Re: [OSList] Where is Lisa? Here she is.

[Thomas Herrmann via OSList]

I hear you 
I love you
I cheerish our dances
My super hero name is from now on Patience. 

Patiently Thomas
❤️❤️

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> 12 juni 2020 kl. 22:43 skrev Lisa Heft via OSList 
> :
> 
> 
> Hello, OSLIST friends -
> 
> I have not written anything here since 2016 - although I am still sitting in 
> the circle and listening in. 
> Some of you are dear friends from across the years (note my new email, by the 
> way). A few of you have mentioned that it might be nice if I wrote to the 
> list about how I am doing. 
> 
> This message is long, because a) I have not visited in awhile, b) I am having 
> a conversation with you here in my head over time, and c) in Open Space, even 
> a group of 1 can have a rich conversation for an entire session or longer - 
> and can then share their documentation of that exploration back to the rest 
> of the group in their Book of Proceedings. Of course you have a choice to 
> read it or delete it. 
> 
> Those of you who know me extra-well know that - since you have known me - I 
> have while working as a facilitator and educator also been very involved in 
> the care of elderly parents. What just a few of you know is that I have also 
> been living with a health condition called ME/CFS. That condition has 
> progressed. I am fortunate that I am still able to care for myself, although 
> here is one way to describe this particular invisible-to-others disability: I 
> have to rest in-between putting on my right shoe and my left shoe. But I can 
> still put on my shoes ;o)(and hey, who needs shoes in COVID quarantine??) 
>  To understand the impact of this health issue (for people who have it much 
> much worse than I do), perhaps your country offers access to a sobering yet 
> beautiful documentary called Unrest.  A few years ago I realized that true, 
> radical wellness meant that I must release even those things I love (love 
> love love facilitation and teaching about facilitation - love it). I did not 
> feel sad releasing my client work - I felt lighter. I still grieve not being 
> able to teach and facilitate, and in so many diverse settings, countries and 
> cultures. But I knew immediately that it was the right thing to do. Last year 
> my amazing father died, this year my amazing mother-in-law died, and after 
> two decades of parental care, now my wife and I have more time and energy to 
> care for our selves.  
> 
> Interestingly, I never thought of myself as disabled until recent years, 
> because I simply lived my life. However, since my parents raised me in a 
> richly-diverse world, I have always had a passion for seeing / imagining / 
> designing with a priority of and focus on access and inclusion. So here I am 
> in an embodied experience exploring things I always imagined might be someone 
> else's experience. Fascinating.
> 
> I write this next part simply to share my background, with those of you who 
> have not yet met me: I have facilitated for 40-something years. My interest 
> area is dialogic methods that scale up (only one facilitator needed for a 
> group of 5 or 3000+), that work across country and culture (without requiring 
> participants to learn someone else’s vocabulary; without working through the 
> facilitators’s own cultural filter), and in which participants frame their 
> own experience (rather than the facilitator doing so). When I say 'dialogic', 
> I mean those processes which engage participants in internal and external 
> dialogue (conversation with self, conversation with others). And when I say 
> conversation, I do not mean everyone has to speak aloud. Witnessing - fully 
> listening - is participation just as much as speaking. I use existing and 
> custom-designed processes which engage participants in silent reflection, 
> kinesthetic and graphic thinking, improv, role play, poetry creation, 
> movement, and (no surprise!) such methods as Open Space, World Cafe and 
> Focused Conversation Method. Here is another way of showing who I am (there 
> are so very many different ways of seeing / naming / showing one's self).  
> 
> And now I write this part to share what I feel so proud of - and because 
> writing this shows me back to myself, with you as witness to my "prouds". I 
> have much more life to live, but this is also a point of my life where I am 
> reflecting a bit. I am so proud of having been able to learn so much from and 
> with so many of you. I am amazed (but not surprised) about how Open Space (I 
> will call it OS) works. I have used it in over 20 countries, and within those 
> countries with participants of many mixes of cultures and countries of 
> origin. I have used it when only one person showed up, and with groups of 
> 3500. I have seen groups use it to figure out how to spend a billion dollars 
> of funding over the next several years, in a way that was different than they 
> did before, to bring positive impacts to programs, outcomes and communities. 
> Survivors of foster care or violenc

Re: [OSList] Where is Lisa? Here she is.

