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My musing about life, work and trying to make the extraordinary happen... and some of the things that get in the way. Placeholders of possibility, indicators of the inspirational, enablers of emergence, reflections on my realities... you get the picture.

Last week I hosted an Open Space Technology (OST) session as part of a leadership development program I am facilitating with a colleague, Diana Coverdale. I love OST not only as a process, but also as a set of guiding principles and philosophy for how leaders could lead and how organisations could organise.

The OST session involved a group of 40 leaders from across a range of sectors all focusing on developing their leadership capacity so as to be more effective in their respective communities. That same week, each member of the group had completed a one-on-one coaching conversation around their leadership, stage of consciousness development (using Susanne Cook-Greuter’s Leadership Maturity Framework), and the ‘inner place of knowing’ that grounds their unique leadership resonance. It was deep work.

I often utilise OST as an integration process. When a group has been exploring the deeper place and grounding of their individual – and collective – leadership (as this group had), an OST session provides a wonderful forum for exploring the diversity of experiences and for dialoging and ‘making sense’ of these. In using OST in this way, a group finds its final resting place for the ‘inner work’ its members have undertaken without me needing to say anything to try and bring all of the threads together.

For last week’s OST, the group came together around the question, “What courageous questions need exploring for us to become wiser together?” Close to 30 conversations were convened with some focusing on individual development, whilst others focused on the group and its purpose.

I also posed a question based upon a path of inquiry Diana and I are presently exploring – exploring Appreciative Inquiry as a practice for developing greater inner leadership. I posted the following question to the OST marketplace, “How can Appreciative Inquiry be embodied as a practice of Inner Leadership?” and a group came together to explore into it.

What follows is my harvest from that conversation.

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A few subjective definitions for considering
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 My musing about biography, ferment and trying to make the extraordinary happen... and some of the things that receive in the way. Placeholders of hypothesis, indicators of the inspirational, enablers of emergence, reflections on my world... you get the picture. 

 final week I hosted an Open Space Technology (OST) school term as part of a leadership development program I am facilitating with a colleague, Diana Coverdale. I love OST not merely as a process, but also as a set of guide principles and philosophy for how leaders could lead and how administration could organise. 

 The OST session involved a group of 40 leaders from across a range of sector all focusing on developing their leadership capacity so as to be more effective in their respective communities. That same workweek, each extremity of the group had completed a one - on - one coaching conversation around their leadership, stage of consciousness development (using Susanne Cook - Greuter ’s Leadership Maturity Framework), and the ‘ inner place of knowing ’ that grounds their alone leadership resonance. It was deep oeuvre. 

 I frequently utilise OST as an integration process. When a group has been explore the deeper place and grounding of their individual – and corporate – leadership (as this group had), an OST session provides a wonderful forum for exploring the diversity of experiences and for dialoging and ‘ making sense ’ of these. In using OST in this way, a group finds its concluding resting place for the ‘ inside work ’ its members have undertaken without me needing to say anything to try and fetch all of the threads together. 

 For last workweek ’s OST, the group came in concert around the question, “ What courageous questions need exploring for us to become judicious together? ” Close to 30 conversation were convened with some focusing on individual development, whilst others focused on the group and its function. 

 I also pose a question based upon a way of inquiry Diana and I are presently exploring – exploring Appreciative Inquiry as a practice for developing greater inner leadership. I posted the following question to the OST marketplace, “ How can Appreciative Inquiry be embodied as a exercise of Inner Leadership? ” and a group came in concert to explore into it. 

 What follows is my harvest from that conversation. 

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 A few immanent definitions for considering
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What follows is my harbest frok that conversation.

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A few subjecyive definitions for conxidering
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My musIng abOuT Life, WOrK and tRying to MAkE THe eXtRaOrdInARy HappeN... anD some of The things tHat GeT in the way. PlaCEhOlders of poSsiBility, indicaTorS of the InSpiRAtionAl, eNableRs of emERgence, ReflectioNs ON my reaLIties... yoU GEt The pIcture.

