[OSList] Seeking Video Clips of Youth in Open Space

2012-12-09 Thread Chris Weaver
Dear OSLIST, In February I am facilitating an OST for the Student Summit of the Green Schools National Conference in West Palm Beach, Florida. One of our colleagues is making a video to help get the word out to youth about the event. Does anyone have, or can you point me toward, video clips that

Re: [OSList] Seeking Video Clips of Youth in Open Space

2012-12-10 Thread Chris Weaver
> Tel. +49 30 76 23 46 09 > mobil +49 163 390 30 15 > www.jutta-weimar.de > > > > > > > Am 10.12.2012 um 04:53 schrieb Chris Weaver: > > Dear OSLIST, > > In February I am facilitating an OST for the Student Summit of the Green > Schools National Conferen

[OSList] patterns in nature and open space

2012-12-15 Thread Chris Weaver
Hi OSList, I am interested in ways that OST and other methodologies flow according to patterns that are present in living systems in nature (Some would use the term biomimicry). Do any of you have some specific examples from biology, ecology, and the like of natural patterns and systems that are

Re: [OSList] patterns in nature and open space

2012-12-26 Thread Chris Weaver
at 9:25 AM, Chris Weaver wrote: > Hi OSList, > > I am interested in ways that OST and other methodologies flow according to > patterns that are present in living systems in nature (Some would use the > term biomimicry). > > Do any of you have some specific examples from biol

Re: [OSList] You are invited to come & experience our new online OST meeting environment!

2013-01-04 Thread Chris Weaver
Hi Richard, Thank you for sharing these opportunities, and the outcome of your & Eiwor's inspired work. I am excited to learn more. Warmly, Chris On Wed, Jan 2, 2013 at 9:00 PM, Richard Schultz wrote: > ** > > Happy New Year Everyone! > > It has been many, many years since I have participated

Re: [OSList] Consider supporting Idle No More

2013-02-14 Thread Chris Weaver
Dear Chris, Wow, thank you for sending this message. I am donating. I am also deeply inspired to hear your report of all these activities. Although my knowledge is limited, I have a sense of historical perspective from a summer I spent in the '90s in upper Saskatchewan, when First Nations commun

[OSList] OST Workshop & Campout Retreat, August 9-12 in NC Mountains

2013-07-12 Thread Chris Weaver
esign.org. Thanks! Warmly, Chris Weaver Asheville ___ OSList mailing list To post send emails to OSList@lists.openspacetech.org To unsubscribe send an email to oslist-le...@lists.openspacetech.org To subscribe or manage your subscription click be

Re: [OSList] A visit, a query, an encounter and a thought post WOS2013

2013-07-18 Thread Chris Weaver
Hi Alan! Thank you for your "dispatch" from your continuing remarkable travels as an itinerant apparatchik. And thank you for sharing this gem from Anne Stadler. Anne's kitchen was my first-ever encounter with OST, long long ago. Her words whcih you share prove true to me increasingly each day:

Re: [OSList] 1,000 participants in 4 hours - The Report

2013-08-05 Thread Chris Weaver
Dear Sharon, *Thank You!* Apart from the great gift of the event itself, you also have a gift for storytelling and putting your reflections into writing in a clear, delightful, & uplifting way. Blessings, Chris On Sun, Aug 4, 2013 at 12:36 AM, Christine Whitney Sanchez < christ...@innovationpartn

Re: [OSList] Certification?

2013-08-08 Thread Chris Weaver
Greetings All, Ah, I can't resist jumping in to stir the pot. It is an honor to join a thread peopled by so many folks whom I respect (and appreciate and love) so much. I invite you to settle in for rather a long story, which may, at some point, have something to do with "certification." After

Re: [OSList] Certification?

2013-08-10 Thread Chris Weaver
could not understand the difference between "certificate" and > "certification" (maybe I had already drunk too much Oporto wine or, more > probably, the cause is my lack of English proficiency...). Could you be so > kind to please elaborate a bit more about what is th

Re: [OSList] Ang.: Certification?

