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-----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
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>
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