Incorporating ideas from people who cannot participate????

[Birgitt Bolton]

Hi Robert,
I checked out your website for the on-line discussions and thought you put
together a great site that also introduces the use of Open Space well. It is
a good model to follow. I hope we have the chance of meeting when I am in
Australia this July/August. I look forward to many interesting Open Space
discussions and learnings in sharing the Australian/Canadian perspectives.

Warmest regards,
Birgitt

Birgitt Bolton of Dalar Associates
www.openspacetechnology.com
55 Ravina Cres., Ancaster, Ontario, Canada
 L9G 2E8
phone: 905-648-5775  fax: 905-648-2262

-----Original Message-----
From: OSLIST [mailto:OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU]On Behalf Of Robert
F. Chaffe
Sent: Friday, April 09, 1999 10:34 PM
To: OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU
Subject: Re: Incorporating ideas from people who cannot participate????


Hi
As part of a recent open space event that involved people from all over
Australia who
work in rural areas we ran a virtual forum or open space event about forum
weeks before
the event and then continued the virtual forum after the event.  If you
would like to
see what happened take a look at "www.soil-water.org.au"  under PMP Forum.

This sparked off a number of issues and conversations both of the web page
and on at
least two other lists.

The site was made open to all who wished to come.  And they came and they
were the right
people.  One Farmer who could not attend the face to face conference was
very frustrated
that he had not got an answer to his proposal.  He rang me, I was able to
direct him to
the proceedings all 84 papers which did try to answer his question.  He has
not back to
me yet - still reading between milkings.

The event when very well and you may wish to look at the images created by a
professional illustrator.   These illustrations became part of the
proceedings and did
add considerably to the formation of the conference community.

END

Regards
Rob
"If you can't see the bright side, polish the dull side."