[OSList] lecturing on OST???

[Koos de Heer via OSList]

Hi Raffi,

Problem is that I find it very hard to convey the nature of Open Space through a lecture.

Do you think you could talk with your friend about her own worries and fears about just doing Open Space? So far, the past 30 years have shown that Open Space works with all kinds of people and in many different settings. What makes her think it might not work here? What are her underlying assumptions and is there a way to test if they are true?

If it is about being comfortable with you as a person, you might offer to do a lecture for them about a topic that you know much about - not Open Space but something else. Maybe it could be about the benefits and drawbacks of risk avoidance - just kidding. :-)

Koos

> Op 20 jan. 2016 om 16:27 heeft Raffi Aftandelian via OSList <oslist at lists.openspacetech.org> het volgende geschreven:
> 
> spacenik friends-
> 
> So, a friend would like to invite me to do an OST for her cultural organization. She senses, though, that before really offering to do an OST for them that they'd really feel more comfortable with me if I were to give a lecture on OST, presumably with Q&A.
> 
> This organization invites people to give lectures, so this is what they are used to.
> My friend's thinking is that after they see me give a lecture then they'll feel enough trust and receptivity to having an OST.
> 
> Would you be willing to give a lecture??
> 
> Your thoughts?
> Part of me has me thinking that it is important to meet people where they are-- and if indeed that is what they are most comfortable with, perhaps indeed start with a lecture?
> 
> merci!
> Raffi 
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