In a message dated 11/6/00 1:29:15 AM, [email protected] writes: << I was wondering what your thoughts were on this. If the four principles are
about detachment or "letting go", does any of the rest of Open Space Technology fill in the other three directions of the Medicine Wheel of north, east, south? What goes with "show up and be present"? What goes with "tell the truth without blame or judgement"? What goes with "follow what has heart and meaning?" >> Birgitte-- Here is my take on the questions you raise: The facilitator, at the very least, shows up with a commitment to be fully present. That presence, and the invitation/theme encourage participants to come to the meeting and to be present. I don't know exactly what part of OST encourages telling the truth without blame or judgment, but I observe that truth-telling happens more often, and in more depth, in Open Space than it does in other types of meetings I have experienced. The whole exercise of the Market Place is about "follow what has heart and meaning," from the convening of sessions around the convenor's passion to participant's choice of sessions to using the "Law of Two Feet" when a session no longer holds a vital meaning for the participant. I'm sure there are other layers of meaning here as well, but this is my quick take on where some typical activities might fall on the Medicine Wheel. Joelle * * ========================================================== [email protected] To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of [email protected] Visit: http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html =========================================================== [email protected] To subscribe, 1. Visit: http://www.egroups.com/group/oslist 2. Sign up -- provide an email address, and choose a login ID and password 3. Click on "Subscribe" and follow the instructions To unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of [email protected]: 1. Visit: http://www.egroups.com/group/oslist 2. Sign in and Proceed
