[OSList] (was) Open Space in schools - now: OST boundaries? constraints?
Blundell, Keith
keith.blundell at roche.com
Mon Sep 30 08:14:27 PDT 2013
Hi Lisa,
I agree with your comments.
And thank you for your thoughts around those who have attended OS events
before. I have often wondered about about explaining the principles and
law to those who have experience of OS, but intuitively felt it was
still the right thing to do. I appreciated the perspective that you
offered - it provided an explanation for my intuition!
Best Wishes,
Keith.
Dr Blundell
Leadership and Team Excellence Leader
Roche Products Limited
Registration Number: 100674
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------ Original Message ------
From: "Lisa Heft" <lisaheft at openingspace.net>
To: "World wide Open Space Technology email list"
<oslist at lists.openspacetech.org>
Sent: 30/09/2013 08:22:02
Subject: [OSList] (was) Open Space in schools - now: OST boundaries?
constraints?
>Dan - I have taken the liberty of adjusting the title of this topic to
>more closely fit the changed content.
>
>And: I look forward to hearing how others respond…
>
>1/ I see the Law and Principles and *invitations* not as constraints.
>
>2/ And not 'required' as in - some of us do not use the 5th Principle
>at all. However, the saying, inviting and simple explanation of these
>invitations help to create the structure (as there is a structure, just
>not the structure that a lot of people have experienced in meetings) /
>to create the container. What I mean by that is that I have observed
>that to not offer the invitation of the principles and law (even in a
>group of people who completely know and do Open Space) is not inviting
>presence and possibility in the same way. So different dynamics then
>occur.
>
>And in saying that offering these invitations and explaining this
>process help to create the container, I mean a living, breathing,
>nutrient-rich container, perhaps similar to some containers like
>cellular walls, a bird's nest, a lake, a poem, or a wisp of vapor…
>which have some form within which there is flow.
>
>3/ I notice that some super-good OST facilitators can use more words to
>explain things, and some use less. And the experience can be amazing.
>In my observation, it is not the amount of words, it is the complete
>true understanding of inviting Opening Circle and agenda co-creation
>(which include a brief explanation of principles and law and process),
>and getting / staying out of the way so the participants can do their
>own work, see their own patterns, feel their own co-leadership, and so
>on.
>
>What do others think?
>
>Lisa
>
>On Sep 29, 2013, at 10:53 PM, Daniel Mezick <dan at newtechusa.net> wrote:
>
>>Lisa says:
>>"...
>>The other thing is that for any kind of facilitation, I would not name
>>boundaries or constraints. It sets peoples' minds in the framework of
>>boundaries and constraints - rather than opportunities and
>>possibilities.
>>Like 'think outside the box' - you are still thinking…of the box! when
>>/ because someone says that. "
>>
>>Dan says:
>>I notice that:
>>1/ the 1 Law and 5 Principles of OST are constraints-in-fact. Are
>>they not?
>>2/ we are required to describe these as OST Facilitators; at least,
>>according to the OST Guide. Right?
>>3/ the general idea for the Facilitator is, "the less said the
>>better". No?
>>
>>I think OST is a most wonderful game.
>>http://newtechusa.net/agile/how-games-deliver-happiness-learning/
>>
>>Dan
>
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