Anne Pattillo schrieb:
> Hi Mike, > Well done ? I couldnt 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 dont 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 Im 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 * * ========================================================== [email protected] ------------------------------ To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of [email protected], Visit: http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html
