[OSList] Craig

[Michael Herman]

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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