Last week I hoSTeD An Open Space TecHnologY (Ost) sESSioN as Part of a leaDeRship DEvelopmENt PROGraM i am facilitatiNg with a collEAguE, Diana coVerDAle. I loVe OST NoT OnlY as a process, But aLso as a set Of guidINg princIPles and PhilosOphY foR how LEaDeRs cOuLD leAD aNd hOW orGanisatiOnS cOuld oRganISE.

tHe OSt seSsioN invoLved a group of 40 lEadErs fROm aCross A rangE of sEcTors aLl focuSing oN dEveloping their lEadeRship capaCitY sO as To Be morE EffectIve In tHeir resPective COmmUnITIEs. that same week, each meMbER Of The group Had comPLeTeD A one-on-onE cOacHing CONversAtioN ArOund theiR leadeRShIp, Stage of CoNsciouSnEss DevElopmENt (usIng SusAnne Cook-greutER’s Leadership MaTUrity FrameworK), AnD THe ‘INner PlaCe of knowing’ That GRounDs thEIr UniQUe leaDershIp REsONance. It was deep work.

I OfTen utiLise OsT as an integraTion procesS. wHEn a group Has bEEn EXploring the deePer plAce and grouNDing of thEir inDividual – And collecTIVe – leaderShiP (as ThiS grOUP hAd), an OST sessioN PRoviDeS a wondeRfuL forum fOr eXplOriNg tHe Diversity Of experiEnCeS aNd For DialoGIng and ‘maKiNg sEnSe’ oF thesE. in usinG OST iN thiS wAy, A GroUp finds ITs FINal rEsTiNg plAce FoR the ‘iNner WOrk’ Its membErs have unDerTAken WiThOut me neEding to say anyThIng to try anD bRinG all of THE threads Together.

For last week’s OST, THe group CamE togeTher Around the QueStion, “WHat COurageOus queStionS nEed EXPloriNG FoR us To Become wiseR TOgeTher?” CLoSe to 30 ConversAtions were convened WIth Some focusing oN inDiviDUAl DevELoPMenT, wHIlsT OThers focused on tHe group and ItS PuRpose.

I also POseD a QuestioN based uPon a pATh of inqUiry Diana And I are prEsEntlY EXplOring – exploRing ApprEciative INQuiry AS a PractIce For devElOpiNg greAter inNEr lEaderShip. I pOsTed the FolloWiNg questiOn to the OST marketplace, “HoW can ApPreciAtiVe Inquiry Be eMBodIed as a praCticE of Inner LeAdeRshIp?” and A grOUp camE togEThEr tO ExploRe inTO it.

What foLLoWs iS MY hArvest from tHAT ConVersaTioN.

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a few suBjecTive definitions foR Considering
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My musi n ga b out  l if e,wo r kand t ryi ng to m ake the ex tra or dinary happe n .. . and some  of  the thingstha t getin  th e  way.  Pl aceho lderso f poss ibility,in d icator s  of the i ns pira tional, enablerso fe mergence, refl ection so nm y  re ali ties... yo uget t h e pictu r e. L ast week I hosted  an Open Sp a ceTechno lo gy( OST) s essio na s p art of a le ader ship deve lopmen t  progra m  I am f acilit ati ngwith aco lle ag u e,D ia naC ove rdale. I  l ov e OST  not o n l y as  aproc ess,but also as a  se t of gui dingprinc iple sand p hiloso phy f or  how leaders co uldlead andhow  o rga ni satio n s coul d o rga nise.
The OST ses si o n in volved a group of40 l ea ders fro m acro s sar ange ofse cto rs a l l  focu sing on  develop ing th e ir  l eadersh ip  capac it y s o a s tob e mo re eff ective i n the i r respective c o mmunities. Th a ts a me week , e ach memberof t h e gr ouph ad  co m plete d a o ne - on - one coaching conver sa tion a round  their leader ship, stag e o f consci ousn e ss development (u singSusanne Co o k-Greute r’s L eadershi p Maturit y Framewor k),  an d t he‘ i nn er place of k n o wing ’that gr oun ds thei r u niq uelea de rship res onance.It  w as  d eep  work . 

