Why do you work so hard? (author unknown, sometimes attributed to a phantom with hat) merry xmas mmp
On Mon, 20 Dec 2004 15:56:06 +0800, Brendan McKeague wrote: >G'day folks > >I've been pondering lately on the 'art of provocative questioning' - or >curiosity. >Working recently with couple of 'undecided' clients - co-designing a >process for working with staff groups on such themes as 'team-building >days' or 'planning conferences' - we've discussed the notion of 'different >purpose, different space, different process' >They had already decided that they wished to go off-site but seemed >reluctant to engage in any unconventional or 'way-out/weird' activities... > >One of my key questions to them now is: >Why would you invest so much to take your staff, team, whatever away from >their normal 'business as usual' space - place of work - and then just >expose them to the same old 'business-as-usual' processes...where >predetermined plans, outcomes, bells and whistles dominate the timetable? > >During the ensuing conversation, I usually have the opportunity to provide >an invitation to consider a real alternative - if you are going away, then >go away in more than just a physical sense - go away in terms of place, >pace and space... >a different place - removed from the usual environment, sights, smells, >sounds, tastes, touches in order to create >a different space - in which the unknown can be made known, the unusual can >be accessed and the creativity of people can be unleashed at >a different pace - a slowing down and/or a speeding up, determined by those >who are there, in response to the energies and passion that emerge from >them as they engage with each other and with the theme... > >This basic, simple question and subsequent conversation seems to have >provoked a couple of welcome 'ah-ha' moments from sponsors struggling to >accept the 'risks' associated with their 'loss of control' or fear of the >unknown.... > >It's so much fun developing 'provocative questions' - much easier than >trying to provide answers! > >Any other favourite 'provocative questions' hanging around? > >Cheers >Brendan > >* >* >========================================================== >[email protected] >------------------------------ >To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, >view the archives of [email protected]: >http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html > >To learn about OpenSpaceEmailLists and OSLIST FAQs: >http://www.openspaceworld.org/oslist > Michael M Pannwitz, boscop eG i.G. Draisweg 1, 12209 Berlin ++49 - 30-772 8000 www.boscop.de www.michaelmpannwitz.de Seit dem 17. August 2004 ist die Open Space World Map online. Stand: 128 Teilnehmende in 30 Ländern, davon 46 aus Deutschland. Werft mal einen Blick in www.openspaceworldmap.org * * ========================================================== [email protected] ------------------------------ To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of [email protected]: http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html To learn about OpenSpaceEmailLists and OSLIST FAQs: http://www.openspaceworld.org/oslist
