Thanks for your answers Michael and Koos

1999-03-10 Thread Herrmann, Thomas
I do agree with you Koos. There is something strange about using the "apply-to" function. Both your (second) and Michaels letters came via the list. When I tried the "apply-to" function it worked with the letter from Koos but the one from Michael was addressed directly to him I've got the inspi

Re: Theme Suggestions?

1999-03-10 Thread koos de heer
David, Have you considered talking to a few of the people involved and asking them how they would describe the issue? That would give you a clue as to the wording that lies close to their hearts. It sounds like a great opportunity and I am sure that OS can be a great contribution in this process.

Circles and Tables

1999-03-10 Thread ralphsc
Dear Friends, I wonder how we are measuring the success of our open space gatherings. What or who is "violated" by the use of a table in the center during the opening? How dow we even get to apply a word like "violated" to what we're doing when decide to use a table or not? Are we perhaps thinki

about the middle (and a note about replying)

1999-03-10 Thread koos de heer
To my surprise, the following message got sent to Thomas' personal email box in stead of to the list. Apparently some messages from the list have a "reply-to" address that points to the original sender, while most messages have a "reply-to" address that points to the list itself. That means it is g

Re: Theme Suggestions?

1999-03-10 Thread Peg Holman
David, What an exciting and challenging situtation! What I have found is that the juicier the expression of the theme, the more meaningful the experience. I have two thoughts for you: The first is based in the belief that what is most personal is also most universal. What I generally do to unc

Theme Suggestions?

1999-03-10 Thread David Cox
I'd like some help coming up with the appropriate wording for an OS theme. What I have coming up is a high stakes event. The precise theme wording is critical (at least I think it is). First I need to give some background. I am a member of a College of Education at a university. We are undergo