<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto">Thanks HO<div>The act of joining the circle is a very powerful and for some confronting so in our preparations we need to be aware of this and tailor our leadership to allow people to overcome the reluctance to join and contribute. The facilitator has a major responsibility to do their job well. There is no prescriptive process just be at one with the sponsors and the participants. Then be truely present.</div><div>My experience has been as Harrison describes the lion and the lamb sit down together and in all my experience they leave with new understanding and in many cases new fiends. Yes, things do get done.<br><br><div dir="ltr">Regards<div>Rob</div></div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On 6 Jan 2020, at 1:50 am, Harrison Owen via OSList <oslist@lists.openspacetech.org> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 12 (filtered medium)"><style><!--
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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">This may be a cop out on the questions… but one of the most amazing things in the 30+ years I have been privileged to explore Open Space is that common people, dealing with a common issue … while sitting in a circle, creating a bulletin board and opening a market place – and then going to work … always seem to get something useful done. And NEVER (in my experience) has blood been shed. It can get terribly exciting, and I suspect the facilitator is the most nervous. I have also heard of innumerable suggestion for good things to do before, during, and after … but none … to the best of my knowledge have made any difference. This does not mean that people can’t and don’t kill each other, and of course we seem to be on the edge of doing that (killing) more extensively at the moment BUT I have never seen that take place in Open Space. It doesn’t even take place when the participants are sworn and professional killers of each other. Now there’s a mystery.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Harrison <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> OSList [mailto:oslist-bounces@lists.openspacetech.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>???? ???? ????? via OSList<br><b>Sent:</b> Sunday, January 5, 2020 5:50 AM<br><b>To:</b> oslist@lists.openspacetech.org<br><b>Cc:</b> שגית רוסו יצחקי<br><b>Subject:</b> [OSList] Quite a few questions about Sponsors, empathy and a safe open space for all it’s participants<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#434343">Hi everyone, </span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#434343">I’m Sagit, another one of Tova’s students :)</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#434343">I'm interested in learning more about three </span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#434343">different </span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#434343">topics so thank you so much for sharing your experience and opinions in one or all! </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="text-align:right;direction:rtl;unicode-bidi:embed"><span dir="LTR"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#434343">Sponsors -</span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#434343"> how vital are they for opening a space? </span><span lang="AR-SA" dir="RTL"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#434343">For example, in the case of an association that is dealing with a significant conflict. Since there is no external body that runs the association, the question arises as to whether open space can be held without sponsors? Can a community have an open space without a sponsor? </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="text-align:right;direction:rtl;unicode-bidi:embed"><span dir="LTR"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#434343">Some questions about <b>empathy and open space -</b></span><span lang="AR-SA" dir="RTL"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#434343">The first one will be - Is empathy important for a successful open space?</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#434343">And if empathy is important - </span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#434343">How can empathic space be created and maintained for all its partners and voices that want to be heard? </span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#434343">What techniques and tools do you use to bring empathy to the open space and how do you invite other participants to hold empathy together? </span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#434343">Do you have any signs or metrics for measuring the levels of empathy in an open space?</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#434343"> Did you come across occasions where it was difficult or impossible to create an empathic space?</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="text-align:right;direction:rtl;unicode-bidi:embed"><span dir="LTR"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#434343">Creating an open space that allows all participants a safe and comfortable space for expressing themselves </span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#434343"> <b>- </b></span><span lang="AR-SA" dir="RTL"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#434343">In Open Space participants are invited to stand up and offer their topics for conversation in the marktplace . I’m wondering whether people who are not accustomed to make their voices heard or such who are at some disadvantage (social, age, gender, origin etc.) Feel safe and comfortable initiating conversations in such a space? </span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#434343">What are the ways you know for making the space truly safe and inviting for all its participants? </span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#434343">How much does advance preparation contribute to their participation and what should it include, in your opinion?</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#434343">Thanks again for sharing,</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#434343">Best wishes,</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#434343">Sagit</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="text-align:right;direction:rtl;unicode-bidi:embed"><span dir="LTR"><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></div><span>_______________________________________________</span><br><span>OSList mailing list</span><br><span>To post send emails to OSList@lists.openspacetech.org</span><br><span>To unsubscribe send an email to OSList-leave@lists.openspacetech.org</span><br><span>To subscribe or manage your subscription click below:</span><br><span>http://lists.openspacetech.org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org</span><br><span>Past archives can be viewed here: http://www.mail-archive.com/oslist@lists.openspacetech.org</span></div></blockquote></div></body></html>