Mikk and Funda - - I never really thought about it, but it may be (as Mikk suggests) that taking a nap is more than an accommodation to my own needs. There is no secret as far as I am concerned that by the time I have gone through the opening of the space, I am pretty well bushed. I start a lot earlier than the participants with some quiet time for myself (meditation), come into the room way before anybody else just to get the feel and sense of the place, and then of course there are all the complex :-) practicalities to take care of like magic markers and Post-its. Once all that is done a whoosh of energetic anticipation erupts, groups form, lots of chaos -- and then (usually) silence if everybody has gone to breakout rooms. I am just plain tuckered out and a nap, or definitely a long quiet walk, is the only option. Certainly seems like the right thing to do.
But I can see Mikk's point. It is all about letting go and opening up some more space as well. In order to take a good nap -- you just have to let it all go. Otherwise you just toss and turn, and the nap is useless. And by physically removing myself, more space inevitably opens. For anybody who thought I was going to take charge, my absence puts that silly notion to rest. Of course, there have even been times when I had no (other) place to go and found a quiet corner in the main room. Talk about sleeping on the job! There may be something else here as well. I have noticed over the years that my most useful thinking seems to take place when I am asleep. (Don't laugh!) Given a real knotty problem that is going nowhere near solution -- I find that the best thing to do is "sleep on it." More often than not, when the morning comes, the way forward is clearer. I suspect that the secret is that I have given my good old subconscious some space and time to work in -- without all the distractions of waking state. I would guess that the same sort of thing happens in dream-time in Open Space. I am no longer distracted by all the words and externals, and have a real opportunity to appreciate the emerging possibility space the group has created and is busy exploring. How is that for a rationalization? But anyhow, I think naps are wonderful. 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 osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives Visit: http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html -----Original Message----- From: OSLIST [mailto:osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu] On Behalf Of Mikk Sarv Sent: Sunday, January 30, 2005 5:27 AM To: osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu Subject: Re: facilitator & sponsor identity Dear Funda, during last OS facilitator's training I provided, the becoming facilitators, who tried out opening space for others found out, that just "taking a nap" is the most challenging, but most efficient exercise to get the space opened. With best greetings, Mikk Sarv Estonia ----- Original Message ----- From: "Funda Oral" <fundao...@ttnet.net.tr> To: <osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu> Sent: Sunday, January 30, 2005 12:12 PM Subject: Re: facilitator & sponsor identity > thank you Harrison...this is really the best job in the world; the responsibility is "taking a nap" :-) > > > Kimden: Harrison Owen <hho...@comcast.net> > > Tarih: 2005/01/28 Cum PM 11:47:22 GMT+02:00 > > Kime: osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu > > Konu: Re: facilitator & sponsor identity > > > > Funda - for you Anything! Yes I think you have it just right. The sponsor(s) > > is the one(s) who needs the space opened. And the Facilitator is the person > > who does the work. This also includes taking a nap if I am the facilitator. > > > > > > > > Harrison > > > > > > > > Harrison Owen > > > > 7808 River Falls Drive > > > > Potomac, Maryland 20845 > > > > Phone 301-365-2093 > > > > Open Space Training www.openspaceworld.com <http://www.openspaceworld.com/> > > > > > > Open Space Institute www.openspaceworld.org > > > > Personal website http://mywebpages.comcast.net/hhowen/index.htm > > osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu > > > > To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives Visit: > > http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: OSLIST [mailto:osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu] On Behalf Of Funda Oral > > Sent: Friday, January 28, 2005 8:38 AM > > To: osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu > > Subject: facilitator & sponsor identity > > > > > > > > Referring to my last (today's) answer to Zachary's question. I think i > > confuse the role of the facilitator and the > > > > sponsor. > > > > > > > > I want to share with you while trying to clear my mind; > > > > > > > > -there is a "question" that is worth opening a space > > > > -sponsor is the one who should be sensitive to the question in the subject > > > > and looking for the answers > > > > -faciliator should be neutral...he is not looking for the answers...he > > doesn't need to listen or > > > > read the answers. He just makes a formal introduction among the sponsor, > > guests and the > > > > question...and explains the method (OST)...and that's it....so facilitator > > should be really > > > > without any identity, expectation, neutral...even doesn't have any interest > > in the question and answers > > > > and be able to leave sponsors and guests alone and free.... > > > > > > > > So the facilitator's main role should be offer a space to those who should > > own and solve their issue > > > > where the facilitator doesn't have any responsibility or stake. > > > > > > > > I appreciate any comment on that, especially from Harrison. > > > > > > > > thanks, > > > > Funda > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > * * ========================================================== > > osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu ------------------------------ To subscribe, > > unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of > > osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu: > > http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html To learn about > > OpenSpaceEmailLists and OSLIST FAQs: http://www.openspaceworld.org/oslist > > > > * > > * > > ========================================================== > > osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu > > ------------------------------ > > To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, > > view the archives of osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu: > > http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html > > > > To learn about OpenSpaceEmailLists and OSLIST FAQs: > > http://www.openspaceworld.org/oslist > > > > * > * > ========================================================== > osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu > ------------------------------ > To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, > view the archives of osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu: > http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html > > To learn about OpenSpaceEmailLists and OSLIST FAQs: > http://www.openspaceworld.org/oslist > * * ========================================================== osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu ------------------------------ To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu: http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html To learn about OpenSpaceEmailLists and OSLIST FAQs: http://www.openspaceworld.org/oslist * * ========================================================== osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu ------------------------------ To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu: http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html To learn about OpenSpaceEmailLists and OSLIST FAQs: http://www.openspaceworld.org/oslist
