great act, Jonathan! and very beautiful story the one about your workshop, vulnerability and open space!
big hug! Eleder 2013/6/15 Jonathan Coe <[email protected]> > Thanks to everyone for your lovely words and wishes,a nd also thanks to > Harrison for writing the manual, from which one of my poems was taken. > > My first act as Poet Laureate of Open Space is to set up a blog, firstly > with all the poems that were entered. > > http://poetryofopenspace.blogspot.co.uk. > > My second act....? Let's see.... > > Jonathan > > PS I ran a training course yesterday and opened some space at the start of > the day in a way that was directly inspired by OST. This was with a group > of 20 or so consultant level medics from different disciplines and > institutions around London. I took a risk in being vulnerable with my > invitation to share, and not fill the space myself, and there was a > palpable sense of vulnerability on the group, five seconds silence, then > the sharing came, and this became the most powerful day like this I have > ever run, with an amazing energy in the room, lots of sharing openly from > experience, including medical directors of hospitals opening up about their > practice in front of their peers; and really high satisfaction levels at > the end. Recently I ran the same course and had to scramble to fill the > day, adding in another exercise when it seemed not to be working. This > time we didn't even do two of the planned exercises and really the course > ran itself with far less direct input from me. Amazing! > > I am also working with a med school and am slowly brining them round to > the idea of allowing very new med students to have a half day where the > theme is set but the agenda is very very open, such that they can bring > their own values, passions and responsibilities into play in relation to > their chosen careers, rather than having to go along with an externally > imposed version. > > ------------------------------ > > > > ------------------------------ > Date: Fri, 14 Jun 2013 00:05:50 +0800 > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > > Subject: [OSList] And now, our new OSLIST Poet Laureate.... ! > > Congratulations Jonathan!! How amazing your journey has been, my > friend...I look forward to participating in the ways you hold space for > open space poetry to flow on this list and elsewhere. > > And maraming salamat Carmela!..I found your poetry equally moving, and > inspiring. > > And Lisa, as always, thank you for this most lovely way you help build > community and a solid sense of tradition amongst us...weaving threads > through us newer members and reaching back to everyone who founded this > community. Love it. > > Warmest salaams and with love, > > Susanna > > > Susanna George > Consultant > Strengthening Team Processes Through Critical Conversations > > API Fellow 2011-12 > http://tinyurl.com/APIFellow2011-12 > > Mobile: +60 12 3723234 > > > ------------------------------ > Message: 6 > Date: Mon, 10 Jun 2013 09:04:38 +0000 > From: Jonathan Coe <[email protected]> > To: World wide Open Space Technology email list > <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [OSList] And now, our new OSLIST Poet Laureate.... ! > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="windows-1252" > > Well, I feel privileged and honoured to be selected. > > Thank you to everyone and especially to Lisa for organsing this and to > Kerry and Carmela for their lovely poems. > > I am so excited! I'm going to enjoy promoting the poetry of Open Space > Technology, and of open space. > > Love, > > Jonathan > > > > > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Date: Sun, 9 Jun 2013 17:44:24 -0700 > Subject: [OSList] And now, our new OSLIST Poet Laureate.... ! > > Ladies and gentlemen - I now present to you our new Poet Laureate of Open > Space: > J o n a t h a n C o e > > CoNgRaTuLaTiOnS !! > Jonathan will now hold space for poetry on the OSLIST through the rest of > the year.And how enriched we will be ! > This mens he will write, or invite, or feel, or however he wishes to hold > space for poetry for our community and for Open Space. > And see who the other poets are - their work is amazing amazing. Do > continue to gift us with your thoughts and words, everyone - all > inspiration welcome. > Enjoy, and a deep bow to our new Poet Laureate...Lisa > ____ > First, Jonathan's poem - one of his two contributions to the contest. And > then the other fabulous poems from our thoughtful creative colleagues. > Happy reading and dreaming and imagining... > ___ > WOSONOS 2012 > > In Stoke Newington Town Hall I fell in love with nothing,and it was no > thing that I loved. > Alone, knowing no-one and nothing I walked the circleI got presentI was > connected. > Presence,absence. > The empty space of the opening circle.Profoundly > empty,containing no thing > Through me everything and no-thing, in methe circle, in methe space, in > methe people, in mebutterflies and bumblebees. In mebody, in memind, in > meimage, in methought, in mefeeling, in mesensation, in menothing. > It started at the right timeThe right people were the ones who cameThe > only thing that could have happenedWas what happenedIt was over when it was > over. > The bees were buzzingThe 'flies were flittingThe space was open.The circle > was squared. > -- Jonathan Coe (London, England) > _____ > > Loving My Blank Walls 28 February 2013, 12:58PM Tacloban City I love > my blank walls They are empty spaces For treasures of my heart They are > my open spaces Where I play and dance There I draw Dreams and visions > There I start anew Awakening fresh each morning There my mind wanders > Coloring my canvass with ideas There I forget And I remember There I am > There I am not > > -- Carmela Ariza (Manila, the Philippines) > ____________ > > This poem are words I put together from the participants in the Open Space > on Future of Learning here in Manila in 2011. As I listened to the > participants I wrote down all the beautiful words and phrases uttered and > organized them into this (see below). These were words/phrases from about > half of the participants as I was seated somewhere in the middle (of the > circumference) of the circle in the closing ceremony. I listened to each > one, wrote down, and when It was my turn to speak, I read this piece. > > Open Spaces in My Heart participants? beautiful insights woven into one > poem by Carmela Ariza at the OST conference on Learning for the Future > closing SEAMEO Innotech, Manila, March 2012 > Help us to just be Not controlling > Help us share what we learned To listen to everyone since we are all > brilliant and wise > Fill us with hope So that we may be the rockets and stars in open space > As we sit at the edge of the lake, keep us still and peaceful So that we > can marvel at the beauty of open spaces > Thank you for the gift of the moment To slow down, because to be slow > also means to be fast > Lead us to walk towards what is life giving > We were initially hesitant But we have learned to open ourselves to others > We have found the open space in our silence within > From living in tight spaces We now know how to live in open spaces > We thank the sacred source For the space of humility and listening from > the heart For our nature is to be free Within this happy sacred circle > Help us bring healing to others Make our circle continuously open So that > our learning will never stop Thank you that we have regained our lost > passion And turned our cynicism into idealism Beyond this meeting Use our > passions to shape a better future May this be just a beginning of more > open spaces New choices, which are the key to freedom Keep us curious > Help us sustain the convergence Instill in us a sense of urgency To > embrace and own the direction towards what is right and good. > > -- Carmela Ariza (Manila, the Philippines) > _____ > > > space, > opening > unfolding > wondrous > > > -- Kerry Napuk (Edinburgh, Scotland) > _____ > > > This piece I wrote as the team of OS facilitators were designing for many > days the Sumatran Rhino Crisis Summit. I was reflecting on the issue and I > just thought about these.... > > Saving the Rhinos and Me by: Carmela Ariza 4 March 2013, 11:52AM > Can we really save the rhino? Or are we here to save ourselves? Are we > talking about the rhino? Or are we talking about me and you? Should we > talk about them? Or should be talk about us? It?s hard when we have to > look out there When the answers are all in here Is it the Rhino who?s > running out of time? Or it is us who are chasing the past? Tomorrow seems > to be now And today seems to have gone by We?ve all come from places near > or far Does your presence have a reason and a rhyme How can we make our > conversations Mean more than what we came here for Perhaps we all want > answers The question is: what is the question? How can we find what?s > good for the rhino? If we can?t find what?s good for ourselves Let?s try > to listen more To the calling that?s within Let?s try to open up the > spaces For the wisdom we all have to share! > > -- Carmela Ariza (Manila, the Philippines) > _____ > > Space Open Circle > from Open Space Technology - A Users Guide by Harrison Owen Note: This > poem is in the 'found poetry' form. I have made selections from the > original text and decided how to shape and punctuate it. I have removed all > the other words from the book - but none from the selected phrases. > > The circle is the fundamental geometry of human communication. > A circle has no head or feet, no high or low no sides to take; in a > circle people can simply be with each other, face to face. > The geometry of the circle and the rhythm of breath. > Show Up Be Present Tell The Truth Let It All Go. > Do nothing and remain invisible. > Be prepared to be surprised. > Who ever heard of a square of friends? > > -- Jonathan Coe (London, England) > _____ > > This was what I wrote during the Rhino Summit - I started writing there > and finished it after. It is a very short one... > > Spaces Made Holy for the Rhino > I sit on holy ground As people open spaces To try to save the rhino > there are spaces Between us Above us Inside us To voice To listen To > Respect And to suspend We are holding the space For a flow of meaning That > will be shared by all Even for difficult moments We seek to keep the space > open Today, I stand firmly on holy ground > -- Carmela Ariza (Manila, the Philippines) > > > _______________________________________________ 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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