Re: Learning to expand our NOW

2005-04-29 Thread BJ Peters
Masud-- When I read your email, I sensed your disappointment at hearing no response from Theresa, and I'm guessing your need for knowing how she took your comments was not met. In two earlier emails yesterday, I spoke about Nonviolent Communication (NVC) and gave some bare essentials of the mo

Re: Learning to expand our NOW

2005-04-28 Thread Toke Paludan Møller
ge- > From: OSLIST [mailto:osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu] On Behalf Of Douglas D. > Germann, Sr. > Sent: Wednesday, April 27, 2005 1:59 PM > To: osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu > Subject: Learning to expand our NOW > > Harrison-- > > Your description of the open Now reminds m

Re: Learning to expand our NOW

2005-04-28 Thread Harrison Owen
lf Of Douglas D. Germann, Sr. Sent: Wednesday, April 27, 2005 1:59 PM To: osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu Subject: Learning to expand our NOW Harrison-- Your description of the open Now reminds me of Ira Progoff's At a Journal Workshop. Often I have mused about his "open moment" and

Learning to expand our NOW

2005-04-27 Thread Douglas D. Germann, Sr.
Harrison-- Your description of the open Now reminds me of Ira Progoff's At a Journal Workshop. Often I have mused about his "open moment" and the implications of open space. Are you familiar with his work? What do you see as the places where the two ideas inform each other?

Re: Learning to expand our NOW

2005-04-27 Thread Alan Stewart
G'day All A friend sent me this, quite independently of this topic on our listserv. This gift may contribute to your learning too. With apologies for the mis-direction of my previous posting to this thread. And love Alan Hong Kong - Original Message - From: "John Graham" To: "Alan S

Learning to expand our NOW

2005-04-26 Thread Peter Wallman
e presents relative to pasts and futures) - Indonesia, Venezuela, Netherlands and Spain!! Will read your book to illuminate myself further, Peter Date:Mon, 25 Apr 2005 08:10:15 -0400 From:Harrison Owen Subject: Re: Learning to Expand our NOW MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/a

Re: Learning to expand our NOW

2005-04-26 Thread Funda Oral
5 11:23 AM Subject: Learning to expand our NOW Harrison I agree with the fragmentation of past, present and future - i think it is particularly evident in the US. I just pulled out my Trompenaars - "Riding the Waves of Culture" and looked up the chapter on Time. In it he has so

Re: Learning to expand our NOW

2005-04-26 Thread Harrison Owen
.html -Original Message- From: OSLIST [mailto:osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu] On Behalf Of Peter Wallman Sent: Tuesday, April 26, 2005 4:24 AM To: osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu Subject: Learning to expand our NOW Harrison I agree with the fragmentation of past, present and future - i thin

Re: Learning to expand our NOW

2005-04-25 Thread Alan Stewart
G'day All May I be so bold as to suggest that a bit of the old 'command and control' language has seeped into this lively conversation from diverse sources, in my opinion. Maybe a few "I wonder if you have considered ..." and the like such as "The way I see it ..." would inject lightness and play

Re: Learning to expand our NOW

2005-04-25 Thread Spady's
d out, it starts with you... Best wishes, Judy - Original Message - From: "Masud Sheikh" To: Sent: Friday, April 22, 2005 5:47 PM Subject: Re: Learning to expand our NOW Hi Judy, You correctly pointed out that I tend to be judgmental. But I did not understand what you meant by "

Re: Learning to Expand our NOW

2005-04-25 Thread Peter Wallman
Hi This is my first post on this list although i have been listening for some time. I am based in Sydney and am an occasional open space facilitator. this wonderful idea reminds me of a Japan Australia dialogue i attended about a decade ago in which i was playing the role of the rapporteur. the

Re: Learning to Expand our NOW

2005-04-25 Thread Harrison Owen
e- From: OSLIST [mailto:osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu] On Behalf Of Peter Wallman Sent: Sunday, April 24, 2005 11:49 PM To: osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu Subject: Re: Learning to Expand our NOW Hi This is my first post on this list although i have been listening for some time. I am based in Sydney and am an oc

Re: Learning to expand our NOW

2005-04-24 Thread Therese Fitzpatrick
I just need to reiterate that I think Cheryl's attempt to tell the list what is and is not appropriate is a way of closing space. * * == osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu -- To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your opti

Re: Learning to expand our NOW

2005-04-23 Thread Therese Fitzpatrick
Cheryl, I remind you that here in open space, you can use the law of two feet and not follow a conversation that you do not want to follow. It seems to close space to suggest that questions of clarification should be done off list. * * == osl

Re: Learning to expand our NOW

2005-04-23 Thread Michael Dobbie
ertaining to clarifications be made directly >with individuals and not posted to list. Thankscheryl > - Original Message - > From: Spady's > To: osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu > Sent: Friday, April 22, 2005 12:00 PM > Subject: Re: Learning to expand our N

Re: Learning to expand our NOW

2005-04-22 Thread Lisa Heft
Masud, just a thought. You wrote: Therese's lack of response makes it evident that my "NOW" did not contain enough space for her to respond. For those of you who can have space for my views, as well as hers, can you please suggest an alternative way of posing my comment/question? Often I don't res

Re: Learning to expand our NOW

2005-04-22 Thread Cheryl Honey
ing for a baited response from her. Just my 2 cents worth... Judy Spady - Original Message - From: Masud Sheikh To: osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu Sent: Friday, April 22, 2005 9:28 AM Subject: Learning to expand our NOW Dear all, In the interest of expand

Re: Learning to expand our NOW

2005-04-22 Thread Masud Sheikh
think you read way too much into this as you were obviously waiting for a baited response from her. > >Just my 2 cents worth... > >Judy Spady > - Original Message - > From: Masud Sheikh > To: osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu > Sent: Friday, April 22, 2005 9:28 AM

Re: Learning to expand our NOW

2005-04-22 Thread Spady's
from her. Just my 2 cents worth... Judy Spady - Original Message - From: Masud Sheikh To: osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu Sent: Friday, April 22, 2005 9:28 AM Subject: Learning to expand our NOW Dear all, In the interest of expanding my "NOW", I request a favo

Learning to expand our NOW

2005-04-22 Thread Masud Sheikh
Dear all, In the interest of expanding my "NOW", I request a favour/favor (being Canadian, I can use both spellings): Yesterday, I had a conflict with Therese Fitzpatrick, when I posted the following note: ">Funda, such an event would not be negative...it could be wonderful and life affirming.

Re: Learning to expand our NOW

2005-04-22 Thread Masud Sheikh
Thank you Tolga, Lisa and Therese for your responses - Thanks also to anyone else who may respond subsequently Lisa, in response to your question about my participation in OSonOS in Halifax: I am still not sure, so have not yet booked. Take care, all of you Masud * *

Re: Learning to expand our NOW

2005-04-22 Thread Therese Fitzpatrick
Here in my now. . . I am unaware that you and I have had a conflict, Masud. I do notthink I have ever addressed you directly in anything I have posted tothe OSlist. Thank you, Lisa, for pointing out that there are all kinds of reasonswhy someone, including me, might not answer an email. I live i

Re: Learning to expand our NOW

2005-04-22 Thread Tolga Yazar
Hi Masud, The questions that start with "Is/Isnt" are sometimes expressed as, or understood as "bogus questions" - where they are merely expressing a belief, rather than requiring for more explanation. For example: "Isnt that obvious ??" may simply mean " I believe it is obvious" (sometimes th