[OSList] What does holding space involve - with a nudge

[Chris Corrigan]

I’ll offer my thoughts on this question through this link:

http://www.chriscorrigan.com/parkinglot/the-tao-of-holding-space/

There you will find links to the Tao of Holding Space in English and Chinese.

Chris

> On Aug 19, 2019, at 9:59 AM, Marai Kiele via OSList <oslist at lists.openspacetech.org> wrote:
> 
> 
> Greetings,
> 
> I open up a new thread and bring over here what was written before in two other emails:
> 
> 	Harrison Owen: Holding Space involves being “totally present and absolutely invisible”
> 
> 	Paul Levy: Holding Space involves being gently present, respectfully absent and conveniently and softly unnoticed.
> 
> I appreciate both descriptions and find them helpful and inspiring for me to (once again) wonder: 
> 
> 	What does holding space involve… 
> 	   for me?
> 	   for you?
> 
> I invite an exploration of this question further down.
> With a little nudge into a new direction.
> 
> Before…
> 
> 
> 	***
> 
> 
> …a side note on conversations on this list:
> 
> Part of my personal „Practice of Peace“ (which is the name of the first book by Harrison I read and the one that impacted me the most) involves having as little „who is right -who is wrong“ conversations as possible. My preference is exploring, sharing, co-creating. I seek to contribute to that by the language I use.
> 
> Many summers ago, I learned about Percept Language <https://liveconscious.com/about/respeak/>. Which I understand as a way of speaking that acknowledges how we create our reality, moment to moment. I imagine that we all perceive differently, and I actually cannot say how something „is“ but just how it is „for me“. (For those interested in exploring this take on language, also check out E-Prime <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E-Prime>.) 
> 
> Speaking not in „this is how it IS“ but in „this is what I PERCEIVE“ is so unusual in our cultural—hardly anyone does it. I consciously practice this habit all the time, since 15 years, and I stumble daily. Yet I make myself hopeful with acknowledging my progress!
> 
> The setup of OST doesn’t include „who is right - who is wrong?" Instead OST invites people to post all the topics that are uniquely meaningful to them. Those which got stirred up in the context of an overall theme.
> 
> If I had it my way ;-) conversations on this list reflect that spirit of diversity and non-judgement. Of acknowledging how we all perceive through our individual lenses.
> 
> 
> 	***
> 
> 
> Back to my invitation:
> 
> This topic has been explored on this list before. Many times. I know.
> So to make it fresh, I wanna give it two nudges:
> 
> 	* What does holding space involve... for me personally?
> 
> 	Let’s share in any way that suits us, be it words, poetic, via music, painting or…
> 	And see what wildly colourful picture we can co-create!
> 	I’ll also contemplate on this anew. Space is open... for you! :-)
> 	
> 	* Do I make a difference between holding space for an OST as a 1-time-event (like an annual conference) 
> 	compared to an OST as part of a conscious organisational transformation? 
> 	If so, in which way?
> 
> 	I imagine the latter can be of special interest to all who are into organisational transformation.
> 
> 	***
> 
> And before I close, here is an additional invitation for to those who 
> 
> 	- think globally
> 	- see themselves as leaders of some kind
> 	- and appreciate a space for emergence:
> 
> The Global Oasis for Emerging Leaders is coming up: August 26 / Sept 24 / Oct 9...
> To whomever that is interesting, check it out here <https://www.eventbrite.com/e/global-oasis-for-emerging-leaders-tickets-58880372780>
> 
> Greetings,
> Marai
> 
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> 
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