[OSList] more on occupy san diego

[Michael M Pannwitz]

Dear Raffi,
for facilitation and thr role/stance of the facilitator (regardless of 
what kind of meeting or process such as OST or FS or whatever) the best 
in depth source and guide is
Don't Just Do Something, Stand There!
Georg Bischoff and me and a bunch of osnicks have translated it into 
German, that version will be out no later than November 7.
One of the basic notions is that roles have to be clear to be most 
effective. A participant is a participant, a skilled participant is a 
skilled participant, a facilitator is a facilitator (urgent advice: that 
role needs to be transparent!)... just popped in my mind on reading 
about the guerilla facilitation. What I seem to sense is that everyone 
in the groups and assemblies is a potential or actual leader at any one 
time, so leadership is shared... the facilitator is also a leader but in 
a role that is usually not that of a traditional leader, mostly 
effective by basically doing NOTHING, which, of course, is hard and 
attention demanding work.
Greetings from Berlin
mmp

On 18.10.2011 07:15, Raffi Aftandelian wrote:
> spaceniks and all-
>
> my latest post on occupy san diego is up
> http://reinhabitsandiego.wordpress.com
>
> (and again feel free to repost and share, but please don't include my name).
>
> just want to repeat some of what i say in the post-- it's funny to
> marvel at this seeing as i've been working with ost for some 10 years
> now. The open space lens has been soooo valuable in framing how i see
> and act during occupy san diego.
>
> For example, our General Assembly has not been an effective
> decision-making body for a variety of reasons, including - as best as i
> can see- police infiltration. And how have people dealt with that? Use
> their two feet!! You'll see people breaking away, forming their own
> circles, and talking about what's really important. And I'm just amazed
> in the midst of all the fractiousness (which, it sounds like is largely
> a San diego phenomenon), there is such a high level of listening and
> openness to different perspectives.
>
> I also don't cease to marvel how a facilitative presence (call it
> guerilla facilitation?) can really amp up the quality of the
> conversation. This is where I've found my groove thus far-- not in any
> formal facilitation (i formally facilitated a committee meeting today
> finally- at the invitation of others)- but just listening, jumping on
> dissident/divergent perspectives and trying to draw those points of view
> out.
>
> It's seeing how the circle keeps on popping up that i think we're doomed
> to succeed (don't ask me what success means!).
>
> also-- a shout out to sandy heierbacher (or anyone else on the ncdd
> list)--- can you forward/pass on the following message:
>
> if there are any ncdd members in san diego, i'd love to get in touch
> with you, so that we can have a greater facilitator/process artist
> presence at the occupation. can someone let me know if you do post this
> to the ncdd list? (feel free to share my email with the ncdd list).
>
> much warmth,
> raffi
>
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>
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