For me, OS Event is a pebble dropping in a calm pond - the closing is not an ending but the invitation for the ripples to radiate outwards . . . and that's where the REAL work that matters happens . . .
Enjoyed being with Michael H last night to solve all of the world's problems. We did it . . . and now everyone can rest easier. b On Thu, Mar 11, 2010 at 6:26 PM, Michael Herman <mich...@michaelherman.com>wrote: > i usually think and say something to the effect i don't think it's > really about the length of that first or any meeting, but about the > commitment to a long-term process and conversation. an evening might > be the wedding dinner, but 2.5 days is still just the honeymoon. what > i want to know about is the vows and commitments. > > that said, i guess this new analogy works well for me, ralph. thanks! > > m > > > -- > > Michael Herman > Michael Herman Associates > > http://www.michaelherman.com > http://www.ronanparktrail.com > http://www.chicagoconservationcorps.org > http://www.openspaceworld.org > > 312-280-7838 (mobile) > > > > On Thu, Mar 11, 2010 at 4:09 PM, Ralph Copleman <rcople...@comcast.net> > wrote: > > Shared with future search and open space listserves... > > > > Friends, > > > > Lately I've had some conversations with representatives of various > communities who are considering doing what we did here in my town to > organize our community-wide sustainability effort. We created the program > with a Future Search in the spring of '06, and we have used open space both > before and after that event. > > > > Questions from people in other communities revolve around issues you have > all heard before, namely: > > > > Do we really have to spend 2.5 days to do this, etc.? > > > > I used to offer up a medical or dental analogy, along the lines of... if > you come in with a toothache or need a new kidney, don't tell the doctor how > much time you have available to fix it. > > > > Now I think I may have stumbled on a more effective analogy, and I pass > it along for what it's worth. It goes like this: > > > > Trying to meet your long-term needs by building a meeting around > short-term concerns of convenience is like judging the likely success of a > marriage based on what you are served at the wedding dinner. > > > > Anybody got any other analogies or metaphors that really work? > > > > Ralph Copleman > > > > * > > * > > ========================================================== > > 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 > -- Barry Owen Real Estate Broker Professional Coach Keller Williams Realty 30 Burton Hills Blvd Suite 175 Nashville, TN 37215 – Green Hills Call me: 615-568-2123 Text me: http://www.mycricket.com/send-text-message-online email me: barryo...@kw.com Read my Blog: http://activerain.com/blogs/barryo Visit The Owen Group http://www.theowengroup.net http://www.owengroupnashvillehomes.com Barry Owen’s Internet Portal to all blogsites, websites, and social networks http://tnrealestatetribalhub.wordpress.com/2009/06/02/barry-owens-web-portal/ Simply & BOLDLY Living the FourFold Way in Open Space! Quintessentially connected to the real estate industry to offer the ultimate experience for Home Buyers and Sellers in Middle Tennessee . . . Inquire within! * * ========================================================== 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
