Re: [OSList] An Improbable invitation. A poem about a job.

2021-11-20 Thread Alan Halford via OSList
Fabulous! On 20 Nov 2021, at 8:42 pm, Phelim McDermott via OSList mailto:oslist@lists.openspacetech.org>> wrote: Hello lovely space openers. I wanted to share something. Firstly it’s about a job advert but also about how stuff we do at Improbable has been changed by the practice of

Re: [OSList] Moderator

2021-01-28 Thread Alan Halford via OSList
Mark, I think the answer to all your questions is that the OSList exists to remind us, that all that’s needed for Open Space is to Issue Invitation Form a Circle Create an Agenda Get To Work Nothing more apart from thanking Harold for keeping it functioning Alan Halford & Associates Open

Re: [OSList] Warm Data Labs - Nora Bateson

2020-06-01 Thread Alan Halford via OSList
Well said!! Alan Halford & Associates Open Space Technology Aficionados Mediation and Conflict Transformation Facilitators www.alanhalford.com.au www.conflictcompany.com.au 0421 475 252 skype: alanhalford On 1 Jun 2020,

Re: [OSList] On-line OST platforms

2020-03-12 Thread Alan Halford via OSList
I Like It!! Alan Halford & Associates Open Space Technology Aficionados Mediation and Conflict Transformation Facilitators www.alanhalford.com.au www.conflictcompany.com.au 0421 475 252 skype: alanhalford On 12 Mar

Re: [OSList] Why CERTIFICATION makes sense considering this conversation on Mission, Vision Strategy Plans, etc.

2019-08-18 Thread Alan Halford via OSList
vely Sunday. mmp Am 17.08.2019 um 11:08 schrieb Alan Halford via OSList: > I have a vague and distant memory of seeing/hearing HO saying or being quoted > “ The only training you need for OST is to meditate” > Not sure whether I imagined it, but it was a decisive reason for me to delve

Re: [OSList] Why CERTIFICATION makes sense considering this conversation on Mission, Vision Strategy Plans, etc.

2019-08-17 Thread Alan Halford via OSList
I have a vague and distant memory of seeing/hearing HO saying or being quoted “ The only training you need for OST is to meditate” Not sure whether I imagined it, but it was a decisive reason for me to delve into the world of OST AND it’s still “Issue the invitation, sit in a circle, create an

Re: [OSList] The Triumph of Truth Over Error...Chime in if that's OKAY with YOU? What do you say we raise some SERIOUS money OFFICIALLY training and certifying ALL the GOOD SPIRITS among us mortals to

2019-08-01 Thread Alan Halford via OSList
What’s there to certify, Issue an invitation, sit in a circle, create an agenda, get to work Alan Halford & Associates Open Space Technology Aficionados Mediation and Conflict Transformation Facilitators www.alanhalford.com.au www.conflictcompany.com.au

Re: [OSList] Who Opens the Space?

2019-05-09 Thread Alan Halford via OSList
uzzles and tickles and you want more. I think it is a natural process that continues to be remembered and it is for free. Anybody with a clear head and a good heart can do it and most of us have a clear head and a good heart. Perhaps practically everybody. At times, my wife does wonder about my

Re: [OSList] Who Opens the Space?

2019-05-08 Thread Alan Halford via OSList
It is becoming abundantly clear to me that every time I have the privilege to facilitate an Open Space that the space is already open and my responsibility is to set up the container and hold the space for those participating. In saying that I am from Fremantle in Western Australia and we are

Re: [OSList] WOSonOS 2019 Invocations

2019-04-05 Thread Alan Halford via OSList
Juliane, Thank you love Alan On 5 Apr 2019, at 5:34 pm, Juliane Martina Roell (Structure & Process) via OSList wrote: Birgitt Williams via OSList schrieb am 02.04.19 um 18:49: > Dear friends and colleagues in Open Space, > out of a beautiful sea of possibilities, the one that I choose to put

Re: [OSList] Feedback Requested on OST Invitation

2019-02-25 Thread Alan Halford via OSList
Thumbs up from me too! Alan On 26 Feb 2019, at 8:23 am, Chris Corrigan via OSList wrote: This is a lovely, simple, and to the point invitation Jake. Thumbs up from me. Chris > On Feb 25, 2019, at 4:17 PM, Jake Yeager via OSList > wrote: > > Hi everyone, > > I've composed my first OST