[christine koehler via OSList]

So great to hear form you Lisa. 
Always very inspiring to read you.
Sending you big hugs from across the ocean.
Christine 

> Le 12 juin 2020 à 22:43, Lisa Heft via OSList 
>  a écrit :
> 
> Hello, OSLIST friends -
> 
> I have not written anything here since 2016 - although I am still sitting in 
> the circle and listening in. 
> Some of you are dear friends from across the years (note my new email, by the 
> way). A few of you have mentioned that it might be nice if I wrote to the 
> list about how I am doing. 
> 
> This message is long, because a) I have not visited in awhile, b) I am having 
> a conversation with you here in my head over time, and c) in Open Space, even 
> a group of 1 can have a rich conversation for an entire session or longer - 
> and can then share their documentation of that exploration back to the rest 
> of the group in their Book of Proceedings. Of course you have a choice to 
> read it or delete it. 
> 
> Those of you who know me extra-well know that - since you have known me - I 
> have while working as a facilitator and educator also been very involved in 
> the care of elderly parents. What just a few of you know is that I have also 
> been living with a health condition called ME/CFS 
> . That condition has progressed. 
> I am fortunate that I am still able to care for myself, although here is one 
> way to describe this particular invisible-to-others disability: I have to 
> rest in-between putting on my right shoe and my left shoe. But I can still 
> put on my shoes ;o)(and hey, who needs shoes in COVID quarantine??)  To 
> understand the impact of this health issue (for people who have it much much 
> worse than I do), perhaps your country offers access to a sobering yet 
> beautiful documentary called Unrest .  A few years 
> ago I realized that true, radical wellness meant that I must release even 
> those things I love (love love love facilitation and teaching about 
> facilitation - love it). I did not feel sad releasing my client work - I felt 
> lighter. I still grieve not being able to teach and facilitate, and in so 
> many diverse settings, countries and cultures. But I knew immediately that it 
> was the right thing to do. Last year my amazing father died, this year my 
> amazing mother-in-law died, and after two decades of parental care, now my 
> wife and I have more time and energy to care for our selves.  
> 
> Interestingly, I never thought of myself as disabled until recent years, 
> because I simply lived my life. However, since my parents raised me in a 
> richly-diverse world, I have always had a passion for seeing / imagining / 
> designing with a priority of and focus on access and inclusion. So here I am 
> in an embodied experience exploring things I always imagined might be someone 
> else's experience. Fascinating.
> 
> I write this next part simply to share my background, with those of you who 
> have not yet met me: I have facilitated for 40-something years. My interest 
> area is dialogic methods that scale up (only one facilitator needed for a 
> group of 5 or 3000+), that work across country and culture (without requiring 
> participants to learn someone else’s vocabulary; without working through the 
> facilitators’s own cultural filter), and in which participants frame their 
> own experience (rather than the facilitator doing so). When I say 'dialogic', 
> I mean those processes which engage participants in internal and external 
> dialogue (conversation with self, conversation with others). And when I say 
> conversation, I do not mean everyone has to speak aloud. Witnessing - fully 
> listening - is participation just as much as speaking. I use existing and 
> custom-designed processes which engage participants in silent reflection, 
> kinesthetic and graphic thinking, improv, role play, poetry creation, 
> movement, and (no surprise!) such methods as Open Space, World Cafe and 
> Focused Conversation Method. Here is another  
> way of showing who I am (there are so very many different ways of seeing / 
> naming / showing one's self).  
> 
> And now I write this part to share what I feel so proud of - and because 
> writing this shows me back to myself, with you as witness to my "prouds". I 
> have much more life to live, but this is also a point of my life where I am 
> reflecting a bit. I am so proud of having been able to learn so much from and 
> with so many of you. I am amazed (but not surprised) about how Open Space (I 
> will call it OS) works. I have used it in over 20 countries, and within those 
> countries with participants of many mixes of cultures and countries of 
> origin. I have used it when only one person showed up, and with groups of 
> 3500. I have seen groups use it to figure out how to spend a billion dollars 
> of funding over the next several years, in a way that was different than they 
> did before, to brin

Re: [OSList] Where is Lisa? Here she is.

[JL Walker B. via OSList]

Hi Lisa !!

My beloved "fairy godmother".

What happiness knowing about you.

I send you a big hug full of love and peace.

Juan Luis



De: OSList  En nombre de Lisa Heft via 
OSList
Enviado el: viernes, 12 de junio de 2020 22:44
Para: World wide Open Space Technology email list 

CC: Lisa Heft 
Asunto: [OSList] Where is Lisa? Here she is.



