Wow! This sounds exciting, Joelle! I've been in a two day OST meeting
that was videotaped and then edited, but never live on TV. The surprising
thing about being taped is that it seemed to have very little impact on the
discussions - in very little time, people became so engaged in their
conver
Hi Brendan,
Whenever I've done OST in healthcare, I've stressed in the opening that this
method has been chosen because it is so very efficient, effective and
powerful - that it can accomplish the same in a couple of days that may
otherwise take months (or years) of committee work. Since passion
Hi Doug -
Just assure them that enough topics will be similar that folks will
naturally want to amalgamate topics - I've never been to an OST meeting
where this DIDN'T happen. Ask the sponsors to give "pure" OST a chance the
first week, and if, for some reason, they are not satisfied with the way
Hi Doug,
I like the idea of the newsroom wall "staying" up after the first event and
growing with each subsequent conversation (of course, you'll likely have to
take it down between events, so it makes set up a little more
labour-intensive. Another option is to produce a mini-book after each
mini
Hi Doug,
I've done this type of thing several times. I did a complete opening for
each session - although, my openings are always rather brief (usually more
than 5 minutes, but always less than 10). It's really important to me that
the openings are brief because it underlines the fact that the o
- Original Message -
From: "Douglas D. Germann, Sr." <76066@compuserve.com>
To:
Sent: Saturday, January 25, 2003 10:22 AM
Subject: Continuity of week-apart sessions?
> To my good friends--
>
> Upcoming in about 3 weeks is a series of 3 public OSTs on the topic,
> "Influencing Senior
It is with great pleasure that I announce the new OSLIST poet laureate . . . .
MS. AUDREY COWARD who wrote:
TRANSFORMATION
Open space in your heart
Drill down
down
down
Past all fears
Let them go
Arrive in virgin open space
Where you become brand new
once again
and greet yourself as if for the
HI FOLKS -
JUST A QUICK REMINDER THAT THE OSLIST POETRY CONTEST ENDS IN A LITTLE OVER 3
HOURS. PLEASE CAST YOUR VIRTUAL STICKY DOTS.
TO THOSE OF YOU AT OSONOS, PERHAPS YOU COULD PLACE REAL STICKY DOTS ON THE
ENTRIES AND SOMEONE COULD SEND THEM TO ME???
BEST,
LAUREL.
*
*
==
Hi folks - to my HUGE chagrin, I seem to have missed not one but TWO poems (and
I thought I was being s careful to store them all in a separate folder).
My apologies to ALL the poets, for now I must ask you all to take a second look
and re-cast your votes for the 16 AMAZING POEMS.
THANKS,
Where's the Fairy-ring, mushroom poem?
Regards
Helen
- Original Message -
From: Laurel and Rick
To: osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu
Sent: Wednesday, November 06, 2002 8:10 PM
Subject: POETRY CONTEST ENTRIES
OK, folks, grab your virtual sticky dots an
Where's the Fairy-ring, mushroom poem?
Regards
Helen
- Original Message -
From: Laurel and Rick
To: osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu
Sent: Wednesday, November 06, 2002 8:10 PM
Subject: POETRY CONTEST ENTRIES
OK, folks, grab your virtual sticky dots an
OK, folks, grab your virtual sticky dots and get ready for some really tough
choices. I'd like to present the 14 wonderful entries into the biannual OSLIST
POETRY CONTEST. Please vote with 5 virtual sticky dots each, and send your
replies to me by November 9th at noon, Pacific Standard Time.
Just a gentle reminder to all you word-wise wizards out there who want to put
pen to paper to wax poetic - today is the deadline for the OST poetry contest!
Laurel.
Hi Doug,
We described the educational benefits as a sort of "needs assessment", as a
way for physicians to ascertain their role in the health care system in
order to deliver the kind of care the community desires. It is a rare
opportunity for physicians (and indeed, for any specific group of
prof
Physicians in British Columbia receive CME's for attending a relevant OST
event. We simply contacted the College of Physicians and surgeons and
described the educational benefits of OST. We had a physician on our
planning committee of a "family-centred maternity care" event who did the
ground wor
Hello everyone,
I'd like to announce the better-late-than-not-at-all OS poetry contest.
