silly me, i just wrote one of these for the website sidebar... Open Space Technology ...is a simple way to run productive meetings, with five to 2000+ people, and a powerful way to lead any kind of organization, in everyday practice and ongoing change.
...and of course christopher is right again! ...and if you/anybody cares enough about this thread to gather up the little 25-word quotes into on small pile, i would post, or you/i could post them in the osw weblog in the 'what is ost' category. michael On 12/14/05, Nancy McPhee <nancymcp...@cablelan.net> wrote: > > > > Ah, this is a good one! I am really enjoying reading all these. > > > > Nancy on Galiano Island > > (in the Salish Sea!) > > > > ________________________________ > > > From: OSLIST [mailto:osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu] On Behalf Of John Rapp > Sent: 14 December 2005 21:05 > To: osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu > Subject: Re: OST with less than 25 words > > > > Open Space combines the rigor of a great board meeting with the energy of > conversation around a coffee pot. > > > ________________________________ > > > From: OSLIST [mailto:osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu] On Behalf Of Peggy > Holman > Sent: Wednesday, December 14, 2005 7:52 PM > To: osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu > Subject: Re: OST with less than 25 words > > > My elevator speech: > > > > > > Open Space enables groups of any size to organize themselves to deal with > complex, important issues and accomplish something meaningful by inviting > people to take repsonsibility for what they love. > > > > > > from frosty Seattle, > > > Peggy > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: Mikk Sarv > > > To: osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu > > > Sent: Wednesday, December 14, 2005 1:24 PM > > > Subject: [OSLIST] OST with less than 25 words > > > > > > After attending Harrison's workshop in Helsinki we continued at the workshop > in Estonia wrestling with short definition of OST - how to respond with less > than 25 words, if you are asked, what is OST. > > We resulted in 13 words, pursuing the new dimension of High Performance > System: > > Open Space Technology is surprisingly simple high performance system, > bounding passion with responsibility. > > Please help, if doesn't sound English/American ;-) > > Mikk Sarv, > > Estonia > > * * > ========================================================== > 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 > > * * > ========================================================== > 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 * * > ========================================================== > 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 * * > ========================================================== > 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 -- Michael Herman Michael Herman Associates 300 West North Ave #1105 Chicago IL 60610 USA Phone: 312-280-7838 http://www.michaelherman.com mher...@globalchicago.net Executive Facilitation ...getting the most important things done in the easiest possible ways. * * ========================================================== 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
