Re: Memorial service in OS

2001-04-20 Thread Esther .
Nancy: That was very moving. I love how the circle is so inclusive and allows people to participate rather than being captive and talked at. Thank you for sharing that with us. Regards Esther Esther Ewing The Change Alliance 133 Fairlawn Avenue Toronto, Ontario M5M 1S9 (416)489-5229 Assisting

Re: Memorial service in OS

2001-04-20 Thread Winston Kinch
Beautiful. One suspects there are several wishes for services like this going out to the families of members of this listserv this morning. I know mine has. Thank you, Nancy Blake Mills. Winston Kinch - Original Message - From: Blake Mills To: osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu

Appreciative Inquiry

2001-04-20 Thread Cora Whittington
Hello, I have heard the process of "Appreciative Inquiry" mentioned several times. Could someone direct me to where I could learn more about it? Thanks, Cora Cora Whittington Whittington & Associates R.R. # 6, 1319 Cloverdale Line Peterborough, ON, Canada, K9J 6X7 Phone 705-745-4006, Fax 705-745

Re: Appreciative Inquiry

2001-04-20 Thread Bruce Halliday
Cora, One of the sites I like, that links to all the others and offers introductions and insights to AI and many successful applications is Sue Hammond's Thin Book Publishing website www.thinbook.com Best, Bruce Best regards, Bruce Halliday Bruce Halliday403-777-2364 bruce.halli...@garthtoom

Re: Appreciative Inquiry

2001-04-20 Thread Martin Leith
Cora, I did a Google advanced search for you (http://www.google.com/advanced_search then go to 'exact phrase' box) and the were the top 30 results are listed below. Anne Radford is a good contact (annelon...@aol.com). She publishes a little book on AI which is worth getting. The main phases of A

More on AI

2001-04-20 Thread Martin Leith
Cora, Just found this document on my PC. Martin http://www.aradford.co.uk/ai.htm APPRECIATIVE INQUIRY This section gives some information on: * the background to the development of AI * set of assumptions in working with AI * the 4D cycle of Appreciative Inquiry * examples. Background: In t

Correction

2001-04-20 Thread Martin Leith
Cora, URL at top of AI list should be: http://iisd1.iisd.ca/ai/myrada.htm Apologies. Martin * * == osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu -- To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of osl...@l

And yet more on AI ...

2001-04-20 Thread Martin Leith
Anne Radford's website: www.anneradford.co.uk - leave off the end bit or it doesn't work. Links from Anne's website: AUSTRALIA Liz Mellish, Mellish Enterprises, http://www.mellish.com.au CANADA Gervase Bushe, Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, British Columbia http://www.bus.sfu.ca/homes/gervase.h

close the OS?

2001-04-20 Thread Beck György
Dear Friends, There is my first OS shaping, that I would like to share with you and ask some guidance. The university where I studied - terribly long time ago - is organising the alumni association and will have a programme in June. The givens: The organisers seem to be convinced to open the sp

Re: close the OS?

2001-04-20 Thread Lisa Heft
Hello, György -- I am so very proud of you. Your OS will be marvelous, I know it. It seems as if you have a good amount of time for a short but complete OS from 9:30-15:00. You will just have to decide if convergence in the form of - a closing circle (each person comments or if there are too m

Re: close the OS?

2001-04-20 Thread Joelle Lyons Everett
Gyuri-- What a great project! One of my clients, a private career-counseling school, held an Open Space about a year ago with their alumni, and were very excited about some of the ideas that came out of that event. I would not worry too much about latecomers, but leave the door open to them. I