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At 11:18 AM 4/30/01 -0400, Harrison wrote:<br>
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<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite> << Those are
guaranteed! I will tell folks that enabling the group to<br>
become<br>
<< inspired, innovative, creative, responsible, charged up,
turned on<br>
etc...<br>
<< is a no-brainer. Living with such folks afterwards can be
a little<br>
<< difficult. Choose.<br>
</blockquote><br>
<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite>Doug. wrote:</blockquote><br>
<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite>Yes!<br>
<br>
And so we scare off the majority, while challenging those who see the
way<br>
life is.<br>
<br>
But maybe that is what life is: a scary challenge. We can sleep or we
can<br>
throw something into the reactor and see.</blockquote><br>
I am not sure that "scare" is the right word -- although that
may be the impact. For me it is much more about being straight forward,
informed consent and all that good stuff. Actually, given what we have
all be taught, and perhaps what most people continue to believe about the
nature of organization, it is quite remarkable that anybody chooses to do
Open Space the first time around. Counter-intuitive, strange, impossible
-- are all words I have heard. And yet folks still give it a try. Even
the most unlikely folks. Like this am I got a call from the office of the
CFO (Chief Financial Officer) of a major Oil Company. He wants to
Open Space for his organization around who they are and what they do. A
Numbers Guy -- for crying out loud. <br>
<br>
Harrison<br>
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