zelle, the alaska story is my story, but that was julie smith convening, with dan and heidi chay and others, and with chris corrigan, judi richardson and i co-facilitating. michael
On 2/5/07, Zelle Nelson <ze...@knowplacelikehome.com> wrote:
Hello, I've compiled and created stories of Open Space used in conjunction with conferences and speakers. Below is what I've compiled: In Asheville, NC, a loose community that was coming together around the 2004 election and a desire for change gathered to hear a speech by Col. Robert Bowman. Out of a 3-hour, 70-person Open Space following the speech the Kindness Campaign - www.thekindnesscampaign.org was created and has been sustained to the present. - Maureen McCarthy and Zelle Nelson Over the course of 2 ½ days in Denver 230 of the most innovative planners, developers, tool providers, civic leaders, artists and others from over 30 states and 3 countries were brought together to share learning, build networks and seed innovation in place. 3 keynotes inspired and provoked while a day of programmed sessions saw presentations and discussion facilitated by 60 leaders in the field. The second half of the conference was held in Open Space where lines stretched out the hall as participants proposed session topics, collaboratively built an agenda, and moderated over 60 intensive, small-group discussions, the results of which were captured as a living transcript using an online wiki. - Chris Corrigan 200 highly-motivated professional financial planners joined for 4 days (2 days of presentations and training), 1 1/2 days in Open Space for their annual conference to discuss best practices in their own businesses. These professionals connected so deeply that in the closing circle on the last day there was not a single dry eye as they shared their experiences. The impact and flow of information accessed at this conference was unprecedented in the 15 year history of this particular conference. - Maureen McCarthy and Zelle Nelson The school district of Fairbanks, Alaska (covering an area the size of the entire state of Connecticut) held a 2-day, 250-person conference on 'Becoming a Peacemaker.' Half the participants were students in the middle and high schools (ages 13-18) and all participants had some experience with mediation and conflict resolution. The kids did exceptionally well in Open Space and one high school student led a series of four breakout sessions to create an entire suicide prevention program that for the middle school students. The statewide suicide prevention hotline was up and running within weeks of the conference. - Michael Herman In Kiev in October with 90 people from over 20 countries in Europe. It was at a 7 day conference, the first 4 days we setting the goals, looking at reality, and community building. The next 2 days were open space, and the final day was action planning continuing in an OST style. - Bhavesh Patel 35 youth from the City of Vancouver gathered on a Friday, to meet one another, build community and reflect on their experience in a 2-month process designed to learn about, discuss and report violations of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. 55 people, including two Members of the Provincial Legislative Assembly and other representatives of government and organizations, gathered with the youth Saturday morning to view their performance piece that expressed a summary of what the project had learned and participate in a short and intense Open Space. Topics raised included what to do to help youth live independently and in safe conditions, stopping police harassment of Aboriginal and Latino youth by working with the police, and educating youth and adults on rights. To have provincial politicians sitting in the room with street youth, working together to move forward the learnings from the project was a powerful experience. - Chris Corrigan After three OST events with a group focused on Legal Education for Aboriginal Families in Vancouver, Canada with 45, 45, and 32 attending; with 11, 15, and 13 topics being discussed), there has been a shift in awareness because of the process. The community has discovered it's resources, has realized that it has itself to look to for the future. It has shared deep experiences. This little community has begun to lay down a foundation for itself. It has become something. - Chris Corrigan For 4 days 80 drilling and technology engineers from bp (British Petroleum) representing 15 different countries joined together to share best practices and to focus on the future of their company and industry. The schedule included various presentations followed by Open Space, for the first 3 days and ended on the 4th day with 9 different teams heading up 12 different initiatives to be carried out in the coming year. - Maureen McCarthy and Zelle Nelson In 2000, 300 business leaders from around the world were gathered together by Fast Company Magazine and met for 3 days of inspiring speeches and Open Space focused on building a community of professionals. Countless partnerships, connections and projects were launched and supported by this amazing conference. - Maureen McCarthy and Zelle Nelson Many thanks to everyone who contributed their wonderful stories! with grace and love, *Zelle* Zelle Nelson Know Place Like Home/Engaging the Soul@Work/State of Grace Document www.knowplacelikehome.com www.engagingthesoulatwork.com www.stateofgracedocument.com *ze...@knowplacelikehome.com* work/home: (001) 828.693.0802 mobile: (001) 847.951.7030 Isle of Skye 2021 Greenville Hwy Flat Rock, NC 28731 USA * * ========================================================== 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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