SV: Talking Book -- Next Steps?

Thomas Herrmann thomas at openspaceconsulting.com
Sat Apr 17 16:23:00 PDT 2004


If this is a go, Alex(?) and I´m allowed aboard, please sign me up too.
Chapter 2 would be nice to read.
Good that I kept awake this late tonight.
Good Night
Thomas Herrmann

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> Ämne: Re: Talking Book -- Next Steps?
>
>
> 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
> >Potomac, Maryland   20845
> >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=open
> source_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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