Invite to reflective practice on open and closed language in facilitation

Dear All, Viv Mcwaters and I would like to invite you to participate in a three-month reflective practice we are running on the language of facilitation. This reflective practice is designed to help you to become more mindful of your facilitation practice as well as providing an opportunity

Re: Keepin' Busy

Harrison, I'm also interested in the history of leadership school for non-profit sector can you include me on the list of participants to whom you will tell it, please best wishes elena marchuk from the -40C Novosibirsk, Russia - Original Message - From: "Glory Ressler" To: Sent: Tu

Re: OSONOS Hither and Yon (a little on the long side)

Thanks, Harrison and colleagues! Whats about ... THE ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL OSONOS / year (No.) plus .. (if folks are organizing it) OSONOS continent / year OSONOS country / year OSONOS community / year OSONOS town / year OSONOS-ONLINE´s OSONOS wikis / blogs For me, the ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL is

Re: OSONOS Hither and Yon (a little on the long side)

"I plead for keep the flag very high for THE ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL OSONOS, and of course to enable as much as possible other OSONOS´s local and around the globe. Warmly, Gabriela" I can not keep the flag that high for now, but i agree that more exchanges among cultures are needed, diversity is

Re: OSONOS Hither and Yon (a little on the long side)

"Gosh, now I hope I'm not the only OSonOS challenged among us... lol" Glory- i guess we are all challenged in one way or other. I try to use these new tools such as " affirmation ". I say " yes!!!, possible" believing that life will do whatever it can do. At the end, "Whatever will happen wil

Re: Keepin' Busy

Elena -- The person you need to talk to is Glory Ressler She did the work. Harrison Harrison Owen 7808 River Falls Drive Potomac, Maryland   20854 Phone 301-365-2093 Skype hhowen Open Space Training www.openspaceworld.com Open Space Institute www.openspaceworld.org Personal website www.ho-ima

Re: OSONOS Hither and Yon (a little on the long side)

Thank you Funda - for your support. Glory - Original Message - From: "Funda Oral" To: Sent: Wednesday, January 25, 2006 4:55 AM Subject: Re: OSONOS Hither and Yon (a little on the long side) "Gosh, now I hope I'm not the only OSonOS challenged among us... lol" Glory- i guess we ar

Re: OSONOS Hither and Yon (a little on the long side)

I am hoping that we can accommodate both international exchange and local events that electronically linked internationally. I saw pictures of Istanbul's snowy weather on the news, Funda, and thought of you! Enjoy - we're all about that wintery snow in Canada :-) although it's been unseasonabl

Re: Keepin' Busy

Elena: Are you referring to the leadership school I referenced? If so, let me know what you'd like to know and I'll send along - off-list :-) Glory - Original Message - From: "Elena A. Marchuk" To: Sent: Tuesday, January 24, 2006 11:17 PM Subject: Re: Keepin' Busy Harrison, I'm a

Re: OSONOS Hither and Yon (a little on the long side)

Gabriela -- I totally agree INTERNATIONAL is most important. But then every OSONOS should be international, and for sure if we actually gather in Maine, you are invited!!! Great place, real treasure chest of bays and islands. I guess what I have been thinking is that since there are now more of us

Healthy Communities (was Keepin' Busy)

Gloria, I'm interested too, in what you've written about below, if you don't mind including me in your off-line information sharing. I coordinate a "healthy community coalition" in a 4-town region in Maine, and work on state level HCC processes, so I would like to know more about the Canadian

Re: OSONOS Hither and Yon (a little on the long side)

Dear Harrison, No question, I agree: Each OSONOS, should be open for participants from all over the world, also the smallest local OSONOS. And I agree too, that there can be hundreds or thousands OSONOS´s gatherings .. small and large ones .. at the same time or / and spread over the year ...

Re: Healthy Communities (was Keepin' Busy)

Gloria for sure -- don't hide your light under a basket, or off line either. I am sure there are lots of other folks who would like to know. If the material is humongous, a URL will do. Harrison Harrison Owen 7808 River Falls Drive Potomac, Maryland   20854 Phone 301-365-2093 Skype hhowen Open Sp

Re: OSONOS Hither and Yon (a little on the long side)

Gabriela said: "Please help me to understand your point of view better. Do you mean the "old tradition" of having one MAIN INTERNATIONAL OSONOS (No.XY) per year (like last year in Halifax and this year in Moscow) is not any more so important for you, because the number of OST people increases and i

Re: IOA in Istanbul

Dear Funda: Thanks for your consideration. For me it would be an honor to participate in what looks like a “magnus eventum”. You know that my presence depends on the balance between my “karma” and my “dharma”. I will be focused on my pro- active center for making it possible. Please tell me whate

Re: IOA in Istanbul

Dear Juan, I have read your previous e-mail and this one. Actually today, this is the third time i am sitting in front of my computer but i spend time writing some other mails and get too tired to write you as i want . Tomorrow i hope i can make some space for that. But you know "women"::))...

OSONOS

Glad to hear you are working with AU/NTL Masters in OD program. I graduated from the program in 1994? I am glad you and others are creating more opportunties for "OSNONOSES". I would love to come to Maine. I won't be in Moscow either. Audrey Facilitating Individual and Organizationa

Preis gewonnen!

Liebe Leute, kaum den Preis angekündigt und schon gewonnen! Zwei neue kamen 2 Minuten getrennt voneinander an, als 100. und 101. Eintragung in den deutschen Teil der Weltkarte. Die kriegen beide den gleichen Preis und sind somit zu dem Essen beim Italiener eingeladen...in illustrer Gesellschaft.

