[OSList] OST Foundations again (Was: Re: Dealing with conflicts)

[Lisa Heft]

Ah I see, Harrison - perhaps you meant as a way of being, as a  
practice for what to do in these situations, or another context?
I was responding to your comment that 'resolution will occur when you  
open space'.

But maybe I was responding to my filter of what I thought you said...

Lisa


On Jul 30, 2012, at 9:29 AM, Harrison Owen wrote:

> Lisa said – “Harrison I disagree with you - I don't think conflict  
> is something that can often be resolved in a single meeting.” You  
> can’t disagree! If only because I don’t think so either. What I said  
> was – When conflict appears, open space. That, of course, could be a  
> single day of OST – and I’ve seen that happen more than once –  
> particularly when the conflict arose because of some simple  
> misunderstanding. Then again, opening space can equally be a  
> lifelong occupation, a way of being in the world.
>
> Harrison
>
> From: oslist-bounces at lists.openspacetech.org [mailto:oslist-bounces at lists.openspacetech.org 
> ] On Behalf Of Lisa Heft
> Sent: Sunday, July 29, 2012 7:48 PM
> To: OSLIST
> Subject: [OSList] OST Foundations again (Was: Re: Dealing with  
> conflicts)
>
> <snip>
>
> Harrison I disagree with you - I don't think conflict is something  
> that can often be resolved in a single meeting. By a single  
> intervention. Resolution is not what I seek by offering Open Space  
> as one of the possible tools for a certain meeting. The ability to  
> breathe through conflict - to witness rage without blows - to be  
> able to walk away (and walk back in) - to hear another person's  
> story (without trying to solve or change it) - these are all the  
> things that an Open Space (of two days, ideally) can offer.  
> Resolution? Take any human behavior - there are so many things that  
> inform and change and hold in place certain behaviors. The meeting  
> is just one part of someone's life, life history, life after the  
> meeting, real life 'on Monday', social norms, support for change and  
> so on. But what the meeting can do as the 'massage' so the human can  
> witness their own inner dialogue, feel witnessed, notice and wonder,  
> try to articulate, stumble through, step back and step back in?  
> Amazing.
>
> <snip>

>
> Lisa

> From: "Harrison Owen" <hhowen at verizon.net>
> Date: July 29, 2012 4:49:30 AM PDT
> To: "'Artur Silva'" <arturfsilva at yahoo.com>, "'World wide Open Space  
> Technology email list'" <oslist at lists.openspacetech.org>
> Subject: Re: [OSList] OST Foundations again (Was: Re: Dealing with  
> conflicts)
> Reply-To: World wide Open Space Technology email list <oslist at lists.openspacetech.org 
> >
>
> Conflict is what happens when two or more passions meet in close  
> quarters. Resolution will occur when you open space. Simple as that.
>
> ho
>
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