[OSList] Dealing with conflicts

[Peggy Holman]

Hi Marie Ann,

I once did an Open Space in which the conflicted parties were all getting their positions solidified moments before the Open Space began.  Quite literally -- one group was in the room when we arrived to set up.  

This was a meeting with four Northwest Native American tribes and the U.S.  government's National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration.  They share responsibility for the marine fisheries off the northwest coast of the U.S.  They had a two year conflict and finally called a meeting to deal with it.  A colleague of mine, who was hired by the tribes to facilitate the meeting contacted me.  I suggested we do an Open Space.  We did.  When the second round of sessions happened, an agreement was reached, resolving the issue.

The story is somewhere in Engaging Emergence: Turning Upheaval into Opportunity -- www.engagingemergence.com.

Peggy




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On Jul 24, 2012, at 1:35 PM, Marie Ann Östlund wrote:

> Dear all,
> 
> I just spent a week in a community in France that is divided by quite
> a large conflict. Have anyone of you used OS with a group of people
> where the conflict is at its hight and emotions are still strong? I
> can see that OS can be used in complex conflictual situations, but
> wonder whether you would first spend time bringing down their emotions
> to a 'manageable' level before attempting to bring them together into
> an OS.
> 
> Do you have any experiences in this regard? I'd be very interested in
> your reflections!
> 
> Thank you,
> 
> Marie Ann
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