Update on OSonOS Haiti

2006-07-11 Thread Peggy Holman
From John Engle - Original Message - From: "John Engle" To: Sent: Tuesday, July 11, 2006 5:39 AM Subject: post update on OSonOS Haiti? could i bother you to post this for me on OS list? The 5th Annual Haiti Regional OSonOS--June 22-25--convened 70 people: teachers, commu

Re: question on residential OS

2006-07-11 Thread Christine Whitney Sanchez
Marty, I would opt for Evening News before supper and fully open space in the evenings. This was reconfirmed for me at a recent 1.5 day OS event I facilitated for a national association. Day One was a very high energy and productive day. Then they all went off to a Major League Baseball game on

Re: OST for religious communities

2006-07-11 Thread Christine Whitney Sanchez
Hi Ray, Several years ago I worked with a large Episcopal Church on a renewal project. We began with an Appreciative Inquiry with the congregation and surrounding community. The Design Team shared the results with the congregation and then used that energy and info as spiritual food for thought

Re: question on residential OS

2006-07-11 Thread Zelle Nelson
Hi Marty, I agree with Tree - hold to a morning opening and an evening news and the rest will self organize itself. My experience with residential OS was hosting a group of 70-80 people who did not know each other, or us, held at a camp, which had many activities available during the day

Open Jerusalem: Cornerstone for World Peace - My / Our contribution

2006-07-11 Thread Michael M Pannwitz
Dear Filiz and you others, I was involved in it as the facilitator together with Yaari, Anna,Dominik and Vera (essentially the same team we had at the meeting of 200+ Imams and Rabbis earlier this year in Sevilla, you can see all of them in the open space world map). The conference started Sund

Open Space Learning Workshop - December 6-8, 2006 - San Francisco

2006-07-11 Thread Lisa Heft
Hello dear colleagues, and thank you in advance for sharing this information with your various colleagues, networks and communities. Folks who may be interested in this might include educators, businesspeople, activists, community leaders, peace-builders, students, coaches, consultants, and tho

Re: OST for religious communities

2006-07-11 Thread Lisa Heft
Hi, Ray (and hello, dear Brendan) Ray wrote: Ray - I have opened space for Catholics, Episcopalians and various other faith communities. I find that faith communities enjoy and benefit from Open Space just as much as anyone else - it's a good fit, even in religious organizations where th

ILT: Ring of Power

2006-07-11 Thread Filiz Telek
Apparently there was another "open space" for middle east peace..anyone was involved in it? Filiz Telek Buğday Derneği www.bugday.org tel: +90 212 252 52 55 It's up to us to break the spell that steals the colors from the world and leaves it lifeless- it was our spell, we can break it. Will A

Re: question on residential OS

2006-07-11 Thread Lisa Heft
Hi, Marty and all - Marty was asking about whether to hold evening activities or sessions in a multi-day, everyone-stays-there (residential) OS event. I echo a lot of what Tree and Zelle have shared. I will add a few thoughts: As there are several days to be in sessions, I would d

Open Space for Sainthood (or its healing power)

2006-07-11 Thread Larry Peterson
Dear folks. I have this problem, which is learning how to say no to interesting work. Some of that work is "not" open space but guided large group processes. Like work related to developing a new health care infrastructure with more engagement of the public. Some may remember the 14 OST eve

Re: Open Space for Sainthood (or its healing power)

2006-07-11 Thread Wendy Farmer-O'Neil
Dear Larry, Having been cursed...i mean blessed...with the title and irresponsibilities of High Dupess of the Church of St. Murphy the Divine, I am pleased to be able to assist with your suggestion. At a meeting with the Trihumvirate of St. Murphy Himself (held in the most spacious interior of my

Re: community

2006-07-11 Thread Nancy Walton-House
Hi Scott, I wanted to check in with you because I am a SU Sociology 1964 graduate. I also was the Director of Extension Education and Training and later the Chair of the Human Resources Certificate Program at SU 1978-1982. >From one SU student to another, good luck on your thesis. We certainly ne

Re: community

2006-07-11 Thread Nancy McPhee
Scott, you might find the work of Robin Dunbar interesting – he wrote Grooming, Gossip and the evolution of Language. Also the article that Keith Hanna wrote is about two communities in the Pacific Northwest. He had some great references you could check out too! N _ From: OSLIST [m

Re: community

2006-07-11 Thread Scott Willard
Nancy, You're right on track with my purpose. I am working this summer on my graduate thesis paper (Seattle U.). The topic Community: The theory and practice of developing community. So your reference list is excellent. Most appreciated. Nancy McPhee wrote: v\:* {behavior:url(#d

Re: community

2006-07-11 Thread Nancy McPhee
Hi Scott – I just finished my thesis on community conversation and used Open Space as my research tool. I too had a hard time figuring out what community was exactly and found lots of different meanings for the word depending on your situation. I have skimmed my reference list and found some of the

question on residential OS

2006-07-11 Thread Marty Boroson
Hello all I am planning an OS for a conference that will involve about 80 people staying a beautiful hotel in the country for 3.5 days. Day 1 will probably be lectures and workshops. Days 2 - 4 will be an Open Space, and we will probably opt to have one theme or question for this entire peri

Re: question on residential OS

2006-07-11 Thread Tree Fitzpatrick
Hi Marty. Thank you for your question. It gives me an opportunity to trill, to tell you the few things I know about residential open spaces. I am going to have some fun this morning and I thank you. I also warn you that my note might be long but I am a good writer and it will probably be fun t

Re: community

2006-07-11 Thread John Rapp
And where you can find it - For Real? (e.g., The Farm, Bear Creek, JM Talbot's secular monastery, etc.) -Original Message- From: OSLIST on behalf of Scott Willard Sent: Mon 7/10/2006 9:28 AM To: osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu Subject: community I have read a lot of e-mails about "comm