I believe you are on target. Part of the issue of not being abel to formulate a question as I hear it is that he is so overwhelmed with the raw emotions that he is unclear about why meet in the first place, or maybe, or he is wondering how or where to begin a conversation of such magnitude--riding on a whale looking for a minnow. I like the simplicity of your question. Thanks,Craig
From: [email protected] To: [email protected] List-Post: [email protected] Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2012 07:44:07 -0400 Subject: Re: [OSList] Craig The question is always critical but needn’t be difficult to formulate. In fact I have often found that folks who had difficulty shaping a question were often not very sure why they wanted to meet in the first place. But that is probably not the situation here. Anyhow, I would suggest something a little less complicated and rather more positive – like: “What are the issues and opportunities for creating a business (organization) we would really love to be a part of.” Actually it is my “catch all” question and it is never failed. Harrison Harrison Owen7808 River Falls Dr.Potomac, MD 20854USA 189 Beaucaire Ave. (summer)Camden, Maine 20854 Phone 301-365-2093(summer) 207-763-3261 www.openspaceworld.com www.ho-image.com (Personal Website)To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of OSLIST Go to:http://lists.openspacetech.org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Craig Gilliam Sent: Monday, September 17, 2012 10:24 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [OSList] Craig Last minute, I was asked by the leader to come into an organization that is suffering some difficult decisions, consequences of decisions and trauma. They are described as angry, hurt, frustrated, feeling helpless, etc. . . an amalgamation of emotions. As the leader and I spoke, I realized, this is ripe for open space conversation or some hybrid thereof. But there is not time or context for a committee to develop the question. Consequently, I asked the leader for a question that would frame the conversation. HIs goal is to help him and the group get some handles so they can move forward. There will be 50 to 60 people present. They are invited to engage-- The questions he offered were something like: (He qualified it with, "I am not certain how to get it down to one question, but let's talk about it.) Morale and vision:· How do we let go of the hurts of the past?· Where are we going?· What can we expect in the future? What question do you hear or comes to your mind from these that might help invite and create space for this conversation? (The way the previous questions are framed, to me, they feel like they are pointing in the wrong direction.) Would the following question be to broad? Morale and vision:To move into your future in a positive way, what conversations will be most helpful to you? Thanks,Craig _______________________________________________ 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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