1-minute podcast summary of OS

[Lisa Heft]

John, how amazing and thoughtful you are.

Just tossing in my two cents/pounds (as I am about to fly from US to UK)...

I do find that the reflection circle is important and useful. In
conferences I have done where OS is concurrent with other conference
workshops and such - yes, I have a big sign (explaining things) and a
greeter (usually me) at the door to help welcome new participants dropping
in.  Often the participants take this welcoming/hosting role themselves as
they see someone look in the door.  What I -have- found is that letting
everyone know there -will- be a reflection at the end of the day in this
room allows those who wish to to return, share their experiences of the
day, share thoughts and have a sense of 'touching base' together.  It
could be one person, it could be 30 who come - I will be there sitting in
a circle of chairs in the center of the room.  And some people really like
this as a way to process their experience (OS or otherwise).  Not sure if
you can do this in your situation.

I agree with you Gabriel about reflection -and- about ideally a graphic
documentation (made by participants, a graphic recorder or you) as a way
(and another modality) to reflect upon and think about values and key
themes  or bits of conversation or emotion developing in the room...

I do know however that anything you do will be thoughtful and full of
intention and invitation...

Lisa

> Hi John,
>
> I too loved your brief audio explanation -- fabulous!
>
> A few things I've noticed in similar situations:
>
> 1) The self-organized agenda is always valued and valuable.
>
> 2) Creating welcoming space helps a lot -- e.g. have greeters at the
> door who help orient people as they wander in at different times.
>
> 3) The lack of reflection circle can generate increased tension in the
> room, especially for folks who end up spending a lot of time in the
> OS. I'm thinking of one example where the group was very creative
> during OS sessions, then fractured because there was no container for
> collective meaning making. Of course that group was working on a
> common project, which is different than your situation.
>
> 4) I think the lack of reflection circle can be mitigated at least to
> some extent through the use of art and technology. A graphic recorder
> can help to weave session stories into a collective story.
> Participants can be encouraged to add what's important to the graphic
> news wall. In this tech-centric setting, using a wiki, blogs, FlickR
> tags and other electronic story tools can help provide the collective
> mind space.
>
> I look forward to hearing how it goes!
>
> Gabriel
>
>

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