Thanks Artur. I've already joined.
Jack Jack Martin Leith Leith Co-creation email: j...@leithcocreation.com Mobile: 07831 840541 (+44 7831 840541) Skype: jackmartinleith Professional website: www.leithcocreation.com Personal website: www.jackmartinleith.com On 21 May 2010 23:45, Artur Silva <arturfsi...@yahoo.com> wrote: > Jack, Phelim, Matilda (is she on the OSLIST?) and all other Open Spacers > from UK: > > I wonder why you don't join the UK Group at the OST NING site at: > http://openspaceworld.ning.com/group/UK. > > This could be a good place to nurture the OST community in the UK, > previously to WOSonOS London 1012... > > (It 's free and the questions are there only to avoid spammers). > > Regards > > Artur > > > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Jack Martin Leith <j...@leithcocreation.com> > > *To:* osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu > *Sent:* Fri, May 21, 2010 9:30:26 AM > *Subject:* Re: [OSLIST] Open Space in Bath/Bristol/London UK > > Hiya Phelim! > > Yes, I remember it well. A fabulous venue in the not-so-fabulous Holloway > Road. > > Hope you're enjoying the London sunshine (or perhaps you're somewhere more > exotic). > > Jack > > Jack Martin Leith > Leith Co-creation > email: j...@leithcocreation.com > Mobile: 07831 840541 (+44 7831 840541) > Skype: jackmartinleith > Professional website: www.leithcocreation.com > Personal website: www.jackmartinleith.com > > > On 20 May 2010 23:34, Phelim McDermott <phe...@mac.com> wrote: > >> Harrison, >> >> Jack was actually the first person I ever met who did OS. Hi there again >> Jack! I was pointed towards him by Bob Griffiths who had given me a battered >> old copy of your book. Jack came in the day before our first ever "Devoted >> and Disgruntled" over five years ago now, which our theatre company >> Improbable hosted. ( www.improbable.co.uk ) He gave us much encouragement >> and support. Since then we have carved out some considerable niche work in >> doing full scale OS work with arts organisations (although not exclusively >> so). I also spend quite a lot of time encouraging and mentoring people to >> open space themselves. There is actually an incredibly fertile and growing >> movement of people opening space here. I actually believe the more you give >> the more comes back so I have often done OS events with a gifting intention. >> Mostly our OS events happen because of people I meet who share a passion >> for change, the arts and OS. However all the work I would say comes from the >> impact of that very first OS invite I wrote. It had behind it a desire to >> create community in my own theatre world. D&D is now an annual and monthly >> event and it also happens on an annual basis in Newcastle as well. We have >> done two D&D's in Scotland and One in NYC. IN fact Open Space through D&D >> has had an amazing impact on theatre here. Theatre companies have been >> formed, mentoring networks, shows created, theatre spaces have been opened, >> conflicts resolved and conflicts created! After D&D5 before our recent >> election an arts campaign was formed which managed to get the MP's talking >> about the theatre and the arts funding on the BBC and an explicit >> commitment to arts funding in the Times newspaper. Just a few examples off >> the top of my head . >> >> Throughout that time and since then I have met lots of people at Wosonos >> and elsewhere who facilitate OS and say it's better to not facilitate if you >> are connected or passionate about the issue. This is just not true. (In my >> case) I think because of my passion it has opened more space and I have >> been asked to do that again and again. I spend a lot of time turning down OS >> gigs here in the UK. Usually it's because they don't really want to do open >> space or they want to change it and dilute it by adding on or "Improving" >> it. Each gig is a case for decision in itself but I would say a lot of them >> happen because I talk about it to people and tell them how it has >> transformed my life, the essence of my own company Improbable and my >> practice as a theatre director. I feel incredibly excited about the >> opportunity we will have in 2012 to connect up the UK open space community >> (situation latent) when