Re: A Practice of Peace (Tova Averbuch)

2002-04-13 Thread Joelle Lyons Everett
Harrison, Tova-- Thanks to each of you for your inspiring words. With your permission, I'd like to share some of your thoughts with my client in a few weeks, when I approach them with a proposal to open space in their organization. You have articulated so very clearly that Open Space, far from b

Re: critics of open space

2002-04-13 Thread Joelle Lyons Everett
In a message dated 4/12/02 3:22:22 PM, englej...@hotmail.com writes: << i tell people that open space, as a method, cannot get work done that people are not willing to do. and good luck to those who are looking for a method which can carry out the tasks on our to-do lists! >> How very true!

Re: Web site on flocking, swarming and other adaptive behaviour

2002-04-13 Thread Joelle Lyons Everett
Michael-- What your comment brings up for me: If our neighborhood becomes MUCH larger, then flying toward the center of the flock may take me to quite a different place. Hmmm Joelle * * == osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu --

Re: A Practice of Peace (Tova Averbuch)

2002-04-13 Thread Joelle Lyons Everett
The following arrived in my e-mail, directly following two Listserve messages on The Practice of Peace. Seemed like synchronicity to me. Joelle The following poem, “The Gift”, was written by 37 third graders as a response to the 9/11 attacks in New York City. The school actually faced the World

Re: A Practice of Peace (Tova Averbuch)

2002-04-13 Thread Judi Richardson
Such a rich thread of discussion Harrison wrote: Tova -- You make great sense. And thank you for sharing. And for the rest of us -- How is our Practice of Peace progressing? And what to we have to share? ** Interesting question, Harrison, as well as your observation on conversat

Re: A Practice of Peace (Tova Averbuch)

2002-04-13 Thread Meg Salter
To Harrison, Judi, Joelle and others... In the space in which I move and the clients/ groups with whom I work, the word "peace" isn't used much. Nevertheless, I think that is what I - and so many others on this list - do. By opening space for conflict to be aired and held, for dialogue t