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<FONT FACE="Times New Roman" DEFAULT="FACE"><FONT SIZE="3" POINTSIZE="12" DEFAULT="SIZE">Yep, at least thats my experience, people doing things by themselves, being grand at it and enjoying it.<BR>
Training: I find there is training in the sense of being an apprentice, learning the trade or the craftsmanship, like holding a pen...<BR>
And then there is training in the art of facilitation (that has something to do with open space etc.) or better, a lifelong journey of discovery, in the art of doing nothing.<BR>
For my money, thats where I invest it to increase my capacity to function as a facilitator, as in "doing nothing".<BR>
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Bottom line? People anywhere and everywhere can do it all by themselves. It takes only a good head and a good heart. Sure -- training is nice and, I think, useful. But i don't think it improves the quality of Open Space so much as it increases our capacity to function in Open Space, and to help others to do the same. <BR>
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So maybe you should just accept and enjoy the accolades and thanks -- declare victory -- and go home. You deserve it! Obviously you did a fantastic job -- doing nothing. <BR>
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