Re: [OSList] the story I told when opening space in NYC in 2015

[Suzanne Daigle via OSList]

Christine and Skye,

It takes so little for me to create these little thank you notes. As you
gift us with your brave stories, sharing openly, it gives us courage in our
work and reminds us how lucky we are to have each other, to be connected
with such a wonderful community in life. My act of courage is stepping
forward, not wanting to take credit for you, not wanting to diminish it in
any way, yet feeling  a deep need to celebrate it and share it.

On Facebook, Eva P. Svensson said: "Wish I was there, and know that you are
the right people and that you will have a great time ".

 To which I responded:
"Eva, as we watch each other's work, somehow I think it's as if we are
there holding Space with others from afar.

Harrison never certified or franchised Open Space Technology. All that he
asked is that we share our stories. I think that also means sharing
pictures and sending little notes like yours here. It makes us all feel
connected... Like butterflies and bumblebees, visible or invisible."

Suzanne from Florida where it's also cold but not nearly as cold as Maine
or the Northeast. Be warm.

On Jan 7, 2018 3:26 AM, "christine koehler" 
wrote:

> Thank you so much Suzanne, SO incredibly nice of you to dedicate so much
> of your time and energy to sharing the words of others
> Christine
>
> Le 7 janv. 2018 à 02:01, Suzanne Daigle via OSList <
> oslist@lists.openspacetech.org> a écrit :
>
> Christine, merci pour le souvenir de ce Forum Ouvert où tu as ouvert une
> espace extraordinaire.  Thank you Christine for the indelible memory of
> this moment in 2015 when you opened the Space in New York. Your words are
> as powerfully resonant as when you told us the story then. Not too long,
> rest assured.  And Skye thank you for extending such a compelling call to
> action for our upcoming gathering.
>
> In honor of what you've both written, I created a collage of photos from
> years past and posted on Facebook. It's a time when each of you were in New
> York.
>
> https://www.facebook.com/groups/7189220743/?multi_
> permalinks=10156959599630744_id=1515286052533116&
> notif_t=feedback_reaction_generic
>
> Suzanne xoxo
>
>
>
> Suzanne Daigle
> Open Space Facilitator
> NuFocus Strategic Group
>
> FL 941-359-8877 <(941)%20359-8877>
> Cell: 203-722-2009 <(203)%20722-2009>
> www.nufocusgroupusa.com
> s.dai...@nufocusgroup.com
> Twitter @Daiglesuz
>
>
> On Fri, Jan 5, 2018 at 5:22 AM, christine koehler via OSList <
> oslist@lists.openspacetech.org> wrote:
>
>> Dear OS community,
>>
>> As I am preparing myself to open space (and also longing for not being
>> able to join you at the International House next week), I came across the
>> story I wrote just after the Paris attack in 2015 and that I told when
>> opening space for the Practice of Peace.
>> Reading it again after those years, I believe it is too long a story to
>> be used to open space.
>> However, I remember how meaningful it was for me at that time to be able
>> to connect the terrible events I had gone through and the hope I had (and
>> still have) that opening space might be one very meaningful way to act when
>> dealing with events that bring sorrow to life. How meaningful it was also
>> to be able to share my story with you.
>> This summer, while attending an Art of Hosting gathering, I met a man
>> from Austria whose son was deeply injured in the next attack, in November
>> of the same year, in Bataclan, the club where 130 persons were killed.  His
>> family is still today heavily impacted by those terrible days. This made me
>> think that those stories may still be worth sharing.
>>
>> Here it goes.
>>
>> "To begin this seminar and welcome you I could offer you the story of
>> this year theme *“Opening Space for Peace and High Performance in Work
>> and in Life: Navigating Chaos, Confusion and Conflict »*. The first part
>> « Peace and High performance » comes from Harrison. As he loves to tell
>> stories, I am sure he will be delighted to tell it to you when he will be
>> there this afternoon or in the coming days. And if you forget to ask him,
>> just read his book « Wave Rider: leadership for high performance » where
>> the story is being told.
>>
>> Instead I will tell you how strong those words echoed for me in the past
>> days, as we in France went through as you all know those terrible moments.
>>
>>
>> I was in my office on Wednesday, January 7, a  grey winter day in Paris,
>> preparing to receive guests I had invited via Twitter to listen together to
>> the launch of an online course some of you may know : Otto Scharmer’s U
>> lab, dealing with Transforming Business, Society, and Self. A theme dear to
>> my heart.  That’s at that precise moment that I learned that our satirical
>> newspaper Charlie Hebdo, has been attacked and that many of “them” were
>> dead. You may know what happened in those dreadful days: the initial 13
>> deaths,  the tracking, the shooting of several police officers, the Jewish
>> 

