Bad OS experiences

[Jack Ricchiuto]

Getting the invitation question or questions "right" sometimes helps. The
best questions in this kind of context are those people least prepared to
answer and explore.

With gratitude, Jack

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On Wed, Apr 8, 2009 at 10:11 AM, Bui Petersen <bui.petersen at gmail.com>wrote:

> Hi everyone,
>
> Having almost settled in living in St. John's, Newfoundland, I am looking
> for opportunities to open space. It is a slow process to introduce something
> that people are not familiar with, especially as I am new in a town where
> everyone seems to know each other.
>
> My question is, what do you do in cases where you meet people who HAVE been
> exposed to OST but did not have a good experience. My wife for one
> participated in one OS forum, and she is not at all convinced. Her
> experience was that the usual suspects did all the talking and those that
> usually are quiet, stayed that way. I wasn't there myself, but from what I
> gather there may have been some factors that contributed to this such as,
> the size of the group (only 15), the breakout spaces had tables and a couple
> of other factors. Nevertheless, my wife is not convinced it could have been
> much different.
>
> What do you more experienced think is a play? My own experience is limited
> so I'm not sure what to say about this. Is it the case that some OS events
> just don't have the right energy and don't work out that well? If so, what
> can you do to make people consider doing it again? The best I have come up
> with is that even if OST may not be perfect, it is better than most other
> things I have tried.
>
> Your thoughts would be much appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Bui Petersen
>
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