[OSList] Trust

[David stevenson]

Ho indeed Harrison! OpenSpace opens space for freedom of spirit and heart,
choice and the weaving of our fates and destinies with that of our
world, it does not achieve complience and so utterly fails as a management
tool, at least to the extent that people are to be managed...
On Saturday, February 1, 2014, Harrison Owen <hhowen at verizon.net> wrote:

> Brendan said: "And in my view , all germinating from that initial transfer
> of trust between mentor and sponsor" Right on! I don't think it makes a bit
> of difference how elegantly one "does" the Open Space. It is really all
> about TRUST. When I said that anybody with a good heart and good mind can
> "do it," that is just a long winded way of saying what I've always found to
> be true. Expertise is interesting. Integrity and Trust are essential. A new
> comer to the OS world, opening space for the very first time, muffing some
> lines, and forgetting others - can do every bit as well as a 20 year
> veteran. The coin of the realm is Integrity, authenticity, trust. But none
> of that should be news, for that trio is the bedrock of all positive human
> encounter, I think. Which may just be another way of pointing out that OS
> is not some special process we do, it is just life lived well. Or something.
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> *From:* oslist-bounces at lists.openspacetech.org [mailto:
> oslist-bounces at lists.openspacetech.org] *On Behalf Of *Brendan McKeague
> *Sent:* Saturday, February 01, 2014 12:57 AM
> *To:* World wide Open Space Technology email list
> *Subject:* Re: [OSList] Sponsor PreWork Conversation (long)
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> A very interesting question Chuni Li...
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> The sponsor was being mentored by one of my colleagues in our local Open
> Space community of practice (Wave Riders) who suggested to him that OS was
> the right method/model for the task at hand.  As his coach (the formal role
> as perceived by the organisation), my colleague encouraged the sponsor to
> get in touch with me to avoid any perceived conflict of interest. The
> sponsor researched OS for himself first and then engaged me to provide the
> specialist knowledge....Harrison often says that anyone with a good heart
> and head can open space - and I agree - while at the same time, I
> acknowledge that 'Open Space wisdom' is often helpful, if not necessary, in
> situations of increased complexity and potential conflict.
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> After his initial attraction to OS in theory, and as part of his research,
> the sponsor then ran a mini Open Space within his own jurisdiction to see
> how it worked in reality - he wished to speak from his lived experience
> when engaging with his higher-uppers.  He also watched a few of the growing
> library of YouTube clips that are so wonderful for educating potential
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> Now totally convinced, the transfer of trust was complete at various
> levels....trusting the process (OST works) AND trusting the facilitator
> (who was aligned with the essence of OST - i.e living in it) AND trusting
> that both facilitator and process were 'fit-for-purpose' in this context.
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> And in my view , all germinating from that initial transfer of trust
> between mentor and sponsor
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> Hope this story helps
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> Cheers Brendan
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> On 31/01/2014, at 1:10 PM, chunili2000 at yahoo.com wrote:
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> Thank you Brendan for taking the time to organize and share this
> information - so precious and such a generous gift!
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> I am curious about the sponsor who "put his neck out" to make the event
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> Had he experienced OST before? Did you have to "convince" him? What made
> him willing to "jump through the hoops?" Was it the OST process or was it
> you that he trusted?
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> Chuni Li
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> New Jersey
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> *From:* Brendan Mc
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