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<DIV>Hi Tree,</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Thanks for thinking of Susan's story. For those who have the second
edition of The Change Handbook, it is in chapter 3. BTW, Ralph
Copleman was part of it, so may have something to add. I've
copied the story, as Susan tell it below.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Peggy</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>________________________________<BR>Peggy Holman<BR>The Open Circle
Company<BR>15347 SE 49th Place<BR>Bellevue, WA 98006<BR>(425) 746-6274
</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><A
href="http://www.opencirclecompany.com">www.opencirclecompany.com</A></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<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</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>*****************</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>
<H2 style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt">A Story: Work with Violent Inter-group
Conflict<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns =
"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></SPAN></H2>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">In early 2000, we provided collaborative
negotiation and mediation skills training to political representatives from
Iraqi Kurdistan as part of a larger capacity-building initiative funded by the
State Department and run through the International Conflict Resolution Program
at SIPA, <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns =
"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Columbia</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>. The participants were
representatives of the PUK and the KDP, the two main political factions, whose
competing attempts for political control had resulted in armed conflict.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Our job was to design and deliver a
five-day skills training in negotiation and mediation, and in the process build
an atmosphere of collaboration between the two sides.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>None of the participants spoke English,
and we did not speak either Kurdish or Arabic.<o:p></o:p></I></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">The initial part of the design was
straightforward.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>We had delivered
negotiation and mediation training programs for thousands of people around the
world, set up a conflict resolution program at the United Nations and at
<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Columbia</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>, and had run
many programs using direct translation.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>We knew the training could move us towards the program objective, but to
create a climate of engagement, with people talking directly to each other in a
safe way without a translator required something else. That brought us to Open
Space.<o:p></o:p></I></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">When the participants arrived in <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Ankara</st1:City>, <st1:country-region
w:st="on">Turkey</st1:country-region></st1:place>, the atmosphere was more than
chilly.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>People sat on opposite
sides of the room, avoiding eye contact and all conversation. Group members had
lost family in the war between these two sides.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>For these representatives, this was a
paid trip to <st1:State w:st="on">New York</st1:State>, an opportunity to go to
<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Columbia</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>, but a passion
for reconciliation was not in the air.<o:p></o:p></I></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Days 1-3 of the program was collaborative
negotiation skills training<A title="" style="mso-endnote-id: edn1"
href="mhtml:mid://00000863/#_edn1" name=_ednref1><SPAN
class=MsoEndnoteReference><SPAN style="mso-special-character: footnote"><SPAN
class=MsoEndnoteReference><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA">[i]</SPAN></B></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></A>.
According to participant accounts and our observations, it was a full, rich and
transformational experience that had some of the following
affects:<o:p></o:p></I></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><o:p> </o:p></I></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 37.4pt; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"><SPAN
style="mso-list: Ignore">·<SPAN
style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">The training mixed
the two sides in seemingly arbitrary and face-saving ways to resolve simple
conflict issues that de-escalated the polarizing tone. People laughed and got
playful. We gradually increased the complexity and heat of the issues, ending by
role-playing PUK/KDP real-life issues.<o:p></o:p></I></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 37.4pt; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"><SPAN
style="mso-list: Ignore">·<SPAN
style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Participants’
experience in <st1:place w:st="on">Kurdistan</st1:place> was normalized. Through
presentation of theory and re-enactment of conflicts mediated in other parts of
the world (such as <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region
w:st="on">Mozambique</st1:country-region></st1:place>), participants began to
see the predictable phenomenon of adversarial conflict that they were a part
of.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>They also were introduced to
the alternative of a collaborative approach – a real eureka to them that such an
option even existed.<o:p></o:p></I></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 37.4pt; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"><SPAN
style="mso-list: Ignore">·<SPAN
style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Participants learned
models and skills for negotiating collaboratively that they immediately put into
practice in the Open Space laboratory that followed.<o:p></o:p></I></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><o:p> </o:p></I></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">On Day 4, we “opened the space” focusing on
the theme “Exploring and Expanding Areas of Cooperation Among Us.”<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>To our surprise and definite concern,
most of the participants took us literally when we said “we have break-out
spaces, but you are free to go anywhere you like.”<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Indeed they left, and rode the subway
from 125<SUP>th</SUP> to Macy’s at 34<SUP>th</SUP> to shop. That was the most
anxiety-provoking moment in the design! <SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>A senior representative confronted us –
