<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:10pt"><div>Hi Michael,</div><div><br></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 13px; font-family: HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;">For two reasons, I modified day-1 training as you describe it. I now invite the group (<span style="font-size: 10pt;">an already existing group) </span><span style="font-size: 10pt;">to propose </span><span style="font-size: 10pt;">in advance topics for a </span><span style="font-size: 10pt;">theme, either at a meeting or by group emails. With the sponsor and a couple of volunteers (as would an organizing committee) the preferred subject is formulated in the form of a theme: short, broad in scope and inspiring. In the debrief later during the training we
look at the experience and tips for theme formulation. </span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 10pt; font-family: HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><br></span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 13px; font-family: HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">The first most important reason the theme is formulated in advance is that it allows participants to arrive on day-1, straight into a real Open Space. They got a clear picture in their mind and their body memory was better at retaining it for their own facilitation. </span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 10pt; font-family: HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande',
sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><br></span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 13px; font-family: HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">I found throughout the years that starting in a training mode before experiencing the OS confused people. Many afterwards thought that OS begins with everyone introducing themselves or with a check-in with a circle. They would report later on about their own experience of facilitating an OS: how these kind of intros slowed down the opening - especially with groups over 20 people - lowered the energy in the room and for a number of participants, increased the anxiety of this unknown OS thing to come.</span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 10pt; font-family: HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica,
Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><br></span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 13px; font-family: HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">The second reason for this approach is that it creates more time-space to experience an OS, one that is not rushed thus allowing to "feel" the effect of time with the magical law of two feet, butterflies and all. This avoids replicating a fast pace OS which can then feel like many control types of facilitation methods if not speed-dating. <br></span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 13px; font-family: HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size:
10pt;"><br></span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 13px; font-family: HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">For public workshops where people are from various organizations, I reverted to choosing a theme that is broad enough to capture the interest of the kind of participants that are joining and of interest to other people in the community who are invited to join for that one-day experience of OS. This diversity makes the OS day feel even more real to participants. </span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 10pt; font-family: HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><br></span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 13px; font-family: HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica
Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Problems I encountered starting the first day with brainstorming on a theme with training participants of public workshops included: </span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 10pt; font-family: HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; background-color: transparent;">-T</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;">he first contact participants have with the trainer begins with him or her modelling traditional facilitation and consensus building methods instead of modelling OS hands-off self-organization facilitation.</span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 10pt; font-family: HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; background-color:
transparent; font-style: normal;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 10pt;">- arduous process </span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 10pt;">at times especially for groups of over 20 people, </span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 10pt; font-family: HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 10pt;">- often </span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 10pt;">consuming too much time thus frustrating people, </span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 10pt; font-family: HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 10pt;">- preferences were polarized at times, some did
not accept the compromise theme, felt rejected and ganged-up to not participate and even be obstructive in the training days that followed. We had created a group-think situation. </span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 10pt; font-family: HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 10pt;"><br></span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 13px; font-family: HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"></span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 10pt;">No mistake when starting the day with OS. Everyone is on an equal footing. We are modelling what we are proposing. The following days people know what they're talking about, their questions are more
relevant than if we started with describing the method - they don't have to take my word for it, they experienced it.</span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 10pt; font-family: HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 10pt;"><br></span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 13px; font-family: HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 10pt;">Diane</span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 10pt; font-family: HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 10pt;"><br></span></div><div
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class="yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1385506751203_36647" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 128, 255); font-size: 10px; line-height: 13px;"> </span><span class="yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1385506751203_36648" style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 10px; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);">2013 : Paris 19-21 nov., </span><span class="yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1385506751203_36649" style="background-color: transparent; font-size: x-small; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);">Marseille 3-5 dec.</span></div><div class="yiv1141752757MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 16px; font-family: Times; line-height: normal;"><span class="yiv1141752757Apple-style-span" style="line-height:13px;"><font class="yiv1141752757Apple-style-span" size="2"><b><font class="yiv1141752757Apple-style-span" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US"><font class="yiv1141752757Apple-style-span" color="#00407f">Diane Gibeault &