2013-08-10 Thread Chris Weaver
ree about all you said, especially about the givens. I > would even dare to say that the prework and the discussion there is what > opens the space. What I do at the beginning of an OST meeting is ritual, > also important but still ritual. > Thanks for your story. > Eiwor > &g

Re: [OSList] Ang.: Certification?

2013-08-10 Thread Chris Weaver
udacity. > > Chris C > > -- > CHRIS CORRIGAN > Harvest Moon Consultants > www.chriscorrigan.com > > *Art of Hosting - Participatory Leadership and Social Collaboration*, > Bowen Island, BC <http://aohrivendell.withtank.com/> November 11-14,2013 > > On 2013-08-10, at 8:06 AM,

Re: [OSList] Certification?

2013-08-10 Thread Chris Weaver
gt; Dear Chris W., > so, whats so unfortunate about teaching? > cheers > mmp > > > On 10.08.2013 16:53, Chris Weaver wrote: > > >> Unfortunately I will begin teaching in about a week and my time will be >> under much greater demands than in summer. I'm also acti

[OSList] Fwd: Certification?

2013-08-10 Thread Chris Weaver
OST." > > That is something that, if you have time, I also would like to know more > about. > > Regards > > Artur > > -- > *From:* Chris Weaver > *To:* Artur Silva ; World wide Open Space > Technology email list > *Sent:* Saturda

Re: [OSList] Fwd: Certification?

2013-08-11 Thread Chris Weaver
s > > ** ** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > On Sat, Aug 10, 2013 at 3:01 PM, Artur Silva > wrote: > > Hi Chris: > > ** ** > > Thanks for your clarification. > > ** ** > > It always has been - and it is now - a great pleasure to read your posts.* > *** &g

Re: [OSList] Fwd: Certification?

2013-08-11 Thread Chris Weaver
looked the same, and in many ways I was still doing what I had been doing > before — but > it was different, and no longer very comfortable." > > So Chris, as our mutual Conversare <http://conversare.net/?page_id=250>friend > Alan Stewart often says: > > "Loo

Re: [OSList] Open Space in schools

2013-09-24 Thread Chris Weaver
Hi Jamie, This sounds like an exciting project. I have used OST a number of times in school settings with students, and it is always invigorating. I am also excited about your goal, to assist students to establish a way for the student council to have a stronger voice in school governance, in co

Re: [OSList] (was) Open Space in schools - now: OST boundaries? constraints?

2013-10-04 Thread Chris Weaver
What a nice thread! I am happy for you Jamie, and as a school-dwelling creature I will send you my good thoughts on the 15th, with the great value of your work in mind. Re: Daniel's question about "self-evident or not?" My musings: - Aren't Thomas Jefferson's words interesting from a perspe

Re: [OSList] Open Space at a school on Tuesday

2013-10-23 Thread Chris Weaver
Congratulations, Jamie! It sounds like a fine event and a good one to build on in your work. I am interested in your P.S. topic. My first thought is how wonderful it would be, at some point. for students who have learned and prepared to facilitate an OST for a larger group in the student body, a

[OSList] Help please ~ In the invitation, how do I encourage participation in a whole multi-day event?

2013-10-25 Thread Chris Weaver
Hi OSlist, In the role of co-sponsor rather than facilitator, I am crafting an invitation to a multi-day "all-stakeholder" OST for a public school and its community. There has never been a meeting of this length in this community before. Everyone is busy with work and kids, and many are asking,

Re: [OSList] Help please ~ In the invitation, how do I encourage participation in a whole multi-day event?

2013-10-27 Thread Chris Weaver
etired folks dream up between trips to the > grandchildren... > Have a great day > > mmp > > On 25.10.2013 12:13, Chris Weaver wrote: > >> Hi OSlist, >> >> In the role of co-sponsor rather than facilitator, I am crafting an >> invitation to a multi-day &qu

Re: [OSList] Wave Riding in OZ

2013-11-26 Thread Chris Weaver
Thanks Harrison and bravo Michael Wood. I love this story too. Will someone define Waveriding for me as cited here? Chris On Sat, Nov 23, 2013 at 11:05 AM, Hege Steinsland wrote: > Wow. I just love this story. And I´m so glad every time I hear about open > space and self organization used in th

