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Em domingo, 20 de fevereiro de 2022 às 11:56, Romy Shovelton via OSList 
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> Dear Michael…. Thank you for your wisdom and practical examples is wisdom in 
> action.
>
> There is always more to learn for me 😊
>
> Romy Shovelton
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> > On 20 Feb 2022, at 10:49, Michael M Pannwitz via OSList 
> > [email protected] wrote:
> >
> > Dear Bhavesh,
> >
> > The Law of Two Feet (this is, of course, no Law but tongue of cheeck speak 
> > of the Man with the Hat) has not felt to me as a reminder to be responsible 
> > for where I want to be.
> >
> > In my intro to the process I say in the role of facilitator: "And here", 
> > pointing to the large poster on the wall of the space or on a large 
> > pinboard on the edge of the outer circle or floating above the crowd of 
> > 2108 supported by large balloons, have a look here
> >
> > > https://openspaceworldscape.org/events/165-jetzt-meine-leidenschaft-meine-verantwortung-ueber-die-tagung-hinaus-now-my-passion-my-responsibility-beyond-the-conference
> >
> > "is the Law of Two Feet which has to be utterly adhered to as it is a LAW:
> >
> > I honor a group with my absence if I neither learn nor contribute 
> > something. If I am learning something I stay, if I am contributindg 
> > something I also stay.
> >
> > But if neither, then I'll do the group and especially myself the favor of 
> > taking my feet... ", and here I imitate the Man by looking at my feet for 3 
> > seconds lift them and run a short distance in front of the assembled 
> > crowd... continuing:"... and move to a space which is more productive for 
> > me... or to take a nap." (At this point folks usually laugh out loud, 
> > incited by my awkward running style)
> >
> > Now all this has nothing to do with taking responsibility for where I want 
> > to be. I am focusing on this because I as facilitator am not in any way 
> > responsible for what anyone does, under the assumption that everyone is 
> > naturally "responsible"... and I adress it in the systemic context we are 
> > in when in an os event, and that it is selforganisation all the time.
> >
> > Regarding space invaders - which I rarely have encountered probably because 
> > I am such an awsome event myself, especially when totally present and at 
> > the same time invisible - I do intervene.
> >
> > My first intervention is to do nothing and wait (at this point I understand 
> > why I am being paid for this job). If the crowd is kind of struck and 
> > silent, also waiting, I still wait. Usually, this intervention does get 
> > addressed by a participant, which causes another participant to react... 
> > and results in a short exchange in which usually someone then gets the 
> > space invader to see that the group does not oust him.
> >
> > If no participant intervenes and I have counted to 10, I ask: "Who else 
> > feels like Charlie?" This always works, one or several other participants 
> > will say something. The main advantage of participants participating in 
> > this is that the space invader immidiately sees that he/she is still part 
> > of the group, not an outsider.
> >
> > Another observation I have made is that some space invasions are aggressive 
> > while others are certainly productive but not executed completely.
> >
> > At one event, one participant got up to introduce his issue (others had 
> > posted issues before him) and said: "I have the most important 5 issues 
> > that need to be worked on!" and deposited his 5 issue sheets in the center.
> >
> > Here I intervened right away and reminded him that the issues have to be 
> > announced and posted on the Bulletin Board and that he shoulc say his name. 
> > Somewhat nervous he picke up his 5 issues, spoke to them and then posted 
> > them on the Bulletin Board.
> >
> > Later in the day he approached me and said: "Michael, nobody signed in for 
> > my issues! This was an important lesson for me."
> >
> > So, its not about what is allowed or not. Its about how space and time for 
> > selforganisation are expanded right then and here. Thats what I recommend 
> > facilitators to focus on.
> >
> > The utmost the facilitator can do in case stuff gets out of control and 
> > nothing works is to leave the space.
> >
> > I have experienced this twice in os events.
> >
> > First event was the gathering of 300 Imams and Rabbis in Sevilla where HO 
> > facilitated and I was his assistant. The participants kept posting isssues 
> > without end and even after allocating 15 minutes more they kept going. When 
> > the time was over, HO turned to me and spoke into the mikrophone "Michael, 
> > please take over!" and left the room. It took only minutes that the 
> > participants stopped posting issues and moved into the phase to walk up to 
> > the Bulletin Board to sign up for issues they wanted to work on.
> >
> > The second example was an os with facilitators from different approaches in 
> > which I was participant.
> >
> > In the closing circle of the first day, one participant insisted on a 
> > discussion of a particularly critical aspect. He ignored the facilitators 
> > suggestion to post his issue for a session after dinner or the next day. 
> > No, he wanted to continue. The facilitator pointed to the schedule and the 
> > amount of time left. At the end of the agreed upon time he stood up and 
> > left the room.
> >
> > Two minutes later, the entire group left, too.
> >
> > What about other stories on The Law and Space Invadors?
> >
> > Right now I am returning to the breakfast table where we are talking about 
> > the urgent recommendation of the German Government to all German citizens 
> > presently in the Ukraine to leave the Ukraine and return home immediately.
> >
> > War?
> >
> > Greetings from Berlin
> >
> > mmp
> >
> > > Am 20.02.2022 um 08:18 schrieb Bhavesh Patel via OSList:
> > >
> > > It's an interesting one because:
> > >
> > > -   The Law of Two Feet - is about us choosing to take responsibility
> > >
> > >     for where we want to be.
> > > -   Space Invaders - is the idea that NOT everything is allowed, and if
> > >
> > >     it feels like someone is controlling the space for another, then the
> > >
> > >     facilitator does something about it.
> > >
> > >     So it's an interesting grey area between when it is more about the 
> > > Law and when it is more about Space Invaders and stepping in... and who 
> > > is the facilitator when it comes to this loop anyway?
> > >
> > >     On Sun, 20 Feb 2022 at 03:58, Harold Shinsato via OSList 
> > > <[email protected] mailto:[email protected]> 
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > >     The OSList is intended to truly be "whoever comes is the right 
> > > people".
> > >
> > >     The "Law of Two Feet" is hopefully something we take seriously here.
> > >
> > >     I wish there was a feature in the OSList where you could "walk away"
> > >
> > >     from a conversation without having to leave the OSList. Well, you 
> > > could
> > >
> > >     just ignore the conversations where you are neither learning nor
> > >
> > >     contributing.
> > >
> > >     Another option most email systems have ways are message filters that
> > >
> > >     could automatically delete what you don't want. That is an option. 
> > > With
> > >
> > >     a little effort that would be a way to employ "The Law of Two Feet" or
> > >
> > >     the "Law of Mobility".
> > >
> > >     Best wishes to all!
> > >
> > >     Harold
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