Re: poem: obedience

2002-05-16 Thread Joelle Lyons Everett
Chris-- I once heard Michael Ray, who taught creativity in the Stanford business school, say that creativity is doing what God tells you. As for the poem--WOW! It feels absolutely true to me. Thanks, Joelle * * == osl...@listserv.boisest

Re: My Vision became Reality: OpenSpace-Online is born!

2002-05-16 Thread Chris Weaver
Dear Gabriela, I too offer congratulations, and I also thank you for telling the story of the development of your dream. Being such an advocate of in-person face-to-face Open Space, I have been leery of online conferencing. But the story you share about this project leaves me trusting your creat

Re: My Vision became Reality: OpenSpace-Online is born!

2002-05-16 Thread Judi Richardson
Dear Gabriela YOU GO GIRL!! What a true gift your story is to us all — to follow our dreams and visions. And including the practical moves you had to make grounds your journey — thank you for sharing. Judi In the beginner's mind there are many possibilities; in the expert's mind, there are

Re: "empowerment" is a disempowering concept

2002-05-16 Thread GraceAnn
Thanks, Koos, for your thoughtsI guess my take on it is that OS is a process that allows people to empower themselves. Paulo Freire had the idea in the 60's too..It is a major paridigm shift!..Grace T. - Original Message - From: "Koos de Heer" To: Sent: Su

Re: My Vision became Reality: OpenSpace-Online is born!

2002-05-16 Thread Joelle Lyons Everett
Gabriela-- Congratulations on your new online conferencing system. I am looking forward to learning more about it. Thank you so much for sharing the story of your idea--it is an inspiration to hear how you paid attention to your vision and ventured into new areas to realize what you had envision

Re: poem: obedience

2002-05-16 Thread BJ Peters
Exquisite poem, Chris. Thank you for connecting dots. Is this perhaps a touch like the Glass Bead Game? BJ Peters Chris Weaver wrote: Hi List, I'm enjoying the thread about boundaries.  Lately I am engaged in a community conversation in my workplace about tools for responsive teaching...or about