[OSList] doubt about how to begin OS

Sat Jul 10 14:35:53 PDT 2021

Here's another way to think about it, Arantxa... Imagine for a moment that
you have this large or small crowd gathered and they've all politely seated
themselves in some sort of circle.  Your question is where to go, how to
act, how to relate to them...  So I ask you, what would you do if you knew
that there was lots of ice cream and treats to sprinkle and drizzle on top
of it, all set up and ready in the middle of the circle?  Would you smile?
Would they smile back?  Would you enjoy telling them about the various
options and possibilities that had been arranged?  Would you enjoy holding
them, locked in their seats, for just an extra few minutes, heightening the
anticipation, maybe digressing a little bit on a tangent about
the history of sundaes, or teasing the list of ingredients?  And when you
were done explaining, ready to let them run for the bowls, where would you
be?  Probably at the center, pointing to it, welcoming them to come.  And
then where do you go?  Out of the way!  While it's true that some healthy
eaters might not get too excited about this ice cream business, they'll
likely perk up when they notice the fruit and nut toppings.  By and by,
most everyone will discover something delicious in the center of your
circle.  So your job is to walk into that crowd knowing that something cool
is coming up soon.  Have fun giving it away!

--

Michael Herman
Michael Herman Associates
312-280-7838 (mobile)

MichaelHerman.com
OpenSpaceWorld.org

On Sat, Jul 10, 2021 at 2:04 PM Harrison Owen SR via OSList <
oslist at lists.openspacetech.org> wrote:

> Welcome to the circle!  And to the millions of folks who have shown up
> before. Including the several who have spoken so elequently of their
> experience (Peggy, Chris, Michael...) Walking the circle ( or as it is ofen
> called)* bounding *the circle is a very ancient artifact of human
> society. We didn't invent it, but it is surely nice to remember it. Enjoy
> yourself. Great Space!
>
> Harrison
>
> On Sat, Jul 10, 2021 at 1:08 PM Peggy Holman via OSList <
> oslist at lists.openspacetech.org> wrote:
>
>> Arantxa,
>>
>> Like my long time friends, Chris and Michael, and as Harrison first
>> suggested, I, too, walk the circle. And have been since 1996. I don’t have
>> much to add to what Chris and Michael have already said, but I’m writing,
>> so I guess I have something to say. :-)
>>
>> I slowly walk the circle speaking as I do. Just once around before I stop
>> on the rim. After that, I move occasionally if I my intuition tells me to
>> do so.
>>
>> I notice as I walk that the energy of the space changes. It is as if the
>> connections among us become clearer to all. Harrison called it the shaman’s
>> walk. He said is done at the pace of your heartbeat. Slow and steady, about
>> 60 beats per minute, I seem to recall.
>>
>> I often think of Open Space as the exquisite mix of yin and yang,
>> masculine and feminine. Walking the circle evokes the yin energy of
>> relationship. Speaking the question/theme calls in the directional energy
>> of yang. Together they move us towards each other and into our creative
>> potential.
>>
>>
>> Welcome to the journey!
>>
>> Best of success to you,
>> Peggy
>>
>>
>> ________________________________
>> Peggy Holman
>> Co-founder
>> Journalism That Matters
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>>
>> Enjoy the award winning Engaging Emergence: Turning Upheaval into
>> Opportunity <http://www.engagingemergence.com>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Jul 10, 2021, at 8:23 AM, Chris Corrigan via OSList <
>> oslist at lists.openspacetech.org> wrote:
>>
>>
>> Yes. I walk the circle. I greet people, look at them, talk about their
>> invitation and encourage them that this is the time they have wanted to
>> talk about thi BC s important to them. Then I very simply explain the
>> instructions and invite them to make their agenda. And then I walk out and
>> let them get to work.
>>
>> Trust the people. If the issue is important for them they will make the
>> conversations they need to have.
>>
>> Chris.
>>
>>
>> On Sat, Jul 10, 2021 at 3:37 AM arantxa hergueta bravo via OSList <
>> oslist at lists.openspacetech.org> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi to you all!
>>>
>>> May name is Arantxa. I´m new here, and I´m new in Open Space too. In a
>>> few days I will facilitate my first OS and to do so I´ve been doing some
>>> reading and talking with a friend, who knows very well the whole process.
>>>
>>> I´ve got a bunch of doubts, but want to share one specially with you. If
>>> someone wants to share her/his experience or ideas It´ll be terrific. I´ll
>>> try to explain it. It´s been years that I don´t write in English,
>>> so…lets´see!
>>>
>>> My friend has told me, once the “event” promoter has made a
>>> presentation, he comes from outside the participants circle, invites
>>> everybody to breathe, look each other and so, and, then, he comes into the
>>> circle and walks inside it (walks the circle) looking to each of the
>>> participants in order to greet them. My questions: How do you do it? How do
>>> you begin? Do you “walk the circle”? Why? How does it make you feel?
>>>
>>> And that´s all for now.
>>>
>>> Thank you very much!!!
>>>
>>> And have a beautiful day!
>>>
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