Re: [OSList] raising inspiration

2013-11-30 Thread Chris Weaver
Hi Michael, I am in agreement too with Michael P. and Harrison, from a facilitator-space-holder's perspective. It is interesting though: a few weeks ago, I had the for-me rare experience of being a participant and co-sponsor for an OST in an organization that I am a part of. It was exciting and

Re: [OSList] raising spirit revisited

2013-12-03 Thread Chris Weaver
Hi Michael, Posing your inquiry this way, I think there is lots to talk about. Both Harrison and Birgitt Williams have paid close attention to the grief cycle as an aspect of what's happening in any organization. I haven't read Waverider yet, but I imagine that there are many connections. Descr

Re: [OSList] Angie Arrien

2014-04-30 Thread Chris Weaver
Thank you all for your words honoring Angeles. Reflecting on Jeff: *...to bring indigenous wisdom into modern institutions in a braided way...* and on Thomas: *The four ways of spirit: * *Show up and be fully present* *Tell the truth without blame or judgement* *Follow what has heart and meaning

[OSList] two questions about OST nested in a larger conference

2012-07-29 Thread Chris Weaver
ocuments like GoogleDocs, allowing participants to type in reports on their personal devices? I want to catch these high-school and college youth leaders where they are at...but I want it to work! Thanks for your thoughts. Warmly, Chris Weaver ___ O

Re: [OSList] two questions about OST nested in a larger conference

2012-08-01 Thread Chris Weaver
that both youth events and OS-within-a-larger-conference are important applications that have some special puzzles to work out (without * adding* anything unnecessary, of course [?]). Cheers, Chris On Sun, Jul 29, 2012 at 6:46 PM, Lisa Heft wrote: > Well if it isn't the fabulous Chri

Re: Ideas wanted for book on happiness at work

2003-09-27 Thread chris weaver
Alexander, just wanted to express my delight at learning from you of the existence of the danish word > arbejdsglaede Maybe if the english title is workhappiness then the word will find its way into our dictionaries before long. chris * * ===

Re: OS in East Jerusalem (long)

2003-10-02 Thread chris weaver
Dear Carol, What a powerful story you have told. Thank you for posting this - a beautiful example of how OS can be of service to a community group that has recently formed and does not yet have the structure of a formal organization - a great moment of opportunity I think. The context of your pa

mother list

2003-12-04 Thread chris weaver
se into the sky last night, and froze, and blanketed these mountains with enough snow to close all the schools & block my road to Cherokee. Chris Weaver Swannanoa, North Carolina, USA * * == osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu ---

Re: Poetry Contest Winner and Poems

2003-12-13 Thread chris weaver
congratulations florian - (i still remember how a few years ago you cut your virtual sticky dots into quarter-fractions so you could spread your vote among all the poems equally) Thank you for the poetry and language of the heart which you spin from your life into each of your postings. May listpoe

Re: Open Spacing Schools & an Xmas Competition in catalysts of self-organising

2003-12-23 Thread Chris Weaver
lication in spring with teenagers who are in the foster-care system, and also with school groups. I'll be in touch with you directly next week. Cheers! Chris Weaver Swannanoa, North Carolina, USA Quoting chris macrae : > Dear Michael & OS > > As I see :it’s a continuous proje

Re: FACILITATOR AS PARTICIPANT

2003-12-31 Thread chris weaver
or, marks, could you devote yourself entirely to space-holding, and not engage in the discussions & work, as your offering to your community? chris * * == osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu -- To subscribe, unsubscr

Re: FW: Editorial Work for OS & OST & POP goes our Youth

2004-01-09 Thread chris weaver
Chris, One of these weeks I'll take a whole day-off just to follow the links and attempt to wrap my mind around a fraction of what you are doing. Whatever it is, it sizzles. Your & Kelvie's one-liner ("gateway") is fabulous. Chris (one of the other ones) * * =

Re: OST Training between now and April 04

2004-01-09 Thread chris weaver
Dear Mayke, Is this amazing, or what? Thanks for posting the question. In a year or so you could add Antarctica to your travelogue and probably get a response! Cheers & Happy Travels, Chris * * == osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu

Re: Properties of circles

2004-01-12 Thread chris weaver
Therese, Re: OS Organization and Ellipses: I am most intrigued, and I love Alexander's super ellipse link. Please keep sharing your insights as they unfold. Chris > From: Therese Fitzpatrick > Reply-To: OSLIST > Date: Sun, 11 Jan 2004 22:06:52 -0800 > To: osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu > Su

Re: Here you go... Soul Mates!

