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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">Dear Michael,<br>
<br>
Thanks for clarifying. I don't have the answer, but I have another
question. As a successful practitioner of OST who has facilitated
many open space events and has supported other facilitators
towoards sustainability in holding open space events for clients -
how do you invite, engage, [insert whatever verb you want] your
sponsors to bring you into their organizations?<br>
<br>
Thanks!<br>
Harold<br>
<br>
On 10/6/13 9:59 AM, Michael M Pannwitz wrote:<br>
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<blockquote cite="mid:525188F5.2030305@gmail.com" type="cite">Dear
Harold,
<br>
inviting folks is per se a grand idea.
<br>
What they are being invited to is a vast spectrum.
<br>
Who does the inviting, too.
<br>
As a facilitator I dont invite folks to an open space event, as a
sponsor, sure.
<br>
Often I talk about the nature of the invitation and the nature of
open space with the sponsor or the Planning Group as I see it in
my limited ways.
<br>
When talking with the sponsor I also talk about Life and Spirit as
stuff that are essential to groups, organisations and systems,
with an emphasis that they are definitely present (otherwise the
group, organisation or system would be dead) and could do perhaps
better with some loving tender care.
<br>
And I talk about selforganisation, reminding myself that
selforganisation is something I see all over, of which, however, I
know nothing (a little bit about preconditions) and probably never
will.
<br>
<br>
Looking at it that way, my question is
<br>
How could seeing Open Space as a game help me in my work as
facilitator (working with a sponsor) to expand time and space for
selforganisation to unfold in the gathering planned? (keeping in
mind what people are gathering for in open space and that it is a
good idea to be prepared to be surprised).
<br>
<br>
Have a sunny Sunday evening
<br>
mmp
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<div class="moz-signature">-- <br>
Harold Shinsato<br>
<a href="mailto:harold@shinsato.com">harold@shinsato.com</a><br>
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