WOSonOS Berlin - the " " session

[Phelim McDermott]

Would be great to see you there Chris. Seems like an exciting next  
step for out Improbable journey with open space.

Phelim x

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On May 15, 2010, at 2:37 PM, Chris Corrigan <chris at chriscorrigan.com>  
wrote:

> England 2012 eh?  Might just make that one!
>
> Chris
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>
> On 2010-05-15, at 6:59 AM, Phelim McDermott wrote:
>
>> Hi Lisa
>>
>> Sending lots of love from NYC
>> Sad to not be there and very excited about our invitation for 2012  
>> to England!I hope it works out. "But whatever happens will be.."
>> It was strange not to be in Berlin after we had such an  
>> extraordinary time there for the IETM open space we held there just  
>> a few weeks ago. Wishing you all the best.
>>
>> Phelim
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>> On May 15, 2010, at 1:19 AM, Lisa Heft <lisaheft at openingspace.net>  
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Dear colleagues -
>>>
>>> It is Saturday morning in Berlin and I look forward to a lovely  
>>> breakfast with Gail West (Taiwan), Brendan McKeague (Australia)  
>>> and Matilda Leyser (England), then off to the WOSonOS for the  
>>> final day of the event.  I just wanted to share with you all that  
>>> I so enjoyed a group I hosted yesterday at the WOSonOS (It will  
>>> not be in the Book of Proceedings because we decided not to stress  
>>> out about the Friday deadline for handing notes in).
>>>
>>> I held up a blank piece of paper as my topic sign, selected a time  
>>> and space and placed the sign on the Agenda Wall.
>>>
>>> People gathered and sat in companionable silence in a circle.
>>>
>>> Then I wrote some thoughts on cards such as:
>>>
>>> ___
>>>
>>> Choices
>>>
>>> Sit in silence
>>>
>>> Communicate in silence
>>>
>>> Experience an activity that can be done to help people reflect in  
>>> silence *before* discussion
>>>
>>> ___
>>>
>>> Other cards said:
>>>
>>> Documentation?
>>>
>>> Someone to note the time?
>>>
>>> (or something like that)
>>>
>>> ___
>>>
>>> In silence, we 'discussed' and agreed upon the agenda (the time  
>>> card was tossed away into the air, the documentation was my camera)
>>> We agreed to move from the sit-in-silence to the 'communicate in  
>>> silence' portion of our session.
>>>
>>> Much mutual appreciation, twinkling eyes and laughter, exploring  
>>> little movements together, a bit of running around for some of our  
>>> members, some putting of things on heads, some sitting laps and a  
>>> high portion of silliness followed.
>>>
>>> Then we shifted into the 'an activity that can be done to help  
>>> people reflect in silence before discussion' portion of our agenda.
>>>
>>> I guided folks (in silence, which is not usually how I explain the  
>>> guidelines) a reflective activity I have designed - and some of  
>>> you have helped me field test this activity in past WOSonOS and  
>>> OSonOSs - which invites participants to answer four questions by  
>>> drawing their responses (no text allowed).  The process is called  
>>> 'Graphic Window'.  After reflection and drawing in response to  
>>> four questions, we spoke again, going around the circle and  
>>> sharing what each person drew and what they reflected upon as they  
>>> heard each of the four questions.
>>>
>>> ___
>>>
>>> It was all so lovely and nutritious - especially to have silence  
>>> in the midst of a high-talk environment such as an Open Space.
>>> I bow (silently) with (silent) thanks to my fellow explorers,
>>>
>>> Lisa
>>>
>>>
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