Yeah, take me out of the WE too - sometimes. Are you getting this, Kerry ?
On Saturday, 27 April 2013, Michael M Pannwitz wrote: > Dear Paul, > from where I stand there are no rules in the Open Space Technology process. > > The principles neither qualify as rules nor even as principles. The way I > see them they are valuable observations, I call them "Facts of Life". > Of course, there is an admonition (the possible punishment is not > mentioned) and there is the "Law" which turns out to be a mild suggestion > of what might be productive behaviour if someone winds up in a situation > where she/he can neither contribute nor learn anything. > > Regarding "opening space" I keep reminding myself that it is not me who > "opens space"...it might be part of the job of the sponsor...mine as > facilitator is to introduce the participants to the OST process...I can and > have been doing that for quite a while without even mentioning the words > "open space". The process, once the participants enter into it, effects the > expansion of time and space for selforganisation to do its thing. And it is > true that thats where my passion is, not neutrality, of course. > > But my passion can easily also close down the space a little bit or quite > a bit. So before I intervene, I take a deep breath and start counting > slowly... if I remember correctly, I have never reached 10, actually its > mostly 5 or 6, and then the "system" manages by intervening in itself... I > love it, experiencing selforganisation manifesting itself. > Once I was asked by a participant to take on the role of space invader > asking me to suggest an energizer since the system sitting in a circle had > not done anything for about a minute. I started counting, well pretty soon > someone said "why do you want to interrupt us in our phase of enjoying > doing nothing?" The system smiled and shortly thereafter they continued... > > For me, this is intensive work, exhilarating and at the same time binding > all my energy... just enough left to take a walk, a nap. > > So, take me out of the "We" that open space for possibility or for > humanity. > > Have a great weekend > mmp > > > On 27.04.2013 07:58, paul levy wrote: > >> Well, well, well. >> >> I'm facilitating an open space later this morning and I may also >> participate. >> >> You see, whoever comes are the right people. >> >> Or is there are new rule? Whoever comes are the right people (except for >> the facilitator.) >> >> When we open space it isn't for a rules to limit that space. Nor do we >> open it for a select group. >> >> We open space for possibility. We open space for humanity. >> >> Whoever comes... >> >> Now clearly some facilitators are space invaders. But hey, speak for >> yourself please. >> >> Stop putting open space into a Nightingale's cage. >> >> And now to breakfast... >> >> Paul Levy >> >> On Saturday, 27 April 2013, Kerry Napuk wrote: >> >> Hi Listers >> >> Neutrality of the facilitator is tied to "holding the space." You >> cannot hold space if you participate in the event. Simple as that. >> >> If you want to participate, become a participant. The facilitators >> holds the space, IMHO, by sublimating his or her ego to the group's >> integrity. >> >> Here is one example: I did an event with an organiser who was so >> adept at PR that he got four newspapers and a TV station to over the >> event which was in a rural setting. The TV crew wanted to come into >> the hall and film part of the process. >> >> As the theme involved suicide and self harm, I asked the group what >> they wanted to do with the TV crew's request. The did not want it >> and so, probably for the first time in their life, they were banned >> from shooting live footage. The organiser had to simulate a breakout >> group with his staff in a side room. >> >> Cheers >> >> Kerry >> Edinburgh >> >> >> >> ______________________________**_________________ >> 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<http://lists.openspacetech.org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org> >> >> > -- > Michael M Pannwitz > Draisweg 1, 12209 Berlin, Germany > ++49 - 30-772 8000 > > > > Check out the Open Space World Map presently showing 409 resident Open > Space Workers in 72 countries working in a total of 143 countries > worldwide: www.openspaceworldmap.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<http://lists.openspacetech.org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org> >
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