Craig

[Harrison Owen]

Major Learning Craig! Never (if you can help it) start an OS in the
afternoon. It always works, but it is hard going, as you found out. But
Congratulations!!

 

Harrison

 

Harrison Owen

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Potomac, Maryland   20854

Phone 301-365-2093

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From: OSLIST [mailto:OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU] On Behalf Of Craig
Gilliam
Sent: Sunday, October 28, 2007 10:51 PM
To: OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU
Subject: Craig

 


To All:

Thanks to you who helped me last week as I prepared for the OS experience. 

I send you a report of what happened—

 

The first day was slow and difficult.  We started late in the day, and the
energy was low.  Something interesting was going on with some of the
participants in the circle—they seemed distracted and nervous.  But  I
stayed calm and non anxious (as I could)  trusting that what happened needed
to happen.  I kept hearing two kinds of responses from the people—1)  What’s
the catch?;   The other 2)  This will never work.   

 

On the second morning, it took off.  The people engaged in conversations, I
got out of the way, and OS did its magic.  They self-organized.  

 

On the third and closing day, with the report printed and the closing circle
ready to happen, I had an interesting experience.  We thought many people
had left because we did not see them around.  At the request of the leader,
I set-up a much smaller number of chairs in the circle and printed reports.
When the closing circle happened, butterflies came out of the woods and the
corners.  Far more people were still present than I or the leadership
expected.  It was an unexpected but pleasant surprise.

 

So it went well.  After the experience, some got it, some didn’t, but all
were scratching there heads impressed with the mystery of what had happened.

 

A question—

o      I used 1 and ½ hour sessions, knowing that when it’s over it’s over.
It worked well because it allowed space and a pace that was not rushed.
Have you ever done an OS where you did not even schedule the sessions—you
simply let them happen as they need to happen, or is this schedule a needed
“basic bones” of the structure?

 

Thanks again for your assistance.

Craig

 

 

 

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