Thanks to Lisa Heft...working with Google Docs with multiple folders is a bit like herding cats (or beautiful butterflies) -- suddenly 44 reports became 54. What a delight to discover them all and to see the care and attention that folks took to create and supplement the notes.
Suzanne On Sat, Jun 8, 2013 at 5:50 PM, Suzanne Daigle <sdaig...@gmail.com> wrote: > Dear friends and colleagues.... > > An insightful quote from Michael Pannwitz to Eleder (May 29) made me smile. > > He said: "If you find, that you yourself are the sponsor you can stop > worrying and find a facilitator for your event." > > Indeed not so long ago, I was the sponsor and also the facilitator...at > WOSonOS in Florida. I'll admit that it was not always easy wearing both > hats and it would be my intention to follow the wise advice of our esteemed > colleague in Berlin when I work with clients or host a community Open Space > in the future. I was totally aware of the drawbacks and yet somehow I found > it within myself during the event itself to put aside any attachment to > outcome, to rely on a wonderful team in the Newsroom, for food, hosting, > etc. and to fully enjoy and breathe in this great privilege of facilitating > the WOSonOS. > > What I was unprepared for however was how sad I would be when all was said > and done, after people all left. I longed for it to last forever. Perhaps > it is what Harrison meant when he wrote his book "Expanding our Now". If I > was in love with Open Space well before all of this started, I know that I > am madly in love with this community and all who were drawn to come to > Florida in person or virtually. > > Today I wrote a note to all who attended and I am copying all of you, > extending a personal invitation, adding my voice to Ben Robert's and Kevin > Blossfeld's, to join us for the WOSonOS2013 Virtual Reprise scheduled for > June 13, 2013 from 4 p.m to 6 p.m. Eastern US time. > > *Other information that I shared may also be of interest: * > > "With a tug in my heart, I still feel your absence…three weeks after the > World Open Space on Open Space in St. Petersburg. Thank you so much for > being part of this great gathering – whether you were on the > multi-generational global/local planning team or an attendee who made the > trip to Florida, traveling from near or far. I can only imagine the deep > friendships that were forged during our time together and the learning > collaborations with people from around the world of all ages. In the end, > that is the essence of a WOSonOS gathering! > > The spirit of your conversations and the actions they inspired are alive > and well. There is a lot of excitement in Serbia with Jasmina Nikolic who > has begun assembling a team, in partnership with the University of > Belgrade, who will be co-hosting WOSonOS2014. > > The Talking Stick has a place of honor in the Balkans! Many in Europe > inside the Open Space community and folks from universities outside of > Serbia have already said they’re planning to attend. > > *Virtual WOSonOS REPRISE* > > In case you missed it, here’s an invitation to participate in a *Virtual > Open Space WOSonOS* *REPRISE* using Maestro conference. The intention is > to recapture a bit of the magic of our time together and to look back on > what we learned sharing any new insights, initiatives or actions that we’ve > taken or are planning. *Ben Roberts* and *Kevin Blossfeld* will co-host > this WOSonOS Reprise on Thursday June 13th starting at 4 until 6 pm US > Eastern time. > Plan to register <http://wosonos2013.crowdvine.com/pages/virtual_reprise>now, > if you’ve not done so already. Thank you to those who registered > already. I know some of you will be up *very early in the morning* while > others will be *staying up late at night* to join! It will be such fun > hearing each other’s voices again. Ben created a Google doc > Marketplace<https://docs.google.com/document/d/1f06r4l08arRiKUqvv68e9UdUd8rqKOw7uNbyFaMPhOM/edit>and > Butterfly > Garden<https://docs.google.com/document/d/19KF7dW1wRiqe4ama_w55HeWwPcMj7OgdHcQcoopNmbQ/edit>to > add thoughts and messages. I couldn’t resist and created a collage of > photos taken at USFSP Student Center and also included a peak of where it’s > happening next year. > > *BOOK of Proceedings and more…!* > > Typically in Open Space, one would expect a complete Book of Proceedings > to appear in your inbox shortly after or at the end of the last day of the > event. It’s a bit different at a World Open Space because its purpose is a > deeper learning and sharing. Open Space practitioners expect and appreciate > the extra reflection time to refine and supplement their reports. This year > by using Google.doc in the newsroom, it invited a more collaborative and > user-friendly way to contribute to the note taking. What a wonderful > experiment. Expecting that other Open Space folks will be following our > lead in the future. (thank* you Aaron Wasserman *for inspiring us in this > Google direction). We’re also planning to include photos and videos as > part of the final document while experimenting with some new software > applications that will give vibrancy and color to the report. > > If you don’t want to wait for the book of proceedings *CHECK OUT* our > WOSONOS2013 > Website <http://wosonos2013.crowdvine.com/pages/photos> *. *Click on > *discussion > highlights * to read the 44 amazingly insightful reports or *photos link *to > get a feel for what happened. The videos have not been uploaded yet > (sorry about that); hopefully we’ll get that done soon. > > *Finally, I *know that Millennial Leaders in Florida are on fire! The > training in Open Space (thank you Lisa Heft and Diane Gibeault) and Scrum > technology (thank you Devon Morris, certified Scrum Master trainer) is > igniting multiple opportunities for shared leadership on many fronts in St. > Petersburg, Tampa and beyond. Thank you also to the University of South > Florida St. Petersburg and the Bishop Center for Ethical Leadership and > Civic Engagement – you have trail blazed an important university > collaboration and partnership with the Open Space community and it’s > exciting now to imagine that other institutions will be joining in the > future in Serbia and other places. > > Let’s plan to meet virtually on June 13th!" > > Suzanne > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > Suzanne Daigle > NuFocus Strategic Group > 7159 Victoria Circle > University Park, FL 34201 > FL 941-359-8877; > CT 203-722-2009 > www.nufocusgroup.com > s.dai...@nufocusgroup.com > twitter @suzannedaigle > -- Suzanne Daigle NuFocus Strategic Group 7159 Victoria Circle University Park, FL 34201 FL 941-359-8877; CT 203-722-2009 www.nufocusgroup.com s.dai...@nufocusgroup.com twitter @suzannedaigle
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