I’ll offer my thoughts on this question through this link: http://www.chriscorrigan.com/parkinglot/the-tao-of-holding-space/
There you will find links to the Tao of Holding Space in English and Chinese. Chris > On Aug 19, 2019, at 9:59 AM, Marai Kiele via OSList > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Greetings, > > I open up a new thread and bring over here what was written before in two > other emails: > > Harrison Owen: Holding Space involves being “totally present and > absolutely invisible” > > Paul Levy: Holding Space involves being gently present, respectfully > absent and conveniently and softly unnoticed. > > I appreciate both descriptions and find them helpful and inspiring for me to > (once again) wonder: > > What does holding space involve… > for me? > for you? > > I invite an exploration of this question further down. > With a little nudge into a new direction. > > Before… > > > *** > > > …a side note on conversations on this list: > > Part of my personal „Practice of Peace“ (which is the name of the first book > by Harrison I read and the one that impacted me the most) involves having as > little „who is right -who is wrong“ conversations as possible. My preference > is exploring, sharing, co-creating. I seek to contribute to that by the > language I use. > > Many summers ago, I learned about Percept Language > <https://liveconscious.com/about/respeak/>. Which I understand as a way of > speaking that acknowledges how we create our reality, moment to moment. I > imagine that we all perceive differently, and I actually cannot say how > something „is“ but just how it is „for me“. (For those interested in > exploring this take on language, also check out E-Prime > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E-Prime>.) > > Speaking not in „this is how it IS“ but in „this is what I PERCEIVE“ is so > unusual in our cultural—hardly anyone does it. I consciously practice this > habit all the time, since 15 years, and I stumble daily. Yet I make myself > hopeful with acknowledging my progress! > > The setup of OST doesn’t include „who is right - who is wrong?" Instead OST > invites people to post all the topics that are uniquely meaningful to them. > Those which got stirred up in the context of an overall theme. > > If I had it my way ;-) conversations on this list reflect that spirit of > diversity and non-judgement. Of acknowledging how we all perceive through our > individual lenses. > > > *** > > > Back to my invitation: > > This topic has been explored on this list before. Many times. I know. > So to make it fresh, I wanna give it two nudges: > > * What does holding space involve... for me personally? > > Let’s share in any way that suits us, be it words, poetic, via music, > painting or… > And see what wildly colourful picture we can co-create! > I’ll also contemplate on this anew. Space is open... for you! :-) > > * Do I make a difference between holding space for an OST as a > 1-time-event (like an annual conference) > compared to an OST as part of a conscious organisational > transformation? > If so, in which way? > > I imagine the latter can be of special interest to all who are into > organisational transformation. > > *** > > And before I close, here is an additional invitation for to those who > > - think globally > - see themselves as leaders of some kind > - and appreciate a space for emergence: > > The Global Oasis for Emerging Leaders is coming up: August 26 / Sept 24 / Oct > 9... > To whomever that is interesting, check it out here > <https://www.eventbrite.com/e/global-oasis-for-emerging-leaders-tickets-58880372780> > > Greetings, > Marai > > Joyful Together > Liberating Joy at Work > phone: +49 171-810 7161 > www.about.me <http://about.me/maraikiele> > > Virtual: Join the monthly > Global Oasis for Emerging Leaders > <https://www.eventbrite.com/e/global-oasis-for-emerging-leaders-tickets-58880372780> > In person: Join the OLS in Berlin, Nov 18 - 20, 2019 > Open Leadership Symposium Berlin > <https://openleadershipnetwork.com/events/2019-berlin/> > _______________________________________________ > 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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