[OSList] Open Space and Introverts

[Paul Levy via OSList]

Sometimes silence and stillness and perhaps gentle unnoticeable inner
reflection represent full participation.

Warm wishes

Paul

On 27 Aug 2017 12:49 pm, "Harrison Owen via OSList" <
oslist at lists.openspacetech.org> wrote:

> And what would happen, I wonder, if you did fully participate?
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> *From:* OSList [mailto:oslist-bounces at lists.openspacetech.org] *On Behalf
> Of *Colette Street via OSList
> *Sent:* Saturday, August 26, 2017 5:52 PM
> *To:* Ron Quartel; World wide Open Space Technology email list
> *Subject:* Re: [OSList] Open Space and Introverts
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> I can say that for me, it is one reason I have been hesitant to fully
> participate in open space.
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> Colette
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> On Aug 26, 2017 10:19 AM, "Ron Quartel via OSList" <
> oslist at lists.openspacetech.org> wrote:
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> I had an interesting chat a few days ago with someone that identifies as
> an introvert. They made this statement which has me somewhat confused and
> perplexed - "Introverts do not like Open Space".
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> Now - I know that for the broadest definition of an introvert that is not
> true. Because I myself am an introvert and I love Open Space. Like all
> mental categories, introversion I assume is on a scale. So perhaps a better
> statement from this individual may have been - for more extreme introverts,
> Open Space can be uncomfortable and is not viewed as a safe environment for
> me to express myself. (I need to run this statement by said individual to
> see if they can confirm if this statement better represents their
> intention.)
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> Is this indeed true however? It is at least for one person I know. So my
> questions are:
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> - has anyone else encountered this opinion?
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> - If so, what percentage of the average population do you think would feel
> this way?
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> - Is there anything we can do to make these extreme introverts to feel
> comfortable and safe to share?
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> Any thoughts and advice appreciated.
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> Ron Quartel
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