o not sound good.
Smile, even when things go wrong.
Create happiness, and happy you will be.
From: Arno Baltin via OSList
To: World wide Open Space Technology email list
Sent: Tuesday, 13 January 2015, 3:29
Subject: [OSList] An introduction into OS
Dear All!
A poetic introduction
Thank you Arno. Beautiful!
On Jan 12, 2015 2:30 PM, "Arno Baltin via OSList" <
oslist@lists.openspacetech.org> wrote:
> Dear All!
>
> A poetic introduction into OS from a classic:
>
> When I started
> http://www.citehr.com/299788-when-i-started-loving-myself
Dear All!
A poetic introduction into OS from a classic:
When I started
http://www.citehr.com/299788-when-i-started-loving-myself-poem-charlie.html>
Be well!
Arno
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Hi Everyone,
A few of us are co-hosting an Art of Hosting introduction in Bristol, UK on
the 6th and 7th June. Does anyone have any good suggestions about
additional online spaces to share this information through? Personally I
think this one is really exciting because it has a dual focus on
Walsh
Skickat: den 5 november 2012 22:16
Till: OSLIST
Ämne: [OSList] Introduction from a new subscriber
Hello OSLIST,
Having read through your wonderful FAQ (thanks for compiling), I noted that
one of the things people appreciate are introductions from new subscribers.
So that is what this is
Evan--
Welcome!
:- Doug. Germann
On 11/05/2012 04:15 PM, Evan Walsh wrote:
Hello OSLIST,
Having read through your wonderful FAQ (thanks for compiling), I noted
that one of the things people appreciate are introductions from new
subscribers. So that is what this is.
My
OSList] Introduction from a new subscriber
Hello OSLIST,
Having read through your wonderful FAQ (thanks for compiling), I noted that
one of the things people appreciate are introductions from new subscribers.
So that is what this is.
My name is Evan Walsh and I work full time for Engineers W
Hi Evan,
Welcome to the list! I hope you will find this as great a resource as I do.
On the World Open Space on Open Space last month
in London, I hosted a session about doing an Open
Space when there is not much time. Even though we
all preferred to have more time, there were also
some inte
Hello OSLIST,
Having read through your wonderful FAQ (thanks for compiling), I noted that
one of the things people appreciate are introductions from new subscribers.
So that is what this is.
My name is Evan Walsh and I work full time for Engineers Without Borders
Canada. As part of my role in Cha
Greetings to the List,
I am a new member as of today but have been exploring Open Space for a
while. I work primarily with the provincial government in Victoria
British Columbia and have assisted clients resolve a range of issues from
business planning to program design and development.
Rec
Owen
7808 River Falls Dr.
Potomac, MD 20854
USA
301-365-2093
207-763-3261 (summer)
website www.openspaceworld.com
Personal Website www.ho-image.com
- Original Message -
*From:* Bui K. Petersen
*To:* osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu
*Sent:* Tuesday, August 29, 2006 1:31 PM
*Subject:* introd
Please take me off this list -- Mike Brown
From: "Bui K. Petersen"
Reply-To: OSLIST
To: osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu
Subject: introduction
Date: Tue, 29 Aug 2006 10:31:03 -0700
I am new on this list (and I am now able to email to it as well). I
have only recently become
From:
Bui
K. Petersen
To:
osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu
Sent:
Tuesday, August 29, 2006 1:31 PM
Subject:
introduction
I am new on this list (and I am now able to email to it as well). I
have only recently become interested in Open Space but have yet to
expe
Bui--
We are pleased to have you on the list!
Last fall I did one for my church where we did 4 evenings in a row, 6:00
to 8:30 pm. It worked.
A couple of years ago, I did one in a senior healthcare setting, 3
Wednesday afternoons in a row, I think from 3 to 6 pm each time. It
worked.
If you ha
summer)
website www.openspaceworld.com
Personal Website www.ho-image.com
- Original Message -
From: Bui K. Petersen
To: osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu
Sent: Tuesday, August 29, 2006 1:31 PM
Subject: introduction
I am new on this list (and I am now able to email to it as well). I have only
_
From: OSLIST [mailto:osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu] On Behalf Of Bui K.
Petersen
Sent: August 29, 2006 10:31 AM
To: osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu
Subject: introduction
I am new on this list (and I am now able to email to it as well). I have
only recently become interested in Open
I am new on this list (and I am now able to email to it as well). I
have only recently become interested in Open Space but have yet to
experience it first hand.
