Facilitator as space-invader!

Tue Nov 13 08:39:10 PST 2007

Of course, you have my permission and I wish to share much when given the opportunity to do so. Tomorrow I am leaving for the Island of Cebu to conduct an OS with members of Electric Utilities in the country which is handling the missionary task of bringing power and electricity to the countryside.

  Ears on the ground, this could be strategic planning, action planning or whatever.  But I am willing to share whatever little I have learned from you and Gail West.

  I have also begged Lisa Heft to give me a slot or two for the December 19-21 training in San Francisco.

  Thanks a lot for the encouragement Harrison.

  What I am doing so far when people ask me about OST is the elevator type speech which you did, cowboy like, in the car.

  Peace be unto you.

  Franklin
Harrison Owen <hhowen at verizon.net> wrote:
                Franklin – that is a wonderful story. With (or without) your permission I intend to use it early and often. 

  And a comment on “energy” in an Open Space. We sometimes think that when people are not racing about and sharing marvelous new insights that nothing is happening. At such times some one may remark that the “energy is low.” My experience of such moments is rather different. To me it is not so much about the energy being “low” – as if that were somehow not a good thing. Rather, I find the energy just to be different. In fact some of the best moments I have experienced in Open Space occur when everybody is totally silent, just sitting there content with the silence. For me the capacity of a group to sit in total silence just enjoying the silence and each other is a prime indication that everything is working to perfection. 

  Harrison

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From: OSLIST [mailto:OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU] On Behalf Of Franklin Quijano
Sent: Monday, November 12, 2007 7:44 PM
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Subject: Re: Facilitator as space-invader!

    Mine was a positive onem although I felt embarassed.

    It was a sharing before the closing circle to a whole day OS activity in Kisarazu, Chiba Japan which was facilitated by Gail West.

    I had my computer repaired by a friend.

    Everyone was tired and participants energy was a bit low, when the computer which was defective said: YOUR BATTERY IS LOW.

    Everyone laughed and regained back their energy.

    That encouraged me to be a follower of OST.

    GOD BLESS.

    Franklin

Yoav Peck <yoavpeck at netvision.net.il> wrote:

      I can one-up you, Thomas. In the holy space of Yom Kippur, toward the end of the full-day fast, as a speaker reached the climax of a talk about the holiness of silence, believe it or not, my cellphone rang. Understand, I run programs on human dignity and cellphone abuse is one of the examples that come up as people explore the ways in which they abuse each other’s space, and here I was, Dr. Dignity, forgetting to turn off before entering the synagogue. If people had not been in a Yom Kippur-ish forgiving mood, I would have been tarred and feathered!

    Meanwhile, I am promoting our opening space at the Jewish-Arab school which my daughter attends here in Jerusalem. I’d be happy to hear from folks who have done this sort of thing. I will be presenting the idea to the school parents’ committee Wednesday, and I’m thinking that we should go for inviting to the space all teachers, parents, perhaps the older students (7-9th graders) and assorted additional stakeholders. 450 kids learn thee, so it could be a big event. Any thoughts, tips from people’s experience will be appreciated. Thanks much in advance, 

    Yoav Peck, Jerusalem

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    From: OSLIST [mailto:OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU] On Behalf Of Thomas Herrmann
Sent: Monday, November 12, 2007 7:14 PM
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Subject: Facilitator as space-invader!

    Hi 

    I have a confession to make. I, as the facilitator, was a space invader today!

    Just when I said the final words...I now invite you to come to the center of the circle....my cell-phone rang!

    Did that ever happen to anyone else in our community, I wonder??

    Quite funny, actually. – And of course – it still worked.

    Warm regards

    Thomas

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