<p>Conversation on givens. Brilliant!<br>
Oh I would go even further: “Enjoy your freedom of conversing or not.”</p>
<p>Spirit powered by OST</p>
<p>spark<br>
Liberate the leader in each of us.</p>
<p>Director<br>
Open Space Institute of Korea<br>
<a href="http://openspace.kr">http://openspace.kr</a><br>
</p>
<p><blockquote type="cite">2011. 7. 14. 오후 11:18에 "Suzanne Daigle" <<a href="mailto:sdaigle4@gmail.com">sdaigle4@gmail.com</a>>님이 작성:<br><br><font size="2">Dan, Harrison, Chris, and Artur, <br>
<br>Thank you for this discussion. Yes..."givens" close space and do
bring
the elephant in the room bigger than it would have been without givens.
What I realized this morning however is that the "givens"
conversation is about a lot more than having or not having
"givens".<br>
<br>
When a Host or Sponsor puts limits on participants at the beginning
of an Open Space, it unconsciously conveys: "I'm in charge and I/we
have decided...." or "We or someone here knows better than you what you should talk about". <br>
<br>
It's the complete opposite of what we are inviting. As leaders and
participants we are so programmed this way. We expect "boundaries" from
our leaders and leaders expect it is their responsibility to "set those
boundaries". <br>
<br><span style="line-height:115%">As
a facilitator, I'll admit that I had bought into the possibility that
there might be rare instances where having " a few givens" would make
sense. In corporate
situations for example, givens like: "no we can't spend millions that we
don't have so big budget items should be off the table" or "we won't
be reorganizing the organization". I cringe now think that this was another way of saying "Let's not waste our
time having THOSE discussions". </span><br><br><span style="line-height:115%"> As
I imagine myself a participant listening to these admonitions, I really
don't like how it makes me feel....<b>less!</b> As if I don't </span><span style="line-height:115%"> have the intellect, maturity and smarts to know that myself</span> and then who knows maybe a big bucks project will come up as a topic, money will be found and the company will be saved. <br>
<br><span style="line-height:115%"></span>I'm
not chastising the leaders; we're all guilty in expecting and accepting
givens, boundaries that limit passion and accountability.<br>
<br><span style="line-height:115%">So
suddenly because of this discussion on the OS list, this topic for me is not about "givens"
anymore, it's about my intention as a facilitator and with others to be "holding the space
for everyone (leaders and participants)" starting from that first discussion with the client through
the planning to the actual Open Space event and beyond.<br></span></font><span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:115%"><font size="2"><br></font><font size="2">While
I may not want "givens", I do want the <b>conversation </b>on
"givens". It's an opportunity to share with the client and host team
what it means to be opening space in the organization. It's about self
organization and shared leadership leading to higher performance!
Something dormant that's been there for quite awhile that we've
forgotten how to tap into. <br>
<br>
I am so grateful to you all for this breakthrough insight in me on "givens". <br><br>Thank you.<br></font><font color="#888888"><font size="2"><br>Suzanne</font><br><br></font></span>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:gray" lang="EN-CA">NuFocus
Strategic Group </span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"" lang="EN-CA"><br>
</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:gray">7159
Victoria Circle</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:gray">University
Park, FL 34201</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.nufocusgroup.com" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:gray">www.nufocusgroup.com</span></a></p><p><font color="#500050"><br><br><br><br><br>On Thu, Jul 14, 2011 at 6:21 AM, Artur Silva <<a href="mailto:arturfsilva@yahoo.com">arturfsilva@yahoo.com</a>> wrote:<br>
><br>> Hi Dan:<br>><br>> Tha...</font></p>-- <br>Suzanne Daigle<br>NuFocus Strategic Group<br>7159 Victoria Circle<br>University Park, FL 34201<br>FL 941-359-8877; <br>CT 203-722-2009<br><a href="http://www.nufocusgroup.com" target="_blank">www.nufocusgroup.com</a><br>
<a href="mailto:s.daigle@nufocusgroup.com" target="_blank">s.daigle@nufocusgroup.com</a><br>twitter @suzannedaigle<br><br>
<br>_______________________________________________<br>
OSList mailing list<br>
To post send emails to <a href="mailto:OSList@lists.openspacetech.org">OSList@lists.openspacetech.org</a><br>
To unsubscribe send an email to <a href="mailto:OSList-leave@lists.openspacetech.org">OSList-leave@lists.openspacetech.org</a><br>
To subscribe or manage your subscription click below:<br>
<a href="http://lists.openspacetech.org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org" target="_blank">http://lists.openspacetech.org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org</a><br>
<br></blockquote></p>