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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Conflicts! I love them – well sort of. Truthfully, it
is a love/hate relationship. I love them because when I see conflict, I know
something useful is happening. In fact, anytime I run into a group/organization
without conflict, I am pretty sure it is dead, or close to it. Show me an
organization without conflict, and I will show you one where nobody cares. Conflict
happens, in my experience, when passions get in the way of each other. Of
course we could try and get rid of the passion, but then it is unlikely that
anything useful would get done. And there is another way – just create
enough room so that the (presently conflicted) passions can pass by each other.
That is called Opening Space. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>In the situation you described you noted, “</span></font><font
color=black face=Galliard><span style='font-family:Galliard;color:black'>Although
my intervention went very well (the subgroup decided to discuss the issue with
the entire group, which agreed, and we went on with a mediation process in the
circle where I helped the group clarify issues around clans and developing
solutions to prevent/heal the negative side effects of natural grouping within
the larger group<b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><span style='font-weight:
bold;mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>), </span></b></span></font><b
style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><font color=red face=Galliard><span
style='font-family:Galliard;color:red;font-weight:bold;mso-bidi-font-weight:
normal'>I felt like we had stepped out of the OS process, burnt a lot of
energy, and lost some of the creative power of the OS process.” <o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><font size=3
color=red face=Galliard><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Galliard;
color:red;font-weight:bold;mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Doing what you did (intervening) is a pretty natural
response, after all it is what most of us were trained to do. And – so far
as I can see, the results of this activity are usually as you describe (burnt
energy, lost power). If there were no alternatives, I would guess this price
must be accepted. But, as suggested above, there is an alternative. Just open
some more space. Easy to say – but what if . . .<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Sure things could get out of control, really get messy. But the
amazing thing to me is that in almost 20 years of working in Open Space I have
never been with a group which was unable to effectively deal with whatever
level of conflict they encountered. And not only deal with it, but grow and
mature -- all without intervention of any obvious sort. <span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>No conflict resolution, no stress
reduction, no nothing. The group just did it all by themselves. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Granted, the experience can be pretty much of a “White
Knuckle” experience – not unlike coming down an icy mountain road
at speeds you shouldn’t even think about. But after all, the comfort of
the facilitator is not a primary concern to anybody but the facilitator. <span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>Which is one of the reasons why personal
preparation for the facilitator, prior to Opening Space, is no small
consideration. <span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>Also there is more
than ample compensation for the facilitator. I have been privileged to have
been part of a number of such experiences, and I can say without any
qualification that nothing in my life demanded so much and fulfilled me so
completely. If the group grew with the experience, I just soared. I must also
confess that in the moment, I was not at all sure that I really wanted to take
the trip, indeed I could think of any number of things I would rather do. But
at the end of the day(s) – and they were long ones, I learned more about
the potential of Harrison Owen than I probably had any right to know. And also
I think I came closer to fulfilling that potential than I had any right to
expect. If you want a brief account of such a moment, you might check out my
story from </span></font><st1:City><st1:place><font face=Arial><span
  style='font-family:Arial'>Rome</span></font></st1:place></st1:City><font
face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'> with 50 Palestinians and Israelis. <a
href="http://openspaceworld.com/opening_space_for_peace.htm">http://openspaceworld.com/opening_space_for_peace.htm</a>
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><st1:place><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:
 12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Harrison</span></font></st1:place><font face=Arial><span
style='font-family:Arial'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>-----Original Message-----<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>From:</span></b> OSLIST
[mailto:OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU] <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>On
Behalf Of </span></b>Dominique Proudhon<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> </span></font><st1:date
Month="12" Day="16" Year="2003"><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span
 style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>Tuesday, December 16, 2003</span></font></st1:date><font
size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> </span></font><st1:time
Hour="12" Minute="57"><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
