Jon -- I know I shouldn't say "never" -- but truthfully I have never seen a problem of the sort you are talking about. I remember some years ago doing an Open Space for the senior 300 folks in the US Forest Service. Nice fellows, but definitely quasi military. Everything happened just like usual (Circle, Bulletin Board, Market, Go to work). However, in the short time before people left the main room for their sessions, I ran into Dale, the Chief of the Forest Service wandering around like a lost teenager. Seems he had posted a session and nobody signed up. He wasn't angry -- just sort of hurt. Tell me about the dissolution of formal authority in the warm wonderful world of OS! Seems to work just about every time!!
Harrison Harrison Owen 7808 River Falls Drive Potomac, Maryland 20854 Phone 301-365-2093 Skype hhowen Open Space Training www.openspaceworld.com Open Space Institute www.openspaceworld.org Personal website www.ho-image.com OSLIST: To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives Visit: www.listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html -----Original Message----- From: OSLIST [mailto:osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu] On Behalf Of Raffi Aftandelian Sent: Thursday, November 26, 2009 9:58 PM To: osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu Subject: Power, hierarchy, and OS jon, thanks for the question. I look forward to fabulous lisa (heft) chiming in. she has shared some valuable wisdom on this score. The OS Idea Book (an excellent resource!) she put together- reflecting wisdom from the OSlist and practitioners from all over this tiny piece of solar drift- includes a sample sheet to give to managers inviting a quality of participation that makes possible a more level playing field. When I first saw the sheet, I was a little surprised. But on second thought, it seemed like an excellent type of document to circulate prior to an OST meeting to invite a higher quality of overall participation... warmly, raffi * * ========================================================== 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
