Hi all !<br><br>Last day we had the first meeting with the sponsors of a 1ī5 OS.<br>We could define the subject, dates (9th & 10th Nov). We designed the invitation text and process. We arranged for the logistics,... <br>
<br>Thereīs still something important un solved. Iīll try to explain it shortly:<br><br><div style="margin-left:40px">Context: <br></div><div style="margin-left:80px">A 300 peopleīs village council. They are proud for their 40 years experience of self-management, very common in the ancient Basque tradition, but very uncommon here, these days. Every 4 years people that want to get involved in the administration will appear, and citizens choose (before the official polls) who will be the representatives. Then the 7 people more voted form the only list on the official polls and form the ruling team for the next 4 years. <br>
<br>Then, some 8 self-managed and executive teams are formed (whoever comes been the right people; nowadays some 60-80 people taking part regularly),... <br><br>Political parties -that rule the neighbour towns- have no word here. "Itīs just we the people who govern ourselves".<br>
</div><div style="margin-left:40px"><br>Sponsor: <br></div><div style="margin-left:80px">The 7 elected people that now are ruling. 6 amateurs, just one technician paid.</div><div style="margin-left:40px"><br>Subject: <b>The self-managing model of our town: how do we make it a continually innovating one? </b><br>
</div><div style="margin-left:80px"><br>Thereīs <b>a group of some 10 people highly opposed to the managing and ruling model</b>. They have become a problem for the ruling team. The mayor said on the meeting: <i>"I would like to sleep well after taking decissions..."</i>. They are part of main political parties and are said to be planning to "break the self-management tradition ". Last months they have written and put in the post-boxes of the neighbours very critical annonimous writings against the council team,...<br>
</div><div style="margin-left:80px"><br></div><div style="margin-left:40px">Invitation:<br><br></div><div style="margin-left:80px">The sponsors want<b> to have all the people from the town rethink, adapt, their model. They want that everyone feels part of it. They want that even the minorities can feel represented. </b><br>
<br>But they say that "the others" just usually say ·<i>"I donīt like this; neither this; neither this,... "</i> but donīt help to solve anything. <br><br>Weīll invite, too, people from outside the village to enrich the conversations, bring some fresh air and new views,...<br>
<br></div><div style="margin-left:40px">Problem: <br></div><div style="margin-left:80px">They think that this "10 opponents" will probably refuse coming. Everyone of us agreed that the OS would be richer if they take part. That conflict could transform in great new process,...<br>
<br>During the meeting we agreed that the person of the sponsors (council team of 7) in best terms with the "leader" of the opponents would meet her and explain that the OS will be a good opportunity to find solutions to the conflict and grow for everyone,...<br>
</div> <br>Some questions: <br><ul><li>how would you act as facilitators? </li><li>Should we just wait and see?</li><li>If, as expected, they decline the invitation, should we as "neutral" facilitators have another try to have then come? </li>
<li>Should we contact the sponsors before they meet the opponents and ask to be present during this invitation meeting?</li><li>Could it be better to tell the sponsor "let us contact the opponents directly and meet them, as you are part of the conflict and they will probably refuse you"? </li>
<li>Could we invite them to co-write the invitation, to take part in the designing process?...</li></ul>After several OS processes facilitated since Berlin, this one is probably the one that best fits the 5 conditions for OS... it has deep conflict! Iīm eager with it, yeah! And I would really love to have <b>all </b>the system in the room, and the highly conflicted minority are an important part, I guess... <br>
<br>Any ideas?<br><br>Enjoy this great day,<br><br>Eleder<br><br><div style="margin-left:40px"><span style="font-size:x-small"><a href="http://twitter.com/Eleder_BuM" style="font-family:Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif" target="_blank"><span style="color:#bf277e">@Eleder_BuM</span></a><span style="font-family:Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif"> (Twitter)</span></span><br>
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