 font-family:Tahoma'>12:57 PM</span></font></st1:time><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'><br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> OST and conflicts</span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 color=black
face=Galliard><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Galliard;color:black'>OK,
</span></font><st1:place><font color=black face=Galliard><span
 style='font-family:Galliard;color:black'>Harrison</span></font></st1:place><font
color=black face=Galliard><span style='font-family:Galliard;color:black'>, I
won’t wait long then. Here is a question:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 color=black
face=Galliard><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Galliard;color:black'>Sometimes,
conflicts do arise during subgroup discussions in an OS event. It is certainly
not a problem per se, since, in my experience, they often reveal areas of
greater creative potential. Still, a question remains: how to best handle them
in order to prevent escalation and allow the group to own and discuss the
issues in a solution oriented manner? I had a case once where I felt obligated
to intervene because the conversation was feeding on blame and getting increasingly
aggressive. A subgroup came to discuss the issue of<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span>“clans” excluding others and
disrupting the overall group effectiveness. Although my intervention went very
well (the subgroup decided to discuss the issue with the entire group, which
agreed, and we went on with a mediation process in the circle where I helped
the group clarify issues around clans and developing solutions to prevent/heal
the negative side effects of natural grouping within the larger group), I felt
like we had stepped out of the OS process, burnt a lot of energy, and lost some
of the creative power of the OS process. No regrets though, since what was most
alive at that time in the team was the conflict and they needed some way to
cope with it productively. It was not OS for a time, since I became actively
involved in the process. Even if I love doing mediation, I would much rather
see people solve their conflicts by themselves.<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span>Is there any way to do all of it in
“OS mode”? Can OS function when communication patterns in a group
lead to blaming, finger pointing and retaliating? I am curious to hear about
other practitioners’ experience with this. Also, what happens if
you’re the only facilitator and you have two or more conflicts at a time
in different subgroups? You shoot them all </span></font><font color=black
face=Wingdings><span style='font-family:Wingdings;mso-ascii-font-family:Galliard;
mso-hansi-font-family:Galliard;color:black;mso-char-type:symbol;mso-symbol-font-family:
Wingdings'><span style='mso-char-type:symbol;mso-symbol-font-family:Wingdings'>J</span></span></font><font
color=black face=Galliard><span style='font-family:Galliard;color:black'> ?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 color=black
face=Galliard><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Galliard;color:black'>To
resonate with Agneta Setterwall’s post, I believe that communication
processes such as the Non Violent Communication (NVC) can be great
complementary tools to OS. They significantly improve people’s capacity
to communicate from their own needs and expectations, rather than from blaming
others for what they do not get in the relation. I believe running an OS event
with subgroups talking NVC would be a kick! (have to try out that one). Any
experience with “communication training/practice” in preparation for
an OS event out there? Or what about having NVC practitioners to participate in
subgroups as needed?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 color=black
face=Galliard><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Galliard;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 color=black
face=Galliard><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Galliard;color:black'>All
the best to all. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 color=black
face=Galliard><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Galliard;color:black'>Dominique.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 color=black
face=Galliard><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Galliard;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 color=black
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black;mso-no-proof:
yes'> </span></font><font size=2 color=black face=Copperplate31ab><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Copperplate31ab;color:black;mso-no-proof:
yes'>Dominique Proudhon</span></font><font size=2 color=black><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black;mso-no-proof:yes'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><em><i><font size=1 color=gray
face=Copperplate31ab><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:Copperplate31ab;
color:gray;mso-no-proof:yes'>Group Facilitation</span></font></i></em><i><font
size=1 color=gray face=Copperplate31ab><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:
Copperplate31ab;color:gray;font-style:italic;mso-no-proof:yes'><br>
</span></font></i><em><i><font size=1 color=gray face=Copperplate31ab><span
style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:Copperplate31ab;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;
color:gray;mso-no-proof:yes'>Problem solving</span></font></i></em><i><font
size=2 color=gray face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:gray;font-style:italic;mso-no-proof:yes'><br>
</span></font></i><em><i><font size=1 color=gray face=Copperplate31ab><span
