Harrison: I taught like that too! Thank you for telling me that!!! I am very happy to have this experience it is new because the other times I was the person who organised everything so I can understand but I feel different this time!
Adriana 2013/3/13 Harrison Owen <[email protected]> > Adrianna – I just love it when folks get seriously anxious. It really > spices up the occasion, and then when everything is just rolling along (as > usual) – I completely enjoy their look of delighted surprise. But you are > right some folks do work themselves up into a lather. That’s OK, but when > they start “organizing” everything, that can get difficult. What to do? One > thing I have learned is that no matter what you tell them they will not be > convinced. Indeed, it almost seems that the more you say, the worse they > get. My solution has been to say as little as possible. When questioned, I > just say, “It always works.” If they press the point and ask about those > times in (OS) didn’t work – I’m completely honest… I’ve never seen that. > Under the heading of saying less – it may be a very positive thing that you > are NOT going to be at the next meeting. J**** > > ** ** > > Harrison**** > > ** ** > > Harrison Owen**** > > 7808 River Falls Dr.**** > > Potomac, MD 20854**** > > USA**** > > ** ** > > 189 Beaucaire Ave. (summer)**** > > Camden, Maine 04843**** > > ** ** > > Phone 301-365-2093**** > > (summer) 207-763-3261**** > > ** ** > > www.openspaceworld.com <http://www.openspaceworld.com%20> **** > > www.ho-image.com <http://www.ho-image.com%20> (Personal Website)**** > > To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of > OSLIST Go to: > http://lists.openspacetech.org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org**** > > ** ** > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto: > [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Lourdes Adriana > Diaz-Berrio Doring > *Sent:* Wednesday, March 13, 2013 8:13 AM > *To:* World wide Open Space Technology email list > *Subject:* Re: [OSList] Skills inventory**** > > ** ** > > Hello : I have a question for you. I am organizing a big OS (big for me we > expect around 100 participants) I have been working with a team that has > been working hard on the organization invitation, logistics, diffusion, > etc, etc and I feel and think that now we have to stop working so hard but > one person is getting very anxious. > She feels 100% responsible for this preparation and for the rest I would > like to find a way to make her feel more confident. > I am the facilitator. > I have a group of 5 volonteers that know OS and are very happy to help us. > This event will be in 35 days but I feel this tension growing and I am not > available to be present at their next organisation meeting event if I have > been there with them every time. I all ready talked about the why ; we are > doing this to have meaningful conversations, have fun, enjoy, learn, > etc....but it didn't help, the stress is growing, the need to control is > there strongly!!! > Some one could give me a piece of advise please? > > Adriana**** > > 2013/3/12 Ashley Cooper <[email protected]>**** > > Thank you all so much for these suggestions. Super helpful.**** > > > One link that was shared with me in another message board was this map of > skills. I find it intriguing.**** > > ** ** > > > http://cmapspublic.ihmc.us/rid=1238727620187_1999034880_30242/Tutor%20Mentor%20Connection%20Network%20Analysis%20-%20Skills.cmap > **** > > ** ** > > Best to all!**** > > Ashley**** > > On Thu, Mar 7, 2013 at 11:50 AM, Michael Herman <[email protected]> > wrote:**** > > hey hey ashley, **** > > ** ** > > in the emery and trist model for participative work redesign, one of the > modules was skills identification. it went a bit like harrison describes, > with room to be more rigorous, if you like.**** > > ** ** > > the context for PD working sessions was that some defined "piece of work" > was to be redesigned, structure, process, skills and the individual > experience of it. so there was a known piece of work that provided the > "skills needed" side of harrison's equation.**** > > ** ** > > within that context, participants were asked to create on the wall a list > of all of the skills needed. you could tweak this to be all the skills > anyone thought were needed or that they had to offer to the work. then, > across the wall, everyone's name was added to make a top row of column > headings. in the grid, everyone filled in a 0-1-2 rating for their skill > level, 0 was none, 1 was skilled, 2 was skilled enough to teach. **** > > ** ** > > the first part of the work in the skills module of the process was to do > this inventory work. then, after the redesigning, the group was invited to > return to the grid and see if they had enough of various skills to make the > new structures/processes work, to populate the new system, so to speak. > any gaps were either formal training needs or indicators to participants > where they could acquire new skills and make new/needed contributions -- > could see who might be their teachers/mentors in that learning. **** > > ** ** > > m**** > > ** ** > > > -- > > Michael Herman > Michael Herman Associates > 312-280-7838 (mobile) > > http://MichaelHerman.com > http://OpenSpaceWorld.org**** > > ** ** > > On Wed, Mar 6, 2013 at 1:45 PM, Jaime Pedreros <[email protected]> > wrote:**** > > Hello Ashley and colleagues, > > After reading the excellent contributions that were made, I am afraid > whether appreciative inquiry could help, mainly at the discover stage. > Find out more at: appreciativeinquiry.case.edu. > > Warm regards from again rainy La Paz > > Jaime > _______________________________________________ > OSList mailing list > To post send emails to [email protected] > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] > To subscribe or manage your subscription click below: > http://lists.openspacetech.org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org**** > > ** ** > > > _______________________________________________ > OSList mailing list > To post send emails to [email protected] > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] > To subscribe or manage your subscription click below: > http://lists.openspacetech.org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org**** > > > > **** > > ** ** > > -- > "Every moment you give to Love becomes happy" > ~ Hafiz **** > > > _______________________________________________ > OSList mailing list > To post send emails to [email protected] > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] > To subscribe or manage your subscription click below: > http://lists.openspacetech.org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org**** > > > > > -- > > Adriana Díaz-Berrio Ph.D. CRHA > (514) 739 2268 > www.diazberrio.com > **** > > _______________________________________________ > OSList mailing list > To post send emails to [email protected] > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] > To subscribe or manage your subscription click below: > http://lists.openspacetech.org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org > > -- Adriana Díaz-Berrio Ph.D. CRHA (514) 739 2268 www.diazberrio.com
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