To friends in Open Space, Below is a message from Emi Hotta of Japan, who is researching the impact of Open Space in companies. Her message is below. If you have clients that are a fit and are willing to connect them, please let Emi Hotta (ho...@humanvalue.co.jp) know.
Thank you, Peggy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Emi Hotta" <ho...@humanvalue.co.jp> To: "Peggy S. Holman" <pe...@opencirclecompany.com> Sent: Sunday, September 05, 2004 5:32 AM Subject: Re: Can I have a meeting with you? > Dear Ms. Peggy Holman, > > Thank you very much for you kind reply. > I looked into the possibility of visiting India but I found out that the > time is not enough for acquiring a Visa. > So, it is very unfortunate I would not be able to go. > > I was thinking that you would be in Seattle so I only said 23-30th as a > possibility, but my actual schedule is > 13-14th Chicago, > 15-16th Washington D.C.(I hope I can meet Mr. Harrison Owen), > 17th New York, > 19th-22th AI Conference, > 23rd-30th anywhere. > > Would you by chance be somewhere nearby in the above dates? > > Also the types of organizations that interest me is for-profit. > Furthermore I am looking for 2 types of organizations. > > 1. Leading global companies familiar to Japan (It would make it easier for > me to introduce Open Space Technology in Japan) > 2. Smaller Companies (It may be easier to see the organization wide impact > Open Space Events had on the organization) > > I am willing to travel anywhere in North America during September 23-30th. > What I would like to learn is, why companies decided to try Open Space, how > it was linked into the daily business process, and the actual impact it had. > > My hypothesis is that there is some kind of link (cultural, structural, > social support) between Open Space and Daily work life which makes the > significance of Open Space even larger. > > I hope it wouldn't be too much trouble to you. > I am looking forward to hearing from you. > > Sincerely > Emi Hotta > Researcher > Human Value Inc., Japan > Tel: 81-3-5775-2888 > Fax: 81-3-3408-5544 > E-mail: ho...@humanvalue.co.jp > http://www.humanvalue.co.jp/company/eng/eindex.htm > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Peggy S. Holman" <pe...@opencirclecompany.com> > To: "Emi Hotta" <ho...@humanvalue.co.jp> > Sent: Sunday, September 05, 2004 11:24 AM > Subject: Re: Can I have a meeting with you? > > > > Dear Emi, > > > > I would be quite pleased to help you in your research to learn more about > > Open Space (and other generative facilitation processes). I am sorry to > say > > that I will be in Goa, India during the time you suggested. > > Ironically, I am in India for the twelfth annual Open Space practitioners > > conference, the Open Space on Open Space (OSonOS). If your plans are not > > too set, consider coming. Many of the most experienced OS practitioners > in > > the world will be there, including Harrison Owen. > > > > The dates are September 25-29, 2004. Details are at > > http://www.openspaceworld.org/wiki/wiki/wiki.cgi?OpenSpaceOnOpenSpace > > > > > > If changing continents to visit on such short notice isn't possible, I can > > still point you to some people who may be able to connect you with > > organizations who have used OST. My thought is to send your request to > the > > Open Space listserv. There are 300+ OS practitioners on the list. If you > > tell me something about the types of organizations that interest you, I > > suspect we could identify people for you to visit. Please tell me more. > > Any particular locations in North America? Are you interested in any > > specific types of organizations -- for-profit, non-profit, government, > > associations? What are you hoping to learn? > > > > I am disappointed that we won't be able to meet (unless, of course, you > come > > to India instead :-) but will help you as best I can. > > > > all the best, > > Peggy > > > > P.S. Are you aware that there is a major international Appreciative > Inquiry > > conference happening in Miami, Florida during your time frame? That would > > be a wonderful place for learn many AI stories. The dates are September > > 19-22. You can find out more at www.aiconference.org. > > > > > > > > ___________________________________ > > Peggy Holman > > The Open Circle Company > > 15347 SE 49th Place > > Bellevue, WA 98006 > > 425-746-6274 > > www.opencirclecompany.com > > pe...@opencirclecompany.com > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Emi Hotta" <ho...@humanvalue.co.jp> > > To: <pe...@opencirclecompany.com> > > Sent: Saturday, September 04, 2004 7:08 AM > > Subject: Can I have a meeting with you? > > > > > > > Dear Ms. Peggy Holman, > > > > > > I saw your articles concerning Open Space Technology on the website. I > was > > > really impressed at how active you are in this field. I would really > like > > to > > > know more about your activities of Open Space Technology because I > really > > > have passion in introducing Open Space Technology in Japan. > > > > > > My name is Emi Hotta and I am a researcher in a human resources and > > > development related research and consulting firm, Human Value Inc, > Japan. > > > I am currently interested in how to better utilize facilitation tools > and > > > ideas like Open Space Technology, Dialogue, and Appreciative Inquiry. I > > have > > > planned a research project to visit best practice companies and find out > > the > > > details of how these tools and ideas work in the U.S. Our company has > had > > > some success in introducing Dialogue but we still have interest in how > > these > > > tools can be combined and adapted to Japan. In order to do that, we need > > to > > > understand Open Space Technology far more deeply. > > > > > > I will be in the United States and would like to visit you to hear your > > > stories. > > > Are you available for 1 to 2 hours between September 23 - September > 30th? > > > > > > I know the time is short but could you get back to me on the > possibilities > > > by September 8th? I would really appreciate it because I need to arrange > > my > > > flight schedule. > > > > > > And also, it would be helpful if you can introduce me to some people in > > best > > > practice companies who may be willing to share their stories in Open > Space > > > Technology. > > > > > > I really look forward to talking with you and have a great discussion. > > > > > > Sincerely, > > > Emi Hotta > > > Researcher > > > Human Value Inc., Japan > > > Tel: 81-3-5775-2888 > > > Fax: 81-3-3408-5544 > > > E-mail: ho...@humanvalue.co.jp > > > http://www.humanvalue.co.jp/company/eng/eindex.htm > > > > > > Attch: Overview of the research project > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > * * ========================================================== osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu ------------------------------ To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu: http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html To learn about OpenSpaceEmailLists and OSLIST FAQs: http://www.openspaceworld.org/oslist