How do you respond to unsatisfying experiences of "open" space?

[Larry Peterson]

Now that OST is happening all over Ontario and Canada on a fairly
regular basis.  I also get people (sometimes clients) saying that it did
not work for them in their last experience.  I know there are a few
folks that do it quite differently than I do and sometimes that leads to
these comments.  I've had others, who experienced OS from someone I
respect, also say they do not want to use it (often with real
intensity.)  I hunch that for some of them, even a "great" OST
experience scares them or challenges too many assumptions.  They see
strong emotions emerge, not all conversations have the same clarity or
depth - and they assume it can be done differently given all the
processes they have experienced.  They prefer processes they can
control.  They realize they cannot control OST now they have experienced
it.  Sometimes that is because OST is not appropriate for what they want
to do and accomplish in their meeting.  They are looking for particular
outcomes or action that they want to shape.  For traditional "results"
oriented people, it sometimes does that give them the results they want
in the time frames they are willing to give. 
 
So, I will respond by either teasing out what it could be like from my
experience agree that OST is not the process for that particular
sponsor.
 
Larry  
 
Larry Peterson
Associates in Transformation
Toronto, ON, Canada
416.653.4829
 
 <mailto:larry at spiritedorg.com> larry at spiritedorg.com  
 <http://www.spiritedorg.com> www.spiritedorg.com 
 

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