possible ways.
> 
> http://www.michaelherman.com
> mherman at globalchicago.net
> 
> 300 West North Ave #1105
> Chicago IL 60610 USA
> Phone: 312-280-7838
> 


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Executive Facilitator

Getting the most important things done
 -- in the easiest possible ways.

http://www.michaelherman.com
mherman at globalchicago.net

300 West North Ave #1105
Chicago IL 60610 USA
Phone: 312-280-7838

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