<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" ><tr><td valign="top" style="font: inherit;"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"sans-serif";color:#1F497D;">There are always questions in the Opening circle. A few words from someone behind you and then a tentative hand up from another and maybe a few more such indications.<br><br>I ALWAYS ANSWER them by saying, "I know you have questions. Many of you do. I will not stop now. I will answer every one of your questions when I finish in a minute or two. I promise."<br><br>Now when I'm done I say,"I promised to answer your many questions. Folks I love this part of Open Space because there is only one answer no matter what your question. Do what ever you decide. Oh, and by the way I'm leaving to take a nap. See you later."<br><br>I leave the building and try to make my exit visible. Now they must self organize.<br><br>eg<br><br>Elwin Guild<br>Future Development International<br><br></span>---
On <b>Tue, 5/8/12, Harrison Owen <i><hhowen@verizon.net></i></b> wrote:<br><blockquote style="border-left: 2px solid rgb(16, 16, 255); margin-left: 5px; padding-left: 5px;"><br>From: Harrison Owen <hhowen@verizon.net><br>Subject: Re: [<span>OSList</span>] Occupy report<br>To: "'World wide Open Space Technology email list'" <oslist@lists.openspacetech.org><br>Date: Tuesday, May 8, 2012, 6:50 PM<br><br><div id="yiv282080583"><style><!--
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--></style><div><div class="yiv282080583WordSection1"><p class="yiv282080583MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"sans-serif";color:#1F497D;">Chris – Great to see you – and to know that you are, as always, the Gentleman. I suggested turning my back, and you offer conversation. But there was a difference in situation. You were talking about the Core Planning group… and for sure conversation along the lines you suggest is in order and essential. My mistake was that I read Raffi to be talking about the appearance of a “destabilizer” in the Opening circle. And when I run into one of those, I do turn my back and keep moving, knowing that if I stop and try some kind of conversation (answer) that could go on all day and we would never get the space open. I do the same thing with “honest questions.” I know that sounds rude, but my experience has been that whatever questions somebody might have will get answered as soon as
we start. I have also learned that the questions/statements offered by the “destabilizer” will never get answered, and that is precisely his/her point. “destabilizer” used to be “Space Invader,” but maybe “destabilizer” sounds a little more academic – or something?</span></p><p class="yiv282080583MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"sans-serif";color:#1F497D;"> </span></p><p class="yiv282080583MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"sans-serif";color:#1F497D;">Harrison</span></p><p class="yiv282080583MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"sans-serif";color:#1F497D;"> </span></p><p class="yiv282080583MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"sans-serif";color:#1F497D;">Harrison Owen</span></p><p class="yiv282080583MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"sans-serif";color:#1F497D;">7808 River Falls
Dr.</span></p><p class="yiv282080583MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"sans-serif";color:#1F497D;">Potomac, MD 20854</span></p><p class="yiv282080583MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"sans-serif";color:#1F497D;">USA</span></p><p class="yiv282080583MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"sans-serif";color:#1F497D;"> </span></p><p class="yiv282080583MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"sans-serif";color:#1F497D;">189 Beaucaire Ave. (summer)</span></p><p class="yiv282080583MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"sans-serif";color:#1F497D;">Camden, Maine 20854</span></p><p class="yiv282080583MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"sans-serif";color:#1F497D;"> </span></p><p class="yiv282080583MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"sans-serif";color:#1F497D;">Phone
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style="color:blue;">http://lists.openspacetech.org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org</span></a></span></p><p class="yiv282080583MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"sans-serif";color:#1F497D;"> </span></p><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in;"><p class="yiv282080583MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"sans-serif";">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"sans-serif";"> oslist-bounces@lists.openspacetech.org [mailto:oslist-bounces@lists.openspacetech.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Chris Corrigan<br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, May 07, 2012 8:28 PM<br><b>To:</b> Raffi Aftandelian; World wide Open Space Technology email list<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [OSList] Occupy report</span></p></div><p class="yiv282080583MsoNormal"> </p><p class="yiv282080583MsoNormal">I deal with people anxious to disrupt the process by pointing out that
that appears to be what they are doing. And then we talk about that.</p><div><p class="yiv282080583MsoNormal"> </p></div><div><p class="yiv282080583MsoNormal">I am happy to have skeptics on a planning group, but not cynics. The reason is that while both are high on doubt, only the skeptioc is high on hope. Cynics who are high on doubt and low on hope can suck a lot of energy out of a process. So early on it is worth pointing out that "problem seeking" is not a behaviour that is going to get us where we need to go in terms of planning. </p></div><div><p class="yiv282080583MsoNormal"> </p></div><div><p class="yiv282080583MsoNormal">The best plan is to talk about that and talk about what it would take to have people work from a place of possibility, while still keeping their eyes on real constraints. AS I get older and more experienced I let people know pretty clearly that, while cynics are certainly welcome
