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Dear Phelim, I am still excited about your "Keepin' Busy" post from January '06. For a long time I have been wondering about OST and Process Work (POP). Now my husband Jim and I have booked to go to Sydney for Worldwork in April. And we want to stay on in Sydney, hoping we

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my memory and records too for other examples of OS and multi-sector community-based work Thanks also for the links to the papers - can't wait to dig in... Glory :-) - Original Message - From: "Diane Brandon" To: Sent: Wednesday, January 25, 2006 8:52 AM Subject: Healthy

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o:osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu] On Behalf Of Diane Brandon Sent: Wednesday, January 25, 2006 8:53 AM To: osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu Subject: Healthy Communities (was Keepin' Busy) Gloria, I'm interested too, in what you've written about below, if you don't mind incl

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ot; To: Sent: Tuesday, January 24, 2006 11:38 PM Subject: Re: Keepin' Busy Hi Eric: Not sure what to say... first ever national school on leadership for non-profit sector. Held in BC, Alberta, Northwest Territories. Ontario, Quebec and Nova Scotia Arising out of the Voluntary Sector I

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etter... Let me know what you want / need and I'll do my best to provide it! Glory :-) - Original Message - From: "Eric Lilius" To: Sent: Tuesday, January 24, 2006 9:20 AM Subject: Re: Keepin' Busy Hi Glory, Could you write more about this leadership school for

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Elena: Are you referring to the leadership school I referenced? If so, let me know what you'd like to know and I'll send along - off-list :-) Glory - Original Message - From: "Elena A. Marchuk" To: Sent: Tuesday, January 24, 2006 11:17 PM Subject: Re: Keepin&#

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...@listserv.boisestate.edu Subject: Re: Keepin' Busy Harrison, I'm also interested in the history of leadership school for non-profit sector can you include me on the list of participants to whom you will tell it, please best wishes elena marchuk from the -40C Novosibirsk, Russia

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Network's Storytelling in Organizations electronic newsletter... Let me know what you want / need and I'll do my best to provide it! Glory :-) - Original Message - From: "Eric Lilius" To: Sent: Tuesday, January 24, 2006 9:20 AM Subject: Re: Keepin' Busy Hi Glo

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Hi Glory, Could you write more about this leadership school for the non profit sector? Eric Glory Ressler wrote: Thanks Doug! Your appreciation (keep it comin' bro - lol) stimulated me into remembering another meaningful story about OS/OST... In my work developing and delivering a pan-Canadi

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ther than assume that had something to teach. Glory :-) - Original Message - From: "Douglas D. Germann, Sr." <76066@compuserve.com> To: Sent: Monday, January 23, 2006 10:02 PM Subject: Keepin' Busy Glory-- Your story about the boy with autism is one of th

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Glory-- Your story about the boy with autism is one of those meaningful stories I was asking about. Wow. :-Doug. What wants to happen in your communities? * * == osl...@listserv.bo

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;Douglas D. Germann, Sr." <76066@compuserve.com> To: Sent: Wednesday, January 18, 2006 8:43 PM Subject: Keepin' Busy Paul-- Thanks for your thoughtful response. << I don't want my << children taught ID, which I regard as a abomination and total stupidity,

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rightdoing and wrongdoing There is a field I will meet you there When the soul lies down in that grass The world is too full to talk about." With a full heart, Glory - Original Message - From: "Douglas D. Germann, Sr." <76066@compuserve.com> To: Sent: Wednesda

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Paul-- Thanks for your thoughtful response. << I don't want my << children taught ID, which I regard as a abomination and total stupidity, << nor Not sure I know what ID is. Besides, I thought I was talking to that distinguished looking grey-bearded gentleman whose children are probably all g

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"What if" Darwin's Theory is Intelligent Design? -Original Message- From: OSLIST [mailto:osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu] On Behalf Of Douglas D. Germann, Sr. Sent: Tuesday, January 17, 2006 10:15 PM To: osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu Subject: Keepin' Busy Paul-- <

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In a message dated 1/17/06 7:15:32 PM, 76066@compuserve.com writes: > Paul, I just couldn't let this one slip through the conversation net. If it > is true that when we meet we do not meet inside you nor inside me but > rather in the space in between us, then there is a third possibility, th

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Paul-- << likewise? If we do, then where our lives meet, who's story is the one we << will live << by? Many conflicts in the US right now over Intelligent Design and << Darwin's Theory of Evolution. Many conflicts in the world right now over Paul, I just couldn't let this one slip throug

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In a message dated 1/14/06 8:33:15 AM, hho...@verizon.net writes: > Where we get in trouble, and the cart heads for the canyon is when we think > we are in charge and attempt to gain control as in My Plan, My Way. And > should MY Plan, and My Way take over, space shuts down, and life ceases. J

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Christine-- Life is full of amazing phenomena when we pay attention. And, I believe what Goethe wrote--I have seen too many "coincidences" show up for my clients when they begin to take their hopes and dreams seriously. Love, Joelle * * ==

