Re: Inviting the right people - a concern in a charged community

[R. Duff Doel]

Hi Jeff and Lisa, Further, i would say that those who would "NOT show up - simply to prevent a real solution from being created..." are inherently an impediment to a solution. If "they" are willing to take any action with the intent to block a solution, then their motivation is something other than finding a solution. And therefore any solution they would find if they did show up would be based on whatever their motivation is and likely not the most auspicious solution for the whole situation. This means that the self-fulfilling prophecy that 'whomever show up are the right people' is successful, yet again, under these circumstances. In fact i would also propose that this example is a valid "proof" of the statement. duff Lisa Heft wrote: Hi, Jeff -   You wrote:   < I recently pitched an OS Event for a community transformation project. The customer is well versed in Complexity Theory as applied to large scale change and has a negative opinion of OST. His argument is with the tenant that 'whomever show up are the right people'. He feels that for much of the work we need to do - the right people will NOT show up - simply to prevent a real solution from being created...Thoughts?>   So what does this mean – that the ‘other’ right people can’t co-create a (sometimes even better) solution without them?   Does he mean that the key people with information, resources, authority, stakes in the outcome and the ability to act will not show up?   To me, that is a function of the invitation (the methods of invitation, the messages, the diversity and involvement of people inviting, the process of inviting, working hard to eliminate any access issues) rather than the method.   For *any* method, there can be frustration if key people don’t show up (to the meetings, to the conversation, to the work).   And gee, we are talking about transformation, aren’t we?  How do you let in transformation if you don’t believe that the right people WILL show up??    Perhaps he is expressing something behind this comment that really gets to what he’s thinking?  Some frustration about – for example – his feeling people *should* do something that the people themselves do not feel compelled to do?  Frustration about others not feeling these issues are top priority, as he does?  I feel there is another layer of information here…do you have an idea?   Lisa ___________________________ L i s a   H e f t Consultant, Facilitator, Educator O p e n i n g  S p a c e lisah...@openingspace.net www.openingspace.net       * * ========================================================== 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