<html><head></head><body bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><div><div style="text-align: left;direction: ltr; ">One more thing you can consider , depending how much time you have , is to start with stories that want to be told. Story telling session may open the hearts, minds and flow of energy in what seems to be challenging post traumatic/stuck (?) situation. It also gives voice to every individual and creates common ground that is both complex and reach. If this session happened to go well it has a profound healing effect.</div><div style="text-align: left;direction: ltr; ">Sounds like an important and meaningful<span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); "> pease of work that is ahead </span></div><div style="text-align: left;direction: ltr; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); ">Best </span></div><div style="text-align: left;direction: ltr; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.292969); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469);">Tova Averbuch</span></div><div style="text-align: left;direction: ltr; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.292969); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469);">Holon, Israel</span></div><div style="text-align: right;direction: rtl; ">נשלח מה-iPad שלי</div></div><div><br>Wב-18 בספט 2012, בשעה 06:07, Michael Herman <<a href="mailto:michael@michaelherman.com">michael@michaelherman.com</a>> כתב/ה:<br><br></div><div></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><span>i'm always partial to harrison's "issues and opportunities" phrasing,</span><br><span>craig. i always hear "how" questions as yes-no's in disguise. (i</span><br><span>think we tend to hear them not in the detail that gives rise to good</span><br><span>conversations, but as "do you know how to...?"</span><br><span></span><br><span>so i default to something like:</span><br><span></span><br><span>what are the issues and opportunities for getting past, getting going,</span><br><span>and creating a future we all want to be part of?</span><br><span></span><br><span>my first, fast take on it, anyway.</span><br><span></span><br><span>good luck! m</span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span>--</span><br><span></span><br><span>Michael Herman</span><br><span>Michael Herman Associates</span><br><span>312-280-7838 (mobile)</span><br><span></span><br><span><a href="http://MichaelHerman.com">http://MichaelHerman.com</a></span><br><span><a href="http://OpenSpaceWorld.org">http://OpenSpaceWorld.org</a></span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span>On Mon, Sep 17, 2012 at 9:24 PM, Craig Gilliam</span><br><span><<a href="mailto:wcraiggilliam@hotmail.com">wcraiggilliam@hotmail.com</a>> wrote:</span><br><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Last minute, I was asked by the leader to come into an organization that is</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>suffering some difficult decisions, consequences of decisions and trauma.</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>They are described as angry, hurt, frustrated, feeling helpless, etc. . .</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>an amalgamation of emotions.</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>As the leader and I spoke, I realized, this is ripe for open space</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>conversation or some hybrid thereof. But there is not time or context for a</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>committee to develop the question. Consequently, I asked the leader for a</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>question that would frame the conversation.</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>HIs goal is to help him and the group get some handles so they can move</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>forward. There will be 50 to 60 people present. They are invited to</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>engage--</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>The questions he offered were something like: (He qualified it with, "I am</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>not certain how to get it down to one question, but let's talk about it.)</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Morale and vision:</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>· How do we let go of the hurts of the past?</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>· Where are we going?</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>· What can we expect in the future?</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>What question do you hear or comes to your mind from these that might help</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>invite and create space for this conversation? (The way the previous</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>questions are framed, to me, they feel like they are pointing in the wrong</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>direction.)</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span> Would the following question be to broad?</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Morale and vision:</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>To move into your future in a positive way, what conversations will be most</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>helpful to you?</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Thanks,</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Craig</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>_______________________________________________</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>OSList mailing list</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>To post send emails to <a href="mailto:OSList@lists.openspacetech.org">OSList@lists.openspacetech.org</a></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>To unsubscribe send an email to <a href="mailto:OSList-leave@lists.openspacetech.org">OSList-leave@lists.openspacetech.org</a></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>To subscribe or manage your subscription click below:</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span><a href="http://lists.openspacetech.org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org">http://lists.openspacetech.org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org</a></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><span>_______________________________________________</span><br><span>OSList mailing list</span><br><span>To post send emails to <a href="mailto:OSList@lists.openspacetech.org">OSList@lists.openspacetech.org</a></span><br><span>To unsubscribe send an email to <a href="mailto:OSList-leave@lists.openspacetech.org">OSList-leave@lists.openspacetech.org</a></span><br><span>To subscribe or manage your subscription click below:</span><br><span><a href="http://lists.openspacetech.org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org">http://lists.openspacetech.org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org</a></span><br></div></blockquote></body></html>