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ate.edu] On Behalf Of Kathleen Osta Sent: Monday, January 16, 2006 8:00 AM To: osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu Subject: Re: Keepin' Busy Hello Christine, You quoted part of one of my all-time favorite quotes and I just wanted to acknowledge that. Do you know about the book "Synchr

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iance.com <http://www.kairosalliance.com> -Original Message- From: OSLIST [mailto:osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu] On Behalf Of Kathleen Osta Sent: Monday, January 16, 2006 8:00 AM To: osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu Subject: Re: Keepin' Busy Hello Christine, You quoted part of one of my al

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In a message dated 1/14/06 1:41:18 PM, mich...@michaelherman.com writes: > christopher has a good line about that, something he borrowed from an > author somewhere... about the 'groan zone.'  the middle of the > hourglass.  the tight spot(s) that don't feel a lot better. > > seems important to

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y Avenue Phoenix, AZ 85048 480.759.0262 www.kairosalliance.com <http://www.kairosalliance.com/> _ From: OSLIST [mailto:osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu] On Behalf Of Joelle Lyons Everett Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2006 9:13 PM To: osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu Subject: Re: Keepin&#

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that was opened to remain sustainable and self oganization manifest itself fully. Avner Haramati Jerusalem - Original Message - From: Harrison Owen To: osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu Sent: Saturday, January 14, 2006 5:34 PM Subject: Re: Keepin' Busy

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mage.com OSLIST: To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives Visit: www.listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html -Original Message- From: Birgitt Williams [mailto:birg...@dalarinternational.com] Sent: Saturday, January 14, 2006 9:34 AM To: hho...@verizon

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"Michael Herman" schrieb: > seems important to be able to make this case in mid-space, in the > groan zone, when open space doesn't (yet) feel a lot better... that > it's still open space, is working, does hurt, and will change, soon > enough, even if not soon

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"Harrison Owen" schrieb: Marie – I can understand your feeling that my conversation about self-organization may seem a tad technical, and that for some of us (most of us?) the experience of Open Space is intensely personal. But I guess where I am coming from is a (growing) conclusion that

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Birgitt, Thanks much for your questions to Harrison. And Harrison, thanks for your replies. Something tells me the ground covered here in these questions has been covered on and off-list before. Maybe like with the processwork (www.processwork.org) and OST thread that came up a few months back (OS

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ust my wonderings. Birgitt -Original Message----- From: OSLIST [mailto:osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu] On Behalf Of Harrison Owen Sent: Saturday, January 14, 2006 8:36 AM To: osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu Subject: Re: Keepin' Busy Marie – I can understand your feeling that my conversati

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worth noting, i think, as we are so often saying that open space is easier, feels good, etc., that really easy is often quite difficult -- and doesn't *always* feel a lot better. feeling good may happen, surely does, more and more over time, but feeling a lot better, in any one moment, isn't a ver

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Alan: Welcome from the Darkside. And what are you thinking about? Harrison From: Alan Chilton [mailto:achil...@ns.sympatico.ca] Sent: Saturday, January 14, 2006 1:20 PM To: hho...@verizon.net; osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu Subject: RE: Keepin' Busy Hey there! I thought I'

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Sent: Saturday, January 14, 2006 12:30 PM To: osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu Subject: Re: Keepin' Busy Hello Wonderer! What you are describing with the analogy to gravity, in my perspective, is not self organizing, but self organizing within universal laws (givens). Great philosophers

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ssage- From: Birgitt Williams [mailto:birg...@dalarinternational.com] Sent: Saturday, January 14, 2006 9:34 AM To: hho...@verizon.net Subject: RE: Keepin' Busy Harrison, What you are describing with the analogy to gravity, in my perspective, is not self organizing, but self organi

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From: Birgitt Williams [mailto:birg...@dalarinternational.com] Sent: Saturday, January 14, 2006 9:34 AM To: hho...@verizon.net Subject: RE: Keepin' Busy Harrison, What you are describing with the analogy to gravity, in my perspective, is not self organizing, but self organizing w

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ate.edu/archives/oslist.html -Original Message- From: OSLIST [mailto:osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu] On Behalf Of Marei Kiele Sent: Friday, January 13, 2006 7:27 PM To: osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu Subject: Re: Keepin' Busy "Harrison Owen" schrieb: The operative p

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, view the archives Visit: www.listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html -Original Message- From: OSLIST [mailto:osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu] On Behalf Of Marei Kiele Sent: Friday, January 13, 2006 7:27 PM To: osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu Subject: Re: Ke

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"Harrison Owen" schrieb: The operative power (as I see it) is the power of self organization, and I am therefore led to the conclusion that what you see in Open Space is the well functioning self-organizing system – which in turn is naturally productive of an appreciative approach, dialogu

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In a message dated 1/12/06 8:16:04 AM, hho...@verizon.net writes: > Hey Folks -- I wasn't just giving a report of current activities (I am > alive > and breathing). I was also hoping to spark a little conversation about such > things as -- when do you give up on the sales pitch and push the cli