SV: OSONOS Hither and Yon (a little on the long side)

I hope the same – that we can do both international and local events – face to face:-). And I do hope that they will not compete with each other i.e. so that we don’t prioritize the international OSonOS’s. For me it is SO important to be able to see, meet and talk to you - whoever comes :-) - and g

Looking for an email address

Dear colleagues, trying to write a note to Jean De La Durantaye from Canada who just included herself in the world map, the mails are returned as undeliverable. Anyone have a working email for her? Just send a note directly to me at mmpa...@boscop.de thanks and Greetings from Berlin mmp * * =

Action marketplace

In my continuing quest to find ways to support action coming out of OST events, I put together a little thought for a client today which I thought I'd share with you folks... The conference we are doing is two days of talk and networking on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome. A couple of hundred people will

Re: Action marketplace

Love it! Thanks Chris. -- Karen Sella Managing Partner www.luminacoaching.com 206.780.2998 lumina fr. L., light, air, opening -Original Message- From: OSLIST [mailto:osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu] On Behalf Of Chris Corrigan Sent: Wedne

Re: SV: The Pros and Cons of OST? (plus use of the word 'technology')

> In my profession of urban planning, I sometimes have trouble introducing ³Open > Space Technology² because ³open space² is a technical term for space that has > not been developed (does not have buildings on it‹parks, farms, etc.), and on > top of that, the word is associated with a certain kind

Re: OSONOS Hither and Yon (a little on the long side)

From: Tracy Boyer, Envision Halifax [mailto:tbo...@ns.sympatico.ca] Sent: Wednesday, January 25, 2006 2:47 PM To: 'Harrison Owen' Subject: Re: OSONOS Hither and Yon (a little on the long side) Harrison, I tried to send this to the list but it didn't seem to work. I don't need it to go there, just

IOA in Istanbul

Dear Funda, Looks great to me. I will love to take part in it and spread the word around here. Best wishes, Carol - Original Message - From: Funda Oral To: osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu Sent: Saturday, January 21, 2006 6:39 PM Subject: IOA in Istanbul Now the second ch

Re: Action marketplace

Yup, Chris, this is very creative and much appreciated! Thanks for sharing it with us. Getting to concrete and specific action was something my last group wanted more of. and this will help! Nancy _ From: OSLIST [mailto:osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu] On Behalf Of Chris Corrigan S

SV: OSONOS Hither and Yon (a little on the long side)

Dear friends in whatever space Lots of great ideas as usual, especially my almost-neighbour, Eva (in good company with many others), about the importance of our coming together in person once a year. The Scandinavian OSonOS´s we have spaced for Scandinavian springtime - April, May or June so far. I

Re: IOA in Istanbul

I know, I know... Good dreams Funda. -Mensaje original- De: OSLIST [mailto:osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu]En nombre de Funda Oral Enviado el: Wednesday, January 25, 2006 4:12 PM Para: osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu Asunto: Re: IOA in Istanbul Dear Juan, I have read your previous e-mail

Re: Action marketplace

Nancy McPhee: are you ready for the new movie "Nanny McPhee" which is opening this week in Seattle?! Sorry to distract the list but gosh, this could be big for you, Nancy. On 1/25/06, Thomas Herrmann wrote: > > Dear Chris > Thanks for sharing your thoughts. I´ve used a similair approach on occa

Re: IOA in Istanbul

Wow. I am feeling deeply called to the IOA in Istanbul. Please keep me in the loop. * * == osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu -- To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of osl...@listserv.bo

Re: OSONOS

I am sending this community a warm, loving embrace as I invite all of us to be careful about declaring our intentions about OSonOS in Moscow this year. I invite us to talk about what additional OSonOS gatherings we would like to attend without stating our personal intention to not be in Moscow. I

Leadership School for Non-Profit Sector indo

Hi to all: Elena - you should be able to find many articles and resources on non-profit leadership at all the links below! Good luck and let me know if I can help further... Diane - I'll address your coalition related inquiry in a separate email. Harrison - thanks for the reminder not to hide m

Re: Action marketplace

Yikes, a movie??? I know there is a book out there by someone with the same name (darn, not my book unfortunately) and now... a movie? This may be worth a trip to Seattle!! Thanks for the head's up - my moment could be nigh! -Original Message- From: OSLIST [mailto:os

Re: Action marketplace

Chris: Brilliant! It feels, to me, like it was directly channelled from open space itself... :-) Now I'm wondering... when / where might I try this too? Thanks, Glory - Original Message - From: Chris Corrigan To: osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu Sent: Wednesday, January 25, 2006

Re: Action marketplace

Thomas: Thanks for adding the logistical pieces to Chris' sharing for me! Glory - Original Message - From: Thomas Herrmann To: osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu Sent: Wednesday, January 25, 2006 6:14 PM Subject: SV: Action marketplace Dear Chris Thanks for sharing your thoug

Re: Healthy Communities (was Keepin' Busy)

Dear Diane and all: I am attempting to re-connect and follow-up with the northern folks mentioned in the paper (coalition builders)... I will advise / connect as soon as I'm able. I agree with the regional coalition building challenges you (Diane) cite below That has been my experience as

Re: Action marketplace

Chris, Thomas-- I really like the idea of providing for an easy, low-key (non-intimidating) way to invite and record the smaller action steps like a further conversation or producing a document, as well as the major initiatives that come out of an OS event. These small actions can keep the co