<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class="">As always, the question depends on the need and purpose of the Open Space. <div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Basically I always work with clients to clearly speak the necessity for the meeting. Way do you need to do this now? Why are you using open space?</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">And then from a purpose perspective I ask what are you trying to do here? How will this meeting help you? How can the participants help?</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">From there I help my clients design a way to work with the results, so everyone knows what will happen to the insights and learning that are developed. Sometimes this is “nothing” and other times, there will be a need for a detailed follow up process to take ideas and put them into action, whatever that looks like.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">And after all that, it usually comes dow to a very simple question like “Givien the needs we are facing what are the conversations we need to have now?” Or “what are the projects we need to start?” Or the classic Harrison Owen question: “what are the issues and opportunities for <working with our purpose>?”</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Be simple in your question, be open to the variety of answers and approaches people will take. Never give examples of the kinds of conversations that people should be having. Let the participants bring the depth to the work and do a very thorough job of inviting so that you have a high amount of diversity and conflicting opinions in the room.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">And then, of course, open the space and get out of the way.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Chris </div><div class=""><div><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On Jun 11, 2018, at 11:36 AM, Marai Kiele via OSList <<a href="mailto:oslist@lists.openspacetech.org" class="">oslist@lists.openspacetech.org</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 24px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; float: none; display: inline !important;" class="">Hi Craig & all,</span><div class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 24px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><br class=""></div><div class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 24px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;">I believe there different kinds of good questions, depending on the intention. </div><div class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 24px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;">So what makes for a good question? </div><div class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 24px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;">Being clear about one’s own intention behind the question is one aspect!</div><div class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 24px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><br class=""></div><div class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 24px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;">To open space for exploration, I love „What if…?“ questions.</div><div class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 24px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><br class=""></div><div class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 24px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;">What I often experience as closing space are „How…?“ questions.</div><div class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 24px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><br class=""></div><div class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 24px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;">(And of course at the right time of an exploration, „how“ is valid and needed.)</div><div class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 24px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><br class=""></div><div class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 24px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;">I hope there will be many more different responses to this question of yours!</div><div class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 24px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><br class=""></div><div class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 24px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;">Marai</div><div class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 24px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><div class=""><div class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;" class=""><div class=""><div class="" style="orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><div class=""><a href="https://about.me/maraikiele" class="">https://about.me/maraikiele</a></div></div></div></span></div></div><div class=""><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">Am 11.06.2018 um 15:35 schrieb Craig Gilliam via OSList <<a href="mailto:oslist@lists.openspacetech.org" class="">oslist@lists.openspacetech.org</a>>:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><div dir="ltr" class=""><div id="divtagdefaultwrapper" dir="ltr" class="" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><div class="" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">I do not post often, but I read the Open Space Posts regularly and find them thought-provoking and helpful. Thanks! </div><div class="" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><br class=""></div><div class="" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">I practice Open Space in multiple contexts professionally and in my own person life. Am a strong believer in what it creates and invites from and out in others and myself. . .</div><div class="" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><br class=""></div><div class="" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">When I begin with groups, I regularly hear, "What makes for a good question?" I have my responses, but want to hear what you have to say. I am looking for suggestions, thoughts, ideas, resources (books) etc., that you would recommend to help people/groups identify and write helpful/good theme/intention questions for OS conversation. What are the qualities of a good question, and what are some resources you suggest?</div><div class="" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><br class=""></div><div class="" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">Invite your thoughts. Thanks to anyone who has some thoughts or suggestions on this.</div><div class="" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><br class=""></div><div class="" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">Thanks,</div><div class="" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">Craig</div><div class="" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><br class=""></div><div class="" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><br class=""></div><div id="Signature" class=""><div id="divtagdefaultwrapper" dir="ltr" class="" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif, Helvetica, EmojiFont, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", NotoColorEmoji, "Segoe UI Symbol", "Android Emoji", EmojiSymbols;"><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class=""><br class=""></div><div class="x_gmail_quote" style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-family: wf_segoe-ui_normal, "Segoe UI", "Segoe WP", Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont; font-size: 15px;"><blockquote class="x_gmail_quote" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; border-left-width: 1px; border-left-style: solid; border-left-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;"><div dir="ltr" class=""><div id="x_m_1982062078219054662divtagdefaultwrapper" dir="ltr" class="" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont;"><div id="x_m_1982062078219054662Signature" class=""><div id="x_m_1982062078219054662divtagdefaultwrapper" dir="ltr" class="" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif, EmojiFont, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", NotoColorEmoji, "Segoe UI Symbol", "Android Emoji", EmojiSymbols, Helvetica, EmojiFont, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", NotoColorEmoji, "Segoe UI Symbol", "Android Emoji", EmojiSymbols;"><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class=""><span class="" style="font-size: 12pt;"><b class="">Dr. W. 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