A minor point - perhaps.

[Phelim McDermott]

Does that count as a session?

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On Nov 26, 2009, at 11:50 AM, Jon Harvey <only.connect at virgin.net>  
wrote:

> I always put chocolates in the middle as something of a lure....
>
> Jon
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: OSLIST [mailto:OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU] On Behalf Of  
> Sharon
> Quarrington
> Sent: 26 November 2009 17:25
> To: OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU
> Subject: Re: [OSLIST] A minor point - perhaps.
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> I've found that with some of our Open Spaces one of the client members
> often "fix" the messy paper and pens setup in the middle of the ring -
> and if that happens I leave it alone and sure enough once we open the
> Market Place Chaos takes over and those neat stack disappear fairly
> quickly.
>
> For those clients I see this as a reflection of their journey into
> Open Space - and if they are starting from a place of high structure
> then that is reflected in the setup.
>
> I will intervene though if someone trys to "straighten" the  
> marketplace.
>
> It's always interesting to see how things seem to work out in the  
> end ;)
>
> Sharon
>
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: OSLIST [mailto:OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU] On Behalf Of  
>> Jim Wade
>> Sent: 26 novembre 2009 07:29
>> To: OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU
>> Subject: [OSLIST] A minor point - perhaps.
>>
>> I've noticed that many Open Space events include an extremely neat
>> arrangement of pens and paper in the centre of the opening circle;  
>> for
>> example with several stacks of paper and with pens in orderly rows,  
>> placed
>> uniformly around the centre point
>>
>> I tend to place those resources more simply - a single stack of paper
>> (fanned to make it easy to grab a sheet) and - literally - a pile  
>> of pens
>> poured from a bucket
>>
>> Does it matter? If so, why?
>>
>> Best wishes
>>
>> Jim Wade
>>
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