Re: [OSList] Good questions for a OS

2018-06-13 Thread Alan Halford via OSList
Thanks for the reminder about the Inviting Guide, I’d forgotten all about it Alan On 13 Jun 2018, at 11:59 pm, Michael Herman via OSList mailto:oslist@lists.openspacetech.org>> wrote: I want to second what Marai says about "How..." questions, because they are such an easy default. I, too,

Re: [OSList] Charm, quirk, embellishment and artistry in Open Space

2018-02-01 Thread Alan Halford via OSList
Aah Christian Morgensten perfect! Very discerning explanation of the simplicity that is OST As HO suggests, all we need to to is issue an invitation, sit in a circle, create an agenda and get to work. Works for me! Alan Alan Halford & Associates Open Space Technology Aficionados Mediation and

Re: [OSList] seeking contact for https://osacon.com/

2017-09-05 Thread Alan Halford via OSList
Don’t forget the “if they wish to” I mean who are we to say they should or ought to be “responsible for maximising their own learning…….”? alan On 6 Sep 2017, at 12:17 am, Mark Sheffield via OSList > wrote: Yes! Each

Re: [OSList] testing

2017-06-29 Thread Alan Halford via OSList
Sometimes it’s just the right thig to do to reflect on the zen koan ‘sitting silently,spring comes, and the grass grows by itself. take care out there Alan Halford & Associates Open Space Technology Aficionados Mediation and Conflict Transformation Facilitators www.alanhalford.com.au

Re: [OSList] Open Space Discussion Invitation video

2017-05-30 Thread Alan Halford via OSList
Nice! Alan Halford & Associates Open Space Technology Aficionados Mediation and Conflict Transformation Facilitators www.alanhalford.com.au 0421 475 252 skype: alanhalford On 31 May 2017, at 5:10 am, Tom Brown via OSList

Re: [OSList] MUST READS for a facilitator

2017-02-23 Thread Alan Halford via OSList
Peggy Holman’s book, "Engaging Emergence” Take care Alan Alan Halford & Associates Open Space Technology Aficionados Mediation and Conflict Transformation Facilitators www.alanhalford.com.au 0421 475 252 skype: alanhalford On 24 Feb 2017, at 3:45 pm,

Re: [OSList] Answers?

2016-09-05 Thread Alan Halford via OSList
finally some sense in this complicated intellectual pursuit of the Answer! Pop a Babel fish in your ears folks and then you can Send an Invitation Sit in a circle create an agenda and Get To Work Alan Halford & Associates Open Space Technology Aficionados Mediation and Conflict Transformation

Re: [OSList] University training for Open Space Technology?

2016-08-26 Thread Alan Halford via OSList
and at the end of the day, an invitation is issued, we sit in a circle, create an agenda and get to work. Alan Halford & Associates Open Space Technology Aficionados Mediation and Conflict Transformation Facilitators www.alanhalford.com.au 0421 475 252 skype:

[OSList] Ode To An Old Codger

2016-06-08 Thread Alan Halford via OSList
there was an old codger from maine who said open those spaces again for all those who did I lift off me lid and welcome all those who just came Alan Halford & Associates Open Space Technology Aficionados Mediation and Conflict Transformation Facilitators www.alanhalford.com.au

Re: [OSList] First open space, advices needed :)

2015-01-04 Thread Alan Halford via OSList
Not sure what you guys ate and drank over the holiday period, but it is doing me a lot of good Alan Alan Halford Associates Open Space Technology Aficionados Mediation and Conflict Transformation Facilitators www.alanhalford.com.au http://www.alanhalford.com.au/ 0421 475 252 skype: alanhalford

Re: [OSList] First open space, advices needed :)

2015-01-04 Thread Alan Halford via OSList
Not sure what you guys ate and drank over the holiday period, but it is doing me a lot of good Alan Alan Halford Associates Open Space Technology Aficionados Mediation and Conflict Transformation Facilitators www.alanhalford.com.au http://www.alanhalford.com.au/ 0421 475 252 skype: alanhalford

Re: [OSList] First open space, advices needed :)

2015-01-04 Thread Alan Halford via OSList
Not sure what you guys ate and drank over the holiday period, but it is doing me a lot of good Alan Alan Halford Associates Open Space Technology Aficionados Mediation and Conflict Transformation Facilitators www.alanhalford.com.au http://www.alanhalford.com.au/ 0421 475 252 skype: alanhalford