“What’s this about?”<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>We calmed
him.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Holding space sometimes takes
nerve.<o:p></o:p></I></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Why did participants do that?<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Who knows?<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Perhaps after three days of intense
training, they needed to breathe before they could really talk to each
other.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Perhaps they just wanted to
go shopping.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>My hunch based on
years of cross-cultural work is that the shift from a training run by
“professors”, however interactive and empowering, to an open space where the
responsibility was squarely on their shoulders, was too much in the
beginning.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN><o:p></o:p></I></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">The good news is that everyone also took us
at our word when we said “wherever you are, whatever you are doing, be here at
4:30 for ‘evening news’.” That’s when things started cooking.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>One by one, participants summoned up the
courage to hold our talking “stone”, heavy in their hands, and talk to each
other about the <st1:place w:st="on">Kurdistan</st1:place> issues weighing on
everyone.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The stone, they said,
often a weapon of war in <st1:place w:st="on">Kurdistan</st1:place>, now might
be a symbol of peace.<o:p></o:p></I></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 1">
</SPAN>The momentum continued through “morning announcements” on Day 5, to
various topic discussions, to an exciting action planning session on the
collaborations. Day 5 ended emotionally with hugging, tears and singing Kurdish
songs. In the program aftermath, through ongoing support from ICRP, the parties
created a bilateral conflict resolution center that supports on the ground
collaboration in many ways including the use of Open Space as a process for
high-conflict problem-solving. <o:p></o:p></I></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 1">
</SPAN>Did our design work?<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>We
could have just done a conflict resolution training. We could have just done an
Open Space. It’s our view, that the combination added real value.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Participants gathered for a “training”
without committing to work the issues.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>They had a shared experience with low-stress exercises and topics.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Important ideas and skills were imparted
that could not have been conveyed in Open Space. In Open Space, participants
found the passion and responsibility to talk directly to each other about what
mattered most. With newly learned skills, and momentum behind them, the space
was opened, and held by a neutral third side, as they worked the core conflict
issues of their time. <o:p></o:p></I></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 1">
</SPAN>A final note about “knowing yourself.”<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>When we first presented the funders of
the project with a design that simply said “open space” for days 4-5 instead of
the detailed mediation training they expected, they balked. It took a lot of
knowing the situation, the processes and ourselves to have the courage to
re-assure them that mixing these processes was the way to go.<o:p></o:p></I></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><o:p> </o:p></I></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Susan Coleman (<A
href="http://www.colemanraider.com/">www.colemanraider.com</A>)<o:p></o:p></I></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">(Others vital to this intervention were
Andrea Bartoli, Tanya Walters and Zach Metz from ICRP, and my co-facilitators,
James Williams and Ralph Copleman.)</I></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><o:p></o:p></I> </P>
<DIV style="mso-element: endnote-list"><BR clear=all>
<HR align=left width="33%" SIZE=1>
<DIV id=edn1 style="mso-element: endnote">
<P class=MsoEndnoteText
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 37.4pt; TEXT-INDENT: -37.4pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><A
title="" style="mso-endnote-id: edn1" href="mhtml:mid://00000863/#_ednref1"
name=_edn1><SPAN class=MsoEndnoteReference><SPAN
style="mso-special-character: footnote"><SPAN class=MsoEndnoteReference><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA">[i]</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></A><FONT
size=2> <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">See <U>The Handbook of Conflict
Resolution</U>, “Teaching Conflict Resolution Skills in a Workshop”, by Raider,
Coleman, & Gerson, 2000, 2006) for a workshop
description.</I></FONT></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV
style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=therese.fitzpatrick@gmail.com
href="mailto:therese.fitzpatrick@gmail.com">Tree Fitzpatrick</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> Sunday, October 14, 2007 11:24
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [OSLIST] new</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV><FONT size=2>Hi Niko. Welcome to the list!<BR><BR>I want
to share a story in response to what you wrote about how two of the main
participants from your OS left before you did the closing circle. Yes,
you are right, the law of two feet invites folks to leave when they want to
but it can be unsettling as the spaceholder, can't it? <BR><BR>I heard this
story from Susan Coleman, </FONT><FONT size=2>an international conflict
resolution expert who uses large group processes with communities and systems
in conflict. She works at Columbia University. She uses OS sometimes
when she convenes peace-building events for groups from high conflict zones.
<BR><BR>The first time she ever used OS was for an event that brought together
participants from both sides of a major conflict. I am sorry that I am
not remembering all the details of her story. The event where she first
used OS brought together people very deeply divided, like Shiites and Sunnis
or Palestinians and Israelis. . . but I forget which conflicting cultures she
had in the room. People had traveled from abroad to New York City to
attend Susan's event. Most of us know what it takes to organize an
international event. It takes lots of planning, with countless
logistical snafus. <BR><BR>Finally, the day had arrived. Susan kicked
off the multi-day event by opening space.<BR><BR>And then everyone left and
went shopping. All of those participants were chomping at the bit to
shop in New York City or, perhaps, just to see exciting New York City.