at the event, I won't work with cynics on a core team. Bring on skepticism and doubt, just be sure to use that to make our effort MORE possible and not less so.</p></div><div><p class="yiv282080583MsoNormal"> </p></div><div><p class="yiv282080583MsoNormal">That's my two cents.</p></div><div><p class="yiv282080583MsoNormal"> </p></div><div><p class="yiv282080583MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;">Chris </p><div><p class="yiv282080583MsoNormal">On Mon, May 7, 2012 at 3:32 PM, Raffi Aftandelian <<a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:raffi_1970@yahoo.com" target="_blank" href="/mc/compose?to=raffi_1970@yahoo.com">raffi_1970@yahoo.com</a>> wrote:</p><div><div><div><p class="yiv282080583MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"sans-serif";">Harrison, Michele-jan, salam!</span></p></div><div><p class="yiv282080583MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"sans-serif";"> </span></p></div><div><p
class="yiv282080583MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"sans-serif";">Harrison, thanks for your thoughts. Especially helpful to hear the reminder that the process is doing me!</span></p></div><div><p class="yiv282080583MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"sans-serif";"> </span></p></div><div><p class="yiv282080583MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"sans-serif";">Michele-</span></p></div><div><p class="yiv282080583MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"sans-serif";"> </span></p></div><div><p class="yiv282080583MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"sans-serif";">I didn't quite understand the question</span></p></div><div><div><p class="yiv282080583MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"sans-serif";"> </span></p></div><div><p class="yiv282080583MsoNormal">"Is it possible that research into perhaps a new law could highlight, an approach to your feeling of planned disruption?"<span
style="font-family:"sans-serif";"></span></p></div><div><p class="yiv282080583MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"sans-serif";"> </span></p></div></div><div><p class="yiv282080583MsoNormal">Can you explain?<span style="font-family:"sans-serif";"></span></p></div><div><p class="yiv282080583MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"sans-serif";"> </span></p></div><div><p class="yiv282080583MsoNormal">You can learn more about the Genuine Contact(tm) Program here:<span style="font-family:"sans-serif";"></span></p></div><div><p class="yiv282080583MsoNormal"><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://genuinecontact.net">http://genuinecontact.net</a><span style="font-family:"sans-serif";"></span></p></div><div><p class="yiv282080583MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"sans-serif";"> </span></p></div><div><p class="yiv282080583MsoNormal">Hope this helps!<span
style="font-family:"sans-serif";"></span></p></div><div><p class="yiv282080583MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"sans-serif";"> </span></p></div><div><p class="yiv282080583MsoNormal">appreciatively,<span style="font-family:"sans-serif";"></span></p></div><div><p class="yiv282080583MsoNormal">Raffi<span style="font-family:"sans-serif";"></span></p></div><div><p class="yiv282080583MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"sans-serif";"> </span></p></div><div><p class="yiv282080583MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"sans-serif";"> </span></p></div><div><p class="yiv282080583MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"sans-serif";">powered by ubuntu 10.4</span></p></div><div><div><div><div><div class="yiv282080583MsoNormal" style="text-align:center;" align="center"><span style="font-family:"sans-serif";"><hr align="center" size="1" width="100%"></span></div><p
class="yiv282080583MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"sans-serif";">From:</span></b><span style="font-family:"sans-serif";"> "<a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:frankelmichele@gmail.com" target="_blank" href="/mc/compose?to=frankelmichele@gmail.com">frankelmichele@gmail.com</a>" <<a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:frankelmichele@gmail.com" target="_blank" href="/mc/compose?to=frankelmichele@gmail.com">frankelmichele@gmail.com</a>><br><b>To:</b> Raffi Aftandelian <<a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:raffi_1970@yahoo.com" target="_blank" href="/mc/compose?to=raffi_1970@yahoo.com">raffi_1970@yahoo.com</a>>; World wide Open Space Technology email list <<a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:oslist@lists.openspacetech.org" target="_blank" href="/mc/compose?to=oslist@lists.openspacetech.org">oslist@lists.openspacetech.org</a>> <br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, 7 May 2012, 14:32<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [OSList] Occupy
report</span></p></div></div><div><p class="yiv282080583MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;"><br>Hi Raffi<br><br>Is it possible that research into perhaps a new law could highlight, an approach to your feeling of planned disruption?<br><br>I appreciate this is a hot potato and I am a great academic failure, personally.<br><br>But the topic interests me, still WOSNOS is coming, to London and maybe I will understand more then?<br><br>Genuine contact I think I have experienced it! But is there somewhere I could read more?<br><br>Michele<br>------------------<br><br>-----Original Message-----<br>From: Raffi Aftandelian <<a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:raffi_1970@yahoo.com" target="_blank" href="/mc/compose?to=raffi_1970@yahoo.com">raffi_1970@yahoo.com</a>><br>Sender: <a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:oslist-bounces@lists.openspacetech.orgDate" target="_blank"
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