Thanks Richard, Sarah, Koos, Chris, Birgitt, Michael, MK, Jennifer,
Harrison, Bhavesh, Christine, & Lisa!
I've appreciated your thoughts and recommendations on this topic and
look forward to summarizing this thinking to the client. This will
definitely inform my thinking going forward. In many ways, I'd prefer to
ignore it and let it be "one less thing to do". But having papers on a
chair in the circle, tables outside the circle, using clipboards, and
providing some words to make the process easier and cause less friction
seems a small thing. Though I do aspire one day to only need to say "if
your ego & arthritis permit, otherwise ask for help." Maybe if I get a
hat first :-)
Harold
P.S. There's so much happening on the OSList. I'm rejoicing in all the
LOVE! Thanks to all participants!
On 8/26/16 1:09 PM, Richard Kasperowski via OSList wrote:
Hi, Harold! This is important. I've also encountered it as a gender
bias issue--if you're wearing a short skirt or dress, you might not
want to bend over in front of the group, and so you'll feel
uncomfortable about fully participating.
My easy solution: If it's a seated opening, I reserve one chair in the
innermost circle of chairs. I put paper and markers on that chair, as
well as on the floor. When I show people how to share a session idea,
I model it using the paper and marker on the chair so everyone knows
they don't have to get down on the floor.
What have other people done?
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On Fri, Aug 19, 2016 at 12:28 AM Harold Shinsato via OSList
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In the many OST's I've participated in or helped open myself, I've
encountered this complaint about having to bend over to pick up
the pens and the papers in only two instances. Both of which were
Universities. In both cases, the leading edge of the complaint
seemed to have to do with women's dresses, but I also heard
something about being "able" prejudiced.
The first University chose to put some tables outside the circle
with some papers and markers. The second one is thinking they will
wheel in a table after the opening into the center, which seems
energetically disruptive.
Have others encountered this? How did you deal with it?
Thanks!
Harold
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