[OSList] Tension growing

[Peggy Holman]

Adriana,

I find people get nervous when they don't know what to do with themselves.  With traditional conferences, there's lots of activity that just isn't necessary with Open Space.  So if there are tasks that they can handle -- inviting people, decorating the room, something meaningful that relates to creating a welcoming environment -- they don't spend so much time being anxious.

Peggy


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On Mar 13, 2013, at 5:45 AM, Chris Altmikus @ iDeA-Link <chris.altmikus at idea-link.eu> wrote:

> Adriana,
> 
> A number of things I've tried and found useful ...
> 
> + Review & celebrate all the good preparation work done by the team... and most probably the team is perfectly able to do this in your absence
> + Look at the biggest fears and see how some of the principles of OS provide answers, e.g. self-selection/the people coming (in the room) are the right people ..., what is happening is the only thing .... etc.
> + Lead by your own confidence ... 
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> And there is certainly many other ways .... 
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> Le 13 mars 2013 à 13:12, Lourdes Adriana Diaz-Berrio Doring <adriana at diazberrio.com> a écrit :
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>> Hello : I have a question for you. I am organizing a big OS (big for me we expect around 100 participants) I have been working with a team that has been working hard on the organization invitation, logistics, diffusion, etc, etc and I feel and  think that now we have to stop working so hard but one person is getting very anxious. 
>> She feels 100% responsible for this preparation and for the rest I would like to find a way to make her feel more confident. 
>> I am the facilitator. 
>> I have a group of 5 volonteers that know OS and are very happy to help us.
>> This event will be in 35 days but I feel this tension growing and I am not available to be present at their next organisation meeting event if I have been there with them every time. I all ready talked about the why ; we are doing this to have meaningful conversations, have fun, enjoy, learn, etc....but it didn't help, the stress is growing,  the need to control is there strongly!!!
>> Some one could give me a piece of advise please?
>> 
>> Adriana
>> 
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