2004-01-19 Thread chris weaver
hi julie - congratulations from me too...and it's lovely to read your thoughts again after a couple-month pause... chris > From: Michael Herman > Organization: Michael Herman Associates > Reply-To: OSLIST > Date: Mon, 19 Jan 2004 18:15:02 -0600 > To: osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu > Subject: Re

Re: Silence

2004-01-25 Thread chris weaver
ll around today, and we will open our ears according to your practice... chris weaver swannanoa, north carolina > From: "Douglas D. Germann, Sr." <76066@compuserve.com> > Reply-To: OSLIST > Date: Sat, 24 Jan 2004 18:32:08 -0500 > To: osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu &

Re: for john engle

2004-02-20 Thread chris weaver
yes, yes, > Nous fe sek otou ou chris * * == osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu -- To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu, Visit: http://listserv.boisestate

oslist core purpose & the exchange of "ideas"

2004-03-30 Thread chris weaver
hmm. as i read birgitt's posting and the replies, it arises for me that the free exchange of "ideas" from this list is a value for many people, and that an ever-widening and indiscriminate availability of what has been posted to this list is a value for many people. these appear to be "givens" fo

Re: oslist core purpose & the exchange of "ideas"

2004-03-30 Thread chris weaver
one more thought: not having a digital video camera linked to the web focused on the circle of my os events is, as i stated, about purpose...but i am thinking that it is also about the givens of how a living system cares for itself. to my friends on the list who know more than i about theories of

Re: Open Space / Open List / The Public Domain

2004-04-01 Thread chris weaver
Dear OSLIST Community, I am enthralled. This thread is connecting deeply with my intellectual and emotional passion. Both the specific list-related issues at hand and the window into deeper learning are important to me. I notice as well how much I care about the people who are posting, and how

baskets, containers, sponsorship, & the quality of the space

2004-04-01 Thread chris weaver
(This is a re-send of my previous post (Open Space/Open List...) with a new subject-line for easier tracking - thank you.) Dear OSLIST Community, I am enthralled. This thread is connecting deeply with my intellectual and emotional passion. Both the specific list-related issues at hand and the w

Re: is it still open?

2004-04-06 Thread Chris Weaver
hi kerry, chris, michael, harrison, i'm enjoying the direction of your thoughts! the type of givens i've found to be really useful are about things like the terms of existing relationships with partner organizations (especially when they are elegant!), previously-agreed-upon processes for organiz

Re: newcomer

2004-04-07 Thread chris weaver
Thank you Inge for your beautiful and inspiring message. Warmly, Chris Weaver Swannanoa, North Carolina, USA * * == osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu -- To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the

Re: the Big Dump

2004-04-08 Thread chris weaver
Harrison wrote, > I pity any person who has just joined this list, particularly if they are > adverse to receiving a bunch of mail... what a swarm of bees we are legs & wings covered in pollen from flowers opening all over the world no shortage of honey in this crazy hive * * ===

Re: is it still open?

2004-04-09 Thread Chris Weaver
larry, thanks for this description. over time, there is a lot of subtlety in how an organization honors, relies on, tethers to certain givens, while transcending others. it also seems to me that the use of language about givens does something deeper than defining specific parameters for an OST m

Re: Four Principles, One Law - and organisations (was half-way technology)

2004-05-24 Thread chris weaver
for marei's law of 2 feet = honesty for therese's honesty = rigorous self-love for artur's honesty = not just conscious thank you chris * * == osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu -- To subscribe, unsubscribe, change yo

Re: OST translated into Maori

2004-06-14 Thread chris weaver
TE PUNA ATEA KORERO Where there is a fountain people will gather. Where people gather they will talk and great things will happen. thanks, chris. -chris * * == osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu -- To subscribe, uns

