<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN">
<HTML><HEAD>
<META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1">
<META content="MSHTML 6.00.6000.16414" name=GENERATOR>
<STYLE></STYLE>
</HEAD>
<BODY bgColor=#ffffff>
<DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=2>Yup...the phrase that comes to mind to
describe what is going on when inviting people to host sessions
for "next steps", as Chris described below, is "follow the
energy". W</FONT><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=2>hen people take
responsibility for what they love, they follow their energy.
</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=2>BTW, I use "love" rather than
the language of taking responsibility for what you care about
because I find the use of the word love, even in business settings, really
wakes people up, calling both head and heart into play. Further, I
find when people are operating in this way, it becomes exquisitely clear that it
isn't about ego and selfishness, but about service - to self, others, and
the whole.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=2>from cloudy, cold Seattle,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=2>Peggy</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=2>________________________________<BR>Peggy
Holman<BR>The Open Circle Company<BR>15347 SE 49th Place<BR>Bellevue, WA
98006<BR>(425) 746-6274 </FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=2><A
href="http://www.opencirclecompany.com">www.opencirclecompany.com</A></FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=2>
<DIV><BR>For the new edition of The Change Handbook, go to: <BR><A
href="http://www.bkconnection.com/ChangeHandbook">www.bkconnection.com/ChangeHandbook</A>
</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>"An angel told me that the only way to step into the fire and not get
burnt, is to become <BR>the fire".<BR> -- Drew Dellinger</FONT></DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE
style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px">
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV
style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=chris@chriscorrigan.com href="mailto:chris@chriscorrigan.com">Chris
Corrigan</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A
title=OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU
href="mailto:OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU">OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU</A>
</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, April 10, 2007 3:11
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [OSLIST] 1-day OS with
action planning</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV><BR><BR>
<DIV><SPAN class=gmail_quote>On 4/10/07, <B
class=gmail_sendername>Communications Esther Matte</B> <<A
href="mailto:ematte@excellence.ca">ematte@excellence.ca</A>> wrote:</SPAN>
<BLOCKQUOTE class=gmail_quote
style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: rgb(204,204,204) 1px solid"><BR>I
would like your input on something if you have time and wish to<BR>share
your experience. This particular client was very specific not<BR>to insist
very much on the responsability side of OS, because people<BR>are
disseminated in a large territory with low access to technology, <BR>so it's
not practical to work in groups, and all have an already very<BR>heavy
workload. The client still wanted action planning in order to<BR>have a
basic game plan for each priority and act as a "global<BR>coordinator",
calling on people for their help when needed. ...</BLOCKQUOTE>
<DIV><BR> </DIV><BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE class=gmail_quote
style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: rgb(204,204,204) 1px solid">That
being said, I still wonder if maybe I should have put a little<BR>more
emphasis on personal responsibility anyway, as it is really what<BR>makes
things happen. Even though people are geographically apart with<BR>low
access to technology, there's still that need for the first phone <BR>call
or action that will bring others. Any thoughts?</BLOCKQUOTE>
<DIV><BR><BR>So a couple of things come to mind. It could just be that
the client could have used a poll to find out where the energy lay for follow
up, and that would have been fine if she was prepared to act on what the group
wanted. I'm not a fan of that alone though and, like you, am always
looking for where the responsibility might help things along. So, if I
were doing action planning following a polling exercise, I'd simply invite
people to not only vote with their hearts but with their hands as well and ask
themselves, "what next first step am I willing to take to help move this
along?" There is nothing that can completely stop responsibility from
showing up, not lack of technology or distance or money. <BR><BR>But
perhaps even better would be to open space again at the end of the day for
"what wants to be born now?" or some variation of that theme. I find
that in cases like this, a convergence in the heart (as opposed to on the
wall) finds deeper patterns that simply grouping and voting cannot uncover and
more importantly it invites people to show up one more time and apply
themselves to the "first next step" which is all it takes to get something out
of the room and into the world. It is a more effective way, in my
experience of discerning emergent themes and patterns for action which are
supported by an appetite to actually get the work done. In most meetings
I do, clients report this as the magic formula. It's important to
prepare the process with this eventuality up front so that you are not
generating action and movement that the system cannot support of course, but
if prepared well, there is ALWAYS action of some kind at the end of OST
meetings, and a higher level of engagement than if people were simply to make
recommendations and go home. <BR><BR>Congrats on this one...a well practiced
learning and a generously shared story!<BR><BR>Chris<BR><BR> </DIV><BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE class=gmail_quote
style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: rgb(204,204,204) 1px solid">I'm
looking forward to facilitating more OS events in the future, and<BR>thank
you all for your
support!<BR><BR>Esther<BR><BR>*<BR>*<BR>==========================================================<BR><A
href="mailto:OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU">OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU</A><BR>------------------------------<BR>To
subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options,<BR>view the archives of <A
href="mailto:oslist@listserv.boisestate.edu">oslist@listserv.boisestate.edu
</A>:<BR><A
href="http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html">http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html</A><BR><BR>To
learn about OpenSpaceEmailLists and OSLIST FAQs:<BR><A
href="http://www.openspaceworld.org/oslist">http://www.openspaceworld.org/oslist</A><BR></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV><BR><BR
clear=all><BR>-- <BR>CHRIS CORRIGAN<BR>Facilitation - Training<BR>Open Space
Technology<BR><BR>Weblog: <A
href="http://www.chriscorrigan.com/parkinglot">http://www.chriscorrigan.com/parkinglot</A><BR>Site:
<A
href="http://www.chriscorrigan.com">http://www.chriscorrigan.com</A><BR><BR>Principal,
Harvest Moon Consultants, Ltd.<BR><A
href="http://www.harvestmoonconsultants.com">http://www.harvestmoonconsultants.com</A>
* * ==========================================================
OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU ------------------------------ To subscribe,
unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of
oslist@listserv.boisestate.edu:
http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html To learn about
OpenSpaceEmailLists and OSLIST FAQs: http://www.openspaceworld.org/oslist
</BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>
*
*
==========================================================
OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU
------------------------------
To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options,
view the archives of oslist@listserv.boisestate.edu:
http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html
To learn about OpenSpaceEmailLists and OSLIST FAQs:
http://www.openspaceworld.org/oslist