Thanks, Lise, What a lovely note. On 4/19/06, Lise Damkjær <l...@learning4life.dk> wrote: > > Sorry for not answering this, Tree. > > When I read it, I got so excited that anybody could do that stuff and ask > these deep down very important questions – I could hardly breathe! > > So I sent it to my best thinking-mate and we enjoyed together that these > things happen > > But – and here comes the shame - I never thought of participating > (Washington is far away from Copenhagen) and I didn't think of appreciating > you for all the excitement and encouragement you brought. > > I wil learn from that part – and I hope you know deep inside that you are > doing a god job! > > > > Regards > > > > Lise > > > ------------------------------ > > *Fra:* OSLIST [mailto:osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu] *På vegne af *Tree > Fitzpatrick > *Sendt:* 14. april 2006 20:38 > *Til:* osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu > *Emne:* Invitation to May Evolutionary Salon > > > > Dear OS Colleagues: > > It is a great honor to invite you to the May Evolutionary Salon, which > will be a wonderful open space gathering. We only have a few spaces left . > . . and they will be filled . . . but I would love to welcome some > additional open space colleagues. > > Recently we convened two extraordinary multi-day "Evolutionary Salons". > These gatherings engaged over 100 visionaries and leaders from around the > world, people who are re-shaping their fields of expertise and/or advancing > their work by means of an emerging evolutionary perspective and inquiry. > > We are inviting you to Evolutionary Salon 3, the theme of which is > "LISTENING INTO THE FUTURE: WHAT IS CALLING? A DEEP EXPLORATION INTO > EVOLUTION, WHERE WE ARE GOING AND WHERE WE MIGHT GO AS A PLANET." Salon 3 is > scheduled for May 20-24, 2006 at the Chinook Center, a remarkable retreat > setting located on Whidbey Island, an hour north of Seattle, Washington. If > you already feel the call to this event, you can register at this link: > http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.asp?u=234701845896 > > Our shared inquiry has been framed by a set of questions that have > continued to unfold and deepen with each subsequent salon. In addition to > sensing into the highest potential future that wants to emerge, we will be > exploring the dynamic tensions inherent in such a collective endeavor. > > When we think of the kind of future we wish to bequeath to future > generations, we imagine one in which we finally have found ways to live in > harmony with each other and the other inhabitants of this planet and are > consciously and ethically engaged in the most fascinating explorations of > our human potential. > > We have a lot to learn to bring about a sustainable and evolutionary > future. But unless we learn to learn in new ways, we will not be able to > transcend the interrelated set of global problems facing us today. By > recognizing that we cannot create a new society with the same ways of > thinking that got us here, the Salon Planning Team has focused their work on > envisioning a new form of education dedicated to the development of the > competencies and sensitivities for individuals and groups to purposefully > design experiences of community that are learning oriented, self-empowering, > environmentally sustainable, and evolutionary. > > In contrast to other social change approaches that project the present > into the future, we seek to transcend current realities by asking big > questions and in engaging in the creation of new systems and ways of > thinking. > > We very much want to invite youth leaders and a wide range of ethnic and > racial diversities to join in this conversation. > > The theme of the first salon, held in central California in May 2005, was > "Evolutionary Directionality, Emergent Complexity and the Future of > Humanity". The theme of the second salon, held at the Whidbey Institute in > January 2006, just north of Seattle, was, "Catalyzing Collective > Intelligence and Social Creativity". You can find the webpages for the > first two salons, as well as the May Salon at: > http://www.thegreatstory.org/ev-salon.html. > > These events were profoundly moving and inspiring. Salon 1 has ignited > deep conversation and passionate desire for more. The response to the Salon > 2 invitation was such that many leaders who wanted to attend had to be > placed on a waiting list. Participants arrived from across 6 continents, and > catalyzed the creation of an interactive website where ongoing dialogue > continues. Take a look at http://evolutionarynexus.org/ and join the > conversation. Or take a look at http://evolutionaryhosting.blogspot.com/and > see if you wish to join that conversation. > > A shared sense has emerged that this moment in history and evolution is > calling for additional gatherings of this nature, and that perhaps some kind > of "movement" or wave is being seeded. > > As an exploratory dialogue with potentially historic impact, this will not > be a traditional conference. We will begin by grounding the salon in the > most widely accepted and inspiring evolutionary understandings to date. Most > of the ensuing conversation will be facilitated using methods developed to > foster group opportunities for self-organization, co-creativity and > emergence. There will be opportunities for those who wish to participate in > extended, focused working sessions over multiple days, and also ample free > time for relaxation and random conversations -- we all know that important > breakthroughs can easily happen during such times! > > One of the dynamic tensions we will be exploring is the energy and > evolution of money. Our intention is to establish a fee arrangement that > motivates the success of current and future salons, acknowledges the value > of the effort needed to produce them, and supports the presence of you and > other leaders in this work. Many of you will experience some dissonance > when you read that you will be asked at this salon to pay a self-determined > fee for the salon. You are warmly invited to trust that this experience > will be a positive one for you individually and that it will serve the > needs of this emergent field. > > Costs have been kept to a minimum while providing for sustainability and > quality. Because the Salons are self-funding, your deposit of $280 is > calculated to cover the minimum hosting cost. Your $280 will pay for your > food costs, a small portion of the rental cost to use the facility and a > portion of the administrative out-of-pocket expenses. Space for this Salon > will be limited and they will be made available first-come, first-served. > Your enrollment will not be complete until we have received your share of > the prepayment costs for the Salon. > > Your lodging costs, if you choose onsite accommodations, will be > additional and range in price from $240 (total) to camping free of charge. > The conference registration fee will be self-determined at the event in a > way that is harmonious to everyone. We have some limited financial > assistance available. In order to guarantee your spot, we must receive your > registration information AND your deposit of $280. The onsite lodging is > very limited and will be guaranteed only when full payment is received. > > With the evolutionary paradigm emerging as a significant force in > virtually every facet of human endeavor, we believe it is time to start > weaving these strands together to serve a better future. We know that > evolutionary innovation and emergence is not just something that happened in > the past, but is happening right now in profound ways -- developments in > which we are intimately involved. We feel an imperative for ourselves -- and > for society > as a whole -- to become more conscious, co-creative participants in this > evolution. We believe that generative cross-disciplinary conversation among > well-networked, knowledgeable people is catalyzing an important shift in > that direction. > > So, once again, please imagine a group of visionary thinkers, activists, > and leaders coming together to engage in generative dialogue about > evolutionary emergence, its various interpretations and implications, and > how to act on this understanding to expand its influence into the > mainstream. > > If you feel called to be part of this conversation, please > register ASAP. We hope you can say 'yes' and join us for this remarkable > event. It takes a while to complete the registration form. Please know that > you can get started and return to the form later on but you have to be sure > and use this exact link. > > To register, please follow the link below: > > http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.asp?u=234701845896 > > Sincerely, > > The ES3 Planning Team: > > For any questions: evolutionary.salon#gmail.com<evolutionary.sa...@gmail.com> > You can also call Tree Fitzpatrick at 206-440-3204. > > Michael Dowd > Peggy Holman > Tom Atlee > Tree Fitzpatrick, Hearthkeeper > Bill Aal, Margo Adair, Susan Cannon, Ashley Cooper, Halim Dunsky, Sheri > Herndono, and Marc Tognotti > > > -- > Warmly, > Tree Fitzpatrick > Hearthkeeper * * > ========================================================== OSLIST@ > 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 >
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