<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <html><head> <meta content="text/html; charset=utf-8" http-equiv="Content-Type"> </head>The only time I've had the group not respond is when I was the only one who showed up for an open space. I spent three hours writing about how unappreciated I was. During hour three my best friend showed up and we called it off and went to lunch! No book of proceedings from that one, though!<p>Sent from my BlackBerry® smartphone, powered by CREDO Mobile.</p><hr/><div><b>From: </b> Michael Herman <michael@michaelherman.com>
</div><div><b>Date: </b>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 11:40:00 -0600</div><div><b>To: </b><OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU></div><div><b>Subject: </b>Re: [OSLIST] A minor point - perhaps.</div><div><br/></div>wow... now, i've had plenty of questions from sponsors about shouldn't they be ready with some pre-determined issues to post, seeded in the group, just in case the group doesn't respond. so i can appreciate the lure of the chocolates, just to give those who would post that little extra nudge... but the wrappers is really over the top, jon.... i've never heard of anyone hedging like this, having all these little wrappers scattered just in case the group decides not to drink anything so there wouldn't be any cups for the facilitator to pick up!<br>
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<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Nov 27, 2009 at 4:11 AM, Jon Harvey <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:jon@jonharveyassociates.co.uk">jon@jonharveyassociates.co.uk</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
Usually something like a mixed tin of toffees, soft centres, small cubes of<br>
chocolate etc in wrappers. I like the way the coloured wrappers begin to<br>
clutter up the middle space too!<br>
<br>
:-)<br>
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Jon<br>
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<br>
what kind?<br>
mmp<br>
<br>
Jon Harvey wrote:<br>
> I always put chocolates in the middle as something of a lure....<br>
><br>
> Jon<br>
><br>
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> From: OSLIST [mailto:<a href="mailto:OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU">OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU</a>] On Behalf Of Sharon<br>
> Quarrington<br>
> Sent: 26 November 2009 17:25<br>
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> Subject: Re: [OSLIST] A minor point - perhaps.<br>
><br>
> I've found that with some of our Open Spaces one of the client members<br>
> often "fix" the messy paper and pens setup in the middle of the ring -<br>
> and if that happens I leave it alone and sure enough once we open the<br>
> Market Place Chaos takes over and those neat stack disappear fairly<br>
> quickly.<br>
><br>
> For those clients I see this as a reflection of their journey into<br>
> Open Space - and if they are starting from a place of high structure<br>
> then that is reflected in the setup.<br>
><br>
> I will intervene though if someone trys to "straighten" the marketplace.<br>
><br>
> It's always interesting to see how things seem to work out in the end ;)<br>
><br>
> Sharon<br>
><br>
><br>
>> -----Original Message-----<br>
>> From: OSLIST [mailto:<a href="mailto:OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU">OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU</a>] On Behalf Of Jim<br>
Wade<br>
>> Sent: 26 novembre 2009 07:29<br>
>> To: <a href="mailto:OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU">OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU</a><br>
>> Subject: [OSLIST] A minor point - perhaps.<br>
>><br>
>> I've noticed that many Open Space events include an extremely neat<br>
>> arrangement of pens and paper in the centre of the opening circle; for<br>
>> example with several stacks of paper and with pens in orderly rows,<br>
placed<br>
>> uniformly around the centre point<br>
>><br>
>> I tend to place those resources more simply - a single stack of paper<br>
>> (fanned to make it easy to grab a sheet) and - literally - a pile of pens<br>
>> poured from a bucket<br>
>><br>
>> Does it matter? If so, why?<br>
>><br>
>> Best wishes<br>
>><br>
>> Jim Wade<br>
>><br>
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