oh, and one more thing (i enjoyed what you wrote suzanne, thanks!) Another friend mentioned the difficulty she had in really getting into OST.
In the beginning of the day, just after the first sessions got started, she said to me that she'd really wanted to see a session in the middle of the day where people'd share what they learned thus far, a sense-making session. I asked, "Well, why don't you post that as a session?" She explained that since it wasn't announced at the beginning that people wouldn't know about it. I suggested that perhaps she could go to the different sessions and let them know. And that seemed outside of her comfort zone and she never announced the session. Later she shared that the suggestion that she post the topic as a session was not the support she was seeking. Who knows, maybe she just wanted to be heard in the moment. And while overall she was satisfied with the day, she had difficulty really engaging because for most of the sessions she saw that conveners already had a *plan* for the session-- she was imagining that there would be more of an emergent process. And so she couldn't really get into the day. I've found - and am gradually learning to let go- that there is no such thing as a perfect opening. We all learn so differently (and I think we know so little each of us about how we learn) that we can only really give our best shot at giving a clear opening. I think it's impossible to have a day that's going to suit and work for everyone. Ultimately, it's up to each of us how we choose to show up. Having participated in a fair number of OST's and as a co-host (and participant) of a monthly gathering that uses an OST/Whole Person Process hybrid, all I can say is that I'm still learning-- very much in the early stages -- to follow what has heart and meaning. So, when I hear the words of my friend above, I try to both listen and also see what gets in the way of letting go...of the attachment to getting "doing" OST right... Any other perspectives? appreciatively, 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
