Between stimulus and response

[Christine Whitney Sanchez]

Re: Between stimulus and responseHi George,

I agree wholeheartedly with your thought that Open Space can help to
increase the space between stimulus and response. This may paradoxically
occur when we have the opportunity to experiment with being fully impulsive
by following our initial impulse as to where we want to learn or contribute
and then "change our minds" by using the law of two feet. This can be quite
"mind altering" by increasing awareness of ones own habits of mind and
behavior so that the next time we participate in Open Space, we can be much
more conscious of that space Covey is talking about.

As an Open Space facilitator, practicing "one more thing not to do" has
definitely increased the space between stimulus (such as marketplace
negotiations taking a very long time, which could result in the first
session going beyond the start of lunch) and my old habitual response (to
remind people of the time and prompt people to hurry). Each time I let go
and practice the principle of whenever it starts is the right time, more
space opens inside my own consciousness as well as in the Open Space
meeting.

Thanks for bringing this insight to the list.

Christine

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From: George Ambler <george.ambler at gmail.com>

    Reply-To: George Ambler <george.ambler at gmail.com>
    Date: Wed, 23 Feb 2005 18:21:30 +0200
    To: OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU
    Subject: Between stimulus and response




    Hi there,

    I have been "lurking" on this list for a while now, being new to the
    whole Open Space concept. This then is my first post!

    I have been listening to the audio version of Steven Covey's new book
    "The 8th Habit". Whilst listening I re-discovered one of Steven's
    famous quotes:

    "Between stimulus and response there lies a space, in that space lies
    our freedom and power to choose our response, in those choices lie our
    growth and our happiness" -. Steven Covey

    Reflecting on this quote and my personal, although limited, experience
    with Open Space, I was amazed how effective the Open Space process is
    at increasing the "space between stimulus and response" in the
    particapant in the process. Thereby, increasing their Respons-ability.

    Any thoughts or observations?


    Regards George
    --
    E-mail: george.ambler at gmail.com
    Blog: http://leading-forward.blogspot.com/

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