OS In Taiwan

The annual Wikimania Conference was held in Taipei this year - and it is a truly interactive and open community. In addition to their un-conference approach, they decided to have a pre-conference day using OST to focus on "Citizen Journalism". Lots of chaos, confusion, fun, free feelings, sha

Re: Bay Area and Beyond Café gathering July 27 2008

- [I am on the road and am having trouble sending this message to some of you with spam filters, so here it is again just in case...Lisa] Hello, all - and thanks Alan - Just to let you know - there may also be an interfaith Open Space event on that Sunday planned by a conference of people of

Re: Copy of Notes for everybody?

Catherine, The first time I facilitated an OST program in 2000 for an insurance company the participants and support team were aghast at the amount paper (and work) it would take to distribute documents for 100+ participants. So we did it by email, the kind of practice we continue. Some org

Re: Read the OSW Blog by Email?

And many thanks to you all for the additional service! Gail Thanks to Allison Hewlitt, who recently suggested FeedBlitz for reading blogs by email. I've just installed their code in our sidebar, so you can now read the OpenSpaceWorld.ORG Weblog in your r

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Open Space is indeed alive and well in Turkey. The diverse group of participants representing just about every sector you can imagine held deep and lively conversations for 2 1/2 very full days. One surprised bumble bee noted that of 4 conversations going on at one time, "they were all talkin

Re: after a couple of weeks

Dear Nigel, I did an open space in Vietnam a few years ago but didn't keep a copy of the translation they figured out for the context and posters. You could contact Dan Rocovits and his team who did both written and verbal translation at: danr...@fpt.vn. Seems like we should add it to Lisa

Global Responses to Greetings from Taiwan

Dear Open Space Colleagues, Last week Harrison Owen's visit to Asia and Taiwan opened up whole new arenas of possibility for high performance and innovation in companies, government, NGOs, community groups and individuals. It was an intense week of deep exploration into challenges and oppor

Greetings from Taiwan

Infinite possibility, challenges, fun and wonder have abounded in Asia this past week. Harrison arrived in Taipei from Tokyo and was immediately whisked off to the south. Accompanied by 6 lovely ladies he held a series of presentations on Innovation for about 80 people each at 2 Universities

Re: The Tao of Holding Space - an ebook

Dear Chris, A quiet and glorious sunny afternoon, reading your 81 insights with deep appreciation! Would you be willing to have me get it translated into Chinese? Gail -- Gail West, ICA 3F, No. 12, Lane 5, Tien Mou West Road Taipei 111 Taiwan Phone: (8862) 2871-3150, Fax: (8862) 2871-2870

Re: More OS with 3rd graders

Dear Yoav, Kids are wonderful when honestly invited to self organize and fully participate in open space programs. In my experience, when the theme is something they really feel is important, they get up lots of topics, have both deep and fun conversations, write and post their reports in no

Re: hotels in Moscow

Hi Thomas, Thanks for the hotel information. Yes, I got my visa quite easily after getting the voucher from expresstorussia. I would also appreciate hearing where others are planning on staying, as well as travel before and after the OSonOS. Gail Found a site which seems good for look

Re: XIV Open Space on Open Space Moscow

Dear Raffi, Natalya and Moscow team, Thanks for all of the details and images on the OSONOS and Moscow. Several people from Taiwan and China are looking into participating. It is everyone's first visit to Russia. An initial exploration has revealed a plethora of choices and options and a some

Re: Interactive Organizations Conference in Istanbul- Dates

Thanks Funda. I'm looking forward to it. I just finished a mentoring session with a client. The question I put before her as a focus was "What brings meaning to your life and fills you with confidence and joy?" What a wonderful conversation evolved for both of us! Great start to the week.

To a Great OSONOS in Halifax!

Dear all, As suitcases get packed and people head out in buses, cars, planes, boats and trains, I for one am traveling vicariously with you. And looking forward to the reports, pictures and stories in and around this great event. While you are there we will be opening a little more space h

Re: A little help -- Please

Dear Harrison, Rich in-box indeed! A few thoughts come to mind. The CEO feels so strongly about what he wants and is afraid won't happen. What is he really worried about? He may be closing down the space for any participation or initiative from his 100. I assume that whatever the organizatio

Do OST Demonstrations Work?

