one day OS

[Sheila T. Isakson]

Karen,

        Which one day Open Space meeting are your asking about?  There is one in
Chicago on Sept. 1.  Is that it? I suggest that you use the following www
address to obtain addtional information:

<www.globalchicago.net/mha/workshops>

Hope this information helps!

Sheila Isakson
Isakson at Juno.com
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On Thu, 29 Jul 1999 17:39:47 -0700 Karen du Four des Champs
<kdd at INERCOR.COM> writes:
>Your message has been saved for Karen’s return, scheduled for Monday,
>August
>9th.  She is currently in Chicago, Detroit, Minneapolis and Fargo
>conducting
>a series of training.
>
>If you have an urgent matter, please email back and I will do my best
>to
>respond to your request.
>
>Zoey Luxton,
>Assistant to Karen du Four des Champs
>
>INERCOR, The Training & Consulting Co.
>“because change begins at the core….”
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Heather Herbert <e23498 at EMS.RMIT.EDU.AU>
>To: OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU <OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU>
>Date: Tuesday, July 27, 1999 3:58 PM
>Subject: Re: one day OS
>
>
>>I am very interested in attending. Where is this seminar to be held,
>and
>what is the cost please?
>>Heather Herbert
>>
>>>>> Harrison Owen <owen at TMN.COM> 27/07/99 21:45:41 >>>
>>At 05:15 PM 7/27/99 +0800, you wrote:
>>>
>>> I am planning a one day Open Space meeting for a voluntary
>non-profit
>group
>>> whose members needs time together to think through their situation.
>Take
>a
>>> look through what I have outline so far and provide any
>suggestions/insights
>>> you might have.
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>>
>>> Mark
>>>
>>> DRAFT:
>>>
>>> You are invited to participate in the Asian Business Leadership
>Exchange
>>> (ABLE) First Annual Leadership Gathering to be held on Sunday
>August 29,
>1999
>>> from 9:30 - 5:30
>>>
>>> The ABLE Leadership Gathering will be a participatory dialogue on
>ABLE
>and
>>> the Asian Leadership Challenge. Invited participants include the
>officers
>and
>>> members of ABLE, graduates from SML training seminars, and other
>interested
>>> colleagues. The schedule for the day will be as follows:
>>>
>>> 9:00-9:30 Registration and breakfast (pancakes for early risers)
>>> 9:30 - 10:00 Gathering, Introduction, Agenda
>>> 10:00 - 1:00 Break out sessions: 1 1/2 hrs per session, 3-4
>simultaneous
>>> sessions.
>>> 1:00 - 2:00 Lunch (Potluck)
>>> 2:00 - 5:00 Break out sessions: 1 1/2 hrs per session 3-4
>simltaneous
>session
>>>
>>> 5:00 - 5:30 closing
>>>
>>> The Open Space process will be utilized during this program to
>allow
>maximum
>>> participation and sharing of ideas.  Anticipated agenda topics
>relate to
>the
>>> purpose and mission of ABLE/SML, Leadership need in HK/Asia,
>ABLE/SML
>>> organizational issues, members support and follow-up, etc. Actual
>topics
>will
>>> be determined by the group on the day.  For more information on the
>process
>>> go to:
><<http://www.tmn.com/openspace/>http://www.tmn.com/openspace/>
>>
>>********************************************************************
>>Looks pretty good to me... with two possible suggestions. First, I
>wouldn't
>>indicate "3-4..... sessions"  Who knows you might have more, or less.
>If
>you
>>have more, folks might think they were "wrong", and if you had less
>-- that
>>they were somehow inadequate. Obviously, whatever you have will be
>the
>right
>>thing. My second suggestion is to include some mention of the
>promises you
>can
>>make and keep in Open Space. For instance, you can guarantee that
>"Every
>single
>>issue that anybody cares enough to bring up will be on the table."
>You can
>>also guarantee that all such issues will be discussed to the extent
>that
>>anybody cares to do that"... What you can't specify are the actual
>issues
>that
>>will be raised. Here is where you theme comes in -- something like,
>"What
>are
>>the issues and opportunities for leading out organization?" After
>that, I
>would
>>just let it go.
>>
>>Harrison
>>Harrison Owen
>>7808 River Falls Drive
>>Potomac, MD  20854
>>USA
>>
>>Summer address:
>>RR Box 4248
>>Camden, ME
>>04843
>>
>>Website www.tmn.com/~owen
>>Phone 301-469-9269
>>Fax 301-983-9314
>>Maine Phone 207-763-3261
>>