style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:Copperplate31ab;color:gray;mso-no-proof:
yes'>Conflict resolution</span></font></i></em><font size=2 color=black><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black;mso-no-proof:yes'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=1 color=black
face=Copperplate31ab><span lang=FR style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:Copperplate31ab;
color:black;mso-ansi-language:FR;mso-no-proof:yes'>Dampierre<br>
38470 Notre Dame de l'Osier<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=1 color=black
face=Copperplate31ab><span lang=FR style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:Copperplate31ab;
color:black;mso-ansi-language:FR;mso-no-proof:yes'>France</span></font><font
size=2 color=black><span lang=FR style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black;
mso-ansi-language:FR;mso-no-proof:yes'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=1 color=black
face=Copperplate31ab><span lang=FR style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:Copperplate31ab;
color:black;mso-ansi-language:FR;mso-no-proof:yes'>(33) 4 76 36 71 34</span></font><font
size=2 color=black><span lang=FR style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black;
mso-ansi-language:FR;mso-no-proof:yes'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=1 color=black
face=Copperplate31ab><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:Copperplate31ab;
color:black;mso-no-proof:yes'>(33) 6 78 91 48 77</span></font><font size=2
color=black><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black;mso-no-proof:yes'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 color=black
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black;mso-no-proof:
yes'> </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>

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</div>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>-----Original Message-----<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>From:</span></b> OSLIST
[mailto:OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU] <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>On
Behalf Of </span></b>Harrison Owen<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> </span></font><st1:date
Month="12" Day="16" Year="2003"><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span
 style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>Tuesday, December 16, 2003</span></font></st1:date><font
size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> </span></font><st1:time
Hour="14" Minute="5"><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
 font-family:Tahoma'>2:05 PM</span></font></st1:time><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'><br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re: New member</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><font size=3 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Dominique wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><font size=3 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.5in'><font size=3 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>“</span></font><font
color=black face=Galliard><span style='font-family:Galliard;color:black'>. I
now would like to share this approach with others in </span></font><st1:country-region><st1:place><font
  color=black face=Galliard><span style='font-family:Galliard;color:black'>France</span></font></st1:place></st1:country-region><font
color=black face=Galliard><span style='font-family:Galliard;color:black'> and
starting a French Open Space Institute (web site in preparation for sometime
next year). Of course, I have plenty of questions around OST, but I’ll
wait: This post is already long enough, you guys are busy, and I need to read
more of the documentation to make sure I am not asking questions that have
already been answered 20 times. “<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.5in'><font size=3 color=black
face=Galliard><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Galliard;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.5in'><font size=3 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Don’t
wait too long. Never met a question I didn’t like, even an old one.
Actually, most particularly <i style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'><span
style='font-style:italic;mso-bidi-font-style:normal'>The Old Ones</span></i>.
They give everybody a chance to revisit old familiar places – and usually
discover that what we took to be “established wisdom” was actually
just the tip of an iceberg. Also good luck with OSI/France. As you can see
already from this LIST, folks will be more than helpful. And on the journey,
you might want to make contact with Christopher Schoch. <a
href="mailto:Mdlschoch@aol.com">Mdlschoch@aol.com</a> Christopher lives in </span></font><st1:City><st1:place><font
  color=black face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial;color:black'>Paris</span></font></st1:place></st1:City><font
color=black face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial;color:black'> and was
responsible for Executive Development (or something like that) for Accor
Hotels. We did an Open Space together around the time of massive merger for
that corporation. You can read the story, if you want, in <i style='mso-bidi-font-style:
normal'><span style='font-style:italic;mso-bidi-font-style:normal'>Tales from
Open Space</span></i>. <a href="http://openspaceworld.com/tales.htm">http://openspaceworld.com/tales.htm</a>
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.5in'><font size=3 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.5in'><font size=3 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Good
