Wow, that¹s so exciting. I have long said (here in London) that Open Space reminds me of various hui I attended in NZ in the 80s. It¹s a joy to think of the Open Space spreading throughout Aotearoa from the (literal) top (of the land) down. Congratulations. Stella x
On 10/06/2012 08:40, "Kerry Napuk" <kna...@gmail.com> wrote: > Dear Listers > > I would like to share the experience of a friend in Keri Keri, North Island, > New Zealand on 7 June when he opened his first space. Kim's sole preparation > was attending one of my events in Edinburgh a zillion years ago, a cry for > help when he volunteered to help his newly elected member to Parliament who > wanted to host two economic summits, a copy of my manual THE LARGE GROUP > FACILITATOR'S GUIDE (Gower, 2003) and an hour on Skype. > > I feel you will agree it was quite a debut! > > Here is Kim's email report after the event: > > Cheers > > Kerry > Edinburgh > > Hi Kerry, >> > Well yesterday I DID IT!!! 220 people including 2 Cabinet Ministers and 4 > other ministers. Several Iwi tribal leaders and lots of Maori attending > (insisting on changes to the Agenda 10 minutes before starting). But it ran > to plan, everyone embraced the process, we got interesting and good results > (that I still have to condense and analyse), and I received nothing but > compliments and gratitude from top down. SO a BIG thanks to YOU for the > manual and encouragement. The venue was crawling with secret service people > too. The first 45 minutes really pushed my comfort zone right to the edge - I > wanted to be anywhere but there. After everyone got busy in break-out groups, > I went for a coffee in the bar and sat down to chew the fat with our Finance > Minister and Energy & Resources Minister for about 15 minutes. A surreal day. > That night the cabinet club of about thirty persons went to nearby Russell > for drinks and dinner with the Ministers and had a fun, grand evening. > Yesterday was my day in the limelight, and I enjoyed it! > > On 10 July we do it all over again, complete with different ministers, this > time looking for solutions and action plans. > > So buddy, I just wanted to share my Open Space news with you. But I'm > absolutely shattered and going to bed now! > > All the best, > Kim > > > > >
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