Re: OS and ethics

2004-09-06 Thread chris weaver
that's a lovely breeze moving through the windows you just opened, marei. chris * * == osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu -- To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of osl...@listserv.boisest

Re: Circles: Beginning, Middle, and End

2004-10-11 Thread chris weaver
harrison wrote, > If it doesn't add to the peoples' power, don't do it. > Keep it simple > Non-Intrusive > Be Appropriate. this rings clear and useful. thank you harrison. chris * * == osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu --

Re: Question on OS with a subgroup first

2004-11-15 Thread chris weaver
thank you to therese, christine, & welcome sue! your postings on this question have been helpful and timely for me. best of luck with your work. chris * * == osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu -- To subscribe, unsub

Re: Givens -- Again : some comments

2004-11-19 Thread chris weaver
Artur wrote, > This compares with the big discussions in the previous > times the question was raised. Of course, I am happy > that now everyone seems to be in accordance with me. > But my question is: what happened to explain that? What happened to explain that?...maybe that I was sleeping ;-)

Re: Story of a powerful 1.5 day open space (long)

2005-01-30 Thread chris weaver
Chris, thank you for telling the story of this powerful event, and for sharing the circumstances and design choices (all notable for their simplicity) that led to such alchemy. Will you tell us another story? It sounds as though the sponsoring agencies (as well as whoever determines how UAS funds

Re: Half-way to this?

2006-04-03 Thread Chris Weaver
hi wendy, thank you, ever so much, for the robert graves poem. (i don't know where you're writing from, but your post arrived 2 hours before dawn amid a tremendous thunder and hail storm here in the north carolina mountains.) here's a quote from martin prechtel, about life as art and about matur

commitments, transparency, state of grace documents

2006-04-04 Thread Chris Weaver
Re: Is anything possible?These are very rich threads going on right now. First, a thought about givens. Having been both in the sponsor/formal leader's shoes and the facilitator/consultant's shoes, I appreciate that useful givens are not about control but about commitments that a sponsor is livin

Re: Edinburgh festival.. an Open space event

2006-04-05 Thread Chris Weaver
phelim, interesting indeed! i remember chris corrigan posting a long time back about an island music festival that also shared most of the elements of an ost meeting. i live in a land famous for its music & arts festivals. some have "gone corporate" and become more engineered, while some have m

Re: 6th Scandinavian Open Space on Open Space

2006-05-11 Thread Chris Weaver
Gerard, Thank you for the list of polarities! A delightful reminder that the longer I can stay at the heart of a paradox, the closer I am to the heart of life. Enjoying the Scandinavian waves from afar, Chris -Original Message- From: OSLIST [mailto:osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu]

Re: Practice and Theory in Open Space (Confessions of a Theoretical Hit Man)

2006-05-17 Thread Chris Weaver
Harrison asked, "And now what?" And before that he described two conceptual bases he has found useful: Complexity Theory, and Consciousness Studies. Although "consciousness studies" is broad enough to (not include but touch) it, I remind us of the conceptual base of Indigenous Science. Here are

Re: 5/18 free phone conf with Harrison Owen on Open Space and education for sustainability

2006-05-18 Thread Chris Weaver
Hey Tree ~ Yes, it's east-coast time. Hi Eric ~ Since it's a call-in 800 number, I don't believe there is a problem calling from Canada, but I'll inquire this morning & let you know what I find out. Chris -Original Message- From: OSLIST [mailto:osl...@listserv.boisestate.ed

Re: Immigration OST

2006-05-18 Thread Chris Weaver
Doug, Immigration is an example of a social change issue that is ripe for not just one-time OSTs but for an ongoing OST-based cross-sector learning communities in many regions. Because of this I agree with you that Chris Corrigan's idea of "invitation support" is critical. This thread speaks to

OST Training/Learning Communities Workshop

2006-05-18 Thread Chris Weaver
Dear List, Below is an invitation to participate in an OST facilitator training/workshop with a special focus on the minimal appropriate structure and clear methodology for initiating OST "learning communities" that self-organize locally in an ongoing way around issues of broad urgency. Birgitt Wi

