Jamie - Have fun! And if you aren't, clearly you are working too hard. To start just take a deep breath (several will be better) then sit in a circle, create a bulletin board, open a market place and get out of the way so everybody can get to work. I find it helps to remember that you are not doing anything - certainly not "running" a process. The process is hardwired into each of us and has been there for millennia. To be sure you have the privilege of announcing the moment of departure and inviting everybody to do what they do quite naturally. Beyond that - the people will take care of the business. Just sit back and enjoy. Can be a little difficult on the ego of an up and coming facilitator - but there you are. You will know that everything is working perfectly (always does) when you hear some laughter and the people have totally forgotten who you are - or even "That" you are.
Harrison Harrison Owen 7808 River Falls Dr. Potomac, MD 20854 USA Phone 301-365-2093 www.openspaceworld.com www.ho-image.com (Personal Website) To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of <mailto:osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu> osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu: <http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html> http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html From: OSLIST [mailto:osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu] On Behalf Of Jamie Colston Sent: Tuesday, July 27, 2010 4:16 PM To: osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu Subject: Re: Open Space for a Community Supported Agriculture project Hi Everyone, I am running a open space on the Sunday 15th August in Bath and require some help. This will be the first open space I would have run having only done a full day workshop on it. I feel happy being able to hold a space and winging it to a certain extent and would really appreciate some support in the guise of a co facilitator if anyone is near Bath or feels like this is something they could help me with. The project is a CSA and Transition Bath have just secured a year memorandum of understanding for a 6.5 acre piece of land on which to build community around this project with the aim of a long lease on low rent if it works. My aim is to see what is there in the community on the day and where it could go. My details are below so please feel free to give me any tips or offers of support. Many thanks Jamie x Jamie Colston Building a sustainable future through inspiration and action H: 01225 851377 M: 07909 442006 E: jamiecols...@gmail.com FB/Linked In/Skype: Jamie Colston Twitter: spearthwarrior Blog: http://inserviceforsocialchange.wordpress.com/ Critical Mass Ride Saturday 26th June, (the last Saturday of every month), 1pm, Kingsmead Square Transition Bathford www.transitionbathford.ning.com A member of Transition Bath www.transitionbath.org * * ========================================================== 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
