Gotta throw my oar into this real quick. I attended Diane Gibeault's training last year in Ottawa. I'd say that Diane opened up space for us with head and heart, sharing her passion for Open Space just as Lisa Heft does sharing her love and obsession for OS pre-work.
I don't know if I would have had as much courage to jump right in as I have this past year, opening space in so many places without this "training" and "sharing" and the deep OS friendships with so many. Diane didn't teach "spirit" but by witnessing her spirit, I found the seeds of my spirit, seeds that continue to grow in experience, reading and searching inside myself. So in conclusion, I think whatever path you choose is the right path. That's what I love about Open Space. And boy did I appreciate all those little logistical details that she taught us like how to set up a newsroom for 250 plus people. My two cents worth. Suzanne On Tue, May 25, 2010 at 4:20 PM, Steven (Doc) List <[email protected]> wrote: > As always, said most simply and eloquently. > I admit that I've wondered about Open Space training for facilitators. It's > not that I don't think there's some value in learning from folks who've > "been there and done that." I struggle with the idea that you can learn it > in a classroom. > How do you teach the spirit of the facilitator in a classroom or a book? > You don't. You learn it through experience. > I think much of the training/learning focuses on the logistics and > organization, more than on the facilitation. But since I've never attended > any training, I could be *very* wrong. > ...Doc > On May 25, 2010, at 3:12 PM, Harrison Owen wrote: > > Here we go again! Open Space is and always has been free. Of course if you > want to pay somebody to train you in something that is yours by birthright, > be my guest. That said, it can be very useful to do something like Lisa > provides, as also Michael P and others (myself on occasion) – when a bunch > of good folks collectively explore the wonderful world of Open Space. I am > not sure I would call that training – maybe co-learning would be closer. > However when it comes to “certification” I don’t have a clue how you would > do that. Certainly you can “certify that X participated in a program”, but > whether they have a clue what is going on – who can say? Frankly when I hear > the word “certify” my immediate association is with mental aberrations. In > American English, to say that “somebody is certifiable” means quite simply > that they are nuts. But that might just fit, you know. J And certainly there > was a time that if you said you were in Open Space people assumed you were > smoking a controlled substance or had just plain lost it. Ah, The good old > days! > > Harrison > > > * * ========================================================== > [email protected] ------------------------------ To subscribe, > unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of > [email protected]: > http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html To learn about > OpenSpaceEmailLists and OSLIST FAQs: http://www.openspaceworld.org/oslist -- Suzanne Daigle NuFocus Strategic Group 7159 Victoria Circle University Park, FL 34201 FL 941-359-8877; CT 203-722-2009 www.nufocusgroup.com [email protected] * * ========================================================== [email protected] ------------------------------ To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of [email protected]: http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html To learn about OpenSpaceEmailLists and OSLIST FAQs: http://www.openspaceworld.org/oslist
