Dear Mike Copeland Write-on, Mike. If people are in conflict during open space, let them resolve it or move onto another break-out group.
We did an event once when seventy percent of time was dominated by the past, i.e. management's failure to recognise the demand by staff to form a union. As a result, everyone had to deal with the baggage brought into the Community before dealing with future issues and actions. It was not the best of events, but it did move the past into the present and left some space to work on the future. Maybe we should revisit the role of the facilitator and look at boundaries. I am there as a professional facilitator, which means sticking to the process with honesty and integrity. This may involve Harrison's famous admonition to "do one less thing" or hold up a mirror to participants, reminding them it's their event and their outcomes. Would someone please briefly explain what Non Violent Communications (NVC) is and how it works? Cheers Kerry Open Futures Edinburgh www.openfutures.com -- * * ========================================================== [email protected] ------------------------------ To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of [email protected], Visit: http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html
