Dear Lisa
I completely share your view concerning this subject!
The laws and principals make up the fundamental right of human
selforganization and aren´t restricting in any way.
Even though the word law implicits a kind of restriction i have to point
out that if u read it carefully you should come to the conclusion that
this law is here to protect the right of human selforganization.
I only have to be part of a Roundtable as long as i feel/like to.
The principals represent nothing more than the freedom to accept an
invitation to meet with others to talk about a certain topic.
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Am 30.09.2013 09:22, schrieb Lisa Heft:
Dan - I have taken the liberty of adjusting the title of this topic to
more closely fit the changed content.
And: I look forward to hearing how others respond...
1/ I see the Law and Principles and *invitations* not as constraints.
2/ And not 'required' as in - some of us do not use the 5th Principle
at all. However, the saying, inviting and simple explanation of these
invitations help to create the structure (as there is a structure,
just not the structure that a lot of people have experienced in
meetings) / to create the container. What I mean by that is that I
have observed that to not offer the invitation of the principles and
law (even in a group of people who completely know and do Open Space)
is not inviting presence and possibility in the same way. So different
dynamics then occur.
And in saying that offering these invitations and explaining this
process help to create the container, I mean a living, breathing,
nutrient-rich container, perhaps similar to some containers like
cellular walls, a bird's nest, a lake, a poem, or a wisp of vapor...
which have some form within which there is flow.
3/ I notice that some super-good OST facilitators can use more words
to explain things, and some use less. And the experience can be
amazing. In my observation, it is not the amount of words, it is the
complete true understanding of inviting Opening Circle and agenda
co-creation (which include a brief explanation of principles and law
and process), and getting / staying out of the way so the participants
can do their own work, see their own patterns, feel their own
co-leadership, and so on.
What do others think?
Lisa
On Sep 29, 2013, at 10:53 PM, Daniel Mezick <[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
Lisa says:
"...
The other thing is that for any kind of facilitation, I would not
name boundaries or constraints. It sets peoples' minds in the
framework of boundaries and constraints - rather than opportunities
and possibilities.
Like 'think outside the box' - you are still thinking...of the box!
when / because someone says that. "
Dan says:
I notice that:
1/ the 1 Law and 5 Principles of OST are constraints-in-fact. Are
they not?
2/ we are required to describe these as OST Facilitators; at least,
according to the OST Guide. Right?
3/ the general idea for the Facilitator is, "the less said the
better". No?
I think OST is a most wonderful game.
http://newtechusa.net/agile/how-games-deliver-happiness-learning/
Dan
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