Highlights: First OS on OS in French

2007-09-24 Thread Marquis Bureau
Greetings -The First OS on OS in French was held on September 14, 15, and 16 2007 in Val-David in the Laurentians, near Montréal, Québec, Canada; - 30 participants responded to the invitation; - September 14, on a sunny afternoon sitting by the lake, storytelling took place on the topic of

Re: america speaks

2007-09-24 Thread Michael M Pannwitz
Thanks, Diane for this detailed report. I will use this information that you shared with the people I am meeting with tomorrow. And I will share what we come up with. Greetings from Berlin mmp Diane Brandon wrote: Michael, An America Speaks event was held in Maine, USA a few years ago, to look

america speaks

2007-09-24 Thread Michael M Pannwitz
Dear colleagues in the USA, a couple of people in Berlin are looking into the possibility to start something akin to "America Speaks" in these parts. There will be a small meeting tomorrow...one never knows what will come of it. Looking at the website of America Speaks gives me some information

Open Space-training in Greece

2007-09-24 Thread Thomas Herrmann
Dear friends and colleagues in Open Space ! Please consider joining us for a very special OST-training, November 7-10 in Pelion, a peninsula north-east of Greece, a wild beautiful place. This training is going to be particularly interesting because of its special characteristics: * I

Methods for Strategic Collaboration: Blending Appreciative Inquiry, World Cafe, Open Space Technology & Polarity ManagementT

2007-09-24 Thread Christine Whitney Sanchez
Dear Open Space Friends, I would appreciate you passing the attached flyer along to anyone you know (including you!) who might be interested in a workshop that teaches how to facilitate strategic collaboration through a blend of Appreciative Inquiry, Open Space Technology, World Cafe and Polarit

Re: america speaks

2007-09-24 Thread Diane Brandon
Michael, An America Speaks event was held in Maine, USA a few years ago, to look at health care issues, as part of the development of a state health plan and health insurance programs. I volunteered to be one of the facilitators, partly on my own time, partly with my community coalition coo

Free Teleseminar on Facilitator Archetypes and Fairy tales

2007-09-24 Thread Andrew Rixon
Dear All, Last year many of you participated in a survey exploring an archetype based model for facilitator learning and reflection. We had a great response with over 400! On Wednesday morning (southern hemisphere time) or Tuesday evening (if you're in the northern hemi) we are excited to b

Re: Examples of delegate bodies using something other than Robert's Rules?

2007-09-24 Thread Harrison Owen
I guess my response was kind of cryptic. What I meant to say was that on several occasions (precisely when and where now clouded in the great cloud of unknowing) I worked with large groups that had good luck with doing an Open Space on "their future" and when it came to convergence/action, part of

Re: Examples of delegate bodies using something other than Robert's Rules?

2007-09-24 Thread Harrison Owen
I have never had any problem with Robert's Rules so long as it was understood what they were good for. And that is not decision making. It is the formalization of decisions that have already been made even if the votes have not been counted. Actually the best and most actionable decisions are usua