I love it, Brendan! Thanks for your input. I just put it on the blog (flowandshow). Just a way to keep track of things that picked my attention. Best wishes, Eleder
2012/9/12 Brendan McKeague <[email protected]> > Hi folks > > I've just revisited the delightful conversation on the use of the Medicine > Wheel and thought I'd share a way of ending that now sits comfortably > within me...the Medicine Wheel, as some others have mentioned, never has. > I think this may be due in part to me not being from North America. I'm > also not from Australia where I currently facilitate most of my Open Space > meetings. > > So here is what I usually do at the Closing Circle, after everyone has > spoken and the Sponsor, being the last one to speak in the group, hands the > talking stick/mic back to me... > I rise and slowly walk the circle with some words of description around > what people came to do and what they actually did during the meeting > (number of topics, action plans...) and then I invite folks to reflect on > how the principles showed up for them during the meeting experience - > usually beginning with a question, followed by a pause, like: > > "Did you notice the right people came here here today?" - pausing while I > walk another few steps, then > > "How did whatever happened...appear for you today?"...pause... > > "Did you start at the right time?"...pause... > > "Did you recognise when it was over - or not over?"...pause.. > > "Did you use the Law of Mobility at all...or notice others using > it?"...pause.. > > "Did you butterfly a bit?"...pause... > > "Did you buzz a bit?"...pause... > > "Did you need a billabong space for yourself at any time during the > meeting?" (billabong being an Australian word referring to a 'watering > hole/oasis')...pause... > > "And finally, were you surprised at all about what happened here today, in > yourself, observing others, topics raised, anything?"...pause... > > In the tradition of the OS Closing Circle, I then invite the group to > stand, look around the circle and acknowledge what has been given and > received to/from each other, and the work that has been done here today, > and when you're ready, take a 180deg turn and step out of the circle...and > we're done. > > That's it...until the next one! > > Cheers > Brendan > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > OSList mailing list > To post send emails to [email protected] > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] > To subscribe or manage your subscription click below: > http://lists.openspacetech.org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org >
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