Wosonos comes here. I hope that our invitation to >> people to gather here in London will be a great opportunity to get as much >> of the OS system in the room as it were and see if we do actually want to be >> community. (amongst the other stuff that will go on). All of this happened >> because I read Harrison's book.. recognised that I already knew what OS was >> and followed the recipe. I had never actually been to an OS event before I >> did this, so it felt I was discovering it myself as if for the first time. >> The souffle rose and I had one of the best improvisation gigs I've ever >> done. Heston Blumenthal eat your heart out! As an Impro Junkie, and lover of >> presence and storytelling what better gift could one have. The presents from >> the presence.. they just keep coming. >> >> Thanks for the ride Harrison. >> >> :) >> >> Love >> >> Phelim >> >> >> There are more details about D&D here >> >> http://www.improbable.co.uk/show_example.asp?item_id=47 >> >> The last big report is here >> >> http://devotedanddisgruntled5.blogspot.com/2010/02/contents.html >> >> >> >> On 20 May 2010, at 22:02, Harrison Owen wrote: >> >> Jack – I think you ought to talk to Phelim. I am not sure it is about >> marketing. Probably more about doing it. Or something. >> >> ho >> >> Harrison Owen >> 7808 River Falls Dr. >> Potomac, MD 20854 >> USA >> Phone 301-365-2093 >> www.openspaceworld.com >> www.ho-image.com (Personal Website) >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of >> osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu: >> http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html >> >> *From:* OSLIST >> [mailto:osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu<osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu> >> ] *On Behalf Of *Jack Martin Leith >> *Sent:* Thursday, May 20, 2010 4:59 PM >> *To:* osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu >> *Subject:* Re: Open Space in Bath/Bristol/London UK >> >> Thanks for the encouragement Steve. >> >> But various UK-based people have tried - including Romy >> Shovelton<http://www.wikima.com/> >> , Roma Iskander <http://www.healthdirections.org/> and me - and it's a >> marketing nightmare. People who want to learn how to create and facilitate >> OS events are almost impossible to identify. >> >> But who knows ... never say never. >> >> Best wishes, >> >> Jack >> >> >> Jack Martin Leith >> Leith Co-creation >> email: j...@leithcocreation.com >> Mobile: 07831 840541 (+44 7831 840541) >> Skype: jackmartinleith >> Professional website: www.leithcocreation.com >> Personal website: www.jackmartinleith.com >> >> On 20 May 2010 21:20, Steve Cochran <scochran...@gmail.com> wrote: >> Sounds like an opportunity..... >> >> >> On Thu, May 20, 2010 at 11:38 AM, Jack Martin Leith < >> j...@leithcocreation.com> wrote: >> Hello Jamie. >> >> There are very few such opportunities in the UK - I get asked this all >> the time! >> >> If I hear of anything I'll make a post to this list. >> >> Best wishes, >> >> Jack >> >> >> Jack Martin Leith >> Leith Co-creation >> email: j...@leithcocreation.com >> Mobile: 07831 840541 (+44 7831 840541) >> Skype: jackmartinleith >> Professional website: www.leithcocreation.com >> Personal website: www.jackmartinleith.com >> >> On 20 May 2010 12:37, Jamie Colston <jamiecols...@googlemail.com> >> wrote: >> Hi Everyone, >> >> I am really keen to see open space in action and I wondered if anyone has >> some meetings I could attend which show it in practice in Bath/Bristol >> preferably or London. >> Many thanks >> >> Jamie >> >> *Jamie Colston* >> Building a sustainable future through community empowerment >> >> *H:* 01225 851377 *M:* 07826 411991 *E: *jamiecols...@gmail.com** >> *FB/Linked In/Skype:* Jamie Colston *Twitter*: spearthwarrior >> *Blog: http://inserviceforsocialchange.wordpress.com/* >> >> *Bathford community are working together to change behaviour and reduce >> their carbon footprint find out more and sign up at* >> www.greenertogether.coop >> >> *Community Owned Renewable Energy part 3,* Wednesday 26th May, Bathford >> School, 7.45pm >> >> *Critical Mass Ride May 29th 2010* (the last Saturday of every month), >> 1pm, 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