[OSList] How do we invite key and high conflicted people?

Sat Oct 6 14:59:09 PDT 2012

amigo Juan Luis,

es un gran placer recibir tu respuesta y saber que estás ahí, que *estamos*
*aquí*.

I was very busy these days, for the facilitation of a great Open Space
for *Auzolan
ekimena* (for sure, the most interesting emerging collective in the Basque
Country I've recently known about, aiming to enhance the local tradition of
community work and self-organizing and pointing to 5 basic fields: housing;
energy; education; agriculture and self-health) last weekend

I was also preparing the trip to London next Monday (I guess you, Juan
Luis, are missing it this time, as we didn't hear so far of your coming? I
would miss you and our long and deep Berlin conversations so much!

Soon after the message to the list and with really doing very few, we knew
that the "opponents" happened to show a willing to come and join Open
Space!

Back from London we'll take all the preparation back and, yes, continue the
invitation process opening it to the wide diversity of stakeholders.

Thanks so much, Juan Luis, and a big hug from mild Mundaka,

Eleder_BuM <https://twitter.com/Eleder_BuM>

2012/9/20 JL Walker <jlwalker at terra.cl>

> Dear Eleder:****
>
> ** **
>
> What a wonderful project and thank you for share it with all of us! ****
>
> Congratulations also for the thoughtful way of your leadership, taking a
> responsible initiative for it success.****
>
> *Tú sabes que el inglés no es mi fuerte y tal vez después podamos hablar
> con más detalle de manera directa.*
>
> ** **
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> My two cents about your questions is that perhaps now you can suggest to
> the sponsor group to conform a steering committee (or a host team) that can
> take charge about the co-design of all the invitation process and the
> follow up stage. I’m thinking about no more than twelve persons that in the
> best way could represent the diversity (one micro cosmos sample) of all the
> people involved and where of course they should attend and actively
> participate one or two of the “10 opponents”, along with others like you,
> the main sponsor (or another from the sponsor group of seven) and other
> representative persons of the total collective. I believe that in this way
> it is more likely to ensure the final participation of all stakeholders.**
> **
>
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> This is my humble opinion and I would also love to know what others think.
> ****
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> Hugs,****
>
> ** **
>
> Juan Luis****
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> *De:* oslist-bounces at lists.openspacetech.org [
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> *En nombre de *Eleder_BuM
> *Enviado el:* viernes, 14 de septiembre de 2012 8:13
> *Para:* World wide Open Space Technology email list
> *Asunto:* [OSList] How do we invite key and high conflicted people?****
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> Hi all !
>
> Last day we had the first meeting with the sponsors of a 1´5 OS.
> We could define the subject, dates (9th & 10th Nov). We designed the
> invitation text and process. We arranged for the logistics,...
>
> There´s still something important un solved. I´ll try to explain it
> shortly:****
>
> Context: ****
>
> A 300 people´s village council. They are proud for their 40 years
> experience of self-management, very common in the ancient Basque tradition,
> but very uncommon here, these days. Every 4 years people that want to get
> involved in the administration will appear, and citizens choose (before the
> official polls) who will be the representatives. Then the 7 people  more
> voted form the only list on the official polls and form the ruling team for
> the next 4 years.
>
> Then, some 8 self-managed and executive teams are formed (whoever comes
> been the right people; nowadays some 60-80 people taking part
> regularly),...
>
> Political parties -that rule the neighbour towns- have no word here. "It´s
> just we the people who govern ourselves".****
>
>
> Sponsor: ****
>
> The 7 elected people that now are ruling. 6 amateurs, just one technician
> paid.****
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>
> Subject:  *The self-managing model of our town: how do we make it a
> continually innovating one? *****
>
>
> There´s *a group of some 10 people highly opposed to the managing and
> ruling model*. They have become a problem for the ruling team. The mayor
> said on the meeting: *"I would like to sleep well after taking
> decissions..."*. They are part of main political parties and are said to
> be planning to "break the self-management tradition ". Last months they
> have written and put in the post-boxes of the neighbours very critical
> annonimous writings against the council team,...****
>
> ** **
>
> Invitation:****
>
> The sponsors want* to have all the people from the town rethink, adapt,
> their model. They want that everyone feels part of it. They want that even
> the minorities can feel represented. *
>
> But they say that "the others" just usually say ·*"I don´t like this;
> neither this; neither this,... "* but don´t help to solve anything.
>
> We´ll invite, too, people from outside the village to enrich the
> conversations, bring some fresh air and new views,...****
>
> Problem: ****
>
> They think that this "10 opponents" will probably refuse coming. Everyone
> of us agreed that the OS would be richer if they take part. That conflict
> could transform in great new process,...
>
> During the meeting we agreed that the person of the sponsors (council team
> of 7) in best terms with the "leader" of the opponents would meet her and
> explain that the OS will be a good opportunity to find solutions to the
> conflict and grow for everyone,...****
>
>
> Some questions:  ****
>
>    - how would you act as facilitators? ****
>    - Should we just wait and see?****
>    - If, as expected, they decline the invitation, should we as "neutral"
>    facilitators have another try to have then come? ****
>    - Should we contact the sponsors before they meet the opponents and
>    ask to be present during this invitation meeting?****
>    - Could it be better to tell the sponsor "let us contact the opponents
>    directly and meet them, as you are part of the conflict and they will
>    probably refuse you"? ****
>    - Could we invite them to co-write the invitation, to take part in the
>    designing process?...****
>
> After several OS processes facilitated since Berlin, this one is probably
> the one that best fits the 5 conditions for OS... it has deep conflict! I´m
> eager with it, yeah! And I would really love to have *all *the system in
> the room, and the highly conflicted minority are an important part, I
> guess...
>
> Any ideas?
>
> Enjoy this great day,
>
> Eleder****
>
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