I believe the key is in preparing the right question or issue. Elisabeth Tepper Kofod Venezuela -----Mensaje original----- De: OSLIST [mailto:[email protected]] En nombre de Larry Peterson Enviado el: miércoles, 08 de abril de 2009 10:52 a.m. Para: [email protected] Asunto: Re: [OSLIST] Bad OS experiences
Bui: In Toronto, I've also experienced some people who were not happy with their experience of open space. Some people prefer the sense that somebody is in control of a meeting (particularly in Canada). Others, particularly in healthcare, who are used to dominating get upset when they are not able to do that. To me a critical component is the preparation of the sponsor by the facilitator. This is especially important in smaller groups from my experience. How they frame the space that is opened before the facilitator asks the question has a big impact on the sense of freedom that participants have or do not have. It is also important to have enough time in open space to get beyond the usual suspects shaping the discussion particularly when the culture of the group has not encouraged participation in the past. Certainly the setup of the room and the breakout spaces particularly in smaller group have a real impact. A clear articulation of be done with the results is also critical. I have led many open space events of 15 or fewer people that were lively, new ideas emerging, new leadership surfacing, over six hours to two days. Some individuals, however, are not quite ready to be full participants in riding waves. They only find this out in the experience of open space. Larry Larry Peterson & Associates in Transformation Toronto, Ontario, Canada [email protected] 416.653.4829 http://www.spiritedorg.com -----Original Message----- From: OSLIST [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Bui Petersen Sent: April-08-09 10:11 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [OSLIST] Bad OS experiences Hi everyone, Having almost settled in living in St. John's, Newfoundland, I am looking for opportunities to open space. It is a slow process to introduce something that people are not familiar with, especially as I am new in a town where everyone seems to know each other. My question is, what do you do in cases where you meet people who HAVE been exposed to OST but did not have a good experience. My wife for one participated in one OS forum, and she is not at all convinced. Her experience was that the usual suspects did all the talking and those that usually are quiet, stayed that way. I wasn't there myself, but from what I gather there may have been some factors that contributed to this such as, the size of the group (only 15), the breakout spaces had tables and a couple of other factors. Nevertheless, my wife is not convinced it could have been much different. What do you more experienced think is a play? My own experience is limited so I'm not sure what to say about this. Is it the case that some OS events just don't have the right energy and don't work out that well? If so, what can you do to make people consider doing it again? The best I have come up with is that even if OST may not be perfect, it is better than most other things I have tried. Your thoughts would be much appreciated. Thanks, Bui Petersen * * ========================================================== [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 * * ========================================================== [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 * * ========================================================== [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
