Dear Michael, Ah, you’ve “outed” me. It was a 5-day workshop that didn’t actually open the space until a few days in.
Peggy _________________________________ Peggy Holman [email protected] Twitter: @peggyholman 15347 SE 49th Place Bellevue, WA 98006 425-746-6274 www.peggyholman.com www.journalismthatmatters.org Enjoy the award winning Engaging Emergence: Turning Upheaval into Opportunity Check out my series on what's emerging in the news & information ecosystem "An angel told me that the only way to step into the fire and not get burnt, is to become the fire". -- Drew Dellinger On Feb 11, 2014, at 3:01 PM, Michael M Pannwitz <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear Peggy, > why did you ask the participants to introduce themselves? > > Greetings from Berlin > cheers > mmp > > On 11.02.2014 23:57, Peggy Holman wrote: >> I had the privilege of working with Marina in 2001 with a group of women >> leaders in Siberia. >> >> To this day, I remember the opening circle. We — the team of 4 women >> from the US doing this workshop — had asked the women to introduce >> themselves. One by one, they stood and spoke as if they were making a >> speech to a crowd. In my minds eye, their words were all in capital >> letters with exclamation points (!). The moment the introductions >> started, the other women started talking to each other rather than >> listening to the person speaking. We stepped in and asked that they >> listen to each other. Such a simple idea that was apparently not a >> cultural norm. >> >> By the end of the next day, as they worked together in small groups, the >> conversations all seemed engaged and authentic, with real listening >> going on. >> >> One thing I learned on that trip was to never assume that I could >> accurately interpret what was going on. So I wonder...Marina — how do >> you remember it? >> >> appreciatively, >> Peggy >> >> >> >> >> _________________________________ >> Peggy Holman >> [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >> Twitter: @peggyholman >> >> 15347 SE 49th Place >> Bellevue, WA 98006 >> 425-746-6274 >> www.peggyholman.com <http://www.peggyholman.com> >> www.journalismthatmatters.org <http://www.journalismthatmatters.org> >> >> *Enjoy the award winning *Engaging Emergence: Turning Upheaval into >> Opportunity <http://peggyholman.com/papers/engaging-emergence/> >> Check out my series on what's emerging in the news & information >> ecosystem >> <http://www.journalismthatmatters.net/the_emerging_news_and_information_eco_system> >> >> "An angel told me that the only way to step into the fire and not get >> burnt, is to become >> the fire". >> -- Drew Dellinger >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> On Feb 11, 2014, at 9:51 AM, Тясто Марина В. <[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> >>> Dear Ulrika, >>> >>> I echo Elwin as I also have extensive experience of facilitation OST >>> events in Russia as I live here, especially with different groups of >>> state and municipal servants in the classroom environment. At the >>> beginning most of them looked like having freedom shock being invited >>> to post issues they care for. But after starting discussions they >>> began to change their way of communication and learning freely and >>> fully. Always coming to the room for the reports and closing I've >>> observed totally different people - with much more self-confidence, >>> positive outlook and friendly feelings to each other. OST actually >>> gives people the first experience of free behavior , self-organizing, >>> self-learning and real leadership. I hardly could define Russian case >>> as a real dictatorship, but I don't know about any bad consequences >>> for the OST meeting participants. Even though some of them were saying >>> something like: even though I'd be fired after I will organize >>> something like this in my office - organization I'll do it and >>> finally tell the truth. >>> I'm sure it is important to bring OST to every possible place and >>> share it with as many people as possible. >>> >>> All the best, >>> >>> Marina >>> >>> ________________________________________ >>> От: [email protected] >>> <mailto:[email protected]> >>> [[email protected] >>> <mailto:[email protected]>] от имени Elwin and >>> Joan [[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>] >>> Отправлено: 10 февраля 2014 г. 18:09 >>> Кому: World wide Open Space Technology email list >>> Тема: Re: [OSList] Open Space in dictatorship >>> >>> Ulrika, >>> I have Opened Space countless times in nearly every country of the >>> former Soviet Union, from Eastern Europe to Central Asia. >>> In most cases I had the opportunity to return for further development >>> work. I have never encountered anyone who suffered any retribution as >>> a result of Open Space participation. To the contrary, I continue to >>> get email thank you notes from many participants of Open Space dating >>> back more than a decade. >>> >>> It always works! >>> >>> Elwin Guild >>> Future Development International >>> >>> >>> >>> On Monday, February 10, 2014 11:34 AM, Ulrika Eklund >>> <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >>> Dear listmembers and all your experience >>> >>> I would love to take part of your experience and knowledge about >>> working with OS in countries operated by dictatorship. A closed space, >>> where you are used/allowed to think as The party. "Its a lovely country >>> as long as you follow the rules" >>> >>> For example I had a training course with a group working in the >>> authorities and governmental bodies (national and regional level), and >>> they listed some of the problems in one area. After they were >>> encouraged to brainstorm ideas and solutions on the problems. After the >>> task I asked - what was the new ideas and insight you got? New?! We >>> repeated what the party already have decided"... so it was more a >>> memory test :) An other exampel: in the university where I met the >>> students study a Human rights course sponsered by another country. They >>> said: "its a good course. Why I asked and the answer was: we are >>> allowed to ask questions when we don't understand, you know sometimes >>> you read a text in the book and you don't understand and it doesnot >>> help to read it many times, here we can ask, and we are also allowed to >>> discuss. >>> >>> So my question - how is Open Space working in this circumstances? How >>> you know people that think freely are not punished after? >>> >>> WIsh you all a lovley week >>> Ulrika >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Ulrika Eklund >>> Bergsgatan 7A >>> SE-112 23 Stockholm >>> Sweden >>> mobile +46-(0)70-699 86 12 >>> >>> -- >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> OSList mailing list >>> To post send emails to [email protected] >>> <mailto:[email protected]><mailto:[email protected]> >>> To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] >>> <mailto:[email protected]><mailto:[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 >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 >> > > -- > Michael M Pannwitz > Draisweg 1, 12209 Berlin, Germany > ++49 - 30-772 8000 > > > > Check out the Open Space World Map presently showing 424 resident Open Space > Workers in 71 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
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