Re: When is OS not OS?

G'day Harrison, You level on non-attachment is always an inspiration. On the other hand it's always struck me that you waste very little energy on anything that doesn't add value. Thanks for the ongoing inspiration. Rod -Original Message- From: OSLIST [mailto:osl...@listserv.boisesta

Re: Open Space references - help!!

If you could fax a copy to me also, t'would be much appreciated. Faye Adams - Australia 61 3 9885 -Original Message- From: OSLIST [mailto:osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu]On Behalf Of Doersam, Laurel Sent: Tuesday, 16 May 2000 9:38 To: osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu Subject: Re: Open S

Re: Open Space references - help!!

> I do have the AQP (Association for Quality and Participation) > article by Harrison that appeared in the Jan.-Feb. edition entitled > "Mission: > Control?." I would be happy to fax this to anyone who wants. Just email me > your fax. Please send copy to me as well. Thanks for the offer. BJ Pet

conference as open!space

dear friends, please let me ask for advice. 20 years ago i had been involved in establishing an association of designers, to improve the quality of the visible word. we called it "forum typography" , we started with 50 collegues sharing our experience, showing recent work, discussing how to improv

Water into wine?

I'm working on a local government planning project that requires a public review of the planning document to get community input. Everyone is expecting the same old process of presenting the plan then having people come to a podium or something and blah blah blah. I don't want to do that. The

Re: Water into wine?

Don, Is the document already written? If not, invite the public into the development of it. That is what we did with the Wa States Arts Commission -- a series of 20 OS meetings around the state to engage people in the "issues and opportunities for arts and culture in Wa state and our communities

Making the OS community visible

When I left the Open Space on Open Space (OSonOS) in Chicago last year, I realized that the OS community is healthy and vibrant. I also felt that people in different parts of the world didn't know a lot about what each other were doing. So I left with the thought that some useful work would be to

Re: Water into wine?

I like Peg's idea. Another approach we have used is instead of having people read for an hour, divide the group into max mix small groups of 7-8 and let a panel present various aspects of the document or the process they used to get there. These panel members only get to talk for 5-7 minutes (bri

Re: Water into wine?

At 10:19 AM 5/16/00 -0700, you wrote: >I'm working on a local government planning project that requires a public >review of the planning document to get community input. Everyone is >expecting the same old process of presenting the plan then having people >come to a podium or something and blah b

Re: Making the OS community visible

Dear Peggy, I also think it is yes. And it is one less thing to do. My needs are well met and we are indeed a healthy, vibrant, selforganizing, worldwide, bridgebuildingcommunity. Love michael m pannwitz On Tue, 16 May 2000 10:44:54 -0700, Peggy Holman wrote: >When I left the Open Space on Op

Re: Making the OS community visible

Peggy Holman wrote: When I left the Open Space on Open Space (OSonOS) in Chicago last year, I realized that the OS community is healthy and vibrant.  I also felt that people in different parts of the world didn't know a lot about what each other were doing.  So I left with the thought that some u