200th open space and Champagne

2004-11-27 Thread Pannwitz, Michael M
Dear colleagues, in Berlin tomorrow, Sunday, December 28? Yes? Well, join us in the celebration of the 200th open space event that was facilitated by members of the berlin open space cooperative (boscop). 3:45 pm at Hardenbergstr.34 very close to the train station "Zoo" (Zoologischer Garten) in the

Re: Givens -- Again : law and butterflies

2004-11-27 Thread Pannwitz, Michael M
every now and then or actually pretty often well in fact most of the time I get pretty excited about os and stuff and then I forget to sleep take a look at the watch and realize, gads, its three in the morning and I got to take Sabine to school at 7 thats what I meant with sleepless mmp --Origina

Re: that word again...serendipity and the water cooler

2004-11-27 Thread EVERETT813
Comments on the 'water cooler' phenomenon: Steelcase (major office furniture manufacturer in the United States---does beautiful wood furniture, too) has an R&D building which I recall being in Grand Rapids, Michigan (I could be wrong on that). This building is a pyramid (4 sided) of about six fl

Re: 200th open space and Champagne

2004-11-27 Thread Joelle Lyons Everett
A champagne toast to all of you--the space opening in the world from 200 OS events is mind-boggling! Hope the future is more and more open. Joelle * * == osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu -- To subscribe, unsu

Re: givens

2004-11-27 Thread Lucas Gonzalez
So it's "2 steps before OS", right? - accept/recognise the power of informal organization - ask if they want that power - go ahead with theme etc Sure looks easy. :-? Lucas --- Jack Ricchiuto escribió: > It is the recognition that the > watercooler of serendipity - the informal organization -

SV: that word again...

2004-11-27 Thread Eva P Svensson
Thank you all! Now I do not only now what the word means - I also know how to use Goggle for this sort of things! (Never thought of that option!) This list is really what I use to tell people - this is a living example of a learning organization that so many management gurus have written about an

Re: that word again...

2004-11-27 Thread Jim Metcalf
Eva, The word "serendipity" was coined by Horace Walpole in reflection on a fairy tale called "The Three Princes of Serendip". You can read much more about it on this link: http://livingheritage.org/three_princes.htm If you trouble yourself to go there, serendipity will be yours. Peace and joy on y

FW: that word again...

2004-11-27 Thread Harrison Owen
Thanks Jack for new learning. I didn't know that you could get Google to do definitions. Its wonderful -- and the whole list (while not a good as the one you picked out is quite interesting. Faculty of making discoveries by accident. Serendipity has been recently used in connection with Internet,

Re: FW: that word again... and LO's

2004-11-27 Thread Artur Silva
--- Harrison Owen wrote: > Thanks Jack for new learning. I didn't know that you > could get Google to do > definitions. Seredentipious learning, wasn't it? > Faculty of making discoveries by accident. > Serendipity has been recently > used in connection with Internet, since the large > quantity

Re: Givens -- Again : law and butterflies

2004-11-27 Thread Pannwitz, Michael M
Since I have made a break a "formal" part of the os-events I facilitate (if the sponsor opens the space at 9 am the gathering begins at 8:30 with a break and the buffet with coffee and juices and fruit all set up at 8:30) people are very much present when they sit in the circle at 9:00. It appears

Re: Givens   -- Again : law and  butterflies

2004-11-27 Thread Joelle Lyons Everett
Michael-- I agree with you about having a break before the meeting. When the client agrees to that, and when people come a few minutes early, you are absolutely right--people are more fully present and we can just begin. Why sleepless? Joelle * *