Yesterday I cohosted an event in Salt Lake City. It included Meg Wheatley. She shared this:
"Suffering comes from not working with what emerges between us." For me it was a beautiful invitation to work with emergence. In this context, it was naming what human beings love and need. It also had a lot to do with a view on how people work together. OS of course is a way to do that. The uncertainty is what feeds the emergence. Greetings all, from Utah. Tenneson On Mar 13, 2013, at 5:15 PM, Annamarie Pluhar wrote: > That's really funny. > > Annamarie Pluhar > > Pluhar Consulting > http://www.pluharconsulting.com > 802.451.1941 > 802.579.5975 (cell) > > > > On Mar 13, 2013, at 3:04 PM, Harrison Owen <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Chris – You make me smile! And also recall a reply I once made to a client >> with seriously dysfunctional organization, who worried that nobody would >> come… I responded that if nobody came, he didn’t have a morale problem, he >> had a mutiny. Didn’t hear any more from him. >> >> ho >> >> 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 >> www.ho-image.com (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 Chris Corrigan >> Sent: Wednesday, March 13, 2013 2:39 PM >> To: World wide Open Space Technology email list >> Subject: Re: [OSList] Tension Rising >> >> One thing I have grown less tolerant about over the years is the demand that >> I answer truthfully hypothetical questions. "Yes but, what if no one comes >> forward? Yes but, what if no one has anything to say? …if there is no >> outcome? …if people want to do something different?" >> >> By definition, hypothetical questions are endless, and any attempt to answer >> them is a lie. You cannot guess at the future. And who knows, THIS open >> space might be the first one in history to fail. Anything is possible. >> >> So I am very good at saying "I don't know" and "we'll do this together", and >> if the question is really motivated by a fear, to helping the person reframe >> what they are worried about. If we can together design or act in a way that >> alleviates that fear, excellent. If not, then I coach the person to be okay >> with the unknown, and to act in a resourceful way if they confront that >> situation. >> >> I think as humans we can all get better at being willing to jump with two >> feet right into mystery. Life is amazing and there is simply no way to guess >> how it will all turn out, barring the obvious and inevitable result! >> >> Chris >> >> >> On 2013-03-13, at 8:43 AM, David Glenwinkel <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> I totally agree. The more you engage the more resistance you will get, it is >> like a Chinese handcuff! It has been hard so often to just be quiet and wait >> for the result, which is that it always works. Remember and trust: >> “Whoever shows up are the right people” ; it may not seem so at first, but >> that includes the negative folks. >> “Whatever you have with you is everything you need”. >> These may be misquoted, and I apologize in advance. Those two principles >> have kept me at peace so often, not just in OS, in all aspects of life. >> David Glenwinkel >> >> From: [email protected] >> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf OfHarrison Owen >> Sent: Wednesday, March 13, 2013 8:05 AM >> To: 'World wide Open Space Technology email list' >> Subject: [OSList] Tension Rising >> >> 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 >> www.ho-image.com (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 OfLourdes 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 >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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
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