Not so frequently told stories

[Funda Oral]

Everytime i think about the risks of opening space, i finally decide that 
the cost of not
opening the space in terms of  "lost time and productivity" is higher.

OK maybe the first one will not work as we expect, but i believe that it's 
still a very
usefull experience for both the facilitator and the group.

So according to me me it's always worth opening space, sometimes without 
listening
to any story and forgetting all the stories told.

Funda


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Birgitt Williams" <birgitt at dalarinternational.com>
To: <OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU>
Sent: Wednesday, January 04, 2006 9:18 PM
Subject: Re: Not so frequently told stories


> 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
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: OSLIST [mailto:OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU] On Behalf Of Kevin
> Cameron
> Sent: Wednesday, January 04, 2006 4:57 AM
> To: OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU
> 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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