<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div></div><div>Hi Raffi,</div><div><br></div><div>Problem is that I find it very hard to convey the nature of Open Space through a lecture.</div><div><br></div><div>Do you think you could talk with your friend about her own worries and fears about just doing Open Space? So far, the past 30 years have shown that Open Space works with all kinds of people and in many different settings. What makes her think it might not work here? What are her underlying assumptions and is there a way to test if they are true?</div><div><br></div><div>If it is about being comfortable with you as a person, you might offer to do a lecture for them about a topic that you know much about - not Open Space but something else. Maybe it could be about the benefits and drawbacks of risk avoidance - just kidding. :-)</div><div><br></div><div>Koos</div><div><br>Op 20 jan. 2016 om 16:27 heeft Raffi Aftandelian via OSList <<a href="mailto:oslist@lists.openspacetech.org">oslist@lists.openspacetech.org</a>> het volgende geschreven:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:HelveticaNeue-Light, Helvetica Neue Light, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, без засечек;font-size:16px"><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1453331971442_8408">spacenik friends-</div><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1453331971442_8409"><br></div><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1453331971442_8410">So, a friend would like to invite me to do an OST for her cultural organization. She senses, though, that before really offering to do an OST for them that they'd really feel more comfortable with me if I were to give a lecture on OST, presumably with Q&A.</div><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1453331971442_8410"><br></div><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1453331971442_8410">This organization invites people to give lectures, so this is what they are used to.</div><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1453331971442_8410">My friend's thinking is that after they see me give a lecture then they'll feel enough trust and receptivity to having an OST.</div><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1453331971442_8410"><br></div><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1453331971442_8410">Would you be willing to give a lecture??</div><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1453331971442_8410"><br></div><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1453331971442_8410">Your thoughts?</div><div></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1453331971442_8458">Part of me has me thinking that it is important to meet people where they are-- and if indeed that is what they are most comfortable with, perhaps indeed start with a lecture?</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1453331971442_8459"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1453331971442_8460">merci!</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1453331971442_8461">Raffi </div><div class="signature" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1453331971442_8462"><span id="cursor">**************</span><div><span style="color:rgb(76, 118, 162);">There is a societal ill that Pindostani civilization is loathe to acknowledge. It is far more dangerous than hubris. We call it<span style="font-weight:bold;font-style:italic;"> false immodesty</span></span><span style="color:rgb(101, 33, 145);font-weight:bold;font-style:italic;">. </span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(101, 33, 145);font-weight:bold;font-style:italic;"><br></span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(101, 33, 145);">From <span style="font-style:italic;">The Pindostani Primer: Celebrating Being Amerikan as a Generative Pejorative.</span> By Imam Aftandollah the Overimpressive</span></div><div><br></div></div></div></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div><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><span>Past archives can be viewed here: <a href="http://www.mail-archive.com/oslist@lists.openspacetech.org">http://www.mail-archive.com/oslist@lists.openspacetech.org</a></span></div></blockquote></body></html>