Greetings, Yesterday I facilitated my first open space for a church of which I am a member. It was as expected an amazing experience.
I have to admit to having some trouble with the "Whoever comes is the right people" principle. I had difficulty scheduling the event. I had to cut it down from 1 1/2 days to one day and postpone it twice because of scheduling conflicts. Registration was slow. I had visions of an empty room. I ended up with 18 participants which is about 1/2 what I expected and 1/3 of what I had hoped for. But the people who came were the right people.. The group generated numerous ideas for future actions and organized a committee to plan an all church retreat for later this summer. OS does always work. My purpose in the e-mail is not to brag but to thank all those on this list who contributed to the success of this event. I have been lurking here for almost a year and have appreciated and learned from many of you. Thank you for your willingness to share ideas and techniques and for the way in which this community models openness. Even when issues arouse strong feelings, the members of this community show a respect for each other that impressed me as a quiet observer. I also want to publicly thank Lisa Heft for the excellent training she provided and the on-going encouragement and support she provided me as I planned this first event. I hope to find additional opportunities to apply Open Space concepts in my work and my life. Thank you all, Bob Sullens * * ========================================================== [email protected] ------------------------------ To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of [email protected], Visit: http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html
