SV: SV: Any experiences of OS and demonstrations?

Elisabeth Tepper elitepperk at gmail.com
Tue Feb 23 13:14:22 PST 2010


We will, dear Eva!
with love
Elisabeth

On Tue, Feb 23, 2010 at 2:47 PM, Eva P Svensson <eva at epshumaninvest.se>wrote:

> Dear Christine!
> What a lovely suggestion and I can already feel the radiant energy! I just
> had a chat with Thomas and asked him to think of me tomorrow night between
> 5.30 pm - 8.30pm Swedish time. And if you'all out there would be with us in
> thoughts and hold space for us - WOW. I know that it will help me to stay
> and breath - that's for sure!!
> Love and hugs!
> :o)
> Eva
>
> Bästa hälsningar
>
> Eva P Svensson
>
> EPS Human Invest AB
> Member of Beyond Performance Group
>
> "Verksamhetsutveckling genom människor skapar långsiktigt välmående företag
> och organisationer"
>
> Anåsbergsvägen 22, 439 34 ONSALA
> Besöksadress; Norra Allégatan 8, Göteborg
> Tfn: 0300-615 05, Mobil; 0706- 89 85 50
> www.epshumaninvest.se
> Skype: eva.p.svensson
> Besök gärna min blogg; www.epshumaninvest.blogspot.com/
> "Jag kan inte lära dig något. Allt jag kan göra är att ställa frågor till
> dig, och låta dig själv finna svaren." Sokrates
>
>
> -----Ursprungligt meddelande-----
> Från: OSLIST [mailto:OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU] För Christine Whitney
> Sanchez
> Skickat: den 23 februari 2010 19:49
> Till: OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU
> Ämne: Re: SV: Any experiences of OS and demonstrations?
>
> Dear Eva,
>
> I'll chime in with an experience that wasn't open space but did
> involve an intensely polarized situation.  A citizen task force had
> been chartered by a City Council to recommend a strategy for dealing
> with a large number of day laborers who congregated on the streets of
> the city.  Part way through the process a hate group showed up, along
> with the police.
>
> Every week, as I prepared to facilitate, one task force member always
> came early and sat directly across the circle from me.  I commented on
> this one day, telling her that I felt that she was helping me to hold
> the space for the highest outcome.  She smiled and said that she was
> merely representing a group back at her church that sat in silence
> during our meetings to help us hold the space.
>
> If you will tell me the timeframes of your meeting, I will hold the
> space with you.  Perhaps you could ask the organizers to invite their
> networks to hold the space with all of you.  If our worldwide open
> space community of practice would do the same, just imagine how you
> and everyone at the event will feel as you invite and breathe.
>
> Love,
>
> Christine
> Christine Whitney Sanchez
> Collaborative Wisdom & Strategy
> 480.759.0262
> www.christinewhitneysanchez.com
> www.promiseusa.com
> Skype: christinewhitneysanchez
> http://www.facebook.com/ChristineWhitneySanchez
>
> On Feb 22, 2010, at 1:02 PM, Eva P Svensson wrote:
>
> > Dear Lisa and Harrison,
> > Why am I not surprised with your answers :) Invite and breath :)
> > And I will! The theme is already set and so is the invitation and
> > yes we think that some of the people "against" who are organizing
> > the demonstration will come as well - and I think that is good - and
> > I do hope that they respect the format and don't be "space invaders"
> > - that is my biggest worry right now - that some of them will try to
> > invade the freedom to everybody to bring forward what is on their
> > heart and mind.
> > The meeting is about a proposal from a city about how to develop and
> > build/change a part of a city - and it's a "hot potato" i.e a lot of
> > feelings against and some pro of course. And the open space will be
> > a step in the formal procedure that they have to have - to inform
> > the citizens so that they have a chance to react on the proposal.
> > So - how do you handle a Space Invader? Any tips there?
> > Sooo grateful for you being out there!!!
> >
> > :o)
> > Eva
> >
> >
> > Bästa hälsningar
> >
> > Eva P Svensson
> >
> > EPS Human Invest AB
> > Member of Beyond Performance Group
> >
> > "Verksamhetsutveckling genom människor skapar långsiktigt välmående
> > företag och organisationer"
> >
> > Anåsbergsvägen 22, 439 34 ONSALA
> > Besöksadress; Norra Allégatan 8, Göteborg
> > Tfn: 0300-615 05, Mobil; 0706- 89 85 50
> > www.epshumaninvest.se
> > Skype: eva.p.svensson
> > Besök gärna min blogg; www.epshumaninvest.blogspot.com/
> > "Jag kan inte lära dig något. Allt jag kan göra är att ställa frågor
> > till dig, och låta dig själv finna svaren." Sokrates
> >
> > -----Ursprungligt meddelande-----
> > Från: OSLIST [mailto:OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU] För Harrison Owen
> > Skickat: den 22 februari 2010 14:58
> > Till: OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU
> > Ämne: Re: Any experiences of OS and demonstrations?
> >
> > If you really want to blow everybody's mind invite the demonstrators
> > to join the circle. When you have conflict (which it sort of looks
> > like you do) the solution is to keep opening the space until there
> > is room for everybody who cares to come. Of course if the
> > demonstrators don't care to come -- just want to stand on the
> > outside and do whatever, that is their choice.
> >
> > Harrison
> >
> > Harrison Owen
> > 7808 River Falls Dr.
> > Potomac, MD 20854
> > USA
> > Phone 301-365-2093
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> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: OSLIST [mailto:OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU] On Behalf Of
> > Eva P Svensson
> > Sent: Monday, February 22, 2010 8:41 AM
> > To: OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU
> > Subject: Any experiences of OS and demonstrations?
> >
> > Hi all!
> > I'm on my way to hold spAce at an OST meeting where the organizers are
> > expecting a demonstration against the proposal that is the theme for
> > the meeting! Any of you that have any experience from that??   Would
> > be most grateful for advice how to handle a situation like that!!
> > Snowy greatings from Sweden
> > :o)
> > Eva
> >
> > Skickat från min iPhone
> >
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