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Funda Oral
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Thu Jan 19 03:18:42 PST 2006
Filiz, for me ; both goal and tool
---- Michael Herman <michael at michaelherman.com> demiÅŸ ki:
> hi filiz,
>
> for me open space is neither a goal nor a tool. it's a practice, or
> practices. it's something(s) i do, and pay attention to doing, all
> the time. i've written in my weblog several times recently about
> this, (www.michaelherman.com) and chris corrigan and i have been
> working out the language for something we've called "the four
> practices of open space". my latest version of these looks like
> this...
>
> 1. opening heart... this means everything from the meditative time
> setting up the space, letting my heart open, touch and fill the space,
> the chairs, etc., to the more objective 'opening the heart of the
> matter', of the issue, getting to what really matters, because that is
> what we want to invite attention to...
>
> 2. inviting attention... i think of this as what we do with the
> invitation, inviting attandance, bring your attetion to the meeting,
> and then simple things like posting previous information, if necessary
> on the walls, inviting review, ringing the bells to invite attention,
> beginning the opening and inviting attention to the posters, the other
> participants, the purpose, the passion inside of each participant...
> it might be a talking thing or a listening thing here... in coaching
> it might be inviting attention to a question and then letting the
> person talk... it almost always seems a focusing thing... adjusting
> focus... expanding and stretching, or focusing and concentrating... on
> the thing(s) that emerged(ing) from the heart.
>
> 3. supporting connection... when all the people, ideas, information
> and attention shows up in response to the invitation... the next
> practice is to support it staying connected... this is the part of the
> opening where we explain how people will connect with each other,
> posting topics, moving around... notice that the law of two feet
> supports connection between participants, as well as letting people
> stay connected to themselves, their passions, learning and
> contribution in the moment... sometimes i say "if you find your mind
> wandering, take you body with it - stay whole" ...supporting
> connection inside. this is also where we think about ongoing,
> afterward support structures, online forums, and participant address
> lists and other things that would support connection beyond the event.
>
> 4. grounding the energy... is the process of making it real... taking
> action, or just noticing action... or in smaller ways, we ring the
> bells and invite everyone back for evening news, grounding the energy
> of the day in the largest circle, the largest whole, remembering that
> we are part of this whole. returning attention, remembering, the
> purpose and the place where we started. saying thank you, in an open
> space or not... is taking the rise of energy we feel and grounding it
> in somebody else. taking all the conversations and notes and typing
> it all up grounds the energy of the day in a document. it makes the
> thing real in some way, and gives us a 'solid' place to rest heart a
> little more open in the next cycle.
>
> notice, too, that these practices can be nested, in a fractal sort of
> way, practices inside of practices... holding an event might have an
> "connecting" sort of purpose, with an opening briefing (one piece of
> the event) whose purpose is still to invite attention to that purpose,
> and within that opening there is the moment where all of the attention
> and internal connecting with passion is grounded in topics that get
> written and taped to the wall. so these things are all definitely
> happening at once, inside and embracing each other.
>
> having thought all these things, i tried it out at my last opening...
> as i am setting up some chairs, i wonder what to do, the usual inner
> stirrings and butterflies. checking the practices, i think to myself
> that all i really need to do is open my heart. touch the space. so
> then that's all i do... as i set up the chairs. then when i reach my
> limit and the room is full, i ring the bells, invite all the gathered
> attention into one spot, and the whole circle. once all the
> participants have noticed the other participantsand the theme, i
> support connection with the usual marketplace, two feet, bulletin
> board, and reflection about personal passion. then they start
> grounding the energy in written topics.
>
> through the day, i might cycle through these, in little ways, many
> times... always returning to opening heart, which i think is the main
> way in which we lead in these circles. in and out of open space work,
> i'm starting to pay more attention to these four practices.
>
> more and more, i 'm thinking that what we're really practicing in (and
> out) of these meetings is opening heart, and then inviting and
> supporting others in doing the same.
>
> thanks for the question. i wonder what anyone else will say. anyone?
>
> michael
>
>
> On 1/16/06, Jan Cirkola <janorak at hotmail.com> wrote:
> > On Mon, 16 Jan 2006 09:18:21 -0000, Filiz Telek <filiz at bugday.org> wrote:
> >
> > >greetings from Istanbul!
> > >
> > >I have been wondering for a while...acknowledging OS is a way of life, in
> > your professional life, is it a goal or a tool for you?
> > >and do you think OS is the only solution there is there to offer?
