Warm greetings! I have been absent from this list for some time and am delighted to be connected now, at least for a while, taking advantage of some quiet time over the summer to connect with people and ideas.
A topic that I wish to address is about the outcomes of an OST meeting in relation to the energy field of the facilitator. From my perspective and experience, there is a direct relationship. I often ask OST facilitators what they mean when they say that they 'open space' and 'hold space'. My perspective on the facilitator 'opening space' is that this is just not so. The facilitator does not 'open the space'. The sponsor 'opens space' in his or her organization so that the facilitator can conduct the form of the Open Space Technology meeting. Viewed from that lens, I make choices when I prepare with the sponsor for the OST meeting, and what I ask of the sponsor and his/her participation during the meeting itself. For example, the sponsor teams I work with are coached about working with their personal energy to support the highly engaging participatory process. I ask them to sit equidistant from each other in the circle and 'hold the space' open for the best possible outcomes and the greatest participation. At the end of every day of the meeting, we meet simply to discuss what it felt like to them to have opened the space and held the space. The reflections are amazing. My role as the lead facilitator and the role of my co-facilitators is one of working with the space being held, of going through the form of OST, and more importantly to be in touch with ourselves as resonant energy field generators. Every one of us works at being in genuine contact with ourselves, with our personal energy field, and within that genuine contact experiences love and peace and joy. Our job as resonant energy field generators is to broadcast this frequency from ourselves to give the greatest opportunity for everyone within the gathering to reach their greatest potential in the moment of the meeting. 'Holding the space' from my perspective is this very connection and interpretation of self as generating a resonant energy field. Doing little, being much. When a meeting goes well, there are many factors, including how well we created an energy field as facilitators and how well we did this together with our sponsors. We recognize that in both our observer role and in our role as energy field generators, we influence the meeting and the outcomes of the meeting. Blessings to all, Birgitt Birgitt Williams President and Senior Consultant, Dalar International Consultancy <http://www.dalarinternational.com> Author, The Genuine Contact Way <http://www.genuinecontactway.com> 919-522-7750 The Look Lo Res.jpg AW104 GCP Logo Yellow w Blue Back.jpgCo-Owner of the Genuine Contact <http://www.genuinecontact.net> T Program rss.png Genuine Contact Way <http://blog.genuinecontactway.com> blog <http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/pages/Genuine-Contact-Way/241784543761?r ef=ts> cid:[email protected] Become a fan <http://www.facebook.com/genuinecontactway> of the Genuine Contact Way <http://twitter.com/genuinecontact> cid:[email protected] Follow me <http://twitter.com/genuinecontact>
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