Definitely NO Questions! Sounds mean and rude -- but I have never found any question that would not answer itself once things got rolling. So -- Let it Roll! But there are times when things can get a little sticky at Evening news or in the Closing Circle. I call these folks Space Invaders, and you will find a pretty good description of What-to-dos in "Open Space Technology: A User's Guide." It is a funny thing -- but I have not had a good Space Invader for years. Used to get a good crop, and I don't think I am doing anything differently now. Odd. One thing to keep in mind, however if you are using a Talking Stick. There is a discipline here which says that if you have the stick you may talk -- and some folks do seem to go on. And once you start, there is no turning back. This can mean that the closing can go on for hours. I remember one that went for over 4! A number of folks left (Law of Two Feet), but the stick completed its rounds. And -- I never heard any serious complaints. Perhaps even more surprising, I heard from a number of people to the effect that the total experience was awesome, in a positive sense. That was certainly true for me, albeit my "sitter" was definitely sat out.
Harrison Harrison Harrison Owen 7808 River Falls Drive Potomac, Maryland 20845 Phone 301-365-2093 Open Space Training www.openspaceworld.com Open Space Institute www.openspaceworld.org Personal website http://mywebpages.comcast.net/hhowen/index.htm [email protected] To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives Visit: http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html -----Original Message----- From: OSLIST [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Don Ferretti Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2004 7:55 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Monopolizers My advice is: Don't ask the people in the circle if they have any questions after you have stated the process, theme, principles and one law - just open the space. After that the law of two feet will take care of time monopolizers. http://placer.networkofcare.org >>> [email protected] 02/24/04 04:11PM >>> Does any one have an elegant way to deal with time monopolizers in an Open Space circle or event? Peter Fisher Asheville, North Caroiina US * * ========================================================== [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