Re: Immigration OST

2006-05-19 Thread Chris Weaver
roup with passion for these issues who are intentional non-internet/non-technology users. Have you encountered this? If yes, what strategies are working for you in keeping these folks in the flow? Thanks, Wendy -Original Message- From: OSLIST [mailto:osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu] O

Re: Immigration OST

2006-05-20 Thread Chris Weaver
Hi Doug, Here is a link about "Sustainability Learning Communities" that addresses some of your questions. I'll tackle your request for definitions of specific terms a little later :-) http://springbranch.us/index.php?section=2 Chris -Original Message- From: OSLIST [mailto:osl...@list

Re: juicy convening questions

2006-05-27 Thread Chris Weaver
thin a single organization, because the communication networks are already in place. With a community event, the extra time and effort to create this infrastructure makes a big difference in the outcomes. Working with a planning or sponsoring team in this way is an act of inviting them int

Re: OZZON reflections (long)

2006-05-29 Thread Chris Weaver
idn't read that anywhere. Indifference, carelessness, freebe-ism, dependency- impeccable irresponsibility as the unique path of Russian companies to responsibility: issues and opportunities Where would we be without a sense of humor? I'll never look to you for the answer. ~Chris Chris

Re: Authenticity and self-discovery in Open Space

2006-05-30 Thread Chris Weaver
nstrument. Until the day came when I could stand up and play and the presence of a whole lot of brilliant people in the room didn't evoke any fear because my fingers trusted the keys and I knew that the music was coming from everybody. Chris Chris Weaver Springbranch, Inc. Ashevill

Re: my second space in istanbul

2006-05-31 Thread Chris Weaver
ot;very clear" or "clearer than they had ever heard," so it appears to me that this worked well. I am right with you Harrison about not taking any questions, and after "stepping out of the way" to then fully embody the reality that the meeting belongs to the participants. Chr

Re: my second space in istanbul

2006-06-01 Thread Chris Weaver
Dear Raffi, Hold that yawn, my friend. I don't know about FIV, and I don't use the word professional. But from a village perspective, dependency is a beautiful thing. I may plant my garden, but I am not a farmer. And I know someone who is. I celebrate my dependence on how she cultivates her k

Re: villages and dependency...was second space in istanbul (long)

2006-06-02 Thread Chris Weaver
Raffi, To your thanks, I say "de nada." As you define the p, i'm happy to claim psh as a non-pejorative term. I can't say it's "where we are at," but it appears to be where I am at. Is it time for psh to dissolve like the early morning fog? Perhaps. & as all things dissolve which dissolve pro

Re: villages and dependency...was second space in istanbul (long)

2006-06-02 Thread Chris Weaver
Raffi, Although I have been accused of being poetic, I (mostly) just like sticking sticks into wasps' nests. I know it's working when I get to see a few more of your cards. Christy & Aart, thank you for sharing your wonderful words. Chris -Original Message- From: OSLIST [mailto:osl.

Re: Dealing with New Entrants to OS sessions

2006-06-12 Thread Chris Weaver
ever tried "closing the triangle" but I like it a lot & look forward to adding it next time. Chris Chris Weaver Springbranch, Inc. Asheville, North Carolina USA ch...@springbranch.us http://springbranch.us -Original Message- From: OSLIST [mailto:osl...@listserv.boisesta

Re: Found Poem -- May 26-31, 2006 -- Holding / My Truest Self / Space

2006-07-06 Thread Chris Weaver
hat invites them to be as authentic as I strive to be. Breathing out. And then comes the pulsating blissful moment of stepping out of the way. -- by Lenore Mewton, Chris Weaver, Zell

Re: Open Space for Sainthood (or its healing power)

2006-07-12 Thread Chris Weaver
Wendy, I didn't know you were the Dean of Accidental Ed at Titanic U! I had a job there from 2003 to 2005 as a Rearranger of the Deck Chairs. If I had known you were behind that office door I would have brought you a cup of tea. Cheers, (yes, a toast) Chris Chris Weaver Springbranch

Re: Advanced Butterfly Behavior

2006-08-15 Thread Chris Weaver
ause I feel that even a solitary "private" moment in the common space goes against the grain of openness. Thanks for the question Peggy, and it's great to have you back aboard in words! Chris Chris Weaver Springbranch, Inc. Asheville, North Carolina USA ch..