> > >
> > >cheeky smiles,
> > >filiz
> > >
> >
> > very welcome mr. filiz
> >
> > cirkola
> >
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>From Thu Jan 19 11:09:06 2006
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Date: Thu, 19 Jan 2006 11:09:06 -0500
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From: Jean-Pierre Beaulieu <jp_beaulieu at videotron.ca>
Subject: Synchronicity
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Can someone give the complete reference of this book "Synchronicity" that
seems very interesting.
Thanks,
Jean-Pierre Beaulieu
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De : OSLIST [mailto:OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU]De la part de
Christine Whitney Sanchez
Envoyé : 16 janvier 2006 15:34
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Objet : Re: Keepin' Busy
Hi Kathleen,
I loved the book Synchronicity and am also a fan of ICA. If I had a nickel
for all the sticky walls I've sold to clients :-)...
For me, on both a personal and a professional level, the essence of Open
Space work is captured by a David Bohm quote, also found in Synchronicity -
"The ability to perceive or think differently is more important that the
knowledge gained."
Thanks for writing. Looking forward to more...
Christine
Christine Whitney Sanchez
KAIROS Alliance Inc.
2717 E. Mountain Sky Avenue
Phoenix, AZ 85048
480.759.0262
www.kairosalliance.com <http://www.kairosalliance.com>
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From: OSLIST [mailto:OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU] On Behalf Of Kathleen
Osta
Sent: Monday, January 16, 2006 8:00 AM
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Subject: Re: Keepin' Busy
Hello Christine,
You quoted part of one of my all-time favorite quotes and I just wanted to
acknowledge that. Do you know about the book "Synchronicity" by Joe
Jaworski? I ask because that quote is peppered throughout the book and is
also a favorite of mine.
Was just in Phoenix for a Cultural Competency training with my fellow
Technology of Participation trainers. Are you, by any chance, familiar with
ICA's facilitation methods? I've been using them for about 15 years and
within the last year started to do Open Space facilitation.
I'm totally hooked.
More when there's an opening in time. Let me know if anything I've written
is of interest.
Kathleen Osta
Kathleen S. Osta
Vital Clarity
15 Hunters Way
Asheville, NC 28804
828-253-8343 office
828-231-5565 cell
828-253-8284 fax
www.vitalclarity.com
On Jan 16, 2006, at 2:20 AM, Christine Whitney Sanchez wrote:
> Joelle, isn't that amazing? Maybe it is the power of intention or
> perhaps the complimentary phenomenon of Goethe's wonderful "moment one
> definitely commits oneself, then Providence moves too."
>
> Christine
>
> Christine Whitney Sanchez
>
> KAIROS Alliance Inc.
> 2717 E. Mountain Sky Avenue
> Phoenix, AZ 85048
> 480.759.0262
> www.kairosalliance.com
>
>
> From: OSLIST [mailto:OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU] On Behalf Of
> Joelle Lyons Everett
> Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2006 9:13 PM
> To: OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU
> Subject: Re: Keepin' Busy
>
>
> In a message dated 1/12/06 12:34:30 PM, milagro27 at cox.net writes:
>
>
>> I've finally broken the surface after swimming up from the bottom of
>> the flu river that hit our family over the holidays. I'm not
>> recommending this as a first choice for a spiritual retreat, but
>> being so sick did have the effect of quieting my mind and giving me
>> the experience of living beyond time. I wasn't able to do any of my
>> "normal" stuff and therefore, I could not distract myself in any of
>> my favorite ways. And, I can't explain this - during my absence,
>> there was very little activity of any kind that needed my regular
>> attention. So, as I've resurfaced, I'm not at all "behind."
>> I've
>> also had this experience when I was working out of the country. How
>> does that work? A shorthand description might be that this is how it
>> works in open space/open time. Another, more shamanistic take may be
>> that our ordinary experience of time and space is altered when second
>> attention takes over.
>>
>>
>
> Christine--
>
> A few years back, Paul and I decided to take a much needed sabbatical.
> The amazing (and scary) thing was that for the whole two and a half
> years that we were away from consulting work, we had not one
> business-related call, no e-mail inquiries, nothing. Within a week of
> deciding that it was time to get back to work, we had an assignment
> from a new client. I never understood what was at work here. . .
> unless maybe the power of intention.
>
> I like your river-bottom metaphor--we also have spent a virus-laden
> holiday season. Glad to hear you are out and about again!
>
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