Re: A Partial Diary of the Collective Buddha

2002-05-08 Thread Artur Ferreira da Silva
At 15:47 07-05-2002 -0800, Julie Smith wrote: I can't concentrate on all the important things you had to say because I'm thinking about this: > PS: it's interesting that your adress is @mosquitonet. Do you know waht is > a "mosquito" in Portuguese? In Alaska, the mosquito is our most prevalent

Fw: OST as a conference track

2002-05-08 Thread Peggy Holman
Brian, You said: > I don't know if others might be > interested in it, and would be happy for you to add it to the LIST if > you think so. This is such a WONDERFUL story! I have no doubt others will benefit from it, as I have. Thank you, Peggy - Original Message - From: "Fr Brian S Ba

Re: Fw: OST as a conference track

2002-05-08 Thread kenoli Oleari
What an exciting story. It seems like a "touchy" thing to suggest, and not intended as a "non-collaborative" strategy, but I see a constructively "subversive" quality to open space here. Since it so much (and so easily) mobilizes the "wisdom in the room", it may be a good tool to "politely" free

OST as a conference track, Fr. Brian's stuff

2002-05-08 Thread Winston Kinch
Dear dear Brian: WON DER FUL! A keeper for sure! Thank you. Winston * * == osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu -- To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu,

Re: A Partial Diary of the Collective Buddha

2002-05-08 Thread Toni Petrinovich
And I wish to point out that it was not Jesus the Man/Christ who said that he was God - it was man who said that he was. Jesus (if indeed he did say the words that are often quoted as his) simply said that he and the Father were one. Out of this mankind (and the Catholic Church in particular) has

Newbie questions...

2002-05-08 Thread Paul Roberts
Hi - I'm intrigued by OST, and wondering how it can be practically used in our consulting business. Here are some specifics: 1. If the management of a business unit has already defined business needs and/or opportunities, would it make sense to use OST a. to figure out what kinds of knowledge

Re: Newbie questions...

2002-05-08 Thread Ralph Copleman
Paul Roberts... Welcome to the list. I've done lots of open space activities in a wide range of organizations, and here are a few thoughts in response to your questions. No doubt you'll get a number of replies. > I'm intrigued by OST, and wondering how it can be practically used in our > consul

Re: Newbie questions...

2002-05-08 Thread Harrison Owen
At 02:15 PM 5/8/2002 +, Ralph C. wrote: Yes. I can't believe it -- I am in total agreement. AND Ralph is the Soul of brevity. Would that I could learn to be the same. > 3. In a large, global organization where even one functional group (like > R&D) might be thousands dispersed across the

Re: A Partial Diary of the Collective Buddha

2002-05-08 Thread john engle
toni and others interested: for a convincing read, reinforcing your point that jesus is misrepresented by authors of the bible, get the book, "jesus against christianity," by jack nelson-pallmeyer. i attended a seminar with him this past weekend. he is a professor of non-violence at a catholic u

Re: A Partial Diary of the Collective Buddha

2002-05-08 Thread Toni Petrinovich
Thanks, John, I will definitely look that one up. I have read several books that are very enlightening on the subject and find it absolutely deLightful to see how human these beings are when on earth and how the mass consciousness feels drawn to create something that will mirror that which it wish