Re: Advanced Butterfly Behavior

On 8/15/06, Tree Fitzpatrick wrote: I recently attended the National Conference on Dialogue and Deliberation. Today, in my mailbox, I was invited to give feedback about the conference. To my puzzlement, I learned, in the survey questions, that many people reported that this conference, NCDD, wa

Re: Open Space for small groups

Thank you all so much for your thoughtful comments! I'm hearing two major points -- 1. A small group may be more likely to stay together instead of splitting into separate parallel sessions, but the structure of the Open Space is the same as for a larger group, with the same opportunity/"permiss

Re: new os video

I agree. It is defintely cool!! if we only had the same shots from overhead it would fulfill a dream I have long held. Self-ogranzation in action with all the strange attractors and swirles/chaos/side eddies. Wonderful! ho Harrison Owen 7808 River Falls Dr. Potomac, MD 20854 USA 301-365-2093

Re: Advanced Butterfly Behavior

Re: Advanced Butterfly BehaviorPeggy -- Just fly! Sometimes we need a perch to fly from -- but no matter. It is all about flight. It is kind of like good education. Always start from where the student is. Where you reach to is the question. So my vision for (in) Open Space is that we all fly tog

new os video

hi all, i've just blogged a bit of time-lapse video, a day of os in 30 seconds. the facilitator was johnnie moore, of london. the location was the BBC. check it out at http://www.openspaceworld.org/news/2006/08/15/time-lapse-open-space/ i love it when something totally new pops up! michael

Re: Advanced Butterfly Behavior

Re: Advanced Butterfly BehaviorMark -- I will match you Butterfly to Butterfly. And I win, if only because I have been doing it longer, at least in an Open Space environment. I have often thought that the only reason I didn't jettison OS after the first (successful) run was that it felt so good

Re: Open Space - Cambodia - Street Children - Version 2 suitably inserted - long(ish)

Nigel, Like John, I'm posting and forwarding your story, like a drink of pure cold water on a lng hot hot day. Please keep us posted as the work unfolds. Blessings, Chris Chris Weaver Springbranch, Inc. Asheville, North Carolina USA ch...@springbranch.us http

Re: Advanced Butterfly Behavior

Re: Advanced Butterfly BehaviorFascinating... I was right with Harrison & Tree, recalling my own experience so many humans have had on the playground of life when you see a group of "kids" playing and talking and you feel the exclusive energy of their group and know you weren't invited...and that

Re: Advanced Butterfly Behavior

Re: Advanced Butterfly BehaviorThere is something I'm trying to get at and still grappling with how to say it. It has something to do with what you said, Harrison: > Actually I would see "butterfly-ness" as the essence of Open Space and all > the rest as > a practical accommodation to the nee

Re: Open Space - Cambodia - Street Children - Version 2 suitably inserted - long(ish)

Dear Nigel, Peggy and Romy, I am also very inspired by your examples. I had been thinking for long time but now, i am encouraged to take action and prepare a similar project here, in Istanbul. Peggy, would it be possible to hear more about what happened after this meeting in Columbi

Re: Advanced Butterfly Behavior

Once again, I have to weigh in and thank one of our masters, HO. Yes, yes, yes, the butterfly is the essence of OS and any butterfly behavior resides fully within this thing we call OS. More and more (lately I have felt completely out of control) I am quite conscious of BEING a butterfly in eac

Re: Advanced Butterfly Behavior

Hi H (Harrison) and Peggy. Hmm . . . There is an element here for me that is implied in Peggy's piece and your response to it that I would like to explore . . . The "butterfly" phenomena in OST has been widely acknowledged by you and others. As a dedicated "butterfly" myself, I find tha

Re: Open Space - Cambodia - Street Children - Version 2 suitably inserted - long(ish)

Dear Nigel, Father Brian and all in this roadshow of street children... Thank you for this true inspiration. And Peggy for yours in Columbia too It reminds me yet again of why I personally do this work and what calls me ­ so thank you. My heart is deeply moved. My personal most treasured pie

Re: Advanced Butterfly Behavior

I am not sure that I would see such occurrences as "advanced butterfly behavior. Narrow minded and shortsighted come to mind. Folks will do what they will do -- and whatever happens is the only thing that could have. . . but I really think that the conveners of such groups are short-changing the

Re: Advanced Butterfly Behavior

Hi Harrison. Ah, it is fine to breath the fresh air you so often bring to this list. I was at both of the multi-day OS events that Peggy has referenced (I believe she incorrectly dated the 'culturally mature' session to April when, in fact, it took place in May). At both events, I was not invit

Re: Open Space - Cambodia - Street Children - Version 2 suitably inserted - long(ish)

Dear Nigel, How inspiring indeed! I've just posted your story on the listserv reseauforumouv...@yahoogroups.com, which has about 150 people on it, primarily Haitians but expats too who are either using or interested in using open space. thank you again! john > > - Original Message -