[OSList] Trust

Sun Feb 2 15:04:35 PST 2014

Wow I Like this conversation about trust!
I feel happy to read this because I feel connected with you. Trust is for
me a very meaningful issue to me.
I wrote my ph thesis on this  question How does trust influence learning
during team work.
At that time I didn't know OS yet I was isolated in front of my computer
for long periods of time!

But I found that trust was a very important element that has to be there
so  people can really learn from each other.
Concerning fear when it comes to facilitating an open space I was feeling
scared by my April OS in 2013 and friend of mine told me " Go to your heart
and connect there with your intention to be in service of that group at
that moment, do it with love and everything will be OK" Wise worlds! .
 And that was really what made me feel very calm"

At the end of this  OS people came to me and told me they had liked the way
I had facilitated.

I like to trust the group I really and deeply think that the people that
come are the good people to be there.
I also trust a lot the law of the two feet.
I trust the process
I trust the wisdom that exists in this OS facilitators community!
And I trust my experience...but I have to share that in my first open space
facilitation experience the group was only 8 people...little by little my
capacity to feel the trust increased...and last time I had 350 people and I
was very  calm!

I don't know how to meditate but I know how to stretch my muscles and I can
recommend a very good bot for facilitators it is called "standing in the
fire" by Larry Dressler

2014-02-02 Daniel Mezick <dan at newtechusa.net>:

