Hi Michael. I facilitated an Open Space meeting a couple of years ago where two blind persons participated. I remember one of them raised an issue and also wrote a report (which none of us could read). They seemed to participate fully and enjoy it a lot. Best regards Thomas Herrmann
> -----Ursprungligt meddelande----- > Från: OSLIST [mailto:[email protected]]För Michael Kukla > Skickat: den 7 september 2002 12:56 > Till: [email protected] > Ämne: Re: Continuing to be surprised. > > > G'Day Listers, > This is my first message to OSLIST. Joan Smith's post > prompted me to ask > whether "open space" has been undertaken with people who are > visually -impaired. I participated in a OS(150 people approx) > with a blind > person who fully participated in the event. > > Michael Kukla > Sydney, > AUSTRALIA > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Joan Smith" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, September 06, 2002 2:46 PM > Subject: Continuing to be surprised. > > > > I have been openspacing for about 10 years now and > continue to receive > > the 'surprise' I was promised at the event with Harrison in > Melbourne > > many many years ago. > > I have always found the opening circle special - a time for touching > > with the eyes and making contacts of many colours........ Feedback > > about the experience being powerful has always been spontaneous > > Recently I was openspacing with a group (89 people) from educational > > backgrounds who were excited about the OS experience. > During the circle > > opening, there was something in my body that was telling > WHAT? Nerves > > at being among so many highly educated people in one go? Could be. > > Then there was the rush to name and write passions, get out > there and > > sign up, causing utmost chaos (and fun) at the wall. My initial > > feelings quietened and then it happened. > > I was confronted by two extremely disturbed participants - > at first I > > wasn't picking up what they were saying. However the gist of it was > > about my walking around the circle. Both these people had been > > teachers of the deaf and were extremely upset that there were times > > when I was not facing them in particular, and IF I HAD deaf > people in > > the group the circle would not be completely open. > > While the outcome was Ok and I think the issue wasn't really about > > persons who are deaf , just for interest I was wondering > if anyone had > > openspaced with a deaf community? > > > > Best wishes > > Joan Smith > > > > * > > * > > ========================================================== > > [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 > * * ========================================================== [email protected] ------------------------------ To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of [email protected], Visit: http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html
