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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-CA
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Hi Lisa,</span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-CA
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Welcome to the wonderful
OS community!</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-CA
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>I agree with Wendy
regarding inviting everyone, including the vanguard folks, to have the whole
system in the room. I sense from your comment on building confidence within the
“laggers” that maybe you anticipate the vanguard to be dominating
the discussions, or the less active people to not participate fully in the
presence of the enthusiasts. I recently worked with a group where the planning
committee had that feeling and fear that people would not speak up and fully
participate. I then realized that if you, as a facilitator, are fully confident
and trust the process and the group, that confidence really does project on the
group and creates a safe environment for people to express their ideas. And
there is always the Law of two feet, which helps containing any attempt to
dominate.</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-CA
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>As Wendy says so well:
trust your intuition and listen to your heart. You and the group will find your
way and do great!</span></font></p>
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lang=FR style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>-----Message d'origine-----<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>De :</span></b> OSLIST
[mailto:OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU] <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>De la
part de</span></b> Lisa Floyd<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Envoyé :</span></b> 9 février 2009 23:06<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>À :</span></b>
OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Objet :</span></b> [OSLIST] Baby-step into
O.S. -- questions</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:
35.4pt'><font size=2 face=Verdana><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Verdana'>Hello, everyone, <br>
<br>
I'm a new swimmer in this pool -- 1st time in the pool, actually.<br>
I've had the pleasure of two OS Facilitator trainings with Lisa Heft this year.<br>
I'm not a facilitator by trade, occupation, habit, or experience....but:<br>
<br>
I have a community of friends with a common goal and some guidelines and action
plans on how best to pursue that goal.<br>
As always there are some in the vanguard of the process and some (of us) that
are lingering back not feeling much attraction to the tasks at hand, not
participating much, but want to participate actively in some other (not
yet explored or offered) ways.<br>
Those in the vanguard are on 'tilt' over-time, and are scheduled to burn-out
soon, so they don't have the time -- nor the pace -- to keep holding our
hands...we need to get ourselves motivated and active. <br>
<br>
I've invited some of the laggers to get together to see what we can do to
support the collective effort -- for about 4 hours this Thursday (State
holiday) or this weekend depending on most convenient date -- for 3 purely
selfish reasons:<br>
<br>
1) I want to dialoge with the other laggers to get myself motivated in
some direction or activity -- not just a social-whine time.<br>
2) I want to introdue O.S. to the community.<br>
3) I want to practice some O.S. to the extent that I might be able to, as
a raw beginner. <br>
<br>
Last week -- before consulting you -- I sent out a
personal invitation with motive and purpose to about 12 people, and
offered a choice of 3 dates within this week to see which day would be
best. I'm hoping to get maybe 4-12 participants. <br>
I cast it as an informal O.S. experiment and a fun, productive use of
our time.<br>
Most know that I'd like to try this (OS) method as they've heard me advocate it
as a change from the common facilitator-centered, agenda-driven,
arm-twisting mtg.) <br>
So, so far, I'm the "client" and the self-designated
"facilitator".... <br>
<br>
<strong><b><font face=Verdana><span style='font-family:Verdana'>So, my
questions are: </span></font></b></strong><br>
Obviously, I'd like to participate in the converstions, dialogues.<br>
<strong><b><font face=Verdana><span style='font-family:Verdana'>Must I remain
faithful to a facilitator roll? </span></font></b></strong><br>
Or can I open the space then put on my "participant"
hat until the closing circle, making it clear in the intro that I'm doing
that and it is not "orthodox" OS?<br>
<br>
<strong><b><font face=Verdana><span style='font-family:Verdana'>I'm conflicted
that I did not reach out to the whole community</span></font></b></strong>,
i.e. the enthusiasts & the people I don't really know, for this
mtg. <br>
I basically invited those who seem to have similar needs as me.<br>
Is that okay this time? ("It's my party and I'll invite who I want
to", mentality.)<br>
<br>
[Background & rationale:<br>
The enthusiasts are already overwhelmed with their work; that's why they need
us, too. I only invited those 'silent' folks with whom I sense common
feelings and reasons for not enthusiastically following the lead of those
who are already off & running with an action plan. We stragglers
don't necessarily have common action ideas or abilities, so there is
still a wee bit of diversity in the group of invitees. It's certain that
we don't want to create an alternative initiative, either. We
are very familiar with the goals and plans of action now in process and the
stretched resources and sacrifices of those doing the work, and
we would like to be useful in our own ways.] <br>
<br>
So my invitation left out the vanguard folks. (They've led the agenda-driven
meetings with much enthusiasm which hasn't lit some of us up so far --
yawn.) <br>
<br>
By leaving them out, I thought we stragglers could get some confidence in our
own thoughts -- in an open space -- to practice our own voices for the next
community reflection/planning mtg, or to invite the enthusiasts to a future
mtg. of us stragglers. Afterall, we need the enthusiasts' input
at some point in order to support them successfully. Or, one could
hope, that seeing the stragglers step up with renewed enthusiasm, good ideas,
and participation might provide motive to use O.S. as <em><i><font
face=Verdana><span style='font-family:Verdana'>the</span></font></i></em>
format for the next reflection/planning meeting.<br>
<br>
Pitfalls, counter-arguments, or encouragement, anyone? <br>
(I should confirm a date by tomorrow and maybe know my role by then, eh?) <br>
<br>
</span></font><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Verdana'>Thanks ahead of time,<br>
lisafloyd<br>
Santa Rosa, CA, USA<br>
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