Leadership Challenging Open Space in Open Space

2000-03-06 Thread Andrew Donovan
Dear Friends A great thank you to all the people who have particpated in words and in observance on the dialogue around my recent experience of leadership challenging open space. It has made an enormous difference to me to have such a community with which to share, learn and contribute. Thank you.

Re: OS in Vancouver with Aboriginal youth

2000-03-06 Thread Harrison Owen
At 10:05 PM 3/5/00 -0800, you wrote: >Ran an Open Space in Vancouver yesterday, another community based one, >this one targetting the urban Aboriginal youth community. Urban >Aboriginal youth here in Vancouver face a number of issues, including >alientation from their traditional territories and c

Re: OS in Vancouver with Aboriginal youth

2000-03-06 Thread Harrison Owen
>Someone asked me yesterday why Open Space alwasy seems to work, and I >replied with the short answer: "I dunno." I sometimes feel that, in >learning and practicing OST, it's as if I have been given a gift from a >genie. ** It may in fact be a genie -- and I am not at

Re: OS in Vancouver with Aboriginal youth

2000-03-06 Thread Harrison Owen
At 10:05 PM 3/5/00 -0800, you wrote: >Someone asked me yesterday why Open Space alwasy seems to work, and I >replied with the short answer: "I dunno." I sometimes feel that, in >learning and practicing OST, it's as if I have been given a gift from a >genie. ** Maybe i

Re: Is there a dead moose in the room? (was Re: LeadershipChallenging Open Space in the Open Space)

2000-03-06 Thread BJ Peters
Chris Corrigan wrote: > I was rather taken aback myself when the notion occured to me. But I wondered > if there was ever a case where the facilitator is doing more harm than > good...is > this a dead moose issue for us? > > I have been in one really horrible feeling Open Space, where I knew it

Re: ethnographic study

2000-03-06 Thread Jeff Aitken
Some of you have asked for a photocopy of Marlene Daniels' dissertation, an ethnographic study of an open space. Fred has successfully ordered a hardbound copy from a website (which one, Fred?) If Andrew or Steve or Birgitt or anyone else does want an unbound copy from me, please confirm so I can

Re: Apologies

2000-03-06 Thread BJ Peters
Don Ferretti wrote: > Don slaps Mikes hand with his talking stick! > > >>> Mike Bell 03/03/00 01:23PM >>> > Dear Folks: > > I guess I violated protocol in sending out a lengthy file over the > listserv--before asking permission first. Sorry about that. Didn't > understand the protocol. I do n

Ohio Training

2000-03-06 Thread Kathleen A Pichola
Just a quick note to let everyone know that Birgitt Williams will be in Ohio, (yea) in April to do a 4 day training program. More specifically, April 17-20 in Oberlin, which is southwest of Cleveland. I have taken her training program and it is wonderful, high learning, high play. This is the sec

Re: Opening space for 24 Polish people - It worked magic.

2000-03-06 Thread Barbara Sliter
It is always helpful to me to understand how natural to people OS is. Thanks for the sharing. Barbara Sliter - Original Message - From: Toke Paludan Møller - InterChange To: Sent: Tuesday, March 07, 2000 2:54 AM Subject: Opening space for 24 Polish people - It worked magic. > Hi frien