Re: help, please

2003-11-20 Thread florian fischer
Am 18.11.2003 22:20 Uhr schrieb "Julie Smith" unter : Sometimes I think I'm terribly > slow and dim-witted, but I don't know how else to move forward except by > fully entering the question that appears in front of me. Even when I > think I've got something figured out, it cycles back again and I

Re: The Practice of Peace in Seattle

2003-11-20 Thread Gabriel Shirley
The Practice of Peace proceedings and continuing conversation can be found here: http://practiceofpeace.com Click "Enter Participant Website" and then click the link to log in as a public participant (or use your login info if you were with us on Whidbey). Regarding the closing circle of PoP

The Practice of Peace in Seattle

2003-11-20 Thread Harrison Owen
115 people from 20 countries joined together in Open Space to explore The Practice of Peace. It was deep, rich, and frankly overwhelming. You might say shock and awe. The fact that a number of the participants came from and/or work in the hotspots of the world, such as the Middle East, Kashmir, Col

Re: OS and Funding

2003-11-20 Thread Chris Corrigan
Don: Excellent story there...really top rate. I did something similar last year with a bunch of inner city Aboriginal youth in Winnipeg, Canada. The OST was sponsored by an urban youth council that actually hands out nearly a million dollars in funding every year, most of it through a traditiona

Re: OS and elder care

2003-11-20 Thread Joelle Lyons Everett
If you have stories of Open Space and elder care, please add my friend and colleague Nancy Walton-House to the mailing list I posted earlier: n_waltonho...@msn.com. Thanks, Joelle * * == osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu --

OS and Funding

2003-11-20 Thread Don Ferretti
I thought that maybe someone on this list might be interested in the attached short story that captures how a small California foundation used a combination of Open Space and methods from the Institute for Cultural Affairs to allocate its funds. http://placer.networkofcare.org * * =

SV: OST meeting about "Creating balance at work and in life"

2003-11-20 Thread Thomas Herrmann
Dear Chris and Joelle I agree the conference was successful and the sponsors are really happy about how it all went. Neither me or they felt any big worry when no one stepped up to take an issue further. I made it clear that this was an opportunity if someone had a passion to work on with others, i

misunderstandings (was Re: help, please)

2003-11-20 Thread Ashley Cooper
Julie, Thank you for letting us all join in on your learning process. "my concern is almost always about relationships. I find myself wanting to support efforts to communicate more effectively, to help people transcend the misunderstandings that are impeding their understanding of each other." T