Re: Open Space - Cambodia - Street Children - Version 2 suitably inserted - long(ish)

2006-08-15 Thread Chris Weaver
Nigel, Like John, I'm posting and forwarding your story, like a drink of pure cold water on a lng hot hot day. Please keep us posted as the work unfolds. Blessings, Chris Chris Weaver Springbranch, Inc. Asheville, North Carolina USA ch...@springbranch.us <mailto:ch...@springb

Re: Craig--Open Space Poem

2006-10-04 Thread Chris Weaver
Ah! Thanks Craig for your perfectly naughty poem! (i find myself boarding a ship with my naughtical tools, delighting as the knaughts in the ropes untie themselves...) ;-) chris Chris Weaver Springbranch, Inc. Asheville, North Carolina USA ch...@springbranch.us http://springbranch.us

Re: Laurel Doersam - Her Spirit Runs Free...

2006-10-31 Thread Chris Weaver
Thank you Lisa, Thank you Laurel. A poem by Nancy Wood: A long time I have lived with you And now we must be going Separately to be together. Perhaps I shall be the wind To blur your smooth waters So that you do not see your face too much. Perhaps I shall be the star To guide your uncertain wing

Re: The largest size of a session group

2006-02-23 Thread Chris Weaver
Andrew, This is just to say that "being happy without knowing" is the nicest & usefulest little phrase I've heard in some time. These days as I strive to facilitate in language that young children can understand, simple words are treasures indeed. Enjoyed the blog link too. Thanks. Chris

thanks for the welcome back

2006-03-09 Thread Chris Weaver
to grants & other traditional funding mechanisms. If all goes well we'll pilot this in North Carolina (probably here in Asheville) by summer. That's my news from the Northamerican southeast highlands, as the birds call in the dawn from the Atlantic. Enjoy your day, everyone.

Re: relationship-based funding

2006-03-10 Thread Chris Weaver
iane Brandon (coordinator of a regional coalition that uses participatory methods like FS, WC, AI -- and OS soon) PS Melinda Salazar, who I mentioned some time back on this list, and who is now a member, is having Steve Cochran facilitate her OS on Teaching Peace at the high school in Durham NH

Re: relationship-based funding

2006-03-10 Thread Chris Weaver
back on this list, and who is now a member, is having Steve Cochran facilitate her OS on Teaching Peace at the high school in Durham NH on April 1. On Mar 9, 2006, at 6:29 AM, Chris Weaver wrote: > Thanks, Harrison & others, for the welcome when I posted a few weeks > ago.  It's lovel

Re: first OST Training in Israel - a report (long)

2001-12-05 Thread Chris Weaver
I trust that your work will bear much fruit. Chris Weaver Swannanoa, North Carolina, USA

OST Workshops in Bolivia

2001-12-05 Thread Chris Weaver
Thanks Jaime for the Bolivia report! Tell us more stories sometime about your work there. I like your reference to EROS being the way from chaos to order. If you (or anyone) remembers a particular myth this idea comes from & where to read it, let us know. A Dios! Chris Swannanoa, North Carolina

Re: poet laureate

2001-12-06 Thread Chris Weaver
thirteen or seven, four or one. You be the loom, the walls, the ground. They are the very thread of Spirit, and no one has to teach them how to weave, or when, or why. Chris Weaver Swannanoa, North Carolina, USA

Re: Transforming Education

2001-12-18 Thread Chris Weaver
artists and other mentors, and many of their teachers were astonished to see that their students know how to self-organize. If we keep walking our talk as an OS organization, we'll provide lots of children, youth, and educators with experiences that will leave them wanting more... Chris Weaver Swannanoa, North Carolina, USA

oslist@lists.openspacetech.org

2001-12-18 Thread Chris Weaver
Whatever happens is the only thing that could have. Another way of saying this in German is "Wenn der Hund nicht geschissen haette, haette er den Hasen gefangen", which translates something like "If the dog had not taken time out to shit, he would have caught the rabbit". Thanks Michael...at last,

