Hi, all -
Michael Pannwitz wrote: <As I see there have been announcements in my mail box of stammtisch meetings in Hong Kong, Uppsala, Paris,Bielefeld, New York (Greenwich Village), Augsburg, Halifax... Love to see some bits and pieces about what happened at the stammtische...> I host a monthly breakfast stammitch in Berkeley, California where facilitator-folks come from all around the San Francisco Bay Area. The March "Fabulous Facilitators" 'pot-luck' breakfast meeting (everyone brings some food or drink to share) will be Monday, March 20 from 9:00am to 11:00am at my home. Included are folks who do Open Space, Appreciative Inquiry, Future Search, question circles, graphic facilitation and things without names, too! Contact me if you would like more information on these monthly breakfasts for people interested in group facilitation. Our February stammitch (this last Monday) covered topics such as (not specific to Open Space but to facilitation work in general): - working with clients who *say* they want to invite co-creation - and then take over at the last part of the event to control and decide on their own - working on a team of facilitators - not all of whom you have met or worked with previously - when one has a very different approach to design - facilitating a too-little-time retreat when a Board of Directors is experiencing huge issues of conflict - helping potential clients visualize the stepping stones of tasks and continued work so they can see how to incorporate those increments into their budget (for task, time and facilitator) - helping an organization name large and scary issues, step back and see their struggles in a larger context, or remember how much they are accomplishing even amidst hard times - working using co-creative, participant-driven process like Open Space with amazing leaders in even the most hierarchal organizations Sometimes what everyone brings creates a full breakfast - one time last Spring everyone brought cantelope (melon) and blueberries! Everyone! It's always tasty and interesting - both the food and the conversation. Lisa ___________________________ L i s a H e f t Consultant, Facilitator, Educator O p e n i n g S p a c e <mailto:[email protected]> [email protected] <http://www.openingspace.net> www.openingspace.net * * ========================================================== [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
