Hello everyone!
We had once again a great informal gathering! Weather was nice, opened windows let the spring air join us, food and service were great as was the company :-) Eight of us showed up, about half of which were new people. We talked about the Law of 2 feet and how the younger generations use it and react to Open Space and its language. How the principles and the law feel so right, even in our private lives. We agreed on the importance for the facilitator of letting go and trusting the group and the process. Then we had a great conversation about our consulting practices or employment status with differences and joys of both. Two people were in Organizational Development masters programs: one at Case Western (Appreciative Inquiry oriented of course) and one at AU/NTL. Talked about programs and cohorts, which was informative. The AU/NTL student is looking for an organization to work with, pro bono, for her last practicum. If you have any suggestions, please feel free to send an e-mail and I'll forward it. I had brought a couple of interesting books I've recently read: Theory U (C. Otto Scharmer), A Whole New Mind (Daniel H. Pink) and Appreciative Inquiry for Collaborative Solutions: 21 Strength-Based Workshops (Robyn Stratton-Berkessel). We parted around 8:45, after an informative and inspiring evening with great connections. Our next gathering will be in June, and I'll of course send out an invitation to all of you. Thanks to all who came, and until next time, have fun, live fully and learn in your work as well as in your personal life :-) Cheers! Esther Matte Discover - Engage - Accomplish <http://www.esthermatte.com> www.esthermatte.com New York: 212-755-0551 Montreal: 450-583-5849 PS. If you wish to remove your name from this list, please simply inform me by e-mail. Thank you! * * ========================================================== 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
