Re: [OSList] Hosting the next OSonOSinOZ 2016 -- Melbourne -- Friday 9th December

2016-08-10 Thread Michael M Pannwitz via OSList
Dear Andrew, wish I could join, know you will productively enjoy yourself! "Whoever comes are the right people" has a different meaning for me than "whoever comes is the right people" . In "Whoever comes are the right people" the focus is on each one that comes In "Whoever comes is the right

[OSList] NOSonOS 2016

2016-08-10 Thread Eva P Svensson via OSList
Hi all, just a quick note to tell that another OSonOS is in it’s way - namely the NOSonOS aka Nordisk Open Space on Open Space :-) This time with participants from Island, Norway, Denmark, Sweden and the Netherlands, so it’s going to be an international NOSonOS :-) If any of you have the opportu

Re: [OSList] NOSonOS 2016

2016-08-10 Thread Gail West via OSList
Sounds wonderful - I still have lovely Gothenburg in my mind's eye from my visit with you many years ago! I will be with you in spirit😉 Say a little about how you will proceed with the story-telling, please. Enjoy. Gail On Wed, Aug 10, 2016 at 5:09 PM, Eva P Svensson via OSList < oslist@lists.

Re: [OSList] NOSonOS 2016

2016-08-10 Thread Eva P Svensson via OSList
Hi Gail, Me too have wonderful memories of you spending some time with us in Gustavs room and exploring Gothenburg. Can you imagine - next week he will move to Linköping to start his study at the University - where did those years go I wonder ! Thomas will come back and tell more about the stor

Re: [OSList] NOSonOS 2016

2016-08-10 Thread Thomas Herrmann via OSList
Dear Gail, dear OS-listers Upon your request, a little more info. Our gathering will start with a circle on Thursday afternoon/evening at a lake by the venue. We will invite participants to share stories from the past and present – sads, glads and mads - connected to Open Space Technology. I pl

Re: [OSList] NOSonOS 2016

2016-08-10 Thread Michelle Copper via OSList
Wish I could join you. I too have fond memories of Being in the area. Wishing you wonderful conversations and collaboration. Michelle Michelle Cooper Leadership Partner -Courage Group International Sent from my iPhone > On Aug 10, 2016, at 5:58 AM, Thomas Herrmann via OSList > wrote: > > De

[OSList] a substantial difference

2016-08-10 Thread Birgitt Williams via OSList
Harrison...one of the aspects of you that I love is that when you participate, you engage. I witness many people participating and appearing engaged. And yet upon probing after a participatory meeting, engagement was not sufficient to create follow on action. I feel that this distinction between h

Re: [OSList] a substantial difference

2016-08-10 Thread Eva P Svensson via OSList
Hi Birgitt and al, great distinction, I so often experience that there are great engagement in an Open Space Technology meeting and also in the follow up meeting afterwards but when it comes to action planning people suddenly start to look down, the voices becomes more silent etc and it’s diffic

Re: [OSList] a substantial difference

2016-08-10 Thread Harold Shinsato via OSList
Thanks Birgitt, Harrison, Eva for this question! Engagement is considered very valuable. There's been an annual gallup poll around U.S. employee engagement levels, and the latest one shows it's only 32%. They're participating as employees, but they're not really showing up. http://www.gallup.

Re: [OSList] a substantial difference

2016-08-10 Thread Harrison Owen via OSList
Participation without engagement is like… Well you can fill in the blank. ho Winter Address 7808 River Falls Dr. Potomac, MD 20854 301-365-2093 Summer Address 189 Beaucauire Ave Camden, ME 04843 207 763-3261 Websites www.openspaceworld.com www.ho-image.com From: OS

Re: [OSList] NOSonOS 2016

2016-08-10 Thread Gail West via OSList
Thanks, Thomas and Eva and all joining in, Have a great time! Gail On Wed, Aug 10, 2016 at 5:58 PM, Thomas Herrmann < tho...@openspaceconsulting.com> wrote: > Dear Gail, dear OS-listers > > Upon your request, a little more info. Our gathering will start with a > circle on Thursday afternoon/eve