I am in the process of building a practice as a mediator and
facilitator. I have for several years worked in non-profit and
co-opera
-2 Introduction to Community Weaving concepts and practices
Multimedia presentation with experiential exercises
2-3 Learning community lunch hour
3-7 Open Space co-learning event: Community Weaving: Issues and
Opportunities in our communities (this second half of the day will be
sestate.edu] On Behalf Of
> Birgitt
> Williams
> Sent: Saturday, April 01, 2006 3:17 PM
> To: osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu
> Subject: Re: Introduction in an OS-meeting
>
> Hi Michael,
> Can you say a little more please about your concept "It is the first
> expansion of space f
very active facilitator role...without
appearing to do anything much.
Birgitt
-Original Message-
From: Harrison Owen [mailto:hho...@verizon.net]
Sent: Saturday, April 01, 2006 4:21 PM
To: OSLIST
Cc: birg...@dalarinternational.com
Subject: RE: Introduction in an OS-meeting
New words fo
3:17 PM
To: osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu
Subject: Re: Introduction in an OS-meeting
Hi Michael,
Can you say a little more please about your concept "It is the first
expansion of space for selforganisation...if that is
done calmly, intensely, with a smile, from the heart...everything after
that is a breeze."
is able to expand the space.
Blessings,
Birgitt
-Original Message-
From: OSLIST [mailto:osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu] On Behalf Of
Michael M Pannwitz
Sent: Wednesday, March 29, 2006 4:49 PM
To: osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu
Subject: Re: Introduction in an OS-meeting
Dear Eva, Thomas an
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Fran: OSLIST [mailto:osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu]For Larry Peterson
Skickat: den 30 mars 2006 18:52
Till: osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu
Amne: Re: Introduction in an OS-meeting
I agree with "induction" more than "introduction". It is also
"invitation&q
I agree Thomas that is is an art of connecting to the sponsor where they
are at and then inviting and "inducing" the space in relation to the
context. Here is something I sent yesterday to lovely Lisa that was
meant for the list. She graciously repsonded and I hope gives me
permission to include
One more comment on this interesting topic.
Somehow I don't think there is one and only one best way to do the
introduction in an OS-meeting. I agree with everyone that it should be as
brief as possible but the context will suggest how "long" it can be.
Sometimes I have asked th
, you put it so well:
Somehow I don't think there is one and only one best way to do the
introduction in an OS-meeting..the context will suggest how "long" it can
be.
I have found one thing that seems to work very well - even if there are
speeches (you know, sometimes if p
Am 29.03.2006 21:55 Uhr schrieb "Thomas Herrmann" unter
:
>
> In almost all OS-meetings I´ve facilitated the sponsor has started off
> welcoming the participants and addressing the theme etc. Not always it has
> been perfect. Today I received the idea from one of our participants to
> start off b
I agree with "induction" more than "introduction". It is also
"invitation" in the opening processes. On Sunday I connected to the
energy of a community based group after the sponsor had briefly set the
context (I never talk about givens in an opening). That c
Re: Introduction in an OS-meetingThanks dear Jack, Michael and HO, I will
bring your greetings and your reflections to the group. Looking forward to
another fruitful day
Warm regards
THomas
-Ursprungligt meddelande-
Från: OSLIST [mailto:osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu]För Jack Ricchiuto
(I know you do, but if you hear this question, what do you think about when
you use that question to reflect back on opening introduction or opening
activity?)
Please give my warm regards to your class, Thomas and Eva. Let them know
that we are all there to welcome and s
Dear Eva, Thomas and trainees!
Great to hear of your training.
Giving us just 8 hours to respond and midnite approaching I will skip
kiss and do longhand:
I think it is essential that the sponsor (usually the person that pays
my fee) not only opens the space and then participate fully in the e
Dear friends in Open Space
Today Eva P Svensson and myself facilitated the first day of our
OS-training. 10 increadible participants with so much wisdom. We used OST
for half of the day and I was lucky to get the chance to participate in the
rich conversations and got many interesting gifts I´d lik
Harrison, your ³induction² with zen-like simplicity I think is so right. I
opened space recently in an African-American community in southern Florida
whose very existence is at stake. My motivation for getting to business
right away was to keep my energy out of the way of the community taking
itse
I often think that the word "introduction" is the wrong one. "Induction"
would do better. There really is not a lot of information to be shared. How
much can you say about sitting in a circle, creating a bulletin board,
opening a market place -- and going to work? And the poi
>
> Cameron,
It's "Kevin", by the way :) (Cameron is my last name, though I always
thought it was a cool first name too and wanted to be called Cameron
Cameron)
> The practice of Facilitation, as
> it has evolved, is often understood to be the collection of various tools
> and techniques tha
Hi, Kevin -
You asked:
I think that being on this OSLIST is like being in Open Space University
- so this is a great place to learn. You might think about going to an
Asia regional conference of the International Association of
Facilitators - which would give you little mini-sampler courses i
Thanks everyone for your reply.