Luck!<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.5in'><font size=3 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.5in'><st1:place><font size=3
 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;
 color:black'>Harrison</span></font></st1:place><font color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-family:Arial;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><font size=3 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><font size=2 color=navy
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.5in'><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>-----Original Message-----<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>From:</span></b> OSLIST
[mailto:OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU] <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>On
Behalf Of </span></b>Dominique Proudhon<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> </span></font><st1:date
Month="12" Day="16" Year="2003"><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span
 style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>Tuesday, December 16, 2003</span></font></st1:date><font
size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> </span></font><st1:time
Hour="2" Minute="58"><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
 font-family:Tahoma'>2:58 AM</span></font></st1:time><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'><br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> New member</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.5in'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.5in'><font size=3 color=black
face=Galliard><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Galliard;color:black'>Good
day all,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.5in'><font size=3 color=black
face=Galliard><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Galliard;color:black'><span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.5in'><font size=3 color=black
face=Galliard><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Galliard;color:black'>I
joined the OSlist a few days ago and have been lurking for a while. I am very
impressed with the quality of the exchanges on this list and find myself drawn
to participate. Several threads called my attention; in particular the one
questioning the list itself (what are we doing? Aren’t we loosing our
spirit, Should we split?) –I find these conversations very healthy. And
also the one about Civil Conversation, which resonates with an old questioning
of mine around ways to implement real participative democracy – I am
dreaming of initiating some real debate around the question “what world
do we chose to build for tomorrow?”. I believe we humans are caught up in
our own contradictions: after centuries of evolving faster and faster
technically, and having more transformative power than ever, we are now facing
the essential question of<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span>Meaning:
How do we participate in the world and to what end? What is our responsibility
in regard to what is happening in our world? Especially all the “not so
nice” little things like irreversible destruction of earth resources,
loss of entire spe</span></font><st1:PersonName><font color=black
 face=Galliard><span style='font-family:Galliard;color:black'>cies</span></font></st1:PersonName><font
color=black face=Galliard><span style='font-family:Galliard;color:black'>, wars
and weapon builders, starving, and all that noisy ongoing disconnected
stupidity on our tv and radio shows that take people away from being…<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span>I believe that for the first time, we,
at least in “developed” countries, have won the freedom to look
beyond simply working for survival, to ask ourselves: how do I want to also
make this place a little better? <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.5in'><font size=3 color=black
face=Galliard><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Galliard;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.5in'><font size=3 color=black
face=Galliard><span lang=FR style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Galliard;
color:black;mso-ansi-language:FR'>Anyway. I’ll stop here for today. </span></font><font
color=black face=Galliard><span style='font-family:Galliard;color:black'>My goal
was actually to introduce myself: <br>
I am French and leave in </span></font><st1:City><st1:place><font color=black
  face=Galliard><span style='font-family:Galliard;color:black'>Grenoble</span></font></st1:place></st1:City><font
color=black face=Galliard><span style='font-family:Galliard;color:black'>.
After a PhD in molecular/cellular biology and 6 years of research. I decided to
do something else with my life and moved to human resources development. I
actually did that career move in the </span></font><st1:country-region><st1:place><font
  color=black face=Galliard><span style='font-family:Galliard;color:black'>US</span></font></st1:place></st1:country-region><font
color=black face=Galliard><span style='font-family:Galliard;color:black'>: I
lived 10 years in </span></font><st1:State><st1:place><font color=black
  face=Galliard><span style='font-family:Galliard;color:black'>North Carolina</span></font></st1:place></st1:State><font
color=black face=Galliard><span style='font-family:Galliard;color:black'>. I
wanted to understand why people so often get into conflicts because of
“films” they make in their heads that have little to do with
reality. I wanted to find ways to work on re-establishing lost connections,
especially in the workplace, where they could serve common projects and goals.
