Thoughts on Self Organizing

2005-05-30 Thread Douglas D. Germann, Sr.
Cheryl-- Yes, please go deeper. No need to send the powerpoint for me--I would not be able to open it. If you have it in plain text, that would be great. Thanks, Cheryl. :-Doug. Germann Seeking people making community change. * *

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2005-05-30 Thread Masud Sheikh
I am sitting at my desk drinking red wine, and eating wasabi nuts (got them from Toronto Chinatown). Anyone who thinks that Pakistani cuisine (also called 'Indian", even though the original "Indians" did not eat meat. The barbecue stuff that you guys like, only came to India after the Mughals invad

Re: Only "so long" (Long)

2005-05-30 Thread Harrison Owen
Only "so long" (Long)Bon Voyage -- and you know there are a whole mess of folks out there who will welcome you. And Thank God - no more nasty limericks for the moment! ho Harrison Owen 7808 River Falls Dr. Potomac, MD 20854 USA 301-365-2093 207-763-3261 (summer) website www.openspaceworld.co

Re: Only "so long" (Long)

2005-05-30 Thread Cheryl Honey
Only "so long" (Long)Ralph...be well and I look forward to hearing about the insights you receive from your mighty journey. I've trained many Good Neighbors and Family Advocates across the country and if you want to find safe harbor with people willing to open their homes to traveling souls, le

Re: Only "so long"  (Long)

2005-05-30 Thread Joelle Lyons Everett
Happy Birthday, Ralph--and congratulations for opening space for the ride of a lifetime! Knowing you, I predict that you will find deep community in many places across this land. Have a wonderful time--and be prepared to bring us a trip report! Love, Joelle P.S. I'm going to be reading your

Re: Only "so long" (Long)

2005-05-30 Thread Brenda Kaulback
Ralph - Bon voyage. Rosemary and I will think of you on your journey and be waiting to hear the news from the many communities that we are sure you will find - you wizard you! Brenda * * == osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu

Re: Only "so long" (Long)

2005-05-30 Thread Chris Corrigan
Ralph: I was reflecting the other day that what is alive in me as a consultant is the communities I work with, the First Nations and Aboriginal communities around British Columbia here. And although I am from Ontario, and Ojibway is my ancestry, I am a part of the larger Aboriginal community ou

Craig

2005-05-30 Thread Craig Gilliam
Harrison and all: I am preparing to do an OS with a group of about 125. It is a three day experience. The second day, in the afternoon, the group wants to have fee time for golf, reading, whatever people want to do. Then, we will come back that evening for evening news. My questions are simpl

Re: The World Cafe meets Open Space

2005-05-30 Thread chris macrae
Thanks Peggy this is a glorious write-up Chris macrae -Original Message- From: OSLIST [mailto:osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu] On Behalf Of Peggy Holman Sent: 30 May 2005 07:05 To: osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu Subject: The World Cafe meets Open Space You've seen Tom Atlee's description o

Attachments on the OSLIST

2005-05-30 Thread Chris Corrigan
Just a piece of housekeeping... You cannot send attachments to the OSLIST. This change was made a little while ago to prevent viruses and other malicious files being sent to the list. Also, many of us only use dialup access and downloading large attachments is time consuming and can be expensiv

Re: Collaborative Practices

2005-05-30 Thread Cheryl Honey
My Outlook Express removed the attachments. Could you send them embedded in an email please? Thanks, Cheryl Honey Community Weaver 206.240.2241 - Original Message - From: "Murli Nagasundaram" To: Sent: Friday, May 27, 2005 8:44 AM Subject: Fwd: Collaborative Practices > Murli Nagasunda

Re: Thoughts on Self Organizing

2005-05-30 Thread Cheryl Honey
Forgive delay in response but I just returned from a 4-day Neighborhoods USA conference in Sacramento, CA. Transformative Community Building implies changing the way people relate to one another and to systems in a community resulting in changing the way a community functions. The Family Support

Only "so long" (Long)

2005-05-30 Thread Ralph Copleman
Hi, In about two weeks, I'll be heading off for a summer-long trip that will essentially keep me off the internet. In an effort to prevent out-of-office e-mail inbox build-up, I will soon unsubscribe to all listserves, including this one, and I'll re-subscribe in September. I've been following t

Re: The World Cafe meets Open Space / Freedom Schock

2005-05-30 Thread Alan Klein
Harrison, Your story of Freedom Shock among senior health care scholars reminds me of a couple of incidents from my own experience with the other end of the age spectrum. Also about 30 years ago (what was in the water then?), I had my first experience as a first year teacher observing FS among hi

Re: The World Cafe meets Open Space / Freedom Schock

2005-05-30 Thread Harrison Owen
Thanks Peggy -- as usual you are lucid and on target. You got me thinking about Freedom Shock. I suspect we all experience it -- but for some it becomes an immobilizing experience. I first noticed FS some 30 years ago (Oh my God!) when I designed and "ran" a program for senior health care profes

Re: Only "so long" (Long)

2005-05-30 Thread Masud Sheikh
Ralph Copleman wrote: > On some level, though, I think my trip will be about a search for > community in America, this troubled, deeply divided, seductive Gargantua > of a country I love, and which has broken my heart so often of late. Ralph, Thank you for this personal and moving note. 'Breakin

Re: Craig

2005-05-30 Thread Therese Fitzpatrick
I remind you, Craig, that at a three day OS gathering, all the participants are free to go golfing any time they wish. During Spirited Work gatherings, it has been quite common for people to hold sessions with titles like this: "walk on the beach at 2 pm". . . people meet at 2 pm, organize cars an