I'm still trying to check out (I'm trying to force myself to stay
offline as much as possible when out of the office) all the links and
leads you guys sent.
@Patricia:
This is the US response to the UN Decade that was launched just last March -
and initially
Hello Kevin,
Welcome. Here's a link to an interesting article about the internet and
one of it's original thinkers that may help you to connect Open Space
and Cyber Space:
http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/13.10/oreilly.html
It's about "the guru of the participation age." Here's a little e
From: Nancy Weatherhead [mailto:nweatherh...@hotmail.com]
Sent: Wednesday, December 14, 2005 8:34 AM
To: hho...@verizon.net
Subject: Re: New member introduction
Hello everyone,
Harrison wrote: 'the effort is more about "unlearning" than learning'.
I am simply add
e your options, view the archives
Visit: www.listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html
-Original Message-
From: OSLIST [mailto:osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu] On Behalf Of Kevin
Cameron
Sent: Wednesday, December 14, 2005 6:15 AM
To: osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu
Subject: Re: New member
Kevin,
Welcome to the list! I have found this list the place where I'm
closest to more than 400+ strangers (more and more of whom have
become friends) over the past 4 years.
As Chris Corrigan (www.chriscorrigan.com/parkinglot) mentioned
recently, this list is an incredible place. Indeed, for me it
Hello Space Openers. I am a new member of the list, and I tend to tire
people on other lists I belong to with my questions, so be forewarned ;)
I am American, but currently living in Tokyo where I have just returned
to after a graduate program Sweden about Sustainable Development (based
on th
Kevin:
Welcome! Lisa did a bang up job giving you directions for ongoing learning.
Harrison would probably say, "Just do it." There are tons of resources out
there which will no doubt surface on this listserv.
I am a mediator, facilitator, trainer, coach. Work for myself. Am contracted
by
-
From: Kevin Cameron
To: osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu
Sent: Mon, 12 Dec 2005 20:41:26 +0900
Subject: New member introduction
> Hello Space Openers. I am a new member of the list, and I tend to tire
> people on other lists I belong to with my questions, so be forewarned ;)
>
> I am American,
Hi, Kevin -
Welcome !
(I adjusted the title on this email thread as I am responding to your
questions - and in case anybody else decides to look up this sort of
question in our OSLIST archives, perhaps the title specificity will help
them)
You asked
1) Aside from just "doing it" What is the
For those of you who want to know more about Appreciative Inquiry and find
the typical 4-day Foundations course more than you need, I am teaching a
blended course at New York University on March 17-18, 2006. If you have
always wanted to see the St. Patrick's Day Parade, this is a good
opportunity
Hello everyone,
Wendy Farmer-O'Neil here. I am new to the list, new to OST and eager to jump
in, learn and contribute. I have just had the very great privilege and
pleasure of working with Chris Corrigan at the event he facilitated last week
(my very first OST event). I would say it was a co
16, 2005 4:45 PM
To: osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu
Subject: Re: A short introduction
Hello all,
This conversation reminds me of events I have facilitated for software
companies, specificallly one where
the issue was "How can we improve the development process for version
2.0"
Even tho
Hello all,
This conversation reminds me of events I have facilitated for software
companies, specificallly one where
the issue was "How can we improve the development process for version
2.0"
Even though only there were no clients, no suppliers, no vendors, or
any of all the others who might hav
Hi Diana, et al
I agree, comparisons between open space, open source and agile methods
have limited value. But if I can take your example and skew it
somewhat, I'd like to think of considering each a bit more like
comparing rubber tires, steering wheels and the little tachometer
thing.. they're a
--- Tom Tuddenham escribió:
> And in regard to ant metaphor
> Lucas brought up, funnily enough we've called our little venture
> 'Siafu' after the ants of the serengeti plains. The notion is that
> many little things working together can make big things happen.