Hello, OSLIST friends -



I have not written anything here since 2016 - although I am still sitting in 
the circle and listening in.

Some of you are dear friends from across the years (note my new email, by the 
way). A few of you have mentioned that it might be nice if I wrote to the list 
about how I am doing.



This message is long, because a) I have not visited in awhile, b) I am having a 
conversation with you here in my head over time, and c) in Open Space, even a 
group of 1 can have a rich conversation for an entire session or longer - and 
can then share their documentation of that exploration back to the rest of the 
group in their Book of Proceedings. Of course you have a choice to read it or 
delete it.



Those of you who know me extra-well know that - since you have known me - I 
have while working as a facilitator and educator also been very involved in the 
care of elderly parents. What just a few of you know is that I have also been 
living with a health condition called  
 ME/CFS. That condition has 
progressed. I am fortunate that I am still able to care for myself, although 
here is one way to describe this particular invisible-to-others disability: I 
have to rest in-between putting on my right shoe and my left shoe. But I can 
still put on my shoes ;o)(and hey, who needs shoes in COVID quarantine??)  
To understand the impact of this health issue (for people who have it much much 
worse than I do), perhaps your country offers access to a sobering yet 
beautiful documentary called   Unrest.  A few years 
ago I realized that true, radical wellness meant that I must release even those 
things I love (love love love facilitation and teaching about facilitation - 
love it). I did not feel sad releasing my client work - I felt lighter. I still 
grieve not being able to teach and facilitate, and in so many diverse settings, 
countries and cultures. But I knew immediately that it was the right thing to 
do. Last year my amazing father died, this year my amazing mother-in-law died, 
and after two decades of parental care, now my wife and I have more time and 
energy to care for our selves.



Interestingly, I never thought of myself as disabled until recent years, 
because I simply lived my life. However, since my parents raised me in a 
richly-diverse world, I have always had a passion for seeing / imagining / 
designing with a priority of and focus on access and inclusion. So here I am in 
an embodied experience exploring things I always imagined might be someone 
else's experience. Fascinating.



I write this next part simply to share my background, with those of you who 
have not yet met me: I have facilitated for 40-something years. My interest 
area is dialogic methods that scale up (only one facilitator needed for a group 
of 5 or 3000+), that work across country and culture (without requiring 
participants to learn someone else’s vocabulary; without working through the 
facilitators’s own cultural filter), and in which participants frame their own 
experience (rather than the facilitator doing so). When I say 'dialogic', I 
mean those processes which engage participants in internal and external 
dialogue (conversation with self, conversation with others). And when I say 
conversation, I do not mean everyone has to speak aloud. Witnessing - fully 
listening - is participation just as much as speaking. I use existing and 
custom-designed processes which engage participants in silent reflection, 
kinesthetic and graphic thinking, improv, role play, poetry creation, movement, 
and (no surprise!) such methods as Open Space, World Cafe and Focused 
Conversation Method. Here is   another way of 
showing who I am (there are so very many different ways of seeing / naming / 
showing one's self).



And now I write this part to share what I feel so proud of - and because 
writing this shows me back to myself, with you as witness to my "prouds". I 
have much more life to live, but this is also a point of my life where I am 
reflecting a bit. I am so proud of having been able to learn so much from and 
with so many of you. I am amazed (but not surprised) about how Open Space (I 
will call it OS) works. I have used it in over 20 countries, and within those 
countries with participants of many mixes of cultures and countries of origin. 
I have used it when only one person showed up, and with groups of 3500. I have 
seen groups use it to figure out how to spend a billion dollars of funding over 
the next several years, in a way that was different than the

[OSList] Link to the recording: Phelim McDermott and Innovations in Online Open Space

[Lucas Cioffi via OSList]

Hi All,

Here is the link to this week's in-depth interview
 of Phelim McDermott and the
team at Improbable in the UK.  They have completed some fantastic online
open space events in the past few weeks and even had a waiting list of 250
people for one of them.

They discuss using QiqoChat as in some parts of the interview, but the
interview explored their facilitation techniques rather than any one
specific platform.  It was great to see several people from the OS list on
the call, especially Ann Stadler.

The Improbable team's focus on accessibility for people who have limited
sight and hearing is cutting edge and setting a new standard for online
events.

Lucas Cioffi
Lead Software Engineer, QiqoChat.com
Scarsdale, NY
917-528-1831
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