Hi Michael, I enjoyed reading your responses/reflections. You made me think more About the subtleties of working w/others, training, facilitating, & being humanly present. The 7 or more inquiry helped me to process a good number of OS that I have fostered. I am grateful to be conscious now of what had been unconscious. In the stream of things, will this matter or change anything? Probably not. Currently, I have Cancer, receive chemo, & appreciate all recall. Peace & diversity of opinions, Scott
Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 14, 2014, at 11:26 AM, Michael Herman via OSList > <[email protected]> wrote: > > i woke up this morning thinking about this game, thinking in a direction > similar to paul levy. > > i am the nominal leader of a community garden now for four years. my > management is deeply informed by my learning in and about open space. does > it count as 1 or 4? > > i once had a client who flew me in to facilitate a meeting. we also built a > weblog and they contacted me a number of times, over several years, with > minor technical questions. do the meeting and the blog count as one > together, or two separate? > > i taught my grandma to say "ah," as she began the active process of dying. > she then repeated that seed syllable, a one-syllable mantra for peace, on > every breath of her last week of life. she never opened her eyes but over > that week completely relaxed her whole body. was that open space? what > about up all night rocking a tiny, sick, neice? > > i saw some new neighbors moving in the other day. our neighborhood has a lot > of old houses and everybody moves in and starts updating everything. i > offered my tools and experience. if they never take me up on that > offer/invitation, does it count? what if they just look for me at my desk in > our front window, and wave when they see me, while out walking their dog? > that could happen a lot. must count as only once? or maybe it doesn't count > at all? > > what about three opening briefings, on three consecutive days of open space > trainings i've done? and what about all the things that happen after an > event, does the original opener get partial credit for things his/her > participants open later on? > > to paul's point, i can ask questions like this about almost every situation > where i facilitated a meeting in an open space way, and about many other > situations where i was not "facilitating" anything, apparently. this is one > of the ways i understand that we live in open space. > > my approach to training folks in and about open space is significantly > focused on the crafting of invitations, in the belief that if we make enough > invitations, over time, people, groups and good work are going to show up. > > i also focus on discovering all the different ways that whomever i'm > "training" has already been opening space in their own lives. i don't think > anyone could come to this work without having already done it before. it > would be completely un-understandable to them without prior experience. i > think people ask for training so they can do what they already know/do > better. so i try to build on and from whatever understanding they bring. > > so this question of seven or more is not so easy for me. not sure it's even > helpful. i'm more interested in questions like: > > 1. when did you first hear about os or ost? > 2. what was the hook? how did you notice it might have value? > 3. when did you notice that you'd started letting it inform how you live? > 4. what has happened since then? what difference does it seem to make? > > and so on. a new game? the next round? maybe. or maybe it's just the game > Murli called OSLIST back in 1996? > > michael > > > > > > > > > -- > > Michael Herman > Michael Herman Associates > 312-280-7838 (mobile) > > http://MichaelHerman.com > http://OpenSpaceWorld.org > > >> On Sun, Dec 14, 2014 at 8:47 AM, Eva P Svensson via OSList >> <[email protected]> wrote: >> I have also stopped counting :-) >> But love doing it whenever it’s possible. >> :o) >> Eva >> Sweden >> >> Bästa hälsningar >> >> Eva P Svensson >> >> EPS Human Invest AB >> Co owner Genuine Contact Group Inc >> Medlem i Beyond Performance Group >> >> "Verksamhetsutveckling genom människor skapar långsiktigt välmående företag >> och organisationer" >> >> Anåsbergsvägen 22, 439 34 ONSALA >> Besöksadress; Norra Allégatan 8, Göteborg >> Tfn: 0300-615 05, Mobil; 0706- 89 85 50 >> www.epshumaninvest.se >> Skype: eva.p.svensson >> Facebook sida: EPS Human Invest AB >> twitter:@EvaPSvensson >> >> "Jag kan inte lära dig något. Allt jag kan göra är att ställa frågor till >> dig, och låta dig själv finna svaren." Sokrates >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>> 13 dec 2014 kl. 18:05 skrev Gray via OSList >>> <[email protected]>: >>> >>> Um...I've facilitated, at this point, a little over 60. Smallest was 8 >>> people on Maui. Largest was about 375, in Chicago. Been doing it since 2007. >>> >>> And I say "um..." Because I am still learning, still figuring it out, and >>> still hear Lisa Heft in my head saying "be more invisible, Gray..." >>> >>> >>> >>> — >>> Sent from Mailbox >>> >>> >>>> On Sat, Dec 13, 2014 at 10:34 AM, Daniel Mezick via OSList >>>> <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> Hmmm, the the Lurker Game proved interesting. >>>> >>>> ...lots of seldom-heard-from voices! Quite a deep level of experience >>>> being reported! >>>> >>>> So interesting ... so much depth. Seems like something to ... explore.... >>>> >>>> So: if you want, you are cordially invited to play ... let's call it the >>>> OST-7 Game: >>>> >>>> >>>> ======================================== >>>> The OST-7 Game >>>> ======================================== >>>> >>>> The Goal: >>>> Get a collective idea of how many people here have actually Facilitated 7 >>>> or more OST events in their lifetime. Put another way: what is the depth >>>> of practical OST facilitation experience across the entire membership? >>>> >>>> The Rules: >>>> If you have Facilitated at least 7 OST events, consider replying with >>>> "hey" ... or optionally, with absolutely anything else you might like to >>>> say, for example: where you are located, last time you did one, your hair >>>> color, etc >>>> >>>> Tracking Progress: >>>> Watch the thread to track progress, by: # of replies, # of countries, # of >>>> OST events, replies per unit of time, # of people with red hair, or >>>> absolutely any other measures you like >>>> >>>> Play: >>>> 100% optional. Play if you like. If you've done more 7 or more and prefer >>>> to just watch the game, that's OK too. >>>> >>>> ======================================== >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Notes: >>>> >>>> For this game, "OST" means something like this: >>>> http://www.openspaceworld.com/users_guide.htm >>>> This is for Facilitating only; consider replying if you've Facilitated at >>>> least 7 of these events in your lifetime. >>>> Please reply by clicking [Reply All] Or [Reply List], so the thread stays >>>> together, under the same subject >>>> >>>> Steps to Play: >>>> Click [Reply All] Or [Reply List] >>>> Reply with "hey" or with absolutely anything else you might like to say >>>> >>>> You are invited. What might happen next? Let's see... >>>> >>>> Daniel >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Daniel Mezick, President >>>> >>>> New Technology Solutions Inc. >>>> >>>> (203) 915 7248 (cell) >>>> >>>> Bio. Blog. Twitter. >>>> Examine my new book: The Culture Game : Tools for the Agile Manager. >>>> Explore Agile Team Training and Coaching. >>>> >>>> Explore the Agile Boston Community. >>>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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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