Elements will stick together if an
nt: Wednesday, March 16, 2005 5:36 AM
To: osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu
Subject: Open space and software development (was 'A short introduction')
Hi Diana, et al
I agree, comparisons between open space, open source and agile methods
have limited value. But if I can take your example and
Thanks, Harrison, for renaming the thread and sending this post when I have 10
minutes free.
This allows me to say that I agree with you (except peraphs in your mantra,
because I still think that there are some organizations - like the Catholic
Church and most armies, some companies and even co
Hi Lucas
If I understand what you mean "bring the system in one room" to be
bringing the stakeholders together in the place where the work is to be
done, then yes. There are other interesting approaches that have
bearing on this - notably the so-called agile, or lightweight,
development methodolo
Yes, and it's also true that an extremely powerful new step would be to
have "fleshspace" open space, so that "users" and "developers" of the
software can actually work together from the start, and understand each
other much faster and much better.
Yes, quite a few software developers have close t
Lucas, Todd, Chris and all,
For more information on Agile software development methods, you can look at:
www.agilealliance.org
and, specifically,
www.agilemanifesto.org
And, yes, they are used in situations where highly complex software is being
developed. Sometimes folks who are developing open
Hi Tom
> If I understand what you mean "bring the system in one room" to be
> bringing the stakeholders together in the place where the work is to
> be done, then yes.
I don't know much about software developement for such huge things as,
say, a hospital information system.
I know a little about
Yup...that's what agile development is all about, and Michael Herman
and others know more about this than I do.
And isn't it great that Firefox is having growing pains? That's how
we know it's alive and vital and fresh, like my kids. Internet
Explorer on the other hand is infected with viruses,
It's no accident that Open Source sounds like Open Space. Linux, the
open source operating system (http://www.linux.org/), Open Office
(http://www.openoffice.org/) (a free suite of wordprocessing,
spreadsheet and database tools), the browser Firefox
(http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/) and m
Tom wrote: I'll readily admit I'm a bit of a dreamer.. :)
But you're not the only one!
Marty (with thanks to John)
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Hello all
I don't know if this is the norm on this list, but I thought I might
briefly introduce myself and detail my interest in open space.
I have Alan Stewart to thank for getting me interested in this list.
His posts of a thread on open source to my personal mailbox piqued my
curiousity.
As
--- Tom Tuddenham wrote:
> open space offers the
> possibility of accelerating the commercial development of open source
> projects and that a company focussing on open source solutions could
> manage its day-to-day operations and decision making using open space
> techniques.
> if there are other
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Subject: A short introduction
Hello all
I don't know if this is the norm on this list, but I thought I might
briefly introduce myself and detail my interest in open space.
I have Alan Stewart to thank for getting me interested in this list.
His posts of a thread on open s
Hello, dear colleagues -
Please share the news with your networks and communities that I will be
giving the following Open Space Technology workshop:
An Introduction to Open Space
this June 19-21
in San Francisco.
If you or someone you know is interested, feel free to contact me directly
and
Dear os'rs!
Hi! My name is Raffi Aftandelian, from Berkeley California, USA and
currently in Moscow. I just joined this list today and wanted to
introduce myself.
I just got trained in OST by Birgit Williams in Novosibirsk (Siberia),
Russia. (a HUGE thanks to Lena Marchuk for organizing this train
Hello to new and old Open Space friends,
I have been a reading member on this list for one and a half years. I
have appreciated the postings, which I find to be thoughtful, thought
provoking, informative, inspirational, and encouraging. I have found the
quality of people associated with OS to b
Hi. My name is Philip Joseph. I've been following this listserv from here
in the UK since doing an OpenSpace training with Harrison about 18 months
ago. I'd like to throw something into the pot here, so thank you Maggie for
inspiring me and giving me a reason to unlurk. Thank you also to all of
agon Group Inc.
Toronto
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> -Original Message-
> From: OSLIST [mailto:osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu]On Behalf Of Philip
> Joseph
> Sent: Wednesday, April 5, 2000 4:12 PM
> To: osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu
> Subject: Re: Law of what?... and a self-introductio
To all:
My name is Dylene Cymraes--I am currently living in Maryland, but may be
relocating to central NY this summer to continue building a project I have
worked on for the last few years.
