Dear Dominique, seems that all of the prerequisites for os are pretty close to 100% met: urgent nobody has the answer conflict complex issue diverse interest groups
If I were asked to be a facilitator in that situation I would certainly talk. Who is asking you? Good luck! mmp On Mon, 29 Dec 2003 16:42:34 +0100, Dominique Proudhon wrote: >Many blessings to all of you in this coming new year, OS explorers ! >May 2004 bring each of you many opportunities to serve and feel alive. > >Would appreciate some input/encouragements on the following: >Am debating with myself over the appropriateness of OS to help in the >resolution of an open conflict between a municipality and some local >interest groups over the destruction of a city park to build a new >stadium. People are occupying the trees, police was called upon several >times, medias are involved... a wonderful mess!! >I am wondering if my hesitation is due to my facilitator/mediator >practice "contamination" (which tells me that a conventional mediation >process is more appropriate) or if it is actually the product of "good >sense" (I've used OS successfully on issues where decisions had not been >taken yet and future possibilities where debated, but never on issues >where a decision is being challenged, which might be less effective?) >Any thoughts, examples or recommendations? >Thanks. > >Dominique Proudhon >Group Facilitation >Problem solving >Conflict resolution >Dampierre >38470 Notre Dame de l'Osier >France >(33) 4 76 36 71 34 >(33) 6 78 91 48 77 > >* >* >========================================================== >[email protected] >------------------------------ >To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, >view the archives of [email protected], >Visit: > >http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html Noch 4 Plätze zu vergeben zur 3. Lernwerkstatt für open space-BegleiterInnen vom 25. bis 28. Januar 2004 in Vlotho. Jetzt anmelden www.michaelmpannwitz.de/o_lernwerkstatt2004.htm Michael M Pannwitz, boscop Draisweg 1, 12209 Berlin, Germany FON: +49 - 30-772 8000 FAX: +49 - 30-773 92 464 www.michaelMpannwitz.de www.openspace-landschaft.de * * ========================================================== [email protected] ------------------------------ To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of [email protected], Visit: http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html
