OS and indigenous communities

2000-04-17 Thread Chris Corrigan
Hi Chris, Glad OS worked for y'all...there's quite a neat group of us emerging here actively working in the indigenous community. You, me, Jeff Aiken, Mike Bell...any others? If I could make it to Berlin, it would be an interesting discussion group for OSonOS. As it is, it seems that three of u

Opening Space for Special Interest Groups

2000-04-17 Thread Harrison Owen
Let me incite you to riot -- or at the very least -- a concerted effort to reach out to Special Interest Groups with the news that opening space can be a health enhancing undertaking for organizations and members. The recent items the Chrises Two (Corrigan and Weaver) set me off, but hopefully oth

Re: Story of a small OS

2000-04-17 Thread Birgitt Williams
Hi Chris, this is a terrific story and I like your recommendation about a large room :-) About the comment that it was "light", it is my experience that when a facilitator sits for the opening, no matter how small the group thereby the discomfort of the facilitator, participants don't go as deeply

invitations

2000-04-17 Thread kerry napuk
Jimbo Our invitations are no more than 3/4s of one page. It starts with the theme as a heading followed by the following short paragraphs: 1. Background to the gathering, e.g. why we need to have an event (problem, trend, etc). 2. Who is being invited to work on the theme and the theme stated

Re: Archives?

2000-04-17 Thread Peggy Holman
I have all of the messages that have ever happened on this list. I would love a volunteer to put them in a form that could go on to the World-wide OS web site. Any takers? Peggy Holman (Betty -- I will forward the messages from previous convergence conversations to you.) - Original Message

Re: Story of a small OS

2000-04-17 Thread sbrigham
Chris, I just wanted to thank you for how frequently you share with us your activities and insights and how rich I find each of your postings. Please continue to share. Speaking as someone who only rarely finds the opportunity to do Open Space, I love to "sit in on" other people's stories. Steve

Re: Jimbo's OS

2000-04-17 Thread Jeff Aitken
>My schedule is to Open the circle for about 30 participants around 9:00 >a.m. with two sessions of one hour and fifteen minutes before lunch, and >another session after lunch. Some mad copying, and then convergence around >3:00, with a closing circle planned for about 5:00ish. Jimbo, I don't hav

Re: Opening Space for Special Interest Groups

2000-04-17 Thread Chris Corrigan
Ah Harrison, a touch of the Evangelical in the Episcopalian? Great idea mate, and one which I have been pursuing in a modest way for a while...you've given me some new ideas, so I'll carry the mantle... Chris (1 of 2) -- CHRIS CORRIGAN 108-1035 Pacific Street Vancouver BC V6E 4G7 Phone: 604.683