Re: [OSList] the story I told when opening space in NYC in 2015

[christine koehler via OSList]

Thank you so much Suzanne, SO incredibly nice of you to dedicate so much of 
your time and energy to sharing the words of others
Christine

> Le 7 janv. 2018 à 02:01, Suzanne Daigle via OSList 
>  a écrit :
> 
> Christine, merci pour le souvenir de ce Forum Ouvert où tu as ouvert une 
> espace extraordinaire.  Thank you Christine for the indelible memory of this 
> moment in 2015 when you opened the Space in New York. Your words are as 
> powerfully resonant as when you told us the story then. Not too long, rest 
> assured.  And Skye thank you for extending such a compelling call to action 
> for our upcoming gathering. 
> 
> In honor of what you've both written, I created a collage of photos from 
> years past and posted on Facebook. It's a time when each of you were in New 
> York. 
> 
> https://www.facebook.com/groups/7189220743/?multi_permalinks=10156959599630744_id=1515286052533116_t=feedback_reaction_generic
> 
> Suzanne xoxo
> 
> 
> 
> Suzanne Daigle
> Open Space Facilitator
> NuFocus Strategic Group
> 
> FL 941-359-8877
> Cell: 203-722-2009
> www.nufocusgroupusa.com
> s.dai...@nufocusgroup.com
> Twitter @Daiglesuz
> 
> 
>> On Fri, Jan 5, 2018 at 5:22 AM, christine koehler via OSList 
>>  wrote:
>> Dear OS community,
>> 
>> As I am preparing myself to open space (and also longing for not being able 
>> to join you at the International House next week), I came across the story I 
>> wrote just after the Paris attack in 2015 and that I told when opening space 
>> for the Practice of Peace.  
>> Reading it again after those years, I believe it is too long a story to be 
>> used to open space. 
>> However, I remember how meaningful it was for me at that time to be able to 
>> connect the terrible events I had gone through and the hope I had (and still 
>> have) that opening space might be one very meaningful way to act when 
>> dealing with events that bring sorrow to life. How meaningful it was also to 
>> be able to share my story with you.
>> This summer, while attending an Art of Hosting gathering, I met a man from 
>> Austria whose son was deeply injured in the next attack, in November of the 
>> same year, in Bataclan, the club where 130 persons were killed.  His family 
>> is still today heavily impacted by those terrible days. This made me think 
>> that those stories may still be worth sharing.
>> 
>> Here it goes.
>> 
>> "To begin this seminar and welcome you I could offer you the story of this 
>> year theme “Opening Space for Peace and High Performance in Work and in 
>> Life: Navigating Chaos, Confusion and Conflict ». The first part « Peace and 
>> High performance » comes from Harrison. As he loves to tell stories, I am 
>> sure he will be delighted to tell it to you when he will be there this 
>> afternoon or in the coming days. And if you forget to ask him, just read his 
>> book « Wave Rider: leadership for high performance » where the story is 
>> being told. 
>> Instead I will tell you how strong those words echoed for me in the past 
>> days, as we in France went through as you all know those terrible moments.
>> 
>> I was in my office on Wednesday, January 7, a  grey winter day in Paris, 
>> preparing to receive guests I had invited via Twitter to listen together to 
>> the launch of an online course some of you may know : Otto Scharmer’s U lab, 
>> dealing with Transforming Business, Society, and Self. A theme dear to my 
>> heart.  That’s at that precise moment that I learned that our satirical 
>> newspaper Charlie Hebdo, has been attacked and that many of “them” were 
>> dead. You may know what happened in those dreadful days: the initial 13 
>> deaths,  the tracking, the shooting of several police officers, the Jewish 
>> supermarket assaulted, more deaths and the killing of the 3 gunmen. 
>> I have seen this going on in front of my eyes. The supermarket is 15mn’s 
>> walk away from my apartment. Charlie Hebdo’s newspaper is closed to the 
>> university where my daughter is studying. One of the supermarket clients 
>> studied in the same business school than my husband.  All those horrors 
>> sounding suddenly so close. So during those days, I experienced a large, 
>> very large palette of emotions: shock, anger, sadness,  fear, doubt, 
>> confusion, more fear for the future: would our society split into opposite 
>> camps ? would this lead to more chaos? 
>>  
>> After Charlie Hebdo’s shooting, a minute of silence was decided in all 
>> public spaces. Private places did the same. Schools did the same. As they 
>> did so, we suddenly discovered that there were some classes were children 
>> would not silent, would not be shocked by what had happened but found it 
>> absolutely normal. Suddenly the kids showed what we all knew was there and 
>> had tried to forget.  Kids repeat what they hear at home. And so we all 
>> heard via radio or TV that there are some places in our society where the 
>> killing of others