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<DIV><!-- Converted from text/plain format --><STRONG><EM><FONT color=#ff00ff
size=2>Hi.</FONT></EM></STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV><STRONG><EM><FONT color=#ff00ff size=2>My determination on signage is based
on my read of the "culture" of</FONT></EM></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><EM><FONT color=#ff00ff size=2>the group / organization that is
sponsoring the OS event.</FONT></EM></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><EM><FONT color=#ff00ff size=2></FONT></EM></STRONG> </DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><EM><FONT color=#ff00ff size=2>Much of my work occurs in
corporate and government settings.</FONT></EM></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><EM><FONT color=#ff00ff size=2>Sometimes, there is enough fear /
anxiety in the culture regarding the </FONT></EM></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><EM><FONT color=#ff00ff size=2>event, that skillful means would
suggest not exacerbating the situation</FONT></EM></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><EM><FONT color=#ff00ff size=2>with communications (means) that are
outside of the cultural capacity</FONT></EM></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><EM><FONT color=#ff00ff size=2>to easily
absorb.</FONT></EM></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><EM><FONT color=#ff00ff size=2></FONT></EM></STRONG> </DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><EM><FONT color=#ff00ff size=2>In such cases, I use a pre-printed
set of signage -- very formal and</FONT></EM></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><EM><FONT color=#ff00ff size=2>"professional" looking. This
tends to communicate "safety" in those</FONT></EM></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><EM><FONT color=#ff00ff size=2>cultures, and helps to ground the
event and the approach of OS.</FONT></EM></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><EM><FONT color=#ff00ff size=2></FONT></EM></STRONG> </DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><EM><FONT color=#ff00ff size=2>In other cases, the culture has, is,
or can easily absorb OS -- without</FONT></EM></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><EM><FONT color=#ff00ff size=2>anxiety. In those
circumstances, I draw the signs up by hand during </FONT></EM></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><EM><FONT color=#ff00ff size=2>my "grounding" process at the event
site.</FONT></EM></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><EM><FONT color=#ff00ff size=2></FONT></EM></STRONG> </DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><EM><FONT color=#ff00ff size=2>So, I try to stay open to what the
"calling" requires of me.</FONT></EM></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><EM><FONT color=#ff00ff size=2>I look for Ease in the space-holding
relationships.</FONT></EM></STRONG></DIV><STRONG><EM><FONT color=#ff00ff
size=2></FONT></EM></STRONG>
<DIV><BR><STRONG><EM><FONT color=#ff00ff size=2>May this be of some value to
you.</FONT></EM></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><EM><FONT color=#ff00ff size=2>(For what it is worth . . .
)</FONT></EM></STRONG></DIV>
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size=2></FONT></EM></STRONG><STRONG><EM><FONT color=#ff00ff
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<DIV><FONT face="Monotype Corsiva" color=#808080 size=4><STRONG><EM>Mark R.
Jones</EM></STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Algerian color=#800080 size=2><STRONG>President
-- Quest Technology Inc.</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Antique Olive (W1)" color=#800080 size=1><STRONG>A Science
& Engineering Associates (SEA) Company</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
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On Behalf Of Michael M Pannwitz<BR>Sent: Sunday, August 18, 2002 3:52 AM<BR>To:
OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU<BR>Subject: Re: "professional" signs question
from Ed Ball<BR><BR><BR>Dear Ed,<BR>there are different reasons for me to
produce the 4 Principles, the one Law, the Admonition, a sign saying "Welcome"
and a huge poster with the Theme right on site (the Theme sometimes is produced
by the sponsoring organization, especially if they want a really huge one that
might also need to be hung outside and be storm- and waterproof) plus a simple
overview of the schedule: 1. It is part of my arriving and becoming detached (as
others have<BR>reported)<BR>2. It transports the message: anyone can do it in a
jiffy<BR>3. Another message: Its not important enough to make permanent signs,
its low key, there could be other ways of expressing the principles 4. I like to
have control over them to be very big and have only one thing on each poster and
spread around the room as a guide for me to help me remember stuff and, very
sparingly, maybe to point to one or another during circle time 5. I like to give
them away 6. My handwriting is quite distinctive so that if anyone in the world
sees a picture of an open space with a sign produced by me they will say, darn,
its Michael again 7. The wording is now standard but it evolved quite a bit over
time (this might be important in non-English settings, in English settings its
clear that its all been settled and thoroughly discussed) but, I dont know why,
there are still folks in Germany that use other wordings than I do<BR><BR>The
bumble bee and butterfly posters I get done by my kids or neighborhood kids
(this really intrigues them, what do you need them for, they will ask, well,
this is how I get them hooked on open<BR>space) and sometimes by someone with a
gift for this kind of stuff in the team of helpers. My Law posters dont show a
pair of feet as done by the Grand Master but footsteps (4 or 5) of someone
walking across the poster diagonally reinforcing the notion of mobility. The
footsteps I usually get from one of the helpers.<BR><BR>Your second question
intrigued me: what might be the difference in the results? I would have to do it
both ways for a while to get data to answer that question. My hunch is, that
doing it my way does in fact transform the room (in addition to having the
chairs be in a circle - which in many cases is the first time that the room has
had this experience, sometimes its the first time it has an experience with
chairs at all, as in the case of a gym, in other cases chairs have been used in
rows or around tables, but not in a circle - and having a center with a little
bit of a decoration)....at least I get feedback from folks (co-facilitators,
helpers and participants that are familiar with the<BR>room) saying that they
feel very comfortable, that the room has a light aura, is more beautiful, or
that they would never have imagined that the room could look this way. And in
that way it influences .... no matter how you do it, it will have an influence.
If it is set up with the participants in mind and arranged in a way that things
are self-explanatory supporting the selforganizing mode, than it will have an
influence on results, as does every detail.<BR><BR>In general, I think your
second question is great because it puts the importance, or the energy or time I
put into a detail, into perspective.<BR><BR>By the way, what do you mean with
"Givens" in your first question? What would be a "given" that would go on a
sign? Directional signs? Times?<BR><BR>Greetings from Berlin where I just
accompanied "my" 83rd open space, this one with 140 teachers and students,
partners and friends of the school and from the department of education on
improving the quality of education at their school michael<BR><BR><BR><BR>On
Fri, 16 Aug 2002 11:10:54 -0400, Edward Ball wrote:<BR><BR>>Good morning,
from SoCal<BR>><BR>>A potential client has asked if OST facilitators from
around the world<BR>>use hand-drawn signs rather than ones from professional
sign-makers. <BR>>So, my two questions to you are:<BR>><BR>>1. Do
you draw your own signs (Laws, Givens, etc.) or do you use signs<BR>>produced
by professional sign-makers?<BR>><BR>>2. Based on your own experiences
what might be the difference in the<BR>>results?<BR>><BR>>The potential
client is planning a series of open forums with the<BR>>personalized
invitations going to key regional players from the<BR>>business and
educational commumities.<BR>><BR>>Thank you for your
feedback,<BR>>Edward C. Ball, Associate<BR>>Hanna &
Associates<BR>>"Serving Boards That Lead"<BR>><BR>>4678 West Hoffer
Street<BR>>Banning, California 92220-1283 USA<BR>><BR>>E-mail:
EdBall@Hanna-OpenSpace.com<BR>><BR>>Voice:
909.922.0856<BR>>Fax:
909.922.0956<BR>><BR>>Websites:<BR>>
www.Hanna-PolicyGovernance.com<BR>>
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