[OSList] a substantial difference

Wed Aug 10 09:05:36 PDT 2016

Hi Birgitt and al,
great distinction, I so often experience that there are great engagement in an Open Space Technology meeting and also in the follow up meeting afterwards but when it comes to action planning people suddenly start to look down, the voices becomes more silent etc and it’s difficult to get the energy for actions.
I will here after talk about both participation and engagement and what that means for the participants and the sponsors.
:o)
Eva

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> 10 aug. 2016 kl. 16:38 skrev Birgitt Williams via OSList <oslist at lists.openspacetech.org>:
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> Harrison...one of the aspects of you that I love is that when you participate, you engage. 
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> I witness many people participating and appearing engaged. And yet upon probing after a participatory meeting, engagement was not sufficient to create follow on action. I feel that this distinction between having a participatory meeting and having the conditions for engagement is important somehow.
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> Blessings,
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> On Tue, Aug 9, 2016 at 5:52 PM Harrison Owen <hhowen at verizon.net <mailto:hhowen at verizon.net>> wrote:
> Love to participate… and engage. So what so I do?
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> From: OSList [mailto:oslist-bounces at lists.openspacetech.org <mailto:oslist-bounces at lists.openspacetech.org>] On Behalf Of Birgitt Williams via OSList
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> Dear friends and colleagues,
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> One important question is "do you want to participate?". Hence participatory methods.
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> Another important question is "do you want to engage?".  A totally different question with a different energy, both in its inquiry and its answer.
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> The question that we align ourselves with as facilitators makes a substantial difference in our approach. I am wondering about the impact on our outcomes.
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> Make a great day!
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