Two questions were raised on the OSlistserve: 1. Doing a 1 hour OS demonstration 2. Having one 2-4 hour OST workshop option at a conference Here are some of the responses. Gail I would guess that many have tried and very few succeeded

Re: OST with lawyers?

Hi Romy, Several years ago, a lawyer from Singapore was in an OS program that Michael Herman did there. A few months later he was responsible for an Asia Pacific Senior Associates Meeting held in Taipei, participants coming from 11 countries. The last day of their program a typhoon hit Taiwan a

OST Process Description

This is a pretty good article describing the OST process. You might find it useful in talking with people about it. Gail Hello, dear colleagues - Thanks to the generosity of our colleague Eva P Svensson (hello dear Eva!) I can now offer you the article: . Opening Space for Collaborat

Re: Audio Book

I just received copies of the new Practice of Peace book from Glenda. Wonderfully readable - Don't miss it! Gail Folks -- Glenda (my publisher) said she would send you all copies for reading. Harrison -- Gail West, ICA 3F, No. 12, Lane 5, Tien Mou West Road Taipei 111 Taiwan Phone: (8862) 28

OS success stories

Chris, Here's another kind of example of something positive happening as a result of OST which I just received from a recent participant. Gail "Open Space" is the most influential learning to me this year. I remember you let us draw the image of open space, and reminded us to maintain t

OS success stories

Chris, Here's another kind of example of something positive happening as a result of OST which I just received from a recent participant. Gail "Open Space" is the most influential learning to me this year. I remember you let us draw the image of open space, and reminded us to maintain t

be prepared to be surprised

after returning from the wonderful experience of osonos swenmark plus an extra week of graciously hosted in denmark and sweden, i was delighted to find many os projects here at home that had been 'in the making' were ready to go: 2 days with museum staffs from all over taiwan; 2 days training wit

Re: [Fwd: Novartis]

Glad to hear Novartis is using OS in other parts of the world. I did a 2-day program with them here in Taiwan a few years ago. Every little piece contributes to the whole. Will communicate with Gyorgy directly. Gail At 03:54 PM 7/9/2003 -0500, you wrote: hi all, we had a request come in

Re: Poetry Contest

My vote:1, 4, 5, 8, 10 -- Gail West, ICA 3F, No. 12, Lane 5, Tien Mou West Road Taipei 111 Taiwan Phone: (8862) 2871-3150, Fax: (8862) 2871-2870 * * == osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu -- To subscribe, uns

Opportunity in Taiwan

I just received an invitation from an Open Space colleague who is looking for someone looking for an alternative adventure for your Christmas holidays. Gail A "last minute" opportunity has come up in Taiwan for someone with experience in the us

LA information

Does anyone have information on open space work in the Los Angeles area that relates to juvenile crime or the penal system? I have a friend there who is working there in the prisons and I think OST would be helpful. Gail West -- Gail West, ICA 3F, No. 12, Lane 5, Tien Mou West Road Taipei 111 Ta

Surprise

I was all prepared for a weekend at home as the whole city was totally closed down to wait out a typhoon - wind, rain, flooding - when I got a call from an OS colleague from Singapore who was in Taiwan doing a regional program for 35 associates from 10 Asian countries from his international law fi

Australia Air Fares for November

United Airlines is having a special deal on flights to Australia from Sept to December. Prices look hard to beat. Gail Special deals at united.com Explore a new continent with Discover Australia fares at unit

Re: journalists in an OS

Tova, Winston's and Lisa's comments were very helpful - especially having her as a participant. I would emphasize getting permission from the group for any photos or quotes/comments and ask the journalist to not use any names without permission from that person.In Indonesia once all partici

News from Taiwan

Several people have asked for an outline of the 2 day OS training we did in Taiwan recently, so, belatedly, here it is. Day 1 Morning: We began with people saying what brought them to the program, each individual drawing pictures of when they had experienced "open space" some time in their lives

I need help

When I changed my email address, the listserv seems to have kept both the old and the new, and many messages get rejected saying my mailbox is full Can someone help me get this sorted out? Old email is: icat...@ficnet.net New email is: icat...@ms69.hinet.net Thank you. Gail West -- Gail We

