Responsibilty, boundaries and tall poppies

2004-04-14 Thread Mike Copeland
I was walking my dog this morning around the wild forested inlet across from where I live and this thought struck me: "I respect that I have boundaries and I respect the boundaries of others." These are words I often repeat to myself in life; especially when I come across people who guard their b

Re: Practice of Peace / Chicago / June 7-9

2004-04-14 Thread Michael Herman
thanks again, tova... i have to give credit to our friends harrison and judi richardson, too. a cumulative sort of document! little bit here and little bit there, mostly me learning and them contributing... averbuch wrote: Michael, This is a peace of art, a melody to my ears, I will sad it

OST in Banking

2004-04-14 Thread Mick Walsh
Hello all, A friend of mine who has attended an OS session I held last year is keen to use OS in-house. Her challenge is that her employer is one of Australia's largest banks and the key decision makers are said to be conservative. As such, they may not be readily open to consider OS. Unfortunat

Re: OST in Banking

2004-04-14 Thread Larry Peterson
Mick: Harrison and I have led OST events at the Bank of Montreal – I’ve written and published an article about its use there. BMO has an internal consultant who has led most of their OST events – and there have been many. Most divisions have used OST. I think they are now using more Conversati

Re: Practice of Peace / Chicago / June 7-9

2004-04-14 Thread averbuch
Maybe that's why it sounds like harmony Best wishes to the three of you tova Tova Averbuch טובה אורבוך 34 Rabinovitz St. רחוב רבינוביץ 34 Holon58672 חולון Israel 972-3-5523476 averb...@post.tau.ac.il -Original Message- From: O

Fw: OST in Banking

2004-04-14 Thread Meg Salter
Message - Original Message - From: Meg Salter To: m...@southbankmc.com.au Sent: Wednesday, April 14, 2004 12:56 PM Subject: Re: OST in Banking Hi Mick I have successfully used OST with a number of groups of the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, and I know that others have used it e

Re: magic can be messy

2004-04-14 Thread Michael Herman
raffi, thanks for this reporting. a couple of thoughts... you mention that the first evening was very powerful. the only time i've ever been part of an evening-before storytelling circle time was as a participant. my sense is that the stories were fantastic and the opening and first day were f

Re: magic can be messy

2004-04-14 Thread Joelle Lyons Everett
Raffi-- I've not tried using storytelling as a prelude to OS. For some other types of meetings it seems useful; for Open Space I usually would like the stories in the OS itself, because they carry a lot of emotional energy that helps to bond a group together and gives some momentum toward action