Hi Mike,
Well done - I couldn't image a bigger open space! Rank - I usually for "in house" OST get the sponsoring leader to think about how to address this in their opening of the space - although usually people don't have any trouble in working to the no rank approach. Departures - it seems to me that the convergence can be done in a number of different ways, but I'm wondering if you could say some more about what happened. Its not clear if your client was looking to try and exit open space or change the convergence process. Cheers Anne Anne Pattillo Anne Pattillo Consulting PO Box 683 Wellington Phone 64 4 4732702 -----Original Message----- From: OSLIST [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Mike Copeland Sent: Thursday, 29 May 2003 4:33 p.m. To: [email protected] Subject: OST climbs the Southern Alps G'day All I have just opened space with a live audience of twenty one Environmental Educators in the Southern Alps of New Zealand. It was a magic two days in the mountains being ably assisted by OST facilitator and chef Daniel Lebel. Daniels food added a richness and depth to bless the experience indeed. Big learning's and some questions: * It works!!!!!!! In spite of myself. Even as facilitator I almost abdicated responsibility by almost announcing everyone needed to enter session proceeding into computers so I could go to bed! Daniel pointed out that if that was my approach we could have offered participants a can of beans and opener and got them to feed themselves. I accepted this wisdom, sat at a computer and was promptly followed by almost every session convener! My questions are: * Do people articulate suspension of rank and role as one of the givens of a workshop? This was not an army type organisation but has the normal hierarchal structure. * If a group departs from the OST process and "leaders" choose a different process is it the facililtators role to remind group members they have choice? In this instance I offered the group the convergence process and the leaders decided they had a better way. Later in the closing circle a number of participants voiced their dissatifaction at the departure from the OST process. Thanks to all on the serv who have shared their learnings far and wide. To Helen Patterson my teacher in OST, and Harrison the first midwife. All the best Mike Copeland Mike Copeland _____ Attention: This e-mail (and attachments) is confidential and may be legally privileged. _____ * * ========================================================== [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
