Doug-- I can understand the sponsor's desire to define the problems, find solutions, move to action. Of course, you and I know that will happen in Open Space without putting up fences around what can be discussed in each session. In fact, I think that limiting Session 2 to solution-finding may lose the possibility that after a week to think things over, some participants may understand the problems at a whole new level!
Maybe you could get him to agree to allow the first two sessions to move naturally through problems and possible solutions. Then use Michael's non-convergence for Session 3, opening with the question of "What's next?"--of course framed in the elegant, inviting language you use so well. Good luck in finding what feels right to you AND the client. I am struggling a bit just now with a client planning to use OS in the difficult work of restructuring--and they don't quite believe that it will work unless they do something more. Joelle * * ========================================================== 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