Who knows what they wanted to do? But they trusted Susan when she said 'follow
what has heart and meaning', follow the 'law of two feet'. They all got
up and left. <BR><BR>She sat around the rest of that first day thinking that
she had blown it. This was a major event. Had she failed by using
OS? She experienced a lot of self doubt.<BR><BR>But the next day,
everyone came back, created an awesome agenda and they had a fantastic
meeting. Maybe all those participants were better able to focus on the
work after they used the law of two feet, sated their curiosity about New York
City. If Susan had used a different model for her meeting and required
everyone to stay in the room, people might have been bored and/or distracted
with thoughts of the exciting city just outside. But by leaving that
first day and checking out NYC, well, folks, maybe, were better able to focus
on the agenda, right? <BR><BR>I have heard other stories of people opening
space and then the participants leaving to check out the tourist spots,
etc. And then folks come back and get to work.<BR><BR>People need
to show up, with their passions. If people are just in the room
because they have to be in the room, well, they can be physically present but
not really 'in'. <BR><BR>Good on you, Niko, for your first OS.
<BR><BR><BR><BR><BR></FONT><BR>
<DIV><SPAN class=gmail_quote>On 10/13/07, <B class=gmail_sendername>niko
lebel</B> <<A
href="mailto:futurewhispers@hotmail.com">futurewhispers@hotmail.com </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">
<DIV>Hi Christine,<BR> <BR>thankyou for your email.<BR> <BR>The
focus for the meeting was on an old mill which is where my family and I are
currently living and working.<BR> <BR>the Theme was "making le
moulin de petit pre the best it can be.... heres how"<BR> <BR>Which I
though was a really good start and theme for the meeting.<BR> <BR>I was
in the room whilst the meeting durated but not part of the meeting.<BR>I did
not understand a large amount of the meeting as it was in french which I
still do not know enough of to understand.<BR> <BR>Then a funny thing
happened, at 7 pm when I was going to come back to close the space two of
the main partisipants got up and left to go home...<BR>I was shocked at
first but then reminded my self of the law or mobility.<BR> <BR>I found
it a little rude and strange though.<BR> <BR>Which reminded me of Open
space meetings i attended in New Zealand by a friend for his
buisness.<BR>The facilitator (not me) took part in the meeting and made the
opening of the space the most dull miserable experiance
possible.<BR> <BR>i stopped attending.<BR> <BR>I always make a
point of making the opening circle a light interesting
affair.<BR> <BR>Thank you all for the warm welcome.<BR> <BR>I hope
i can Learn as much as possible from who ever I can.<BR> <BR>Niko
Lebel.<BR> <BR>P.S It is raining and cold in Québec
city<BR> <BR> <BR><BR><BR><BR><BR> <BR>
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<HR>
Date: Fri, 12 Oct 2007 17:03:44 -0700<BR>From: <A
onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)"
href="mailto:milagro27@cox.net"
target=_blank>milagro27@cox.net</A><BR>Subject: Re: new
<DIV><SPAN class=e id=q_1159b666122ed425_1><BR>To: <A
onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)"
href="mailto:OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU"
target=_blank>OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU</A><BR><BR>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN><FONT face=Verdana color=#000080
size=3>Welcome, Niko!</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN><FONT face=Verdana color=#000080
size=3></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN><FONT face=Verdana color=#000080
size=3>Congratulations on your Open Space. What was the focus and
who were the people? Was this the first time you opened
space?</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN><FONT face=Verdana color=#000080
size=3> </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN><FONT face=Verdana color=#000080 size=3>I am especially
interested in your experience because of my work with the Girl
Scouts.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN><FONT face=Verdana color=#000080 size=3>Warm wishes
from a brilliant day in Phoenix,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV align=left><EM><FONT face="Lucida Handwriting" color=#000080
size=2>Christine</FONT></EM></DIV>
<DIV align=left> </DIV>
<DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial color=#000080 size=1></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV align=left><FONT face=Verdana color=#000080 size=2>Christine Whitney
Sanchez</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=left><FONT face=Verdana color=#000080 size=2><EM>CWS -
Collaborative Wisdom & Strategy</EM></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV align=left><FONT face=Verdana color=#000080 size=2><A
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> OSLIST [mailto:<A
onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)"
href="mailto:OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU"
target=_blank>OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU</A>] <B>On Behalf Of </B>niko
lebel<BR><B>Sent:</B> Friday, October 12, 2007 2:32 PM<BR><B>To:</B> <A
onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)"
href="mailto:OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU"
target=_blank>OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU </A><BR><B>Subject:</B>
new<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
<DIV></DIV>Hi all,<BR> <BR>I am a 16 year old student in the
Québec City I have just recently moved here from New
Zealand.<BR> <BR>I am very very interested in open space technology
and I am reading every email which comes though. <BR> <BR>My father
has done extencive training and knows Chris Corrigan.<BR> <BR>On
Wednesday I opened space for about 10 people.<BR>so i am reading a lot
about Open Space and would be interested in any comments or advise.
<BR> <BR>thankyou.<BR> <BR>Niko Lebel<BR><BR>
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