Hi Phelim: I'll be there in London...and Juan Luis, who knows, possibly Santiago as well.
And as a former host of OSonOS, I echo Harrison's earlier note about not doing too much, and I offer up myself in whatever way I can be useful to share what I learned those ten long years ago when Laurel Doersam and I accepted the responsibility of convening an OSonOS after one had been held in Berlin. So please feel free to call, skype, email and otherwise plunder what ever I know if it seems helpful. Chris ---- Chris Corrigan ch...@chriscorrigan.com http://www.chriscorrigan.com On 2010-05-18, at 3:07 PM, Phelim McDermott wrote: > Hi Folks, > > I've just got back to London from USA and have been checking in with Matilda > and the OSlist. I am very excited about the prospect of London for Wosonos > 2012 and Improbable working on hosting this event. I'd got the impression we > had got a YES and I was waiting to speak to the rest of our team before > saying anything but realise that I should say something now. > > I had been talking to other members of our company about the potential > invite for a while and wanted to say that this was a very heartfelt > invitation from myself and Improbable which involved us supporting Matilda to > fly to the centre of the circle to Berlin to make the invitation at the very > last minute. It was like one of those sessions that don't happen unless you > .... Hold... Wait... Hold...... The space and could so easily not have > happened. A true impulse that Matilda really supported and I'd like to thank > her for that. I'd also like to thank Sarah Jane and Nick at Improbable for > buying her ticket out to Berlin the day before she left ! > > I also wanted to say that part of my excitement, having been to both wosonos > and Harrisons "osonos by the sea," is to support the potential for our UK > Open space community to connect to itself and to the rest of the worldwide > community. I think Improbable are in a unique position to get support for > making this event happen and to also connect it to the burgeoning community > of people who are now working with OS through our open space events. It's a > chance to both look inward across the space and outward in a welcoming way to > the world. > > So as Harrison said " I hear you're having a party". Well it's true we are > and you are all invited. I've heard enough positive response and celebration > to feel it's going to happen and the invitation has been accepted. (Can > singing Waltzing Matilda be considered a yes?) So If your process around that > wasn't finished in Berlin its time to speak now before we start buying the > bunting. > > In much excitement and love > > Phelim > > > > > > > > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > On 18 May 2010, at 21:12, Thomas Herrmann <tho...@openspaceconsulting.com> > wrote: > >> Dear friends in Open Space >> >> I would like to thank the UK team and in particular Matilda for making a >> wonderful invitation for coming to London 2012 for the 20th WOSonOS and I >> have already put the teabag in my cup ;-). >> >> >> >> I don’t know how others experienced the process/decision making. My >> understanding is that the offer to go to Chile 2011 was accepted right after >> the presentation. >> >> >> >> Regarding London 2012 there was one concern raised in the group which I did >> not feel was discussed enough at that point – so I did not feel the decision >> was made at that point. I did get that feeling though, later when Lisa >> during the closing circle shared her appreciation for the offers and invited >> us to celebrate the acceptance with her. We all danced in the center (all >> who were left) and to me it felt clearly like the offer to go to London was >> accepted by the group then. But that is my story and I am not sure about >> others. I do feel it is important to know if we did decide to go to London >> 2012, so that’s why I bring this up. >> >> >> >> Just as some others pointed out, one learning for future sponsors, I think, >> is to make sure there is lots of time for deciding on whatever offers are >> made – and be prepared to be surprised. And the only preparation needed when >> you want to be prepared to be surprise, IMHO, is space/time. >> >> >> >> With appreciation for all who had part in making my week in Berlin deeply >> learning and full of joy. >> >> >> >> Thomas Herrmann - naturlig företagsutveckling >> >> Open Space Consulting… >> >> ...bistår er med att släppa loss de naturliga krafterna i er organisation. >> Ta tillvara hela potentialen och skapa en långsiktigt hållbar och >> framgångsrik verksamhet! 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