I would add that I did once run a cooperative / new games session with about 90 girl scouts in a field in North Oxfordshire some years back. At one point, I had them all in a circle sitting on each others' knees in a self supporting structure - a 'game' that was reputedly invented by the Prussian Army in a muddy field once!
See http://homepage.ntlworld.com/oxfordtours/games/ for more details of non-comp / coop games (many of which were invented during the anti-war demos of the sixties in the US, I believe) Jon From: OSLIST [mailto:osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu] On Behalf Of Jon Harvey Sent: 31 July 2008 09:00 To: osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu Subject: Re: Girl Scout Convention website highlights Open Space, Strategy Cafes and Appreciative Stories Christine Wow - that sounds amazing! I wish I could be there but I think my age, geography and moreover my gender rules me out!! Have a fabulous time! Very warm good wishes from a sultry Buckingham (UK)! Jon Helping you connect the prose and the passion to deliver superlative results From: OSLIST [mailto:osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu] On Behalf Of Christine Whitney Sanchez Sent: 31 July 2008 07:48 To: osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu Subject: Girl Scout Convention website highlights Open Space, Strategy Cafes and Appreciative Stories Dear Open Space, World Cafe and Appreciative Inquiry friends, The 2008 Girl Scout Convention website was launched yesterday - http://www.girlscouts.org/convention/default.asp. Girl Scouts of the USA National Board Chair, Patricia Dias-Dennis (brunette) and GSUSA CEO, Kathy Cloninger (blonde), invite Girl Scouts to build on the Open Space and Strategy Cafe conversations that were initiated at the 2005 GS convention by sharing their leadership stories. This year, during the corporate business meeting, up to 15,000 Girl Scouts will engage in a series of large-scale conversations, to which all members are invited: Open Space on Successful Council Practices, Appreciative StorySharing, Stewardship Report Cafe Conversations, Self-organizing for Success, and Action Commitment sessions. We've been thinking about this project as Robert's Rules meets Conversations that Matter. Throughout the convention Digital StoryWeavers, girls from 12-14 years old, will be capturing and producing leadership stories from the members of the Girl Scout Movement. We are calling this culture change initiative "StoryWeaving". The vision of the StoryWeaving Design Team is: Members ARE the Movement: Our Stories ARE the Girl Scout Story. Girl Scouting is the largest "girl only" movement in the world with 3 million girls and 1 million adults registered. Just imagine the potential for feminine leadership. We anticipate 1,000 Girl Scout volunteers will staff the StoryWeaving activities at the convention. The primary harvesting method will be text messaging - a natural opportunity for the girls to take the lead. Please hold the space with us - Girl Scouts model participatory democracy and embody the theme of the convention: Girl Scouts can lead anywhere. Warm wishes from toasty Phoenix, Christine Christine Whitney Sanchez CWS - Collaborative Wisdom & Strategy 2717 E. Mountain Sky Avenue Phoenix, AZ 85048-8990 480.759.0262 <http://www.christinewhitneysanchez.com/> www.christinewhitneysanchez.com Please consider the environment before you print this email * * ========================================================== 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