Story of a recent 2.5 day OST

Fri Aug 24 13:28:51 PDT 2001

Ann Thompson wrote:

> Am I dreaming, or was I really there, after-all?  Have we reached a new level of integration of "just being with" in OST and in Open Space?

Funny you should mention that...:-)  i was thinking the same thing myself.

Chris
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>From  Fri Aug 24 15:53:05 2001
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Date: Fri, 24 Aug 2001 15:53:05 -0500
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Subject: Re: Story of a recent 2.5 day OST
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yep.  same for my website.  the phrase about sacrifice that shows up at
the very beginning and the very end of my evolution at work collection
is from t.s.eliot... four quartets...  "costing not less than
everything"  also, early on, i decided that i had to do this writing,
for whatever it is worth, and give it away.  so that is why it's been
made available for free to all.  it isn't a professionally edited and
published, but i do think there is enough there to be helpful.  probably
too much.

i had the 'evolution at work' and 'invitation resources' collections
available on the table at osonos this week.  many got to read a bit and
asked where they could be read and downloaded.  they are full of
everything i've been able to capture about opening space in org... my
own journey

to surf and search and read online, go here:
http://www.michaelherman.com.
to download, visit this page:
http://www.globalchicago.net/evolution/download.html

many thanks to all who've supported me in offering these things to you.

michael

Harrison Owen wrote:

>  At 11:19 PM 8/23/2001 -0700, Chris wrote:
>
>
>> There is an element of sacrifice that is not in the User's Guide, or
>> on Michael Herman's website or in any of the training that I have
>> ever taken.  And yet it is known by all OST facilitators after they
>> do their first one.
>
>
> Actually it is there -- but not in so many words. It is called Letting
> Go, and Getting out of the Way. But thanks for pointing out what for
> me is a critical point. To state the obvious -- sacrifice is at the
> core of Open Space, because until or unless stuff is given away, the
> space can never be open. My guess is that this bothers a lot of folks,
> and it is certainly hard on those who see life as a game in which
> whoever has the most toys when they die wins -- But for me sacrifice
> is at the heart of both Open Space and life.
>
>
>> Harrison Owen
>
>                        7808 River Falls Drive
>                         Potomac, MD 20854 USA
>                          phone 301-469-9269
>                           fax 301-983-9314
>                       Summer Phone 207-763-3261
>                            Summer Address
>                          189 Beaucaire Ave.
>                           Camden, ME 04843
>              Personal website www.mindspring.com/~owenhh
>          Open Space Institute website www.openspaceworld.org
>               Open Space Training www.openspaceworld.com
>
--

Michael Herman
300 West North Avenue #1105
Chicago IL 60610
312-280-7838 voice
312-280-7837 fax

http://www.michaelherman.com
a personal/professional portal to
consulting, open space, evolution,
invitation resources, michael's
open notebook, and the rest of
GlobalChicago...

mailto:mherman at globalchicago.net

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yep.  same for my website.  the phrase about sacrifice that shows
up at the very beginning and the very end of my evolution at work collection
is from t.s.eliot... four quartets...  "costing not less than everything" 
also, early on, i decided that i had to do this writing, for whatever it
is worth, and give it away.  so that is why it's been made available
for free to all.  it isn't a professionally edited and published,
but i do think there is enough there to be helpful.  probably too
much.
i had the 'evolution at work' and 'invitation resources' collections
available on the table at osonos this week.  many got to read a bit
and asked where they could be read and downloaded.  they are full
of everything i've been able to capture about opening space in org... my
own journey
to surf and search and read online, go here:  <A HREF="http://www.michaelherman.com">http://www.michaelherman.com</A>.
 to download, visit this page:  <A HREF="http://www.globalchicago.net/evolution/download.html">http://www.globalchicago.net/evolution/download.html</A>
many thanks to all who've supported me in offering these things to you.
michael
  
Harrison Owen wrote:
<blockquote TYPE=CITE> At 11:19 PM 8/23/2001 -0700, Chris wrote:
  
<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite>There is an
element of sacrifice that is not in the User's Guide, or on Michael Herman's
website or in any of the training that I have ever taken.  And yet
it is known by all OST facilitators after they do their first one.</blockquote>

<p><br>Actually it is there -- but not in so many words. It is called Letting
Go, and Getting out of the Way. But thanks for pointing out what for me
is a critical point. To state the obvious -- sacrifice is at the core of
Open Space, because until or unless stuff is given away, the space can
never be open. My guess is that this bothers a lot of folks, and it is
certainly hard on those who see life as a game in which whoever has the
most toys when they die wins -- But for me sacrifice is at the heart of
both Open Space and life.
<br> 
<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite>Harrison Owen</blockquote>
<x-sigsep>
<p></x-sigsep>
<center>7808 River Falls Drive
<br>Potomac, MD 20854 USA
<br>phone 301-469-9269
<br>fax 301-983-9314
<br>Summer Phone 207-763-3261
<br>Summer Address
<br>189 Beaucaire Ave.
<br>Camden, ME 04843
<br>Personal website
<a href="http://www.mindspring.com/~owenhh" eudora="autourl">www.mindspring.com/~owenhh</a>
<br>Open Space Institute website
<a href="http://www.openspaceworld.org/" eudora="autourl">www.openspaceworld.org</a>
<br>Open Space Training
<a href="http://www.openspaceworld.com/" eudora="autourl">www.openspaceworld.com</a></center>
</blockquote>
--
<p>Michael Herman
<br>300 West North Avenue #1105
<br>Chicago IL 60610
<br>312-280-7838 voice
<br>312-280-7837 fax
<p><A HREF="http://www.michaelherman.com">http://www.michaelherman.com</A>
<br>a personal/professional portal to
<br>consulting, open space, evolution,
<br>invitation resources, michael's
<br>open notebook, and the rest of
<br>GlobalChicago...
<p><A HREF="mailto:mherman at globalchicago.net">mailto:mherman at globalchicago.net</A>
<br> </html>

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