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Sorry I sent a private e-mail message to the list by "miss take" Sincerely Audrey Coward Catalysts for Change 2281F Lakeshore Blvd W Toronto, Ontario M8V1A6 416-259-6215 audreycoward @bellnet.ca * * == osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu --

Re: Givens (was: Already-thereness, Empowerment and Such)

The other most interesting thing about "givens" -- in my experience -- stating them in the opening circle leaves them open for question. For instance, often sponsors will state, as a given, that there is no specific available funds for any initiative developed during the OST meeting. And I marvel

Re: Poetry

Thanks so much for your recruiting efforts too. I so appreciated having the health to do this. See you in April. Love Audrey - Original Message - From: Diane Gibeault To: osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu Sent: Saturday, February 22, 2003 6:16 PM Subject: Re: Poetry Congratu

Re: A request

At February 22, 2003 5:05 PM Harrison wrote So how about using as a board something mobile -- like busses? Well, 3 weeks ago (Tova and I) used the side of a bus in a space we opened in the corner of a large square ( a round one) in the center of Tel Aviv. The participants were poor p

Re: Poetry

Congratulation for your successful workshop Diane - Original Message - From: Audrey Coward To: osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu Sent: Saturday, February 22, 2003 1:38 PM Subject: Poetry Dear Colleagues, Larry Peterson and I just completed a three day Open Space

Re: Givens (was: Already-thereness, Empowerment and Such)

I have come to see "givens" as what is to be "taken as given" for the purposes of the event at hand. (I was around when Birgitt first applied the concept at Wesley Urban Ministries in relation to Open Space, but I agree with Michael that it has been around for a while.) Post-modern philosophy hat

Re: Unforeseen problem of scale

In a message dated 2/22/03 10:02:43 AM, 76066@compuserve.com writes: << Could you say a bit more about how the convergence "began all on its own?" >> I can't answer this question for John's OS, but in facilitating problem-solving or idea-generating meetings I have often seen this pattern em

Re: OST and training in "Facilitating Virtual Communities"

Artur: I have been working with the Government of Ontario (and know others working with Industry Canada) on the development of things like Integrated Service Delivery to Business using IT and Counter infrastructure and previously with a project call Ontario Business Connects with which we have exp

Re: Going deeper, taking deeper

In a message dated 2/21/03 9:37:07 PM, 76066@compuserve.com writes: << How come the night-time posts seem more profound? >> Doug-- I can only speak for myself--I'm usually more awake in the evening than in the morning! And there is something about nighttime that leads to pondering. . . J

Poetry

Dear Colleagues, Larry Peterson and I just completed a three day Open Space Workshop. Of course it worked once again. My joy remains today.Dianne Gibeault, Larry Peterson and I are on the last lap a three year committment made to Harrison to enable people to come together with us on

Re: OSonOSonOS

Gerard and Thomas In Holland we have at that time eastern holiday. I can not join jou at that time. see ye and have a good time!! Carla > Met vriendelijke groet, > > drs. Carla J.P. Vliex > ___ > Organisatieadviseur > > Twynstra

Unforeseen problem of scale

John-- Fantastic! Could you say a bit more about how the convergence "began all on its own?" :-Doug. Germann * * == osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu -- To subscribe, unsubscribe, chan

Going Deeper and personal vulnerability

Harrison-- Your post I put back to respond to after I had a chance to let it percolate. Ahh, sweet mystery of vulnerability! You said: "I find myself by losing myself." This is certainly true for me, too. What of this mystery? Is it a matter that we have held up our masks so long, have propped u

Griefwork or Deathwork?

To my good friends-- A few days ago we were discussing griefwork here. And I began to wonder: When we speak of griefwork, we speak of some death that has already happened. We are perhaps avoiding speaking of the thing itself: the dying we have yet to do. If we are encouraging people to do their

OSonOSonOS

Dear All, We invite all collegues in Scandinavia and of course anyone else who is around, to join us in an Open Space we organise on Sunday April 27th and Monday April 28th. The main theme will be OSonOS 20003: how we turn it into an unforgettable experience ? We will start Sunday at noon and end

Re: A request

The only thing I might add, and to compliment Lisa's suggestion about signs, is that I have found it useful for large events spread over a large territory to have blank "timetables" printed up for people. These are pretty much like empty schedules with a place for people to write in the topic they

Re: A request

Denis If there's dancing, count me in. I've made my airline bookings. With love Alan Adelaide - Original Message - From: "Denis Cowan" To: Sent: Saturday, February 22, 2003 9:24 AM Subject: Re: A request > G'day folks. > > Well one of my dreams has come true - The opportunity to fa

Re: A request

At 08:54 AM 2/22/2003 +1000, denis cowan wrote: The event is being held at the powerhouse (an old abandoned powerhouse which has been turned into a theatre complex). We will be using the adjacent parkland area for the marketplace. We do not have any wall space. Last year we had about 100 worksh

Re: Unforeseen problem of scale

Thanks to friends on the list who replied - we did the gig yesterday and it went really well. Thanks Harrison and Eddie for suggesting teat we just do it as one whole group. Of course that is the only way to tackle an OS session. But with only two and a half hours and a large number of people we

Re: A request

G'day folks. Well one of my dreams has come true - The opportunity to facilitate a 2 day event with up to 1,000 people (and right here in Brisbane) The event is with the Brisbane Social Forum (it is the local offshoot of the world economic forum) and it is in its 2nd year. Last year the event

Going deeper, taking deeper

Joelle-- And you have made me think, too. Thank you, Joelle. :-Doug. PS: How come the night-time posts seem more profound? :-Doug. * * == osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu -

Going deeper, taking deeper

Lisa-- Just what I needed to "hear." Thank you, Lisa. Wow! :-Doug. * * == osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu -- To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of osl.

Re: Going deeper, taking deeper

In a message dated 2/21/03 5:18:50 PM, 76066@compuserve.com writes: << But we also got "educated" from a couple people, and to me that seemed more surface. >> Doug-- Consider the possibility that being in the meeting willing to be educated by others was a major step forward for those people