Dear Judy, you (and others on the list) speak of how they "open space". In my work I always go to some length to talk to the sponsor about his role of which one important part is that he/she "opens the space". My role as facilitator is then to introduce the os-technology and try that which we all call "holding space and time". Do you use this "opening the space" casually or is it intentional?
On Mon, 1 Jul 2002 23:13:18 -0300, Judi Richardson wrote: >I am just returning to email. Thank you for your eloquent thoughts. In >the past 14 days I've had the unbelievable privilege to open space 6 >times, Another thing that I intentionally do not do (I mean stumbling into the circle is a wonderful story) is this "transfer-in process" that you describe as many of us doing naturally. People sometime comment on it and I respond with my observation, that "transfer-in" by the facilitator is a "space invasion", just like "helping" a group getting out of a seemingly non-creative, tired mode is shutting down their space for being non-creative or tired. Or am I missing something here? >I believe many of us have used >transfer-in processes naturally for some time -- telling a joke to get >everyone to >laugh, having music play softly in the background and then turn it up >for everyone to "tune in" to. I once had a room all set up, went to the >bathroom, and upon my return I stumbled across the door jam into the >room -- successfully gaining everyone's attention <grin>! People keep asking me about the smallest open space possible. Well, we are down to ZERO. Still, I am interested to hear who sponsored the open space you had with three people and what the theme was. >Last week I opened space >for >three people -- something I would not have thought could be successful, >and >I grinned as I remembered Chris C. opening space for no one and every >one!! It is why I hold space for others to tell their stories to each >other. I believe that in authentic conversation change occurs before >the end of the >conversation. Greetings from Berlin michael Michael M Pannwitz boscop Draisweg 1 12209 Berlin, Germany FON +49 - 30-772 8000 FAX +49 - 30-773 92 464 www.michaelmpannwitz.de An der E-Gruppe "openspacedeutsch" für deutschsprechende open space-PraktikerInnen interessiert? Enfach eine mail an mich. * * ========================================================== [email protected] ------------------------------ To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of [email protected], Visit: http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html
