<font face="verdana, sans-serif">Dear Cecilia,</font><div><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="verdana, sans-serif">I'm wondering about the questions: </font><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Calibri;font-size:16px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">
<em>"- How bring tranquility to our schools? facing anxiety and discomfort that generates any change</em></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Calibri;font-size:16px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><em>- What are the best ways to bring quietness to our schools?"</em></div>
<div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Calibri;font-size:16px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><em><br></em></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><font face="verdana, sans-serif">In a conflictual situation this can be interpreted as "how do we shut you down and get you back to work?", and if I'm a teacher that feel that there are important issues at stake, I would be even more furious. The point of education is surely not to have quietness, or gaining tranquility? I'm wondering if the questions shouldn't be framed differently and if you still have a say in how they're framed. </font></div>
<div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><font face="verdana, sans-serif">It might be better to be brave and speak to the situation, admitting there is a conflictual situation and that the purpose of the meeting is to find a way forward. </font></div>
<div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><font face="verdana, sans-serif">Just a thought.</font></div>
<div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><font face="verdana, sans-serif">Best wishes,</font></div>
<div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><font face="verdana, sans-serif">Marie Ann</font></div>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sat, Jul 27, 2013 at 5:25 PM, Cecilia Soriano <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:csoriano2508@yahoo.com.ar" target="_blank">csoriano2508@yahoo.com.ar</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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<div>Thank you, thank you, thank you for your contributions!</div>
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<div><strong>Wuawww!</strong></div>
<div>So many interesting points of view...</div>
<div> </div>
<div>Each has resonated within me. </div>
<div>Gracias <strong>Adriana</strong>!</div>
<div><strong>Suzanne</strong>, Thank you for your sweet comments. I keep
beautiful memories of our timeshare and I know that you will be there with
me!</div>
<div><strong>Eynor...</strong> makes me much sense your suggestion about how to
open the space. Very practical and work! Thank you!</div>
<div>And <strong>Michael</strong>, so interesting your eyes about the trust!
Thank you very, very much!</div>
<div> </div>
<div>I love this diversity... </div>
<div>To much grateful!</div>
<div> </div>
<div>Cecilia </div>
<div>from a sunny winter day in Argentina.</div><div class="im">
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<div>From: Michael M Pannwitz </div>
<div>Sent: Saturday, July 27, 2013 11:09 AM </div>
<div>To: World wide Open Space Technology email list </div>
<div>Subject: Re: [OSList] Highly Controversial Group </div>
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</div><div><div class="h5"><div>Dear Cecilia,</div>
<div>its too hot in Berlin to even attempt a long answer, so here is a short
one:</div>
<div>I neither trust people nor processes, in fact I distrust this "trust </div>
<div>this or that". Have a hard time even trusting myself.</div>
<div>But, I do know. I know from experience that a particular process I am
</div>
<div>familiar with always works. And I know that people will do what is </div>
<div>appropriate for them and will always do the best they probably can in
</div>
<div>any given situation.</div>
<div>This frees me from worrying about the process and about the folks in the
</div>
<div>gathering and gives me sufficient space to look after my impossible task
</div>
<div>of being completely present and utterly invisible.</div>
<div>I know you can do this and will do it regardless of whether I trust you
</div>
<div>or not.</div>
<div> </div>
<div>Have a cool day</div>
<div>mmp</div>
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<div>On <a href="tel:26.07.2013%2021" value="+12607201321" target="_blank">26.07.2013 21</a>:39, Cecilia Soriano wrote:</div>
<div>> Hello everybody!</div>
<div>> I *have a big challenge and I need your wisdom!*</div>
<div>> The next next Thursday, I will be facilitating an OS, with a group
of</div>
<div>> 190 Secondary School Principals. Is a highly controversial group in
a</div>
<div>> very politicised and complicated context... (ideal for open space
isn't it?)</div>
<div>> But in my practice, I havenīt had the opportunity to meet with
groups</div>
<div>> like this...where there is much aggressiveness and the bonds of
trust</div>
<div>> are very damaged...</div>
<div>> I would like to learn from your experience. and know what warning
should</div>
<div>> I take?</div>
<div>> *Some Context:*</div>
<div>> My client told me that there are very opposing groups. And in
their</div>
<div>> regular meetings (not in open space) there are people who start
to</div>
<div>> scream and insult boycotting all the meeting and not allowing
the</div>
<div>> dialogue... If happen a situation like that, at the beginning of
the</div>
<div>> circle, which do you recommend to do?</div>
<div>> In addition to breathe, breathe and hold space... "confidence in
people</div>
<div>> and in the process"</div>
<div>> In imagie that facing that hypothetical situation... It would be
correct</div>
<div>> to give them the space of listening, and then tell them that they
can</div>
<div>> leave if they are not comfortable there... Although it would be
very</div>
<div>> important to stay to make their contribution...</div>
<div>> And then continue with those who want to follow...</div>
<div>> What do you think about that? Which is your experience in similar
cases?</div>
<div>> Grateful for your comments!</div>
<div>> Warm greetings from the Argentine winter.</div>
<div>> Cecilia</div>
<div>> /Mobile: 00 54 9 341 6657790/</div>
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