Keepin' Busy

[Joelle Lyons Everett]

In a message dated 1/14/06 1:41:18 PM, michael at michaelherman.com writes:


> christopher has a good line about that, something he borrowed from an
> author somewhere... about the 'groan zone.'  the middle of the
> hourglass.  the tight spot(s) that don't feel a lot better.
> 
> seems important to be able to make this case in mid-space, in the
> groan zone, when open space doesn't (yet) feel a lot better... that
> it's still open space, is working, does hurt, and will change, soon
> enough, even if not soon as we'd like it.
> 
> 
Eons ago, when I was facilitating and teaching at the Creative Problem 
Solving Institute, we recognized the groan zone--in a program that ran from Sunday 
noon to Friday noon, it seemed to show up on Tuesday afternoon.   The tradition 
was to cancel sessions on Tuesday afternoon in favor of excursions to Niagara 
Falls, the Knox Gallery, nearby restaurants, and let people relax a bit while 
the internal changes were busy at work.   It was valuable learning for me to 
recognize that if any change was really going on, it was hard and often 
painful work.   I learned to mention this to clients who were stuck in the groan 
zone and were sure we should stop whatever we had been doing and do something 
different.   I've been there more recently between Day One and Day Two of a 2-day 
Open Space event.   

Seems to be a human pattern--thanks for calling it to our attention once 
again.

Joelle

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