Re: Transforming Education

2001-12-19 Thread Chris Weaver
Denis wrote, > So I'm not too sure about the balance of responsibility. I can attempt to > sequence things and reduce complexity etc but this is still my view. If the > learner is to 'construct' own world view, a fair degree of true > responsibility (I would think *most*) rests on them. Basica

Re: Gift of Chautauqua

2001-12-30 Thread Chris Weaver
Hi Alan, I am happy to hear of this upcoming chautauqua. I know you will be a gracious and stimulating guest/host. Please send us the details about how to participate when they are available (I do not find them yet on the groupjazz website). As Linda Lambert wrote & as we all know, "One good co

conflict resolution (branching off from self organization...)

2001-12-30 Thread Chris Weaver
Julie wrote, I wonder whether there are some important lessons for conflict resolution professionals in the work you're doing.  I think the answer is yes, but I haven't quite figured out what the lessons are.  Not knowing much about the profession of conflict resolution, I expect that there is a

Re: conflict resolution (branching off from self organization...)

2001-12-31 Thread Chris Weaver
Julie, Two is a circle.  Beautiful. Thank you. So is three.  Any more than one.  Sometimes two or three is the right people. Yes, I see. And I reckon that one is a circle too. Chris

Re: real empty space

2002-01-05 Thread Chris Weaver
Well said, Michael. What a river the list is. Later this morning I will sit with the planners of a conference for next September called Earth Spirit Rising - an invitation for people over 50 to step into & create the full power of their societal role as Elders. And as I sit in the planning circl

Re: Good Story

2002-01-08 Thread Chris Weaver
Florian schrieb, we are only confrontated with challenges we are ready to get. otherwise the challenge wouldn´t touch us. beside that it happens to me that I handle wrong or don´t agree with my actual existing readyness. yes my friend, funny how we love to fight with it every step of the way. -c

Re: Within my sight poem

2002-01-17 Thread Chris Weaver
so bloomin lovely alan, truly marvelous in cadence and image, thank you. chris -- From: Alan Stewart To: osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu Subject: Re: [OSLIST] Within my sight poem Date: Sat, Jan 12, 2002, 7:15 PM Noticing and musing in the moment, and reflectings on these When I ra

Re: OS Diary 1/13/02

2002-01-17 Thread Chris Weaver
Thanks for the dance, Lisa (Wish I could say it in portuguese) c. -- >From: Lisa Heft >To: osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu >Subject: Re: [OSLIST] OS Diary 1/13/02 >Date: Tue, Jan 15, 2002, 10:22 AM > > In 1997 I gave a workshop for FioCruz, the biomedical research and tropical > diseases

Re: Journalists in OS

2002-01-19 Thread Chris Weaver
Hi Tova, I have no experience with facilitating an OST that is politically high-profile and mainstream-news-worthy, and I have only had a journalist at an OST one time. But after reading Lisa and Winston's comments, I find myself wondering if the process of invitation, principles, and law doesn't

studs

2002-01-20 Thread Chris Weaver
Michael wrote, > I really appreciate your > feelings since I also think you are one of the best looking studs on > the other side of the pond. > hugs > michael For our next contest, just send a digital photo of YOU in action & we'll add you to...THE STUDS OF OST 2002 CALENDAR! IMAGINE THEM IN THE

morning/evening news for 700

2002-01-20 Thread Chris Weaver
Hi List, I'm still working with some fine folks organizing a "council of elders" for 700. I still can't get my mind all the way around an OST for this many people. Please someone, tell me what morning or evening news is like. Is it a standard microphone-in-the-middle talking circle? How much t

for glory

2002-01-24 Thread Chris Weaver
> Anyone else out there been bitten by the fear bug lately? (fear of > financial insecurity, fear of physical health and/or safety, etc...) Tips > and words of encouragement would be humbly and gratefully received, > ingested, and digested for nutrients. Hi Glory my friend, I've missed you and wo

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