For those of you who have responded already, and those of you who have asked
for more information, I figure
To another Chris,
My questions and responses about follow up emerge from the theme, topic
or question that the open space was intended to focus on, the topics
explore, the key elements of the reports and the comments at the closing
circle. Could you share a little more without violating
confident
Greetings openers of spaces:
I have been lurking for a while and thought it was time to
properly out myself, as I have question in mind.
My name is Chris Corrigan and I live in Vancouver, Canada
where I work for the federal government in the Department of
Indian Affairs. My job is to manage a pu
touched by the open space principles, appreciative
inquiry, ancient wisdom from a variety of religions and I attempt to fumble
through my life and work and put them into practice as much as I can and also
find ways to communicate what I learn to others.
It took a while for me to write this introd
"Strategic Plan
>for the Poor" . It is also possible to do Strategic Plan With the "Poor".
Mainstream Access in St. Catherines, Ontario has been using Open Space for 3
years to set the staffing agenda for its outreach centre. I led the first
event with 80 participants, 60 of them "clients" who ar
Hi Anne, Thanks for the response. I am very fortunate to be "inside'" an
organization that supports learning, and Open Space is certainly a way to do
that. There is a very exciting possiblity on the horizon, and if it come
through I will be in touch with all on what may be a "first".
In a message dated 97-03-03 20:20:43 EST, you write:
<< It was great to receive your response. Our Open Space was "Strategic Plan
for the Poor" and all of the participants were people who held individual
pieces of providing services across a continuum and across a major health
system. This is th
Hi, Marlene. I read your message to Michael. I'm Anne Stadler. Hi!
I just edited an issue of Open Space At Work (for Berrett Koehler
Publishers). It might have some ideas in it which could be useful to
you? There are about fourteen stories of different applications over
time in different venue
Company
P.O. Box 3707, MS 7A-25,
Seattle, WA 98124-2207, USA
206-865-2255 (Office/Voice Mail) 206-865-4851 (FAX)
michael.j.lindfi...@boeing.com
>--
>From: Marlene Blum[SMTP:mblum5...@aol.com]
>Sent: Saturday, March 01, 1997 7:54 AM
>To:Multiple recipients of li
Company
P.O. Box 3707, MS 7A-25,
Seattle, WA 98124-2207, USA
206-865-2255 (Office/Voice Mail) 206-865-4851 (FAX)
michael.j.lindfi...@boeing.com
>--
>From: Marlene Blum[SMTP:mblum5...@aol.com]
>Sent: Saturday, March 01, 1997 7:54 AM
>To:Multiple recipients of li
gt; From: Marlene Blum
> Subject: Re: Introduction
> Date: March 1, 1997 10:54 AM
>
> In a message dated 97-02-25 19:30:48 EST, you write:
>
> << help >>
> Welcome Michael. My name is Marlene Blum and am currently the Director of
> Continuous Learning for a ma
Thanks for the great introductions, I did one earlier I think. I have a few
moments in the midst of an Open Space event with 60 folks from the United
Church of Canada in Scarborough, so I'm reporting briefly on a couple of
things that you will soon hear more about later.
This past week, Birgitt Bo
In a message dated 97-02-25 19:30:48 EST, you write:
<< help >>
Welcome Michael. My name is Marlene Blum and am currently the Director of
Continuous Learning for a major healthcare provider , Saint Joseph Mercy
Health System, in Ann Arbor, Michigan. We are introducting a series on
Managing Tran
ltiple recipients of list OSLIST
>Subject: Re: Introduction
>
>Welcome Michel Linfield. You spent 14 years at Findhorn? Wow. I'd like to
>hear more about that.
>
Hi Michael!! Lovely to "see" you on-line!
You know, I love the initiative you took, and I think I'll do the same:
introduce myself. (I did that at one point on the OSI website, but I
don't know exactly what happened to the info. so I'll retry it here,
okay?)
I'm Anne Stadler, an independent con
Welcome Michel Linfield. You spent 14 years at Findhorn? Wow. I'd like to
hear more about that.
Greetings,
I have just joined the on-line conversations on Open Space and would
like to introduce myself.
I am an internal organization development consultant with the Boeing
Company in Seattle (where I've been since 1989) and have used OS on many
occasions to convene communities of people that w
I'm Peg Holman and I stumbled into Open Space in the summer of 1994.
Although immediately in love with the idea, it took until about March of
the following year to actually be involved in a real OS session. With
175 network technicians from U S WEST who cared deeply about their
future work, it wa
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