Associe.es-Associates</font></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color:rgb(43, 43, 43);"> </span></font></b></font></span><span class="yiv1141752757Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(71, 71, 71); line-height: 13px; font-size: 10px; font-family: tahoma, 'new york', times, serif;">Tel 613-744-2638, diane.gibeault@rogers.com</span></div></span></div><div><br></div> <div style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <div style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <div dir="ltr"> <hr size="1"> <font size="2" face="Arial"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">From:</span></b> Michael Wood <michael.wood@uwa.edu.au><br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> "oslist@lists.openspacetech.org" <oslist@lists.openspacetech.org> <br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Tuesday,
November 26, 2013 8:55:19 PM<br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> [OSList] waveriding in Oz<br> </font> </div> <div class="y_msg_container"><br>Hello Hege,<br><br>The design for the program that Brendan does here in Perth is different to the one I have been doing with church leaders in Brisbane. For my part, I've made quite a long reply to you, Hege, about what I've been doing in Brisbane. The group is comprised of both clergy and laity, which I think is always a good combination (i.e. trusting that whoever comes are the right people). <br><br>I'd be interested in hearing more about your question on Open Space and story telling. If you mean, could you use Open Space to enable people to share stories, then why not? I think the same principles would apply. If it's you who are interested in hearing the stories, then you are the 'sponsor'. Develop an invitation outlining the theme of the story telling sessions and invite whoever
wants to come to be there - to either tell stories or listen to them. Sounds like fun.<br><br>Here's the outline of the Brisbane program with Anglican Church folks:<br><br>On Day one, start with a 'check in' talking circle. Brainstorm some ideas about 'crucial questions I'd like to sponsor conversations about in my church'. Get people to red-dot-vote on questions that most engage them. Come up with an overarching 'question' for an real-play OST meeting. Ask one of the group to be in the role of Sponsor. We then run a short OST meeting (3 x 30 min conversations and a short action planning sessin). All of this takes us through to mid afternoon on Day 1.<br><br>After they have experienced a 'real' OST meeting, I invite them to get into groups of 3-4 for about 20 min to reflect on two questions ('what did you notice about the process' and 'what questions are emerging'). I ask them to write one question per piece of A4 paper with marker pens. Then we
come back into the main circle and throw the questions on the floor. As a group we constellate the questions into themes. Generally the themes tend to naturally fall into about three main areas (i) preparation work with the sponsor (ii) set up and facilitation on the day (iii) convergence and post open space. The constellated themes then form the 'agenda' for the next full day day. I also keep a little 'check list' up my sleeve to ensure we cover most important things for a faciliator to know, and I encourage them to buy Harrison's book, 'OST - a user's guide'. Interestingly we just about always end up covering all the areas on my check-list from the question which people put on the floor<br> at the end of Day 1. <br><br>On Day 2 we work through all the practical questions mentioned above.<br><br>On the third day we take a look at the underlying themes of self organising systems rather than just the 'mechanics' of OST process. Some of the diagrams
from Peggy Holman's book 'Engaging Emergence' are very helpful , along with the eight principles from Harrison's book 'Waverider'. Day three includes some self organised conversations on how to be a Waverider in every day parish life i.e. how would people use Wavering principles in pastoral care, governance, education, worship, mission, outreach ete etc.<br><br>Because this is a Chrsitian group we also spend a couple of hours, on the third day, reflecting on the question, 'Was Jesus a Waverider?' This has been a really important and deepening part of the learning process. I have an article on this theme on my web site which I am happy to develop and add to and receive feedback on. In fact Chris Corrigan just shared another great thought on the story of Jesus walking on water (symbolic in Jewish thought of 'chaos'. So what does it mean for us to walk, in faith, through chaos?)<br><br>On the last afternoon it's back into a short OST on the
question, 'Waveriding in the Sunshine State - where to from here'. This is to provide space for people to think about what they are actually going to do back in their parishes or agencies to apply OST and Waveriding principles. <br><br>We finish with a closing circle, send poeple on their way, and then meet again after three months. At that follow up day we have a look at one case study in depth (something that someone in the group has tried) and then the rest of the day in OST on the question, 'what have we been learning and where to from here'. So this is basically giving the group a pattern for an ongoing community of practice. I think this follow up day has been really crucial in keeping monentum going - without which people simply get absorbed back into the 'business as usual' culture of command and control.<br><br>Lisa Heft has a very good 'Open Space Ideas Book' which I understand she is happy for people to use with appropriate acknowledgement to
Lisa (I make an honorarium donation to Lisa when I use this resource).<br><br>Michael Wood<br>www.michaeljohnwood.com<br>A warm sunny day in Perth, Western Australia<br>Ph. 0435 065326<br><br><br><br><br><br>Date: Sat, 23 Nov 2013 17:05:46 +0100<br>From: Hege Steinsland <<a ymailto="mailto:steinslandhege@gmail.com" href="mailto:steinslandhege@gmail.com">steinslandhege@gmail.com</a>><br>To: World wide Open Space Technology email list<br> <<a ymailto="mailto:oslist@lists.openspacetech.org" href="mailto:oslist@lists.openspacetech.org">oslist@lists.openspacetech.org</a>><br>Subject: Re: [OSList] Wave Riding in OZ<br>Message-ID: <<a ymailto="mailto:48FBA4E4-E75F-445C-A975-8E6DE257EB65@gmail.com" href="mailto:48FBA4E4-E75F-445C-A975-8E6DE257EB65@gmail.com">48FBA4E4-E75F-445C-A975-8E6DE257EB65@gmail.com</a>><br>Content-Type: text/plain; charset="windows-1252"<br>Wow. I just love this story. And I?m so glad every
time I hear about open space and self organization used in the church. I?m trying to make this possibility known in the church of Norway as an approach that can make people less stressed out, more happy and more concerned with the really important things in church and life :-) I love this Dean, that have made the wisdom in the principles and the law a way to live and work.<br>I`m looking for more shared experience with story-telling. How to invite, who to invite, do you still need an sponsor and how do you frame it? I wold love to learn from others experience here.<br>I would also love her more about Michael and Brendans program. Is it an training program in Open space for clergy?<br>All the best fro<br>a cold and windy night in Norway.<br>Hege<br>_______________________________________________<br>OSList mailing list<br>To post send emails to <a ymailto="mailto:OSList@lists.openspacetech.org"
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