Thank you too Suzanne! sorry, my emails are coming in in a strange way. On Mon, Feb 11, 2013 at 11:52 PM, Suzanne Daigle <[email protected]> wrote:
> Tricia, I agree with Jeff, breathe deeply, smile, trust this beautiful > process, and enjoy this experience of opening space. It will be fine and > you will be fine. Suzanne > On Feb 12, 2013 2:36 AM, "Jeff Aitken" <[email protected]> wrote: > >> breathe. go slow. you'll be fine! it will work great. >> >> jeff >> >> On 2/11/13, Jeff Aitken <[email protected]> wrote: >> > Hi Tricia, >> > >> > you have a relatively small group (you have 14 right?) and a long os >> > meeting (you have three days right?) >> > >> > with that length of space, i'd be confident that all the issues raised >> > will be covered well, and by the last day there easily can be >> > prioritizing and action planning and next steps. >> > >> > i'd be confident that the agenda wall and marketplace process will do >> > what it does, allow them to organize themselves for the tasks at hand. >> > >> > any participant can suggest that a posted topic be moved to a >> > different time, including the principal who wants to form them into a >> > priority list; but it's up to the convenor of each topic to agree to >> > move it. i explain this after the agenda wall is filled and they are >> > ready to approach the wall as a group. >> > >> > I also explain that combining topics is ok, but again it's the >> > convenor who decides to do that or not, and sometimes it's best if two >> > similar topics are not combined but dealt with separately in more >> > depth. but it's up to them. >> > >> > In my experience the length of time that a topic requires is handled >> > by the four/five principles of os. 'when it's over it's over' and the >> > corollary (which I always mention in the intro) 'when it's not over >> > it's not over.' sounds like you have an idea about handling the >> > situation already. >> > >> > jeff >> > san francisco >> > >> > by the way, one interesting thing i've encountered is when a >> > relatively small gathering looks at the agenda wall and someone >> > suggests 'let's stay together and address these topics one by one' and >> > people agree to do it that way. because I have let go at that point, i >> > don't want to intervene in their plan, but I now remind them that the >> > amount of time available for each topic has now shrunk because they >> > can't be done concurrently (and I suggest they write the new times on >> > the topics to make that visible.) not to add another thing for you to >> > think about, but i wanted to mention it. >> > >> > >> > On 2/11/13, Tricia Chirumbole <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> Hello all! >> >> >> >> I am facilitating my 1st OPen Space tomorrow and lookingly heartily >> upon >> >> the challenges being presented as good learning opportunities, BUT....a >> >> few >> >> things are worrying me a bit about this particular circumstance....last >> >> minute advice or good juju welcome! >> >> >> >> >> >> 1. The focus is on "hands on skill transfer/learning among company >> >> members" - I was comfortable with this, but it was revealed this >> >> afternoon, >> >> in addition to having a number of things that people want to learn >> >> about >> >> overall, the group has a number of urgent projects that need work >> done >> >> that >> >> can't wait until we're done - so part of the idea was to make this a >> >> part >> >> of the learning experience, which is great and I also felt confident >> >> with >> >> 1. BUT.....one of the principles is having a hard time letting go >> >> of >> >> his top down mgmt and wants to include priority rankings for some >> >> of >> >> the >> >> projects and is suggesting we need different lengths of time >> slots >> >> since >> >> some items will require a deep dive - so I am worried about this >> >> added >> >> complexity, former more than latter - I have ideas about how to >> >> work >> >> with >> >> this, but am interested in ideas from those with experience. >> >> 2. Also, they have what I think is an exceptional amount of >> issues >> >> - >> >> We all work in different cities, so today was a beginner's >> session >> >> to >> >> our >> >> meeting, and they tricked/pressured me into allowing a >> >> brainstorming >> >> session on the topic - which was great but revealed a HUGE list >> of >> >> r5 >> >> flipchart pages of items across only 13 people! In addition to >> >> the 3 pages >> >> of project tasks. >> >> 2. I was even getting some push back on the removing of the table >> and >> >> continued confusion...which is why I kept trying to tell them that >> it >> >> will >> >> be explained in detail tomorrow and will become clear and >> >> simple....this >> >> was all hastily decided upon with minimum discussion between me and >> >> the >> >> principles... >> >> >> >> any advice welcome! Want to add that the one principle is very open and >> >> very deferential to me and the process, whereas the other one wants to >> be >> >> open, but keeps putting up roadblocks in almost every breath - they are >> >> great people and I think I can address these issues, but still a little >> >> concerned!thank you :_)))) >> >> >> >> -- >> >> Tricia Chirumbole >> >> US: +1-571-232-0942 >> >> Skype: tricia.chirumbole >> >> >> > >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 >> > > _______________________________________________ > 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 > > -- Tricia Chirumbole US: +1-571-232-0942 Skype: tricia.chirumbole
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