I have been reading this with great interest and can't resist a comment. I am new to open space facilitation but have worked over 15 years in OD and facilitation. I love the simplicity of open space and the freedom that the principles and law bring to the group process. For the people in my organization the law of two feet is amazing (as are the bumble bees and butterflies). I agree that less is more - and don't want to tamper with them.
In her message Meg said "Once again, the message is to let go! (at least, that's always what comes up for me!)" Given my background I have had to consciously focus on "getting out of the way". One way I learned to be OK with "letting go" was when I learned how to set my intention and then let go in order to bend metal (a spoon or a fork). I found out I cannot bend the spoon if I am pushing to hard. I learned how important it is to let go of the outcome once my intention is clear - then the spoon goes soft and bends easily. I have also found that I can "teach" this to anyone - but some take longer to learn to let go of control. I think "spoon bending" is a wonderful metaphor for what we are trying to do in open space and for what we can do in our lives and our world. Terrie * * ========================================================== osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu Visit: http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html =========================================================== osl...@egroups.com 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 osl...@egroups.com: 1. Visit: http://www.egroups.com/group/oslist 2. Sign in and Proceed
