SV: Working group

Sat Mar 13 03:31:39 PST 2010

Hi Thomas,

Thank you for this information.
I did part of the Genuine Contact Program training some years ago.
At that stage, I was not aware of an online version.
While I was studying at uni, I stopped receiving Genuine Contact emails.

It would be sensible for me to look into software further.

I would really appreciate your sending the document that you mentioned.
My best address for that would be <mbody at iinet.net.au>

Thanks,
Allison.

On 13/03/2010, at 4:39 AM, Thomas Herrmann wrote:

> Dear Allison
> I have put quite a lot of energy into developing methods for distance
> meetings, together with other collegues. We use an online version  
> of Whole
> Person Process Facilitation (The Genuine Contact Program) to  
> facilitate
> distance meetings - with great results.
> Some pieces I also used in some of the telephone conferences we  
> have had
> with OS-Institutes through the last years. I start by asking each
> participant to draw a circle on a piece of paper (can be prepared  
> beforehand
> by the facilitator if you have a suitable software which allows you  
> to use
> common whiteboards (we have a license for LiveMeeting).
> Then each person has a seat in the circle. This gives you as  
> facilitator at
> least two options using rounds and placing an object in the center for
> people to take if they want to speak. This way people may speak  
> until they
> are finished w/o being interrupted.
>
> Using a good software can give you more options - showing documents,
> whiteboards, textdocuments, spaces for break out groups, video and  
> whatever.
> That way it's easier to have variation, give space for different  
> learning
> styles and have high energy throughout the meeting and also achieve  
> more!
>
> Maybe Skype is good enough these days, even if you will not have  
> all the
> functions mentioned above. Earlier we had lots of problems with
> interruptions using Skype, MSN and other freeware. So now we had  
> LiveMeeting
> for a year.
>
> We gathered some experiences (for facilitators and participants) in a
> document a couple of years ago -time to update - but I could send  
> it to you
> if you like.
> Warm regards
> Thomas
>
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> Hi All,
> I am unsure how to proceed and would appreciate your suggestions or
> thoughts.
>
> As one of a hundred members of an Australian professional
> association, I have offered to be on a new, nine person working group.
> I was asked to set up this group, by ringing people who had expressed
> interest in the association's future.
> (Concerns had been expressed by several members about our future and
> how to establish a suitable structure.)
> The working group had been asked to look at structures including
> incorporation and to write a constitution for the association.
>
> Members of the working group are scattered through much of Australia,
> so phone or similar meetings are more likely than face to face.
>
> There is some interest in using Open Space.
> One member of the group recently attended a 5 day Open Space
> gathering and was most impressed.
> I have sent the openspaceworld web site to group members.
>
> For some reason I am having difficulty with finding the next step.
> I guess it has to do with invitation.
> And with knowing how we can best 'meet' if Open Space is chosen as
> our group's meeting and operating structure.
> It might be to do with finding a suitable technology.
>
> The bodywork we all perform has many of the same principles as Open
> Space, in a physical way.
>
> Greetings from a cool, clear Autumn day in South-East Victoria,
> Australia,
> from Allison.
>
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Dear Allison
I sent you the manual – we have had quite some learning lately and I just
recently started to use “online-WPPF” with my clients. I will let e network
of facilitators try it in a few weeks. They come from a large global company
longing for this kind of method
 Exciting!

There is quite some useful stuff in the manual – even though I think we
could update and add quite some learnings we’ve had. The main thing though
is sooo simple – just use the circle and a talking stick.

Feel free to contact me any time if I can be of any assistance
Warm regards

Thomas Herrmann - naturlig företagsutveckling
Open Space Consulting
Tel +46 (0)709-98 97 81
Epost: thomas at openspaceconsulting.com
Hemsida: www.openspaceconsulting.com
Del i Konsultgruppen Beyond Performance Group
Medägare i Genuine Contact Co-owners Group LLC

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Ta tillvara hela potentialen och skapa en långsiktigt hållbar och
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kompetensen så ni kan klara er utan oss...
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