Hi Michael,
Your point is very valid/inspiring and is it not exactly the role of the
facilitator to "read" the need (ride the wave). In a very closed
situation/group some story telling can help, but I guess there is no one
solution fit all other than the spirit of Open Space. The OS principals may
offer a good opportunity to share a personal story that the group can relate
to. Most people are parents and all are themselves children. I have never tried
this type of short story telling but possibly someone on this list has? What
comes to my mind is the fact that we donot choose our parents. In our puberty,
we feel stuck with them and donot find them the "right people" at all. Similar
to a convener who hopes to get many people interested in his/her topic. In
balanced adulthood we hopefully find a way to accept them as being "right" and
accept the richness of their company.
Both stages of life offer a totally different energy during a family dinner.
Hopefully the OST can be seen as an opportunity to be prepared to be surprised
Gijs
Gijs van Wezel, Facilitator
Inspirational Business Group Meetings at lake side, 1 hr from shanghai city
www.megainternational.com.hk
On 2013-11-29, at 12:47, Michael Wood <[email protected]> wrote:
> In OST we invite leadership as a combination of passion and responsibility.
> A question I sometimes mull over is, 'is it possible to elevate 'passion'
> (clearly I'm not just referring to romantic passions)? If to be inspired is
> to be 'in-spirited', then is there anything we can do to raise Spirit amongst
> people who might not currently be experiencing very much of it? Or is it
> always a gift/grace which catches us by surprise?
>
> When I ask this question of my own experience I find that inspiration
> sometimes comes to me in silence, when I slow down. At other times I've been
> inspired from the outside by an inspirational speech in which a great vision
> of alternative future has got my attention. In an OST event there will be
> certain people who will be there immediately because they are already
> inspired by the topic. But can anything be done to inspire the currently
> uninspired? Or doesn't it matter that we even try to do so?
>
> Michael Wood
> Perth, Western Australia
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