Re: [OSList] Questioning Questioning

[Bhavesh Patel via OSList]

Hi Harold,

Glad to hear you remember me!

Thanks for offering space for my question, and I would like to change it a
bit from what you wrote... *Does the "question approach" work in every
culture or is it culture specific?*

Many approaches/methods like AI, AoH, etc, put a lot of emphasis on the
questions and the design of questions. A question can be an invitation to
explore, however invitations can exist without questions right?

A sideways on this is that I have an ongoing 'wondering' about whether Open
Space the Method (*not the great on-going Open Space that Harrison often
refers to*) has some cultural bias to it as well... however everytime I
bring this up I am quickly explained/lectured/told that it doesn't!!!


Smiles Bhav...



On 7 January 2016 at 18:48, Harold Shinsato  wrote:

> Hey Bhav!
>
> It sounds like you've started an interesting inquiry around inquiry
> itself. I'd like to open space for your answers as well as the other
> responses from Harrison & Michael P. - so we (and all the elders) can best
> "sit" the question.
>
> Here's Bhav's question in brief: Do western style questions work in every
> culture as an approach?
>
> I'll open it a bit more: What culture assumptions do we bring to our
> requests, inquests, inquiry, 'quest'ions, that might help or hinder the
> authentic opening of space?
>
> Harold
>
> P.S. Of course I remember you Bhav. I remembered you before I met you - as
> your influence preceded your presence at least in my time-space-continuum.
> Thanks for reentering it here on the OSList.
>
> On 1/7/16 4:14 AM, Bhavesh Patel wrote:
>
> Hey Harold and World,
>
> Merry Orthodox Christmas from Moldova where it has been snowing all day!!!
>
> Your question triggered a different kind of questionING in me. Personally
> I find questions/inquiry and Rilke's 'Live the questions now' approach
> very useful.
>
> *However my increasing sensitivity to culture makes me wonder whether this
> approach works for everybody, or whether it is a cultural thing, fitting
> more an inquiring Western culture? Sometimes do we overemphasise this
> approach, use it in a kind of universal way?*
>
> I have my own answers/experiences to the above questions but of course
> won't share them because you asked for questions!
>
>
> Smiles Bhav...
>
> p.s. Harold, we met at the WOSonOS in London and talked a bit about
> complexity and Cynefin...
>
>
>
>
> --
> Harold Shinsato
> har...@shinsato.com
> http://shinsato.com
> twitter: @hajush 
>
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Re: [OSList] New Years Questions

[gerardo de luzenberger via OSList]

​
Sitting the question is the very heart of active listening, and certainly
the way to practice it.
ge
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2016-01-07 17:27 GMT+01:00 Harrison Owen via OSList <
oslist@lists.openspacetech.org>:

> Sitting the Question is a wonderful approach, I've found. No rushing off to
> find the "answer" -- but just relish the question. Odd sounding, I guess,
> but my experience has been that if you sit the question, all those
> "answers"
> you first came up with look pretty trivial. And to cover another base --
> One
> way of describing what "holding space" might be is that we are "sitting the
> question" for the whole crowd.
>
> And oh... by the way, I guess a degree of senility helps.
>
> ho
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> From: OSList [mailto:oslist-boun...@lists.openspacetech.org] On Behalf Of
> Michael M Pannwitz via OSList
> Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2016 9:33 AM
> To: Harrison Owen; World wide Open Space Technology email list
> Subject: Re: [OSList] New Years Questions
>
> Dear HO,
>
> I am asking a question intrigued by "sitting".
> How come I tend to find answers to my questions when those asked by me just
> sit there and kind of look remote or something?
>
> cheers
> mmp
>
> On 07.01.2016 15:02, Harrison Owen via OSList wrote:
> > Bhavesh... I'm sure culture has something to do with the way we
> > handle, appreciate questions. But at the end of the day, I suspect it
> > has more to do with maturity (some might say antiquity) than culture.
> > In West Africa, the Elders' job is to ponder the question. And more
> > often than not, their "answer" is another question. Buddhism,  in
> > various forms seems to find real meaning in "sitting" the question.
> > Old and/or mature folks seem to do it "best." Or something.
> >
> > ho
> >
> > Winter Address
> >
> > 7808 River Falls Drive
> >
> > Potomac, MD 20854
> >
> > 301-365-2093
> >
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> >
> > 189 Beaucaire Ave.
> >
> > Camden, ME 04843
> >
> > 207-763-3261
> >
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> >
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> > *From:*OSList [mailto:oslist-boun...@lists.openspacetech.org] *On
> > Behalf Of *Bhavesh Patel via OSList
> > *Sent:* Thursday, January 07, 2016 6:15 AM
> > *To:* Harold Shinsato; World wide Open Space Technology email list
> > *Subject:* Re: [OSList] New Years Questions
> >
> > Hey Harold and World,
> >
> > Merry Orthodox Christmas from Moldova where it has been snowing all
> day!!!
> >
> > Your question triggered a different kind of questionING in me.
> > Personally I find questions/inquiry and Rilke's 'Live the questions now'
> > approach very useful.
> >
> > *However my increasing sensitivity to culture makes me wonder whether
> > this approach works for everybody, or whether it is a cultural thing,
> > fitting more an inquiring Western culture? Sometimes do we
> > overemphasise this approach, use it in a kind of universal way?*
> >
> > I have my own answers/experiences to the above questions but of course
> > won't share them because you asked for questions!
> >
> > Smiles Bhav...
> >
> > p.s. Harold, we met at the WOSonOS in London and talked a bit about
> > complexity and Cynefin...
> >
> > On 2 January 2016 at 23:58, Harold Shinsato via OSList
> >  > >
> > wrote:
> >
> > Beloved Open Space Community!
> >
> > Instead of sharing New Years Resolutions (which never seemed to have
> > worked for me), would you share your New Years Questions? In other
> > words, what are the most alive and juicy questions and inquiries you
> > might ask the Universe in 2016?
> >
> > As a part of this invitation, I'm specifically *not* asking for
> > answers, nor would it be appropriate for me or others to answer any of
> > these questions in this thread. If you want to ask a question and get
> > an 

