Invitation

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Bravo! Yeh~~~ ;-)

Spark
Open Space Institue of Korea
spark at openspace.kr
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----- 원본 메시지 -----
보낸 사람: Michael M Pannwitz <mmpanne at boscop.org>
보낸 날짜: 2009년 12월 20일 일요일 오전 12:28
받는 사람: OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU
제목: Re: Invitation

There is no start into a day that could not be improved by a break, 
including a cup of coffee, which, of course, should never be allowed to 
get cold...
mmp

Harrison Owen wrote:
> Ralph -- great stuff as usual. And I was wondering how would apply what you
> have said to an everyday situation? Supposing it is Monday morning at your
> place of work saving the environment in New Jersey. Your inbox and todo list
> are filled to over flowing -- and that cup of coffee (if you had one) is
> getting cold. What do you do next?
> 
> Harrison
> 
> Harrison Owen
> 7808 River Falls Dr.
> Potomac, MD 20854
> USA
> Phone 301-365-2093
> www.openspaceworld.com
> www.ho-image.com (Personal Website)
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: OSLIST [mailto:OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU] On Behalf Of Ralph
> Copleman
> Sent: Friday, December 18, 2009 3:51 PM
> To: OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU
> Subject: Invitation
> 
> Power, control, and "WOW"...
> 
> When I extend an invitation for OS, I am aware that at least some of those I
> am inviting may feel I am attempting to exercise a degree of power and
> control over some portion of their time and/or mind.  No matter how much
> "Wow" I think I have put into my invitation, I have no control whatsoever
> over what others think.
> 
> My practice is to begin holding space the moment I commit to a meeting.
> This is the way I know to be congruent with what I understand to be open
> space.  If I seek to bend people against their inclination into thinking
> that the meeting is a good idea, important, etc., and then show up and say,
> "Welcome to open space," well then, I haven't been completely consistent.
> And the space is not really open.
> 
> People accept invitations based on the way they think, perceive, think,
> trust, and/or project.  Their lives include a range of circumstances and
> previous commitments.  If I'm authentically holding the space right from the
> moment the idea of the gathering is conceived, there is nothing about the


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