SV: Any experiences of OS and demonstrations?

Tue Feb 23 20:14:39 PST 2010

what a cool Idea!  thanks for sharing this

Denise
On Feb 23, 2010, at 12:48 PM, Christine Whitney Sanchez wrote:

> 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
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> 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
>>
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>> Från: OSLIST [mailto:OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU] För Harrison  
>> Owen
>> Skickat: den 22 februari 2010 14:58
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>> Ämne: Re: Any experiences of OS and demonstrations?
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>> 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.
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>> 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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