Re: [OSList] New Years Questions

[Suzanne Daigle via OSList]

I find myself going deeper inside this invitation to questions. A
lifetime's worth of questions into and beyond 2016.

For example if the question is a question I am asking myself, guided by
this conversation, I want to notice now how often do I ask myself this
question when a question arises inside me?  Which questions do I frequently
ask myself? How can I invite new questions about myself for myself and with
others? That open new space, new possibilities? In the moment?

In my questions to others, what is my intention? Is my question an
invitation to another?   To explore together, to create, to discover, to be
curious, to engage? Or is it intended to convey a message or position?

Will my question be understood? Welcomed? Is it best to speak or stay
silent feeling that the question needs no words, just time?

As it relates to others asking me a question, what gets ignited inside me?
Joy, fear, excitement, curiosity, love, trust, appreciation, sadness, fear,
hope, desire, etc?

And finally, how can I achieve nothing inside me from which to ask
questions?

Thank you Harold for this invitation to questions. A gift.

Suzanne

On Jan 8, 2016 2:30 AM, "Jon Harvey (Jon Harvey Associates Ltd) via OSList"
 wrote:

> Happy new year everyone!
>
> Two things:
>
> Firstly a shameless plug for my book which is being published at the end
> of February. It is called "Cracking Questions"... hence linked to this
> thread. You can read more about the ~why~ of the book here...
> http://jonharveyassociates.blogspot.co.uk/2015/12/the-story-behind-cracking-questions.html
>
> The questions are "cracking" because a) designed to crack open improvement
> & creativity, b) they are designed to wean organisations off the 'crack
> cocaine' dependency on large scale consultancy firm driven change and c)
> they are just 'spiffing' questions to pose!
>
> And secondly my word for 2016 is 'dance' because dancing is a healthy
> antidote to cynicism & hate & fear. So my question is "How can you dance
> more this year?"
>
> (blog about the word here :
> ​ http://jonharveyassociates.blogspot.co.uk/2015/12/dance.html
>
> Toodle pip all - and happy 2016!
>
> Jon
>
> ​
>
>
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Re: [OSList] New Years Questions

[Anne Bennett via OSList]

nice one re book Jon - how do you think the term 'cracking' translates around 
the world? ;-)
dance is lovely, a part of me, part of life
enjoy your year and hope to see you son 



Anne M Bennett


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On Fri, 8/1/16, Jon Harvey (Jon Harvey Associates Ltd) via OSList 
 wrote:

 Subject: Re: [OSList] New Years Questions
 To: "Harrison Owen" , "World wide Open Space Technology 
email list" 
 Cc: "Michael M Pannwitz" 
 Date: Friday, 8 January, 2016, 7:30
 
 Happy
 new year everyone!
 Two things:
 Firstly a shameless plug for my book which is
 being published at the end of February. It is called
 "Cracking Questions"... hence linked to this
 thread. You can read more about the ~why~ of the book
 here... 
http://jonharveyassociates.blogspot.co.uk/2015/12/the-story-behind-cracking-questions.html
 The questions are "cracking" because
 a) designed to crack open improvement & creativity, b)
 they are designed to wean organisations off the 'crack
 cocaine' dependency on large scale consultancy firm
 driven change and c) they are just 'spiffing'
 questions to pose! 
 And secondly my word for 2016 is
 'dance' because dancing is a healthy antidote to
 cynicism & hate & fear. So my question is "How
 can you dance more this year?" 
 (blog about the word here :​
 http://jonharveyassociates.blogspot.co.uk/2015/12/dance.htmlToodle pip all - 
and happy
 2016!Jon​ 
 
 
 
 
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