Not so frequently told stories

[Birgitt Williams]

Kevin,
OST always works. That is the good news and that is the bad news. If it
is set up incorrectly, it works in accordance with how it is set up and
because the facilitator doesn't intervene, the facilitator can't stop it
if it is going in a direction not intended. It is kind of like a
toboggan going down a hill.....it is going to go but it is helpful if it
is on the right hill. There are a number of submissions from me in the
archives on this including submissions re establishing 'givens' for the
meeting. 

Birgitt
www.dalarinternational.com 
Providing a holistic approach to business success

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Cameron
Sent: Wednesday, January 04, 2006 4:57 AM
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Subject: Not so frequently told stories

So I was just reading over the Frequently Told OST stories list at 
Michael Herman's site,  ( 
http://www.globalchicago.net/wiki/wiki.cgi?OpenSpaceTech/FrequentlyToldS
tories 
) and I started wondering about the "not so frequently told stories".

Don't get me wrong, I'm a big believer, and my limited experience has 
been great, but I tend to learn from my (and others') mistakes and 
negative experiences. Is there anyplace that collects stories of OST 
gone bad?

My reason for asking is also that I am about to pitch OST, and I will 
feel more comfortable if I have more ammunition that "well, everyone 
else says it works great". While this may be true, with my limited 
experience I don't want to appear as though I am ignorant of the 
"nonsuccess stories". Rather, I want to be able to say "There are cases 
where it didn't turn out as well as hoped, and this is why, and how we 
can ensure that it doesn't happen this time...."

(BTW, thanks to everyone who answered my last question about 
facilitating and participating. It was a BIG help -confirming what I 
suspected but was reluctant to accept)

Cheers,
Kevin Cameron
http://www.bastish.net

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