[OSList] Craig

[Craig Gilliam]

Michael:
I appreciate your insight into this and the way you framed a question that gathers the direction of the 3 he poses, but moves them out of the "how to" or "yes/no" dialect and into the deeper conversation.
Thanks,Craig


> Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2012 22:07:39 -0500
> From: michael at michaelherman.com
> To: oslist at lists.openspacetech.org
> Subject: Re: [OSList] Craig
> 
> i'm always partial to harrison's "issues and opportunities" phrasing,
> craig.  i always hear "how" questions as yes-no's in disguise.  (i
> think we tend to hear them not in the detail that gives rise to good
> conversations, but as "do you know how to...?"
> 
> so i default to something like:
> 
> what are the issues and opportunities for getting past, getting going,
> and creating a future we all want to be part of?
> 
> my first, fast take on it, anyway.
> 
> good luck!  m
> 
> 
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> 
> 
> On Mon, Sep 17, 2012 at 9:24 PM, Craig Gilliam
> <wcraiggilliam at hotmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Last minute, I was asked by the leader to come into an organization that is
> > suffering some difficult decisions, consequences of decisions and trauma.
> > They are described as angry, hurt, frustrated, feeling helpless, etc. . .
> > an amalgamation of emotions.
> >
> >
> > As the leader and I spoke, I realized, this is ripe for open space
> > conversation or some hybrid thereof.  But there is not time or context for a
> > committee to develop the question.  Consequently, I asked the leader for a
> > question that would frame the conversation.
> >
> >
> > HIs goal is to help him and the group get some handles so they can move
> > forward.  There will be 50 to 60 people present.  They are invited to
> > engage--
> >
> >
> >
> > The questions he offered were something like: (He qualified it with, "I am
> > not certain how to get it down to one question, but let's talk about it.)
> >
> >
> > Morale and vision:
> >
> > ·      How do we let go of the hurts of the past?
> >
> > ·      Where are we going?
> >
> > ·      What can we expect in the future?
> >
> >
> >
> > What question do you hear or comes to your mind from these that might help
> > invite and create space for this conversation?  (The way the previous
> > questions are framed, to me, they feel like they are pointing in the wrong
> > direction.)
> >
> >
> >
> >  Would the following question be to broad?
> >
> >
> > Morale and vision:
> >
> > To move into your future in a positive way, what conversations will be most
> > helpful to you?
> >
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Craig
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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