goal or tool

Karen Sella karen at luminacoaching.com
Thu Jan 19 18:15:10 PST 2006


Just a quick note to say thanks for the ongoing inspiration.lovely to
know how others approach groups in OS. and Jack, as always, love your
way with words-beautiful metaphor.
 
Best,
Karen
 
 
 
Karen Sella
www.luminacoaching.com <http://www.luminacoaching.com/> 
206.780.2998
 
-----Original Message-----
From: OSLIST [mailto:OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU] On Behalf Of Jack
Ricchiuto
Sent: Thursday, January 19, 2006 6:03 PM
To: OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU
Subject: Re: goal or tool
 
Great thread. I try to listen to the group's spirit with heart energy,
and sometimes it inspires a story or two. As for the reminder about time
given to open space, I let the conveners know that the more prepared the
soil, the richer the harvest.


Jack


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jack ricchiuto
two.one.six/three.seven.three/seven.four.seven.five
www.designinglife.com / www.appreciativeleadership.com


> From: Michael Herman <michael at michaelherman.com>
> Reply-To: OSLIST <OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU>
> Date: Thu, 19 Jan 2006 16:33:53 -0600
> To: <OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU>
> Subject: Re: goal or tool
> 
> filiz,
> 
> i do as harrison does, and i am guessing not saying much about these
> other stories even, not much about open space at all, except how to
> get on with it for whatever the purpose at hand might be.  that's in
> an actual open space event.  most i might do is at the end point out
> how it happened, invitation, invitation list, some logistics planning
> and some thought on how to support after the meeting.   implicit in
> that is the suggestion that they might go out and repeat it if they
> like.  no missionary stuff... just pointing out after the fact that it
> really is as simple as it looks.
> 
> now, in training, i tell the story as a practice, like i did earlier. 
> and i also tell it as invitation.  i often suggest people take it like
> other teachers suggest meditation... if you can do 2.5 days, do that. 
> if you can only do 1.0 days, do that and then you'll get a benefit and
> will be more likely to be able to do 2.5 days.  if you choose.  if you
> can't do 'open space' then do 'bulletin board' and 'marketplace (two
> feet)'  or try just doing circle.
> 
> in the end, i am quite sure that opening heart is all that is required
> and the rest will take care of itself in so many ways.  so more and
> more i try to focus on just that much.
> 
> coming back to your question, i say:  practice AND invitation, if i
> picked to words.  never goal.  and tool only as long as it takes to
> prove to oneself and one's colleagues that it is worth taking up as a
> deeper and ongoing practice.  or not.
> 
> thanks for the chance to tell some of this recent story and working.
> 
> michael
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On 1/19/06, Alan Klein <alan at klein.net> wrote:
>> Harrison,
>> 
>> My experience of you opening space is that you do give a bit of
history and
>> tell a few success stories about OS as you begin. I have found them
settling
>> and useful as people contemplate entering into what is for many
unfamiliar
>> territory.
>> 
>> Is it possible that I have only seen you opening space in the context
of an
>> ODN or similar event and that you have added such touches as these
only
>> because you were in partial teaching mode about OS in such events? Do
you
>> not tell those stories when you are opening space for a client
system?
>> 
>> ~Alan Klein
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Harrison Owen
>> For whatever it is worth -- when I am facilitating an Open Space I
say just
>> as little as I possibly can and virtually nothing about Open Space. I
find
>> OS speaks very well for itself, and there is nothing I can add.
>> 
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