>  Good Evening to All!
>
> I trust the Open Space. That process. That curiously un-obvious,
> plain-as-day, default liminal-thing we all do in the here-and-now, one way
> or the other, anyway. Call it self-org. Call it OST. Or any another name if
> you like. Liminality. "The 1 and the 5." Any name is OK.
>
> I'm in all the way. I'm not "bought in" to the OST story. I am not
> *persuaded*. I am "*located in*" the OST story. It's always been *my*story. Law of 2 Feet. Be prepared (to be surprised.) Etc. All of it. When
> an if I ever get a chance to write one of the pages in the story, or a
> whole paragraph, or to write even a single word... I am also *writing*the story.
>
> I trust the Open Space.
>
> Dan
>
> On 2/2/14 1:19 PM, Daniel Mezick wrote:
>
> Who do you trust?
>
> On 2/2/14 1:07 PM, Suzanne Daigle wrote:
>
>   Yes indeed if I happened to meet up with Open Space in my life it was
> because of Sharon Joy Kleitsch and I have continued to journey with her
> ever since.  Her grace, wisdom, vision and love that extends to community
> and globally which she gives so generously is intermingled with trust.
> Trust in human kind and trust that we can make this world a better place
> together.  Many had the opportunity to connect with her ageless and
> boundless enthusiasm of life and camaraderie here at the World Open Space
> in St. Petersburg. She is like a pied piper to all generations on so many
> important issues not the least of which climate change, the economy and
> science.
>
>  Now on the matter of trust, I add these 2 cents that has led me to the
> most profound trust of all that:  "Open Space always works".
>
> I can remember as if it was yesterday the first times when I facilitated
> Open Space.  I assure you that I did not trust myself much.I worried that I
> would forget the instructions; that I would not speak loudly enough, that
> people might be confused,  that I did not have enough experience and that I
> did not "get it enough". I remember trying to will myself not to control,
> not to predict, not to please and to let go my perfectionist ways. And yes
> I meditated too.
>
> Yet in spite of all this distrust and nervousness, I jumped in because the
> fear of not doing this work exceeded my fear of doing it. I knew deep
> inside of me that Open Space was a gift, a gift to be shared. I just had to
> "do it"!
>
> And in the end, it made no bit of difference.Open Space always worked and
> my performance (tisk!) soon became the invisibility of my and our role as
> facilitators as participants rushed to the middle and wrote the topics they
> were passionate about. They figured it out.
>
> To this day, I treasure all the emotions of fear and distrust that were
> inside of me because I feel now that I can feel them with the client and
> the planning team as they face something that is often so diametrically
> opposed to how they host meetings and engage others in a world where they
> often seems to be a lot of distrust.
>
>  Ultimately, I believe that the journey of trust is a shared journey.
> While I can inspire some trust in others, ultimately the real trust is the
> one that grows inside each individual and group. I am still in awe of this.
> And every time, this seems a great miracle.
>
>  I think trust is really love. Love of self and others. And once we feel
> this, trust just seems to be there.
>
>  Suzanne
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> On Sun, Feb 2, 2014 at 11:38 AM, Eric <stars2man at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>>  Wow, powerful discussions again!
>>  A little story:
>>
>>  Here in Tampa Bay we have found a little group so clear and powerful
>> that it might help others on this subject.  It really started with Sharon
>> Joy.  Not only do her friends trust her, but a great segment of the
>> community trusts her.  As will most anyone who speaks with her!  This is
>> because she really expresses trust and truth in all that she says and all
>> that she does.
>>
>>  Essentially, Sharon Joy is Trust!  And falling back a bit deeper now.
>> Sharon Joy has come to Trust Herself.  She recognized her native instinct
>> and feelings about everything as her own personal bedrock in Trust.  As
>> countless Guru's, theologians and philosophers have said it all comes from
>> the inside.  She Trusts herself, and recognized she was enough to bring
>> together the square root of one-percent of the population to accept her
>> perception.
>>
>>  Another bit of science there, or philosophy, that in crowd theory (or
>> something like that) the "square root of one-percent" of the population
>> is enough people needed to get a the whole crowd to move in one voice.
>> Sharon Joy decided that Tampa Bay needed to be moved by Love, or by the
>> Heart Field (if you prefer the science).  Thus, She decided one day that
>> her love and trust in herself was enough to move her friends and together
>> that was enough to move Tampa Bay. . .
>>
>>  I Love Sharon Joy, She gave me away at my wedding ;-)  So I believe her
>> power so much that I'm convinced Tampa Bay is enough to MOVE THE PLANET. .
>> .
>>
>>  Thus, the point of the story, it really only takes One!
>>  Anyone can change the meeting, the community, the city, state, nation,
>> or Planet!
>>  And so it is!
>> eric
>>
>>
>>
>>   ------------------------------
>>  *Sent:* Sunday, February 2, 2014 9:06 AM
>> *Subject:* Re: [OSList] Trust
>>
>>   Wow, I rarely say anything on the listserve but I must react to this.
>> The trust factor is really a big one for me in my work in Washington DC
>> these days.  From every angle, top down and bottom up and sideways, there
>> is little trust.  The pertebation of more diverse voices makes sense and a
>> wider invitation and I'm getting resistance there for many reasons...all
>> controlling and forceful and fearful driven.  Anyhow, keep these stories
>> going.  Brenden, when you walked that circle and others, can you describe
>> your magic that day or is it not possible?  I imagine the prework and the
>> centering before and all that but what reflections have you on that, if any?
>> Carmella Mazzotta
>>    *To:* World wide Open Space Technology email list
>> *Subject:* Re: [OSList] Trust
>>
>>  A lovely little side-step from the initiating story...
>>
>>  The truth about trust was brought home to me a few years ago when I
>> facilitated an Open Space in Broome in the north west of Western Australia.
>> The context was about 100 or so folks gathering to consider how to provide
>> better mental health services for all the people of the region. There was
>> about 50:50 presence of indigenous and non-indigenous people, service users
>> and service providers. I was fortunate enough to have an Aboriginal
>> co-facilitator accompany me - now that's another story!
>>
>>  The day went well with a very enthusiastic closing circle indicating
>> that participants and sponsors were pleased with the opportunity to  engage
>> as equals, the depth of conversation and the attractive action outcomes.
>>
>>  Now for 'the gift'
>>
>>  At dinner afterwards, I was passing by an old Aboriginal woman who
>> waved me over and softly said something like:
>>
>>              "Young fella, when you walked around the circle this
>> morning, I didn't understand much of what you were saying but I felt your
>> energy and I trusted it.
>>              I knew this was going to be a good day...and it was"
>>
>>  I have carried those words of affirmation as a blessing ever since.
>>
>>  Cheers
>>  Brendan
>>
>>
>>
>>  On 02/02/2014, at 3:54 AM, Elwin and Joan wrote:
>>
>>
>>     Well, I can't help myself here. I normally write to Harrison on the
>> "side" but now I'm in Open Space.
>>
>>  Trust!
>>
>>   My Brother, you continue to speak the profound, in the most humble
>> manner. Your  "trust" response provokes me to write to the List, because it
>> speaks to me so very deeply.
>>
>>  I now sit poised to Open Space three days from now for the USAID
>> Mission in Sarajevo, Bosnia (thank you, ho) and your reference to
>> integrity, authenticity and trust nearly brought me to tears!
>>
>>  Upon entering this US Government bastion of organizational cadence,
>> clearly in "harms-way", I realized that my demeanor, shaped by 20 years of
>> OST, had an immediate effect. Senior management, although anxious, leads me
>> to believe they think I'm authentic.
>>
>>   So, on Wednesday, I Open Space for 2 1/2 days for 10 Americans and 40
>> Bosnians and the theme is: "What are the  opportunities to improve our job
>> satisfaction and performance, and enhance the Mission's Goal?"
>>
>>  Whoa! Is this going to be fun! And it is all because, like most of you,
>> experience in Open Space gives us the ability to be truly "present".
>>
>>  While I'm at it, you can view a bit of video of an Open Space I
>> recently did for about 65 citizens of my hometown of Portland Connecticut.
>> The film crew struggled a bit but if you're patient it "picks up" at the 4
>> minute mark.  http://portlandplan.org<http://portlandplan.org/http:/portlandplan.org/http:/>
>>   Thank you Michael Herman!!
>>
>>  Open Space. What a gift!
>>  Love you Harrison.
>>
>>  Elwin Guild
>>  Future Development International
>>
>>
>>
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