It's funny Larry...I also have discomfort at using the word "facilitator" sometimes, especially as I see the group struggles to make sense of its newly rediscovered freedom.
And I have always had trouble saying that I can "train" people in Open Space. Jack's questions are sitting with me too, and the more I think about this crazy process, the more I realize how much it helps us to loosen our attachments to all of these things. Chris On 10/4/05, Larry Peterson <[email protected]> wrote: > > Great questions! > > To me "facilitator" is a word that is not accurate for the task of > opening and holding space, but it is language that many understand and a > place to start the conversation with a client. To the extent that > "facilitate" means making it easier for the client/group to get where they > are going – to open space, to expand awareness of now, to accomplish a task > – then using the "technology" of OST is a way to do that. Of course, > "technology" is not a good description either because OST includes ritual, > choreography, some principles, a law and some infrastructure (e.g. > post-its) that are all part of the effort to make it easier for the > group/client to experience opening of their space. > > Larry > > Larry Peterson > > Associates in Transformation > > Toronto, ON, Canada > > 416.653.4829 > > [email protected] > > www.spiritedorg.com <http://www.spiritedorg.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 > -- CHRIS CORRIGAN Consultation - Facilitation Open Space Technology Weblog: http://www.chriscorrigan.com/parkinglot Site: http://www.chriscorrigan.com
