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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=굴림><SPAN
class=078405015-21012009>Pasture...</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=굴림><SPAN
class=078405015-21012009>Right.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=굴림><SPAN
class=078405015-21012009></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=굴림><SPAN class=078405015-21012009>But there
some places where there are less physical spaces
available...</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=굴림><SPAN class=078405015-21012009>Then we
become a space of Mind... How to become the space...I don't
know...</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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class=078405015-21012009></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=굴림><SPAN
class=078405015-21012009>...</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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class=078405015-21012009></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
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the Nature Work in Our Field'<BR></P>
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<FONT face=Tahoma><B>From:</B> OSLIST [mailto:OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU]
<B>On Behalf Of </B>Craig Gilliam<BR><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, January 22, 2009
12:17 AM<BR><B>To:</B> OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re:
[OSLIST] An Experiment in Closing Space<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
<DIV></DIV><BR>I appreciate dealing with the challenge of difficult people in
groups, the practical notion of closing space, and the story.<BR><BR>What I am
hearing is--How do we or how does a group control or help regulate those who
cannot seem to regulate themselves?<BR><BR>My first response is--What insight
does the Eastern Wisdom shed on this--To give a cow or sheep a large, spacious
meadow is the best way to control him.<BR><BR>More elaboration--If a sheep or
cow is nervous or anxious, the temptation is to make the pasture smaller to
control them. The better way, that is more counter-intuitive, might be to
give them more pasture, then they will become less anxious or less
nervous.<BR><BR>What insight does this offer to the conversation, if any?
Is the need to close space about them or is it really about us and our inability
to trust the group? These are some random thoughts.<BR><BR>
<DIV>Thanks,<BR>Craig<BR></DIV><BR><BR><BR><BR>
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Date: Wed, 21 Jan 2009 12:21:27 +0000<BR>From: marty@becomingme.com<BR>Subject:
Re: [OSLIST] An Experiment in Closing Space<BR>To:
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<P class=EC_MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=black size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black">Steve</SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black"></SPAN></FONT> </P>
<P class=EC_MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=black size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black">I love this story, and your insight.
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black"></SPAN></FONT> </P>
<P class=EC_MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=black size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black">I will definitely remember this and try it
out. </SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=EC_MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=black size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black"></SPAN></FONT> </P>
<P class=EC_MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=black size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black">I have run some other kinds of workshops
(not Open Space), where it’s not unusual for people to get in touch with strong
emotion, such as anger. My sense is that people who are very angry, deep
down, really just need a hand on the shoulder or a hug, but the challenge is
getting close enough to them -- without getting hit ;) . Just standing
near them is a good starting point.</SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black"></SPAN></FONT> </P>
<P class=EC_MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=black size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black">(I would probably one little touch … that
perhaps when standing next to a person in a difficult frame of mind, a moment or
two of silent meditation might be useful. Something about compassionate
intent … and not seeing them as the ‘problem’.)</SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black"></SPAN></FONT> </P>
<P class=EC_MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=black size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black">Your story reminds me of a familiar
scenario in Open Space: Someone charges up to the facilitator, demanding
that some change be made to the format, and when the facilitator says, “Why
don’t you suggest it to the group,” the participant goes away and does
nothing. </SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black"></SPAN></FONT> </P>
<P class=EC_MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=black size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black">It seems that people have different codes
of behavior, depending on whether they are anonymous (e.g. internet chatrooms),
in public, being seen by someone in authority, seen by the group,
etc.</SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black"></SPAN></FONT> </P>
<P class=EC_MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=black size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black">Definitely something to keep in mind
…</SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black"></SPAN></FONT> </P>
<P class=EC_MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=black size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black">Thanks for sharing this,</SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black"></SPAN></FONT> </P>
<P class=EC_MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=black size=3><SPAN
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OSLIST [mailto:OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU] <B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">En nombre de </SPAN></B>Steve Engle<BR><B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Enviado el:</SPAN></B> jueves, 15 de enero de 2009
02:50 p.m.<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Para:</SPAN></B>
OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU<BR><B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Asunto:</SPAN></B> [OSLIST] An Experiment in Closing
Space</SPAN></FONT><SPAN lang=ES></SPAN></P></DIV>
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<P class=EC_MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 71.4pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3><SPAN lang=ES style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Hello, my name is Steve Engle, I am
a recent graduate of the Lisa Heft school of Open Space facilitation, having
happily attended her December workshop in San Francisco.</SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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<P class=EC_MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 71.4pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3><SPAN lang=ES style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">During our practice Open Space in
Lisa's class, one of the sessions discussed the problem of dealing with
personalities that were too big for the Open Space. By this we meant
people who would overpower or otherwise possibly negatively affect the
container. One of the strategies we came up with was from some reading in
some of the OS materials where a facilitator spoke of Closing Space on
potentially destructive personalities to the container by simply standing near
them.</SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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size=3><SPAN lang=ES style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Last night I was attending my
daughters High School basketball game, and near us was a parent who found it
necessary to comment loudly and negatively about the quality of the
refereeing. While we could have easily taken on the burden of ignoring
this annoying person, I decided to conduct an experiment, and I "closed space"
on this person by reseating myself right next to him. I never established
eye contact, or spoke to this person, I merely sat next to him. The result
was very successful, and the person's negative comments
ceased.</SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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<P class=EC_MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 71.4pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3><SPAN lang=ES style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">love and
light,</SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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<P class=EC_MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 71.4pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3><SPAN lang=ES style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Steve</SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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