Dear colleagues, this spirited exchange on truth reminded me of the "percept" concept of John and Joyce Weir. Marv Weisbord and Sandra Janoff showed a short section from the tape "A day with the Weirs" at their facilitation workshop. This intrigued me so much that I got all four tapes and looked at them this summer. At this point I think this has given me some more insight into the art of facilitation for open space-technology meetings and future searches and for other group situations in which groups unfold in a selforganizing manner (which is what they will do when left to their devices). One of the key "manner" of facilitation is, as has been pointed out, to follow the path of show up, be present, tell the truth and let go. Well, how on earth do I get myself as a "professional" facilitator to be in that "manner" consistently. Even though it appears to be right and "logical" to follow that path it still another thing to actually learn the art of doing it that way. And I think it has to do with being clear that I in fact have my truth as my perception, or as the Weirs might say, truth myself. The implication of that is, that when I realize that others have "percepts" - so whatever they say or opinion has in fact very little to do with me - I will be close to me, actually be present by being true to me and in that way be not in my own way or in the groups wayThis is also scary because I am pretty lonely in this "manner" and who likes to frighten oneself? And all this whilst "facilitating"! I am sure there must be a more coherent way of saying all this.... Greetings from Berlin michael
Michael M Pannwitz Draisweg 1 12209 Berlin, Germany FON +49 - 30-772 8000 FAX +49 - 30-773 92 464 www.michaelMpannwitz.de To subscribe to the oslist, send the following message (and nothing but the message): "SUBSCRIBE OSLIST" to lists...@listserv.boisestate.edu SUBJECT field should be left BLANK * * ========================================================== 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