I trained with Will Schutz, originator of the <i style='mso-bidi-font-style:
normal'><span style='font-style:italic;mso-bidi-font-style:normal'>Human
Element</span></i>, became a mediator, trained in various psychometric tools
and got to work with various groups. Two years ago, just before I came back to </span></font><st1:country-region><st1:place><font
  color=black face=Galliard><span style='font-family:Galliard;color:black'>France</span></font></st1:place></st1:country-region><font
color=black face=Galliard><span style='font-family:Galliard;color:black'>, I
bought a book that called my attention: Open Space Technology, a user’s
guide. I read it in the plane. It was one of those “ha ha”: I found
something I was looking for. A piece of extreme simplicity that called on very
ecological principles to set the stage for real connection between people and
for meaning to happen. On top of that, this approach was shared openly without
any bind, just as a gift to humanity, which seduced me even more...<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span>I decided to try it as soon as I would
get the opportunity, here, in </span></font><st1:country-region><st1:place><font
  color=black face=Galliard><span style='font-family:Galliard;color:black'>France</span></font></st1:place></st1:country-region><font
color=black face=Galliard><span style='font-family:Galliard;color:black'>.
Starting a new business as a group facilitator/team consultant has not been
easy thing. Things are slow going and I often get discouraged. But I finally
got the opportunity to run two different open space events for two different
clients in the last year (30 people and 36 people). Both very energizing
experiences and both around the question “How could we improve the way we
function as a team?”: I loved the first moments of surprise in
people’s eyes, and then the sudden rush to bring up issues as they
understood that the event was theirs. Several persons approached me at the end
telling me how much this work had moved them from a negative reactive position
to an engaged position and telling me about a number of places they would see
such work as useful. Thanks to </span></font><st1:place><font color=black
 face=Galliard><span style='font-family:Galliard;color:black'>Harrison</span></font></st1:place><font
color=black face=Galliard><span style='font-family:Galliard;color:black'>, they
got a gift they deserved. Felt quite good to serve in such a meaningful way.
I’ll continue. I now would like to share this approach with others in </span></font><st1:country-region><st1:place><font
  color=black face=Galliard><span style='font-family:Galliard;color:black'>France</span></font></st1:place></st1:country-region><font
color=black face=Galliard><span style='font-family:Galliard;color:black'> and
starting a French Open Space Institute (web site in preparation for sometime
next year). Of course, I have plenty of questions around OST, but I’ll
wait: This post is already long enough, you guys are busy, and I need to read
more of the documentation to make sure I am not asking questions that have
already been answered 20 times. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.5in'><font size=3 color=black
face=Galliard><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Galliard;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.5in'><font size=3 color=black
face=Galliard><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Galliard;color:black'>All
the best to each of you,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.5in'><font size=3 color=black
face=Galliard><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Galliard;color:black'>Dominique<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.5in'><font size=3 color=black
face=Galliard><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Galliard;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.5in'><font size=3 color=black
face=Galliard><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Galliard;color:black'>Note:
I am a guy, for those who would wonder.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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<div>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.5in'><font size=2 color=black
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black;mso-no-proof:
yes'> </span></font><font color=black><span style='color:black;mso-no-proof:
yes'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.5in'><font size=2 color=black
face=Copperplate31ab><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Copperplate31ab;
color:black;mso-no-proof:yes'>Dominique Proudhon</span></font><font size=2
color=black><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black;mso-no-proof:yes'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.5in'><em><i><font size=1 color=gray
face=Copperplate31ab><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:Copperplate31ab;
color:gray;mso-no-proof:yes'>Group Facilitation</span></font></i></em><i><font
size=1 color=gray face=Copperplate31ab><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:
Copperplate31ab;color:gray;font-style:italic;mso-no-proof:yes'><br>
</span></font></i><em><i><font size=1 color=gray face=Copperplate31ab><span
style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:Copperplate31ab;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;
color:gray;mso-no-proof:yes'>Problem solving</span></font></i></em><i><font
size=2 color=gray face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:gray;font-style:italic;mso-no-proof:yes'><br>
</span></font></i><em><i><font size=1 color=gray face=Copperplate31ab><span
style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:Copperplate31ab;color:gray;mso-no-proof:
yes'>Conflict resolution</span></font></i></em><font size=2 color=black><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black;mso-no-proof:yes'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.5in'><font size=1 color=black
face=Copperplate31ab><span lang=FR style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:Copperplate31ab;
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color:black;mso-no-proof:yes'>(33) 6 78 91 48 77</span></font><font size=2
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