introduction

[Wendy Farmer-O'Neil]

Hi Bui!  Looks like we’re neighbours—I’m on Gabriola Island, just across the
Strait from you.  I would be happy to chat and share my OS experience if you
want to contact me offlist to set up a time.  

 

Welcome! And I look forward to reading more of your learning here.

Cheers,

Wendy

 

 

 

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From: OSLIST [mailto:OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU] On Behalf Of Bui K.
Petersen
Sent: August 29, 2006 10:31 AM
To: OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU
Subject: introduction

 

I am new on this list (and I am now able to email to it as well). I have
only recently become interested in Open Space but have yet to experience it
first hand. 

I am in the process of building a practice as a mediator and facilitator. I
have for several years worked in non-profit and co-operative management but
prior to that I have a background as a performing musician. It still amazes
me how similar I find the work of facilitation to the work of music making.
You work with other people, you create something, you never now what is
going to happen, and it comes in so many different forms. Music making can
be very prescripted with music written on a page and with a rigid conductor,
or it can be totally free form (free improvisation), and with a whole range
in between. Being a facilitator is like being a conductor and in this role
you can choose to be directive, or facilitative, or try to stay more out of
the way. Staying out of the way seems to be is what OS is more about which
is why I find it so interesting.

In my work, my predicament is that I often work with groups that have little
ability to meet for whole days and challenge for me would be to find a way
to use something like Open Space in these circumstances. (I actually got
intrigued by Lisa's and Chris' recounts of events where almost no one showed
up. That's perhaps something I could use)

Another thing that I am curious about is when to use OS and when not, and
what people like to use instead?

Looking forward to Open Space.

Bui K. Petersen
www.buildconsensus.ca

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Búi K. Petersen, Cert. ConRes.
mediator and facilitator
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c.solutions 
Vancouver, B.C. Canada 
Phone: 604.724.4954
Web: www.buildconsensus.ca

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