Talking Book -- Next Steps?

Michael Herman mherman at globalchicago.net
Sat Apr 17 15:35:56 PDT 2004


alex, i think you're elected!

if you choose to accept the coordination role, sign me up!  i like
chapter six.

thanks, michaelh



Harrison Owen wrote:

>Alex -- Checked with the publisher (Glenda) and this is what she had to say:
>
>I think it is an excellent idea!  Don't know what we would need to do.  We
>could offer a free copy of the book to the people who commit to read a
>chapter and submit it in the appropriate format, etc.  We would need someone
>to coordinate the process.  It sounds like this Alexander Kjerulf might be
>the one.  Have him get in touch with me, and we'll see what we can do.
>
>You have an incredible network of creative and generous folks!  Cheers.  G
>
>
>Glenda H. Eoyang, Ph.D.
>Executive Director
>Human Systems Dynamics Institute
>www.hsdinstitute.org
>866-HSD-INST  (866-473-4678)
>
>Her email is Glenda Eoyang [geoyang at hsdinstitute.org]
>
>This may be a lot more than you had in mind -- but so far as I am concerned
>-- Do It! And thanks for the thought. I love it when a plan comes together.
>
>Harrison
>
>
>Harrison Owen
>7808 River Falls Drive
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>Phone 301-365-2093
>
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: OSLIST [mailto:OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU] On Behalf Of Alexander
>Kjerulf
>Sent: Saturday, April 17, 2004 9:18 AM
>To: OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU
>Subject: Re: The Possibilities of Peace
>
>Hi
>
>We could create an audio version of the Practice of Peace together.
>
>Books like Cory Doctorows Eastern Standard Tribe and Lawrence Lessigs
>Free Culture have been released under a so-called creative commons
>license, which allow people to copy the books into different formats.
>Volunteers have each chosen a chapter to record to an mp3 audio file
>(almost anyone with a computer can do this), and all the chapters have
>been posted to a website where you can download it.
>
>I'd like to volunteer to read a chapter :o) But only if the author
>thinks it's a good idea. How about it, Harrison?
>
>More info here:
>http://www.archive.org/audio/audio-details-db.php?collection=opensource_audi
>o&collectionid=DOMK
>http://www.turnstyle.org/FreeCulture/
>
>Cheers
>
>Alex
>
>www.arbejdsglaede.nu - 27. maj 2004
>Danmarks første konference om arbejdsglæde
>
>Alexander Kjerulf
>alexander at kjerulf.com
>http://www.positivesharing.com
>
>+45 2688 2373
>Arena, Norrebrogade 14B, 1. sal
>2200 Copenhagen N.
>
>
>
>Peter or Esther wrote:
>
>
>
>>Harrison,
>>
>>Because of my eyes I try to get audio copies of books. Is "The
>>Possibilities of Peace" available in audio or do you plan that it will
>>be soon?
>>
>>Namaste,
>>Peter Fisher
>>
>>Harrison Owen wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>>Dear Friends and Colleagues,
>>>
>>>It was never my intention to get into the "Peace Business."  Nor was
>>>it my
>>>intention to write another book. But in the course of my life my
>>>intentions
>>>are often overlooked, and happenstance rules. So much for a life
>>>plan. And
>>>now, the book - The Practice of Peace - is available in a 2nd edition.
>>>
>>>Happenstance, in this case was a fortuitous journey to The Middle East
>>>several years ago.  I went to that troubled part of the world lacking
>>>any
>>>clear understanding of what I might usefully contribute. To say that
>>>I was
>>>confused would be gross understatement. But confusion, as I have
>>>learned, is
>>>often (always?) an essential precondition to deeper insight.
>>>Confusion rids
>>>the mind of all you thought you knew, and thereby opens some space
>>>for new
>>>ideas. The new ideas, in my case, were perhaps closer to a blinding
>>>flash of
>>>the obvious. Twenty years' experience with Open Space Technology, over
>>>40,000 iterations in 83 countries had demonstrated to myself and
>>>thousands
>>>of colleagues, that every time space was opened, a most remarkable and
>>>unexpected result occurred. I called it Genuine Community, the sort
>>>where
>>>differences (of opinion, ethnicity, economics, politics etc.) were if
>>>anything amplified AND those involved found it possible to treat each
>>>other
>>>with respect, often coming close to real affection. It seemed to me that
>>>another word for this phenomenon is Peace. Further more, the deeper the
>>>original conflicts the more intense was the sense of community.
>>>
>>>Why all this should be happening and what might be done with it remained
>>>hidden in my cloud of confusion. Hence the book, which began life as
>>>a set
>>>of confused notes to myself in search of clarity and understanding.
>>>Anybody
>>>who says that they write a book does not fully understand the process, I
>>>think. And certainly in my case, the book wrote me. As those of you
>>>who have
>>>shared in this little odyssey will know, confused notes eventually
>>>yielded
>>>to some form of connected text, which in turn was shared with some 180
>>>colleagues for their critique. And critique in full measure was given
>>>and
>>>gratefully received - yielding a book which was published
>>>collaboratively by
>>>the several Open Space Institutes around the world with the title, The
>>>Practice of Peace. In the intervening period since publication, there
>>>have
>>>been multiple workshops and conferences around the world, each
>>>contributing
>>>to a deeper understanding of Open Space and the possibilities of
>>>Peace. Now,
>>>I am pleased to announce that a 2nd Edition has been published by The
>>>Human
>>>Dynamics Institute.
>>>
>>>In substance, the 2nd Edition is not radically different from the
>>>1st, but
>>>countless hours of concerned conversation with colleagues and friends
>>>around
>>>the world have tightened the focus, enhanced the flow, and brought to
>>>mind a
>>>number of facets that had been neglected in the first attempt. In
>>>short it
>>>is a much better book.
>>>
>>>As an author, I have always found it difficult, not to say
>>>embarrassing, to
>>>recommend my own books. However, in the case of this book, The
>>>Practice of
>>>Peace 2nd Edition, I have no such qualms. This is not theory in
>>>search of a
>>>practice, but just the reverse. The practice required the theory simply
>>>because the practice works. Every time Space opens, Peace seems to break
>>>out. And the application is not only in the global arena of conflicted
>>>people, but also in the multiple areas of human life were Peace
>>>appears in
>>>jeopardy, including families, community organizations, and businesses.
>>>
>>>Such qualms as I may have about apparent self-serving advertising are
>>>also
>>>mitigated by the fact that even though my name appears on the book
>>>(and I
>>>take full responsibility for all errors and omissions), this book is in
>>>truth a communal production. Literally thousands of people all over the
>>>world have contributed great thoughts and ideas. So this is not so
>>>much an
>>>advertisement for my book, but  our book.
>>>
>>>To receive a copy for yourself or to pass along to a friend, you may
>>>contact
>>>the good folks at the Institute --
>>>www.hsdinstitute.org/dept_press.asp.
>>>Also the several Open Space Institutes can provide copies. Click on
>>>http://openspaceworld.com/intro%20to%20pop.htm for the details. Last,
>>>but
>>>not least, I believe that www.amazon.com will be carrying this book
>>>as they
>>>have also carried my others.
>>>
>>>Thanks for bearing with me. I hope you will read and enjoy, but most
>>>of all
>>>use  -- The Practice of Peace.
>>>
>>>
>>>Harrison
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>Harrison Owen
>>>7808 River Falls Drive
>>>Potomac, Maryland   20845
>>>Phone 301-365-2093
>>>
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