Proceedings (?)
Sent from my iPhone On Jun 2, 2015, at 7:10 PM, Lisa Heft - via OSList <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, Ms. Amerie. > I always say if it is not full-form Open Space, to please drop that name, > calling it whatever they want (or no name at all). Because to support > organizations’ and communities’ capacities, it helps to properly name our > tools. Just as we would want someone to know that a hammer is good for > building things but not so good for cooking soup. > > And by full form I mean (as we’ve often mentioned here on the list): > > - Opening Circle (agenda co-creation process at the start, without the > facilitator helping / synthesizing / suggesting / reducing topics) > - Facilitator’s explanation of principles and law (calling them them > guidelines, invitations, whatever) > - Multiple conversations ideally happening around the same big space, ideally > several discussion sessions across time (without the facilitator helping > those groups) > - Closing Circle (comment and reflection) > > The ‘ideally’ part maximizes things but not being able to have those things > does not un-make it Open Space. > > Putting things on a wall. Sitting in circles. Creating an agenda together. > Writing topics. All are used in many different forms of facilitation, > dialogue and learning. That does not make any of those components used out of > the full-form…. Open Space. > > I find that at the best, clients / colleagues really ‘get it’ when I say ‘it > helps people know which tools to use, this proper naming of tools, and > dialogue processes are different tools used for different and specific > objectives and outcomes’. And at the worst (which only happens in my head, I > suspect), they think I am very up tight and controlling and the Names Police. > That is okay. I am passionate about proper sourcing, proper naming. > > Among other things ;o) > > Cheers, > Lisa > > > > On Jun 2, 2015, at 3:48 PM, Amerie Rose via OSList > <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi all, >> >> Just one of my usual quick one-liners to add to Harrison's thoughts on Law >> of Two Feet. I went to a wonderful Open Space event here in Exeter run by >> Kaleider where the team had sensitively re-named this to 'The Law of >> Mobility'. OS is all about inclusion after all :-) >> >> I have my own question to pose, related to this theme. What IS Open Space? >> >> More specifically, am I meant to DO anything when I see a person or >> organisation use the words 'Open Space' to name something which is, to be >> frank, not. I am in a tricky situation of being on the far edges of an event >> which keeps using this term when the actual mechanics of the thing they are >> planning merely hints towards the process we are all inspired to uphold. I >> have had brief opportunities to explain my understanding of this tool and >> have signposted them to useful articles (I will send your link to them now >> Martin, thank you). At the moment I am taking the approach of giving them >> due respect for figuring it out just like the rest of us! >> >> With best wishes as always, >> >> Amerie > > > Lisa Heft > Consultant, Facilitator, Educator > - President Emerita, Open Space Institute US > - Fellow Emerita, Columbia University Center for International Conflict > Resolution > Opening Space > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 > Past archives can be viewed here: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]
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