Lisa's session on space invaders was remarkable. We had a session on this topic at OSonOS IX in Vancouver in 2001, at which time I banished the term from my vocabulary. Lisa's process for the discussion in Halifax invited us into a very deep exploration of inner space and outer space and annoyance and comfort. It was a rich session pregnant with deliberation and insight.
Chris On 8/5/05, Viv McWaters <[email protected]> wrote: > > Thanks again for the wonderful report on Day 2 - and in return, a few > reflections. > > I'm finding the reports a great way to 'experience' OSonOS from afar > and am grateful to the wonderful folks who make this possible - I don't > think it would be quite the same if they arrived after the event. It > helps, for me, to picture the people I know, and imagine those I don't, > in a place I've never seen... > > I now recognise how important it is to list the names of those present > in a discussion. > > I can clearly see Lisa's session on questioning and space invaders - I > can see Raffi and Peggy earnestly discussing training in Moscow (with > Raffi writing everything down!) - I can see Lisa's other session on > drawing, picturing people on the floor, drawing tentatively at first, > staring into space (or 'the space') for inspiration, I would have loved > to hear about the large open space events, and I can 'see' all the > other conversations. Oh, it helps too to get an email from Brian with > some of the other 'unofficial' bits that help build a rich picture for > me. > > And a session on improv! Oooohhh!!! Last year I went to an improv in > business conference that included a day of open space - that's where I > realised that OST is improv and I've been playing with using improv > games to explain the Principles and Law of Two Feet. BTW, this year's > improv conference in NY will include three days of OS. My favourite > book at the moment is called 'Improv Wisdom: don't prepare, just show > up' by Patricia Ryan Madson. The improv maxims are a great guide for OS > too: say yes, don't prepare, just show up, start anywhere, be average, > pay attention, wake up to the gifts, act now, take care of each other > and enjoy the ride > > I am enjoying the ride - hope you are too. > > Cheers > > Viv > > *************************** > Viv McWaters > Beyond the Edge Pty Ltd > PO Box 665 Torquay 3228 > Australia > (03) 5261 9498 > 0417 135 406 > > "Thus the task is not so much to see what no one yet has seen, but to > think what nobody yet has thought about that which everybody sees. " > Schopenhauer > > * > * > ========================================================== > [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 > -- CHRIS CORRIGAN Consultation - Facilitation Open Space Technology Weblog: http://www.chriscorrigan.com/parkinglot Site: http://www.chriscorrigan.com * * ========================================================== [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
