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Hello Harrison, Jack, Everyone,<br>
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I hope you can follow my replies to the various posts...<br>
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</font></font>Harrison Owen wrote:<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" color="red" face="Arial"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: red;">Jack wrote: </span></font><font
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can only invite
it, again and again.</span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" color="red" face="Arial"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: red;">Well Jack –
your font size is
improving. But more….! Anyhow, I totally agree. Keep the space open for
action – again and again. But never force it, for that is to close the
space. There have been two instances in my experience where “The Plan”
called for “Action Planning.” The words were in the Invitation, and
repeated in The Program. The sponsors expected it. I expected it. I
think the
participants expected it – after all in every meeting they had ever
attended, when it said “Plan for Action” – all good soldiers
rose to the occasion and did as expected. That was the way things were
(are?).
But in the situations I am referring to Action Planning was the last
thing that
anybody cared to do when it came to the point. The first situation was
in </span></font><font color="red" face="Arial"><span
style="font-family: Arial; color: red;">Rome</span></font><font
color="red" face="Arial"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: red;">
where I had the
privilege of opening some space for the “50 Israelis and Palestinians.”
These folks went deep and deeper still. So deep in fact that when we
got to the
3<sup>rd</sup> day (Planning for Action) they really couldn’t believe
they had gone where they had gotten to (sorry for the sorry English).
They had
never quite been there before, and certainly I hadn’t either. It was
quite
new, strange, and fearful. And truth to tell, I believe nobody was
really sure
that they wanted to be “there.” Under the circumstances, planning
for action not only seemed premature but something for another planet.
They had
to find grounding in their present circumstances before moving onwards
–
or indeed anywhere. I sensed that more than thought it, and my
invitation at
the opening circle on that final day was to take a deep breath and a
long walk –
and then decide how, or if, they wanted to continue. I made that
invitation very
specific by suggesting that we take an hour and go our separate ways.
And at
the end, those who chose to come back to the circle would go on, and
those who
did not return would leave with all our love and respect. As it turned
out they
all came back – but they had the choice, which I thought to be most
important. So Yes – open the space for action, but any action (even
something we don’t expect) is welcome. And for those who may not
know this story, check <a
href="http://ho-image.com/opening_space_for_peace.htm">http://ho-image.com/opening_space_for_peace.htm</a>
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Harrison - I wanted to reiterate what I think you said... When we
invite action, which is what we do when we Open Space, it helps me to
remember that remaining seated in your chair is an action in itself,
and who knows what's churning inside the hearts and minds of the
persons who are "simply" sitting. Waiting (for the wind to shift) is an
action. Being and absorbing, or even sleeping sometimes for me brings
forth the most powerful and efficient action I ever produce.<br>
<br>
Is there a place for reminding the participants when we give a "call to
action" after several days in OS, just like we do when we remind them
of the four principles and the one law?<br>
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family="SANSSERIF" size="2">a message dated 11/4/05 9:29:09 AM,
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:tzimtz@earthlink.net">tzimtz@earthlink.net</a> writes:<br>
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<br>
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face="Geneva" family="SANSSERIF" size="2">Now
I want to appreciate the work of Michael Herman, Chris Corrigan, and
others who are, it seems to me, discussing a list of "meta-skills" for
Open Space facilitators.<br>
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Is it 'meta-skills' we need? Or, meta-being? My view: Meta-being.
Everything flows from that. The techniques are already established.<br>
<br>
Paul Everett</font>*
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Paul - I think you're right about meta-being, which is somewhere in all
of us if we are willing to invite ourselves into meta-being. I believe
the techniques exist, may be established in some, are practiced some of
the time, and it would be helpful to bring together into a coherent
document, or place. In fact I've been collecting the pearls of wisdom
rolling around all over this list into a 28 page word document that
could use some serious editing, loosely titled OS helpful hints.<br>
<br>
I believe I may be inviting myself to do some "serious editing" but I
will also extend the invitation to anyone on the list who wishes to
take on the task of editing my harried collection. Anyone interested?<br>
<br>
<font face="arial,helvetica"><font color="#000000" face="Geneva"
family="SANSSERIF" size="2">a message dated 11/6/05 6:40:07 AM,
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:hhowen@verizon.net">hhowen@verizon.net</a> writes:<br>
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face="Geneva" family="SANSSERIF" size="2">In a word, people will do
what they will do, and no<br>
"method" on earth (that I know of) will make that different.<br>
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Exactly, Harrison. Which is why most "team building" exercises/events
I've ever been involved in are monumental wastes of time, build false
expectations and generally don't work.<br>
<br>
Paul</font>*
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Paul - I have experienced and facilitated some forms of "team building"
exercises/events that have been consistently successful. I believe the
main premise is to invite personal responsibility for the individuals
as part of a team and to give them tools (like Open Space) that help
them to work together, and better communicate who the are, how they
work best, and what they care about most. I've never been one to build
someone else's team, I can only help them (by giving tools and inviting
them to share their own experiences) to build their own team on their
own terms.<br>
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These are my thoughts...<br>
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with grace and love,
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<br>
Zelle
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