Talking Book -- Next Steps?

Sun Apr 18 14:01:18 PDT 2004

Hi Alex and All!

I, too, would love to read a chapter -- and have the same question -- are
the chapters the same!  And in the spirit of whatever happens..... I'll take
any chapter you'd like to assign me!!

Judi

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Hi

Well I'd love to coordinate the work.

Here's what I'm thinking:
1) First I'll contact the publisher, to see how they feel about this.
2) I'll put up a webpage with a list of the chapters, and anybody who'd
like to, can send me an email saying which chapter they'd like to read.
3) I'll also post some detailed instructions on how to record a chapter
on your PC.
4) As people complete the chapters, they can then e-mail them to me or
to whoever will eventually put it all together.

How does this sound?

One question: I don't have the revised version of the book yet. Does it
contain the same chapters as the old version, or can someone provide me
with a chapter-list?

Cheers

Alex

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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
>
>
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>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_aud
i
>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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>>><http://www.openspaceworld.com/>
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