SV: Proximity and Open Space after presentations

Fri Nov 3 01:47:25 PST 2006

Wow, just bumped into this rich conversation. Just had a question to you
Zelle, would you mind sharing a little more about this design regarding
having 15 mts action at the end after closing circle. And if you have
experiences, compared to having action-space before the closing. I never had
any activities after the closing circle in an OS but this sounds
interesting!
Warm regards to you Maureen and your Open Space home from
Thomas Herrmann in a suddenly very cold and wintery south Sweden
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  Ämne: Re: Proximity and Open Space after presentations

  Hi Doug, Chris, Herman, et al.,

  Chris mentioned the speaker setting the right tone. One way we accomplish
this
  is to have the speaker talk from a circle of chairs, not to theater style
seating (this
  also makes for a very efficient, and immediate transition to OS). see the
graphic
  down the right side of the page at:
  http://engagingthesoulatwork.com/engagingthesoul.htm

  The invitation is "What thoughts, ideas, actions have been sparked by this
  speech? What did you learn and what do you want to take away from this
speech
  going forward?"

  One OS event after a speaker I posted on the OSLIST was after a political
  candidate:

  Out of an short (3 hour) OS following a speech given by presidential
hopeful Col.
  Robert Bowman in the summer of 2004, the Kindness Campaign -
  www.thekindnesscampaign.org was created and has been sustained to the
  present in Asheville, NC. There were 50? participants. We did 15 min
action at the
  end after a 20 min closing circle. I believe the speech was 45 min and
that would
  make the OS 2.25 hours. The whole event was maybe 4 hours one evening.

  These were the topics, and action round topics:

  Topic 1:            Electing Progressive Representatives
  Convener:            Clyde Michael Morgan
  Topic 2:            The Current Extinction Crisis
  Convener:            Greg Wilcox
  Topic 3:            The People of the World are with Us – We are the
Majority – How do we Spread the Word?

  Convener:            Robin
  Topic 4:            How can we help the under 30 crowd and other citizens
feel empowered enough to get involved in the political process?

  Convener:            Cathy S.
  Topic 5:            Local Power Over Economy
  Convener:            Kevin
  Topic 5:            Peace Dividend
  Convener:            Brad Dienst
  Topic 6:            Explore ways to identify and speak about the
fundamental truths about which our government is doing.

  Convener:            Hugh Huntington
  Topic 7:            Patriot Act – How to get our freedom back
  Convener:            Pamela
  Topic 8:            Unifying Global Resistance
  Convener:            Mark
  Topic 9:            Bringing Heart, Soul, Creativity, and Bliss to
Politics
  Convener:            Daniel
  Topic 10:            Leadership Training
  Convener:            Rich Livernois

  Action Notes:
  Topic A:            Who wants to be in a network of people accepting REAL
money, not Federal Reserve Notes

  Convener:            Kevin
  Topic B:            How to start a kindness campaign in Asheville
  Convener:             Barry Weinhold
  Topic C:            Let’s Stay in touch with a Yahoo group or something
similar. Let’s work together

  Convener:            Clyde Michale Morsan
  Topic D:            Institutionalizing Change: Department of Peace;
Ombudsman, Reform

  Convener:            Grant Miller
  Topic E:            Finding ways to speak the truth about our government
  Convener:             Hue

  We just did 1/2 day World Cafe; 1.5 days of OS interspersed with
presentations ~
  1-2 presentations, followed by 3 hours of OS; 1-2 presentations followed
by 3
  hours of OS; 1-2 presentations, followed by 3 hours of OS; finishing with
a day of
  action rounds. There were 80 people from bp. We've been asked to do their
next
  meeting and in the "after action review" all the items the planning team
wanted to
  be covered were covered, plus a hairy elephant was talked about and moved
  towards resolution.

  However you look at it, when you open more space, people get what they
need.
  All we do when we put together Open Space and a keynote speech or
  presentation is combine the one-way learning phase of life with the
multi-input
  way of learning way of life which is Open Space. The process is happening
all the
  time, but not always one after the other, or moving in between the two,
and
  sponsored by the same organization. We're just directly linking what has
been the
  model for many years - one-way/single input learning and another way to
learn -
  multi-input learning.

  You know in Open Space ~ fantastic results!

  with grace and love,

  Zelle

  Zelle Nelson
  Know Place Like Home/Engaging the Soul at Work/State of Grace Document

  www.knowplacelikehome.com
  www.engagingthesoulatwork.com
  www.stateofgracedocument.com

  zelle at knowplacelikehome.com

  work/home: (001) 828.693.0802
  mobile: (001) 847.951.7030

  Isle of Skye
  2021 Greenville Hwy
  Flat Rock, NC 28731
  USA

  On Oct 26, 2006, at 10:24 PM, douglas germann wrote:

    Zelle--

    Great picture you give.

    Can you say a little about what you mean by fantastic results?

    I am even more curious about what the topics and invitations look like
    for those "3-hour following OSTs." This sounds truly exciting. Can you
    put some more meat on those bones for us all?

    Thanks, Zelle! And say Hi to Maureen, too, for me. How is she doing?

    :- Doug.

    On Thu, 2006-10-26 at 11:50 -0400, Zelle Nelson wrote:
      Hi Doug,

      Proximity: very elegant!

      Maureen and I have been offering and delivering Open Space after
      keynote
      speeches, after presentations in corporate meetings, after
      political speeches -
      anywhere we can open up space and allow everyone to be the expert or
      at least
      ask questions about what was a spark for them. It works incredibly
      well.

      Generally, we hold a 3 hour Open Space after keynote speeches. In
      terms of
      presentations in corporate meetings, there will sometimes be multiple
      presentations in the mornings and then hold Open Space in the
      afternoons.
      We've had fantastic results!

      with grace and love,

      Zelle

      Zelle Nelson
      Know Place Like Home/Engaging the Soul at Work/State of Grace Document

      www.knowplacelikehome.com
      www.engagingthesoulatwork.com
      www.stateofgracedocument.com

      zelle at knowplacelikehome.com

      work/home: (001) 828.693.0802
      mobile: (001) 847.951.7030

      Isle of Skye
      2021 Greenville Hwy
      Flat Rock, NC 28731
      USA

      On Oct 26, 2006, at 10:35 AM, douglas germann wrote:

        Hi all--

        Chris's Tao of Holding Space stopped me in my mental tracks last
        night
        with one word: proximity.

        What we are about in opening space is bringing people into
        proximity,
        yes?

        Proximity: notice what can happen when we bring people who care near
        each other. Ideas bounce and blend and reproduce. Passions infuse.
        Keep
        us in tightly sealed containers and nothing new happens. Juxtapose
        us
        and there is possibility. For fire.

        Which raises for me the question of why do people try to keep others
        in
        tightly sealed containers, such as "do me" audiences who are not
        allowed
        to talk back, let alone with each other? Is it lack of experience
        with
        any container where people can let their lights shine on each other?
        Is
        it fear of the fire? Something else?

        Ever notice that after a play or a good seminar, when we go home we
        want
        to talk about it? We want to assimilate it, re-enjoy, extend it.
        What if
        we could harness that energy at the event itself? Get the people
        there
        to assimilate, re-enjoy and especially extend it, starting right
        there?
        What if?

        Is this what OS is?

        :- Doug. Germann

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