Dear Audrey and all, I do hold the space OPEN.
Happened just these days, that a group of teachers (alle of the participants except for the leaders) wanted to INVITE their leaders to their session on "communication" and the leaders almost responded, though not deliberately so. The group had created a semi-plenary situation, calling up old reflexus of compliance on the side of their leaders. This was where we HAD TO clarify i.m.o. the meaning of " who ever comes ..." relates to breakout sessions as well, and found us asking the leaders if they really wanted to comply, which in the end they didn´t. Quite an intervention. There definitely was a big bad moose under the carpet, and we facilitators HAD to, that´s my idea of OS, be defending the openness of space. They found a different place in convergence, of course, to follow up on the moose. AND part of the participants WERE disapointed they couldn´t arrange a space for their old quarrel. See you soon Heiner Heiner von Viebahn Supervision Projektentwicklung Organisationsberatung Güntzelstraße 54 10717 Berlin Fax 030 863 996 55 Funk 0177 8738039 Fon 030 863 999 33 eMail [email protected] -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- Von: OSLIST [mailto:[email protected]]Im Auftrag von Michael M Pannwitz Gesendet: Sonntag, 28. April 2002 20:07 An: [email protected] Betreff: Re: \Holding space Dear Audrey, I deliberately walk the circle clockwise in the phase "focusing the group" doing everything I can to encourage focusing on each other and pointing out the resources present (3000 years of life experience, 125 complete libraries, etc.) and that open space is a treasure hunt where treasures will be found and can be given away. I leave the inner circle immediately after I have asked people to come forward with their issues and stay on the outside. If there is a microphone they pick it up and pretty soon the forces of selforganisation appear such as when the microphone is not put back onto the floor but handed to the next convenor in line. Later, I might enter it again but by then it is clear that it is their space. I count till ten before I follow my urge to intervene...my experience is that the thing has been taken care of before I reach 7 by someone in the group of participants. I turn up on time for things such as evening news ... but just turn up. I dont respond to people lifting their hand indicating that they want to speak...but might suggest that people simply speak up. I do pick up coffee cups and glasses and plates, very slowly and quietly. Still, I dont know what the hell it really means to hold time and space. hugs michael On Sun, 28 Apr 2002 13:28:55 -0400, Audrey Coward wrote: >I have just returned from an an inspiring four days with my colleagues >in Ottawa. I am intrigued still by what it means to hold space for >others as an os facilitator ,coach and in my daily living. I have >learned and unlearned much;however I know there is more to discover. I >invite any and all of to share what you know or practise beside picking >up coffee cups. > >Audrey Coward >Toronto, Canada > >* >* >========================================================== >[email protected] >------------------------------ >To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, >view the archives of [email protected], >Visit: > >http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html Michael M Pannwitz Draisweg 1 12209 Berlin, Germany FON +49 - 30-772 8000 FAX +49 - 30-773 92 464 Fax2mail: 49-30-263 917 301 521 www.michaelMpannwitz.de To subscribe to the oslist, send the following message (and nothing but the message): "SUBSCRIBE OSLIST" to [email protected] SUBJECT field should be left BLANK * * ========================================================== [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, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of [email protected], Visit: http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html