I ofte nuti li seOST a s  an in tegra tion  p ro c ess . Whena  g r o up h as  b eenexp lo ringthed eep er plac e and gro und i ng o fth eir ind ividual – and  c ollective–lea dershi p (as this  group had), an OST ses s ion pro vid es awond erful for umfor ex plo r ing th e dive rsity  o f e x p erien c e sand  f or dialogi n g  an d ‘ma ki ng s ense’ o f these. In usingO STin this way,a g roup f in dsi ts fin al res t i ng place for th e ‘inner w or k ’its member s  ha ve  undert aken wi thout me need ing to sa y anythin gto t r y  an d bring al l of the  threadst ogeth e r. 

For  la st wee k’ s O ST, t he gro u p c ame t ogethe raround  thequ estion,“What courageous questi ons ne ed ex plo ring forust o b ecome wis er t ogether?”Clo seto 30  co n versa tion s  w ere conve nedw ith somef oc usi n g  o n individua l d eve lopme nt, whilst  oth ers focused on th e  group and its  pur p o se. 

I also  p osed a questio n b as e d  upon apa th of inqui ry Diana  a n d I a re pre sently  explor i n g–  explo ring  Ap preciativ e I nq u iry asapr a cticeforde velopi ng gre a teri n ner leadership.I pos t e d the fol lowin gquestio n  tothe OST ma rketplace,“How c an A pprec iativeIn quirybeem bodied asa  practice  of I nner Le ad ersh ip? ” anda gr o u p cam e to ge the r to expl o r ei nt oi t.
Wha t fol lo ws i s my harv e st fromtha t  conver sa tio n . 

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A fe w subjective defi n it i ons f or con sideri ng
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My musing about_life, work and trying_to make the_extraordinary_happen... and some of the things that get in the way. Placeholders of possibility,_indicators_of the_inspirational,_enablers_of emergence, reflections on my_realities... you get the picture.

Last_week I_hosted an Open Space Technology (OST) session as_part_of a leadership_development program I am facilitating with a colleague, Diana_Coverdale. I love OST not only_as a process,_but_also_as a set of_guiding principles and philosophy for how_leaders could lead and how organisations_could organise.

The OST session involved a group_of 40 leaders from across a_range of sectors all focusing_on developing_their leadership capacity so as_to be more_effective in_their respective communities._That same week, each member of_the group had_completed a one-on-one coaching conversation around_their_leadership, stage of_consciousness_development_(using Susanne_Cook-Greuter’s Leadership Maturity_Framework),_and the_‘inner_place of knowing’ that grounds their_unique_leadership resonance. It was deep work.

I often_utilise OST as an_integration_process. When a group_has been exploring the deeper_place and grounding of their individual_– and_collective –_leadership (as this group had), an OST session provides a wonderful_forum for exploring the diversity of_experiences and for dialoging_and ‘making_sense’_of these. In_using_OST in_this way, a group finds its final_resting place_for the ‘inner work’ its members_have undertaken without me_needing_to say anything to try and_bring all of the threads together.

For_last week’s OST, the group_came_together_around the question, “What courageous_questions need exploring for us to_become wiser together?”_Close to 30 conversations were convened with_some_focusing on individual development, whilst others_focused_on the group and its purpose.

I_also_posed_a question based upon a_path of inquiry Diana and I_are presently exploring – exploring Appreciative Inquiry as a_practice for developing_greater inner leadership. I posted_the_following_question to the OST marketplace, “How can Appreciative Inquiry be_embodied as_a practice of_Inner Leadership?” and a group came together to explore into_it.

What follows is my harvest from that_conversation.

_____________________

A few subjective definitions for considering