In the tradition of OS poetry contests, I'll complicate things a little by
introducing some parameters (well, actually, only one). To honour the 10th
annual OSonOS, let's have each poem be 10 lines long, othe
Doug,
I need to add a quick addition to what Lisa suggests in terms of diversity .
. . don't forget to invite the support staff, as well - I'm talking food
services, housekeeping, clerical staff - all these folks have contact with
the patient - and, in fact, IMHO, they provide the glue that keeps
Hi all,
I'm late on this one, too, but have a real attachment to my signs. My kids
made up some really gorgeous colourful signs, complete with artsy bees and
butterflies. I had them laminated, and they have been used countless times.
The lamination gives them a "professional" look, but the look
Hi Julie,
I was inspired by your story. When I first started reading your posting
about how you planned to structure your 6 days, my stomach lurched when I
read that after the OST, you planned to return to didacticism. I thought
the last two days would dissipate whatever magic was in the air fro
Hi Dave and Ted,
I've been following your discussion and just want to put in a little word in
support of food.
I've been to events with food and a very few without food. I find food changes
the atmosphere. Part of it is our social conditioning, I guess, and part of it
is simply that when y
I think that's what Harrison talks about when he calls OST "expanding our
NOW". But of course, hearing that, knowing it intellectually, and then
coming to that deeper knowing of feeling it happen can be really amazing.
Sounds like feeling that collective mindfulness was a really wonderful,
profoun
It's always seemed to me that the rough equivalent of the Tao in western
thought was the ancient Greek notion of the Logos, "that which steers all
things through all things"(Democritus). Interesting that "logos" forms the
root of "logic" in english, yet seems to mean something much more mystical,
Hi Judi
One added benefit about OST that I'd mention with this research team (one
that I have talked about exhaustively in designing OST events in health
care) is that the process is health enhancing in and of itself. I'm sure
you're familiar with the wide body of literature that cites social
con
My experience has been similar to Harrison's and Larry's. I also think
there is some real benefit to the incidental conversations that occur at the
main computer bank. One of the neatest OST stories related by the VP of our
organization was the time he was typing in his discussion summary and
eng
Hi All,
As your new poet laureate (laurelate?), I put together this bit of "found
poetry" from the Credible incredible discussion. ("Found poetry" is something
my kids do - they find bits and pieces embedded in newspaper articles and other
writing and put it together in ways that enhance the m
I guess the underlying message here is that by opening the space, you are
not claiming any special expertise, Harrison. At least, not any expertise
that isn't available to everyone else. That is the appeal of OST for me and
one of many reasons that I admire you and your work so deeply. When you
Dear Florian and all those who sticky dotted my "accidental" poem,
I'm honoured, I'm stunned, I'm thrilled, but mostly I'm FRIGHTENED! :-O
Yikes! How will I ever begin to fill the shoes of my most exalted and
extremely literate predecessors? The answer is, I won't. But I'll do my
very best to p
I view OST as neither an event, nor an intervention, but an honest
recognition of what happens all the time covertly in organizations anyway.
I think it's refreshing for folks, and a new way of looking at things, to
invite them to do what they do anyway. It's the honesty of the formula that
seems
How beautifully put, Florian. From a spiritual perspective, one might argue
that putting value judgements on war as "bad" and peace as "good" is very much
within our very limited human ability to understand the great processes in the
universe. If one believes, as I do, that we choose our human
Here's one voice speaking my truth:
I find all this nit-picking, into which I've read a somewhat "more ethical
than thou, more spiritual than thou" tone, really tiresome. I'm sick of
reading stuff that seems aimed at self-promotion on the list, and henceforth
will simply use the "law of delete" (
Hi Chris,
I needed to wait until I had the energy to read your posting carefully and
give it some thought.
As you know, I've worked in our province in healthcare and have done OST
extensively in that mileau. The first thing that struck me was, "Oh, Chris
has had a very TYPICAL OS experience in h
My first day back on the list, and the first posting I read brings me to
tears. Thanks, Lisa, my dear friend. Jeff, I loved the "busful of bozos".
After a rough December, I'm back up, on-line and eager to get jazzin' on
some Open Space talk! But first, I want to let you all know, once again,
h
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