The challenge of "luminaries"

[Jack Ricchiuto]

One of the things I most like about Open Space is that it invites people to
the edges of the comfort zones. The right people always show up, engage,
sleep, digress, leave. It releases people's grip on certainty so that, as an
open hand, there is space for the holding of something new. The methodology
does this by turning the invited into inviters and shaping the space where
it is difficult to be the a clear "front" or "back."

On 8/21/07, R. Duff Doel <duff at innergy.ca> wrote:
>
> Hi All,
>
> In my experience, the only people who have a problem with working in a
> circle are those who demand that their positional power or authority or
> superiority over the others in the group be recognized and acknowledged.
>
> People who are in positions of authority most often got there by being
> very aware and politically astute as well as demonstrating ability. This
> means that they are very aware of the significance of a circle and
> consciously choose that they don't want to operate in such a setting.
>
> I realize this is painting with a very broad brush, but I have yet to
> see any other reason as being truthfully the rationale behind strong
> objection to working in a circle.
>
> duff
>
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