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cant remember ever having referred to space invadors in the 90 + times I have introduced os-technology to a group. <BR>
In training os-facilitators which I have now done some 15 times the issue is raised by os-facilitators-in-the-making and then, of course, it is discussed.<BR>
There have been very few space-invadors (and even fewer, in fact none, that really meant harm from where I stood), so its not been a substantial issue in ongoing practice. But it does seem to occupy me and others as something that could happen. Why is that?<BR>
Marvin Weisbord and Sandra Janoff have designed a training session under the title "Facilitating the Whole System in the Room" (which, incidentally, has grown out of the Future Search praxis but is not limited to fs-facilitation)....I did attend it last year in Oxford and it will be offered in Berlin in 2003...: it has various elements that fascinate me and one of them is the practice of "it has nothing to do with me". That is, people praising me or damning me, or being indifferent to me are expressing something that in the main has nothing to do with me. This stance, I am sure, is very helpful for the rare instances of space invadors making their appearance. Their activity has nothing to do with me as open space-facilitator. If that is my approach, dealing with the invasion is maybe not a cinch but certainly not a huge issue.<BR>
In practice more frequently occuring and frustrating issues are around such items such as is there enough coffee or a room with a mountain and ocean view.<BR>
Greetings from Berlin<BR>
michael<BR>
PS: Just had a wonderful os next to a beautiful lake near the baltic port of Lübeck with 26 consultants specialising in participation of youth and children in matters affecting their life...just 5 hours...16 issues worked...9 action plans agreed on...high spirits...zero space invadors...shared leadership...and all in the face of withdrawing public spending on projects for youth and children and all the frustrating issues and consequences arising out that trend...5 hours in which people did not change but jointly discovered new opportunities to revive and deepen their commitment and work on democratic initiatives in their field...<BR>
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<B>From:</B> Koos de Heer<BR>
<B>Date:</B> Sun, 17 Nov 2002 20:46:38 +0100<BR>
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Hi Winston and all,<BR>
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At 09:10 17-11-2002 -0500, Winston Kinch wrote:<BR>
How many of us, I wonder, make express reference to space invaders during the opening, perhaps when talking about the Law... <BR>
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I never make reference to space invaders. I think it generates too much negative energy and I never could think of anything really useful to say about it. I just deal with it when it comes up (and so far, I must say it hardly has).<BR>
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Best wishes,<BR>
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Koos<BR>
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