Chris:
yet again I have learned so much from your willingness to share your stories.
thank you so much.
Regards
Esther
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It is so interesting, Chris, to read your story.
In a situation with so many things to have to recommend
before 'liftoff', I would have told the client that I felt
Open Space was not the method they needed. That they had a
perfectly good method already and to help them design and to
facilitate th
Thanks for the feedback.
(use caution when mentioning tomatoes to Chris Corrigan. Time zones are no
issue - he's got a serious arm.) ~0
My conclusion about the hybrid preamble issue:
Harrison asked, what would have happened in the absence of prescribing group
behaviors? My answer is that, yes,
One is always going to close the space somwhat, whether by givens or by
other means. The question, and the art it seems to me, is knowing just
how much to close it. And sometimes - often, even - the right givens
may seem to bound the space quite a bit but actually create the
conditions for the gr
Harrison's comments remind me of a long-ago meeting, a planning meeting for
maybe the third annual Mason County Idea Fair--an event which was not Open
Space (it was before even the first Open Space). It was a
somewhat-more-structured event designed to let people from different
community systems ta
At 02:03 AM 2/18/01 -0700, you wrote:
Hi OSLIST,
Another story to share, about a somewhat unusual OST event.
In sharing this story, I invite feedback - in general (as always), but
also in a few specific areas:
* First...well, I guess I have to admit it...I facilitated a hybrid
event! (does
Chris:
I read your story with great interest. What I hear you asking is did you do
it right, to which I would say, sure. How do we grow unless we explore the
edges? As to whether or not to try this again is totally up to you. My
bottom line is that it is always good to have people engaged in c
This fits some of my experience with voluntary events;
-It was a long and conceptual theme and may not of represented a real
"performance challenge" for the folks
-Giving an expert input as to how you wanted the groups to function can
close some of the space. You were not just opening but saying
Hi OSLIST,
Another story to share, about a somewhat unusual OST event.
In sharing this story, I invite feedback - in general (as always), but also
in a few specific areas:
First...well, I guess I have to admit it...I facilitated a hybrid event!
(does my radar pick up virtual incoming rotten tomat
