[OSList] My first OS as a facilitator

[paul levy]

I do not believe there is a first time for open space. There is only
remembering how easy it all was.


On 22 March 2014 18:50, Suzanne Daigle <sdaigle4 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Stefano, Yes I misunderstood and also thought you were the CEO.  I would
> be the first to jump right in to facilitate with this latest clarification.
> I can hear and feel your passion for Open Space. Do not at all doubt
> yourself because you are facilitating from the inside even though this is
> your first time. I remember my first times thinking "oops I forgot this or
> darn I should have said this, this way" and you know it did not make one
> bit of difference. I quickly became invisible as people did what they do,
> going to sessions that they cared deeply about. In fact I even think that
> those butterflies in my stomach were good and my inexperience was an
> advantage.
>
> At the same time I also think it's a wonderful idea to connect with
> Gerardo if only to have someone close to bounce off thoughts, ideas and
> questions.
>
> My perspective on the bit that I know from your emails.
>
> Suzanne
>
>
>
>
> On Sat, Mar 22, 2014 at 2:25 PM, Stefano Lucantoni <
> stefano.lucantoni at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Well, I think there was a little misunderstanding and for sure it's my
>> fault.
>> I'm not the CEO but one of the three agile coaches of our company.
>>
>> Our work is focused on helping our company to upgrade its culture (we
>> started as Scrum Masters and now we work at all the company levels) and
>> Open Space is the most powerful tool to support us with this big challenge.
>>
>> Since the beginning I thought that as company coach and facilitator it
>> could be ok to facilitate this meeting too, even tough I'm a company
>> employee. Am I wrong?
>>
>> Anyway now I know that you Gerardo are very close to me and it would be
>> great to establish a direct contact during the next days.
>>
>> Please, let me all know what you think.
>>
>> Tks everybody
>> Stefano
>>
>> Il giorno 21/mar/2014, alle ore 21:51, Suzanne Daigle <sdaigle4 at gmail.com>
>> ha scritto:
>>
>> What a treat to have a CEO immersed in Open Space and an Agile Scrum guy
>> to boot! I agree with Harrison; it will lead to amazing things for your
>> company if you jump in the ring with everyone. So inspired. Wish we had met
>> in Paris. I was there then. Keep us posted!
>>
>> Suzanne
>>
>> P.S. Gerardo translated Harrison's user guide in Italian. I have my very
>> own copy which Gerardo signed dedicating it to my dad who read the book
>> from cover to cover years ago in Italian. He was a medical doctor. He loved
>> it!
>> On Mar 21, 2014 4:24 PM, "Harrison Owen" <hhowen at verizon.net> wrote:
>>
>>> Stefano - If Milano can talk to Roma, good things might happen!
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I was going to add in my previous note that while it is certainly
>>> possible for the CEO to facilitate an Open Space as you propose, that would
>>> not be my first choice for several reasons. First - no matter what you say
>>> you will STILL be the Boss (or whatever) - which makes it harder to believe
>>> that it really is Open Space, and that you are not setting the agenda. As
>>> you probably know by now, it is virtually impossible to "control" an Open
>>> Space. Certainly you can shut it down, but you and everybody else will be
>>> out of control, simply because everybody is "in control." You know that,
>>> but your people don't, at least for their first Open Space. So I would not
>>> put unneeded barriers in the way, even if they will be cast aside. The
>>> second reason that doing it yourself is problematical is that as
>>> facilitator, you really need to keep your hands out of things (present and
>>> invisible, so to speak). But then everybody loses, assuming that you have
>>> some value to add. Which I am sure you do.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> So do yourself and everybody else a favor. Invite my good friend Gerardo
>>> (Milano) to do the honors. And if he can't, there are many other good
>>> folks, all speaking Italian. If he/they can take care of the space, you can
>>> have the marvelous fun of playing in it with all your comrades. At least
>>> that is what I would do.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Harrison
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Harrison Owen
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>>> *From:* oslist-bounces at lists.openspacetech.org [mailto:
>>> oslist-bounces at lists.openspacetech.org] *On Behalf Of *Stefano Lucantoni
>>> *Sent:* Friday, March 21, 2014 9:46 AM
>>> *To:* World wide Open Space Technology email list
>>> *Subject:* Re: [OSList] My first OS as a facilitator
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Hege, tks for your words.
>>> I'm very lucky because I'm part of a team (agile coaches team) who
>>> shared strong values and maybe our passion was capable to 'infect' our
>>> management.
>>>
>>> We hope OS will be a first step toward a new way to live collaboration
>>> in our company.
>>>
>>> We're going to do a one day Open Space.
>>>
>>> And to answer to a previous Suzanne question: we're located in Rome.
>>>
>>> Stefano
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Fri, Mar 21, 2014 at 1:30 PM, Hege Steinsland <
>>> steinslandhege at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> Stefano, I wish you all the best and congratulate you with your courage
>>> and the trust your company shows in you and the method! A great
>>> opportunity! I looke forward to listen to your experience. Are you doing a
>>> one ore two days Open space?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> All the best from
>>>
>>> Hege
>>>
>>> Norway.
>>>
>>> 21. mars 2014 kl. 13:16 skrev Stefano Lucantoni <
>>> stefano.lucantoni at gmail.com>:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Thanks a lot Suzanne.
>>> I'm reading Harrison's guide again and again and I admit that the more I
>>> read it the more the stress drops down because it really seems to me that
>>> the Open Space is self sufficient or anyway needs a very small help.
>>>
>>> Thanks again for your support.
>>>
>>> Ciao
>>>
>>> Stefano
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Fri, Mar 21, 2014 at 1:58 AM, Suzanne Daigle <sdaigle4 at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> Stefano...bravo! Love the theme, love that you will have 100 people and
>>> most especially that you have invited your organization into Open Space.
>>> Besides telling you to enjoy the experience, I would refer you to
>>> Harrison's guide. After 5 years I still go back to it to do the basic
>>> preparations and to also sink into my invisible role opening and holding
>>> the space. Where are you located?
>>>
>>> Thank you for sharing and making us part of your first experience.
>>> Remember you can do no wrong. It will happen with you and in spite of you.
>>> Keep us posted.
>>> Suzanne
>>>
>>> On Mar 20, 2014 6:49 PM, "Stefano Lucantoni" <
>>> stefano.lucantoni at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> Dear all,
>>> I'm new to this OS world. After my first, and unique, OS experience in
>>> Paris during last September (The Global Scrum Gathering) I came back home
>>> with the idea to adopt this kind of meeting in my company too.
>>> On next March 31st my company's first Open Space meeting will take place
>>> and I'm going to be the facilitator. wow!
>>> We'll be around 100 people and the theme is "how could we make our
>>> company a better place to work?"
>>> If any of you have a suggestion to share with me, something that you
>>> would have been happy to receive before your first time as an OS
>>> facilitator, I think it would be really a gift for me.
>>>
>>> thanks all
>>> Stefano
>>>
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> Suzanne Daigle
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