Re: News from Taiwan

Esther Harrison knows someone in Singapore familiar with OS, but I don't have any contacts in Malaysia who have been in Open Space programs. Great opportunity to get something started there, however. Gail -- Gail West, ICA 3F, No. 12, Lane 5, Tien Mou West Road Taipei 111 Taiwan Phone: (8862) 28

News from Taiwan

New Years Greetings to you all. And many thanks for the plethora of recent diverse and thought-provoking questions and contributions on the listserv that I have shared with my Taiwanese colleagues, helping us ground the profundity of Open Space work. OS is indeed alive, well and spreading in Tai

Re: Looking for India experience

Thanks to all for the information on OS in India. I have passed it on and and hope he will make direct contact. Gail -- Gail West, ICA 3F, No. 12, Lane 5, Tien Mou West Road Taipei 111 Taiwan Phone: (8862) 2871-3150, Fax: (8862) 2871-2870 Please note new email address: icat...@ms69.hinet.net

Looking for India experience

A trainer/facilitator working with an OD company in India would like to contact anyone who has Open Space experience in India. Does anyone know of any programs/facilitators there? Gail -- Gail West ICA 3F, No. 12, Lane 5, Tien Mou West Road Taipei 111 Taiwan Phone: (8862) 2871-3150, Fax: (8862)

Re: Please Check for Virus

Does anyone know if this virus affects machintosh Apple computors ? There has been no effect on my macintosh. Gail -- Gail West ICA 3F, No. 12, Lane 5, Tien Mou West Road Taipei 111 Taiwan Phone: (8862) 2871-3150, Fax: (8862) 2871-2870

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Dear OSlist, I seem to have been dropped off of the listserve as I haven't received any messages for some time. Can someone tell me how to get reconnected? Thank you. Gail West Gail West, ICA 3F, No. 12, Lane 5, Tien Mou West Road Taipei, Taiwan Tel: (8862) 2871-3150 Fax: (8862) 2871-2870 *

New Zealand

I've just completed an Open Space meeting with a group of international marine biologists from the Western Pacific Region. One of the participants is from the University of Auckland in New Zealand and would like to connect with anyone doing Open Space there. Is there someone on the listserve or d

Re: Fast Company OS in Toronto

Thanks to you all for the information on the Fast Co OS in Toronto. Gail Gail West, ICA 3F, No. 12, Lane 5, Tien Mou West Road Taipei, Taiwan Tel: (8862) 2871-3150 Fax: (8862) 2871-2870 * * == osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu To subscribe,

Re: Fast Company OS in Toronto

Do you have a copy of the Fast Co Magazine article or have the exact reference? Would appreciate it. It sounds like a wonderful event. Thanks. Gail >The Toronto Company of Friends is sponsoring a 1 day OS on "Paddling the >Whitewater: Thriving in Turbulent Times" in Toronto on April 27. This

Re: Seeking advice: mixing youth & adults at OS + video

Susan, Regarding videotaping. In a company OS program I did, the sponsor asked permission of the group at the beginning to do the video. If anyone didn't want their discussion to be taped, they could simply make the request to the camera man. The camera man got totally involved in the process,

Open Space in Taiwan

I'd like to share a follow-up story to Jimbo's training series over the summer in Taiwan. In 2 of the introductory OS days, we had 5 people from a large insurance company (250 business units, including 20,000 employees in a land of 21 million people). Three were from 1 unit, 2 from Human Resource

OS Books

Dear colleagues, Today I was researching a variety of sources for Harrison's "OS Technology, A User's Guide", to see how we could make them available for all participants in a training program that Jimbo is conducting here in Taiwan in September. And there was the message from Michael and Joe abo

Harrison Article

I've had several requests similar to Andrew's below asking for copies of Harrison's paper. I don't have it but would love a copy myself! Would whoever made the original offer to fax this out, please identify yourself so these can be redirected to you. Thank you. Gail >Dear Gale >I'd love a co

Re: Open Space references - help!!

You wrote: I do have the AQP (Association for Quality and Participation) article by Harrison that appeared in the Jan.-Feb. edition entitled "Mission: Control?." I would be happy to fax this to anyone who wants. Just email me your fax. I would appreciate getting a copy of it. Thank you. Gail