Process in Breakout Groups

Harrison Owen hhowen at verizon.net
Thu Nov 17 15:34:45 PST 2005


If you want to do Dialogue - convene a session about X and say - I want to
do Dialogue. See who cares and who comes. On the other hand, you could just
convene a session about X - and genuine dialogue might just break out.
Usually does in my experience. And truth to tell, every time I have been in
a formal Dialogue session, we got so hung up on the Process that the
conversation never quite happened. But that is probably just a personal
experience.

 

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Wendy wrote: At 01:21 PM 11/17/2005, you wrote:



It sounds to me like you are still struggling under the impression that you
are in control. 


I guess I am imagining myself as a participant that wants to use a slower,
more reflective process to consider a particular topic, rather than a fast
and loose conversation.  I fear that if I merely say, I want to talk about
x, that I will end up with a group that wants to use a fast and loose
conversation and my only option if I don't like it is to use the law of two
feet.  So, I want to invite others to talk with me about x in a particular
way.  And the manner of conversation is as important as the topic.  Perhaps
I really want to use an inquiry circle process. Is there simply no way to do
that in Open Space?

In thinking about the Dialogue and Deliberation conference where the
demonstration of process is important, would OS work?

Jimmy
 

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