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e to enter. I look forward to participating in listserv discussions and meeting many of you in the years to come. Maria - Original Message - From: "Christine Whitney Sanchez" To: Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2006 1:23 PM Subject: Re: Keepin' Busy Thanks for sharin

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Arny and Amy's reply's! (ME: Bumble Bumble bumble bumble buzz buzz.. By the way this is my contribution to the discussion about this topic earlier a late breaking report! Hi to that group!) Thanks so much, see our Xx below! -Original Message- From: Phelim

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oisestate.edu] On Behalf Of Phelim McDermott Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2006 8:29 PM To: osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu Subject: Re: Keepin' Busy Cheers Harrison, Dont know why but with other people if i just press reply it goes to the oslist but with you it goes to your personal email so i ha

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Cheers Harrison, Dont know why but with other people if i just press reply it goes to the oslist but with you it goes to your personal email so i have to remember to change it. However i've noticed from other list communication your email has a CHAOS VIRUS attached to it! Thanks for suppo

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"And what are our obligations to the client and the participants? And to our selves?" - to tell the truth - Original Message - From: "Harrison Owen" To: Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2006 6:11 PM Subject: Re: Keepin' Busy Hey Folks -- I wasn't j

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Phelim, Wonderfull!! I liked to read that : " it's just the beginning " Funda - Original Message - From: Phelim McDermott To: osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu Sent: Wednesday, January 11, 2006 12:42 PM Subject: Re: Keepin' Busy Hi guys!

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In a message dated 1/12/06 12:34:30 PM, milagr...@cox.net writes: > I've finally broken the surface after swimming up from the bottom of the > flu > river that hit our family over the holidays.  I'm not recommending this as a > first choice for a spiritual retreat, but being so sick did have th

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my obligation to myself is not to work so damn hard and thats a tough one greetings from Berlin mmp Harrison Owen wrote: And what are our obligations to the client and the participants? And to our selves? Harrison -- Michael M Pannwitz, boscop eg Draisweg 1, 12209 Berlin, Germany ++49-30-

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Thanks Michael. Birgitt -Original Message- From: OSLIST [mailto:osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu] On Behalf Of Michael Herman Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2006 4:40 PM To: osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu Subject: Re: Keepin' Busy this is a gorgeously clear little gem, birgitt. have p

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...@dalarinternational.com Subject: RE: Keepin' Busy Birgitt -- all good points, but I might take a wee exception :-) when it comes to really "pushing" clients. You are obviously correct, they will do what they will do -- and that is fine. But you do add a condition about "authenticity." No q

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ives Visit: www.listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html -Original Message- From: OSLIST [mailto:osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu] On Behalf Of Harrison Owen Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2006 6:03 PM To: osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu Subject: Re: Keepin' Busy -Original Message- From:

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-Original Message- From: Phelim McDermott [mailto:phe...@mac.com] Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2006 12:03 PM To: hho...@verizon.net Subject: Re: Keepin' Busy Hi, some very quick thoughts.. Your email sounds like a fantastic communication. It reminds me of our actors warning

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emented. > > Blessings, > Birgitt > > -Original Message- > From: OSLIST [mailto:osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu] On Behalf Of > Harrison Owen > Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2006 11:11 AM > To: osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu > Subject: Re: Keepin' Busy > &g

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Sky Avenue Phoenix, AZ 85048 480.759.0262 www.kairosalliance.com <http://www.kairosalliance.com> -Original Message- From: OSLIST [mailto:osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu] On Behalf Of Harrison Owen Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2006 9:11 AM To: osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu Subject: Re: Keepi

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Message- From: OSLIST [mailto:osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu] On Behalf Of Harrison Owen Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2006 11:11 AM To: osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu Subject: Re: Keepin' Busy Hey Folks -- I wasn't just giving a report of current activities (I am alive and breathing).

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: osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu Subject: Keepin' Busy I guess I fibbed a wee bit. Yes I am working on a book (or the book is working on me) - and there are a few other things coming down as well. I have also been working with a really neat organization which is seeking to open some space in a very cri

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:osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu] On Behalf Of Phelim McDermott Sent: 10 January 2006 18:35 To: osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu Subject: Re: Keepin' Busy Hi guys! Well yes it happened!! I've been pretty busy too. on 7/8 Jan I convened Open space for 200 people in the theatre c

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Hi guys! Well yes it happened!! I've been pretty busy too. on 7/8 Jan I convened Open space for 200 people in the theatre community. From Highly influential theatre elders to young students an amazing time was had. Lots and lots to say but in the moment. Just to let you know it was an am

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Hi guys! Well yes it happened!! I've been pretty busy too. on 7/8 Jan I convened Open space for 200 people in the theatre community. From Highly influential theatre elders to young students an amazing time was had. Lots and lots to say but in the moment. Just to let you know it was an am

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I guess I fibbed a wee bit. Yes I am working on a book (or the book is working on me) - and there are a few other things coming down as well. I have also been working with a really neat organization which is seeking to open some space in a very critical area. And they are more than a little worried