Re: Butterfly effect

2004-03-22 Thread Pannwitz, Michael M
Dear Doug, when I introduce bumblebees and butterflies I make a point about bumble bees being participants following the law of two feet. Butterflies, on the other hand, are participants that sort of dont really go anywhere, hang out near the coffeepot, seemingly not involved in anything. Systemica

Intellectually unlayered!

2004-03-22 Thread Judi Richardson
I've been working with a management team exploring building their capacity to lead. As they are proceeding the team wondered if they truly had their fingers on the pulse of their staff. They decided to hold an OST for everyone – theme was Issues and Opportunities for a Respectful Workplace. Gener

Re: FW: participant organized Open Space-training, Plan B

2004-03-22 Thread Marei Kiele
"Judi Richardson" wrote: > ... > So -- what was Plan B that brought in so many more participants? Hm, Judi, shall I really give the secret away? Okay, here it comes: The rest of the team didn't feel like working on Plan B and so we decided to just wait a little longer... (as Michael H would s

Re: open space in religious context

2004-03-22 Thread Vona Andrea
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Re: Butterfly effect

2004-03-22 Thread Artur Silva
--- Ashley Cooper wrote: >> i'd say that, like harrison pointed out, they are > also quite related. a > center of inactivity... somebody doing what many may > see as "nothing" or as > minor as the flutter of a butterfly wing, can result > in, as michael > mentioned, severe consequences, lifelong

Re: Butterfly effect

2004-03-22 Thread Ashley Cooper
michael pannwitz wrote: "Your point about a "scientific notion that small changes..etc" is an > entirely different matter" i'd say that, like harrison pointed out, they are also quite related. a center of inactivity... somebody doing what many may see as "nothing" or as minor as the flutter of a b

Re: A Workshop and a New Website

2004-03-22 Thread Lisa
Joelle, you wrote: < And I invite everyone who wishes to take a look at our new, still-under-construction website. www.soundresources.org You may even see a face you recognize on the home page. At this moment, most of the pages focus on workshops and consulting; I'm still working on the Open

Fwd: Looking for C.Schoch and OS video of 900

2004-03-22 Thread Romy Shovelton
Hi Diane thanks for this reminder and Hi Chris when you are found, I'd love to have a copy too And btw when are you coming over to see us again? xx Romy Begin forwarded message: From: Diane Gibeault Date: 18 March 2004 13:33:14 GMT To: osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu Subject: L

Re: Announcement II: 12th International OSonOS Conference, Goa India invites you

2004-03-22 Thread Harrison Owen
Sounds fantastic...we're making plans ho Harrison Owen 7808 River Falls Drive Potomac, Maryland 20845 Phone 301-365-2093 Open Space Training www.openspaceworld.com Open Space Institute www.openspaceworld.org Personal website http://mywebpages.comcast.net/hhowen/index.htm osl...@listserv.boises

Re: Butterfly effect

2004-03-22 Thread Harrison Owen
I think you got it right on the nose. I can't claim that I was thinking of the Butterfly Effect when I identified Butterflies, but certainly they fit the bill. Although sometimes their impact is anything but minor -- but it always seems to come in an offline sort of way introducing random turbulenc

open_space in religious context

2004-03-22 Thread Jaime Pedreros Fitzgerald
I am afraid this message was not delivered due to a mistake I made. Hope it is still on time for Andrea. Jaime Pedreros Fitzgerald wrote:Fecha: Sat, 13 Mar 2004 17:35:24 -0600 (CST) De: Jaime Pedreros Fitzgerald Asunto: Re: open_space A: av...@vipmail.hu Dear Andrea, I am a peruvian economis

Butterfly effect

2004-03-22 Thread Douglas D. Germann, Sr.
Hi-- For some reason the postings on OSlist this morning triggered the idea of "the Butterfly Effect." This is the scientific notion that small changes in initial conditions in say weather, can make huge changes in outcomes. Thus it is said that a butterfly flapping its wings in China today can c

Re: Announcement II: 12th International OSonOS Conference, Goa India invites you

2004-03-22 Thread Pannwitz, Michael M
Dear Malay Biswas, I am happy to announce that I will not be at the OSonOS in Goa! My youngest daughter will give birth to her first child near the Goa event. "If you are in Goa", she said "thats too far away!" Wishing you a wonderful time! Greetings from Berlin mmp On Mon, 22 Mar 2004 08:42:54 +0

Announcement II: 12th International OSonOS Conference, Goa India invites you

2004-03-22 Thread Malay Biswas
Dear ALL, Our India team invite You to the 12th Annual Open Space on Open Space Event from September 26th to 29th, 2004 in GOA -- INDIA at the Fort Aguada Beach Resort of the Taj Group of Hotels. The OSonOS in Goa, will be special in many ways --- It will be a home – coming to the virtual bi