Practice of Peace in Swenmark 3-5th of December!

Thomas Herrmann thomas at openspaceconsulting.com
Thu Mar 25 13:11:51 PST 2004


Dear friends in Open Space.
Just thought I´d let you know that Harrison Owen has agreed to use his two
feet (and maybe an aeroplane) to come over here late this year to offer us
"The Practice of Peace". Gerard Muller and myself will be organizing this
workshop and we hope that we´ll be able to gather lots of lovely folks from
all over. As soon as we have decided on the site and gotten a nice
invitation together we´ll come back with more information. Looks like it
might be on the east side of Swenmark this time = WestSweden.
Warmest regards
Thomas Herrmann         Phone +46 (0)709-98 97 81
Open Space Consulting   Fax   +46 (0)300-713 89
Pensévägen 4
434 46 Kungsbacka, Sweden
Email: thomas at openspaceconsulting.com
www.openspaceconsulting.com

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Gabriela wrote:< I would love to hear about further steps ...>=20
So would I!
Thank you for sharing
Best wishes for your work
Tova
         averbuch at post.tau.ac.il
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Dear Christine,
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Congratulation to you and your colleagues!!! Thank you for sharing this
wonderful story!
Much success for you and for an ongoing open space story with this
organization!!
I would love to hear about further steps ...
=20
Cheers from Berlin!
Gabriela=20
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From: Christine Whitney Sanchez <mailto:milagro27 at cox.net> =20
To: OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU=20
Sent: Sunday, March 21, 2004 12:07 AM
Subject: 16 European countries represented in first OST expereince OST
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Dear Friends,

Today, at Rolduc, a 12th century abbey in the Netherlands, two of the
most innovative leaders in La Leche League (LLL)of Europe conducted the
first OST meeting at their European Mastery Symposium.  Department heads
from 16 European countries (Slovenia, Hungary, Greece, France, Belgium,
Luxemburg, Germany, Czech Republic, Austria, UK, Ireland, Italy, Spain,
Netherlands, Switzerland) and the USA have come together to share best
practices and discuss ways to grow their organization.

Of course, it was a fabulous success - they are sitting with me right
now as I write to you, feeling shy about telling you just how exciting
this is.  Genevieve Treille and Christine Koehler from France said,
"nous avons du nous battre" ( we  had to fight) to offer a full day
option of OST along side the more traditional workshops that were being
offered at this educational event.

Their OST theme was: Collaborating and working together in order to
enhance our effectiveness."  Out of the total 80 participants in the
symposium, 25 sat in the opening circle and posted 13 topics over three
sessions. =20

At midday, there was a palpable buzz in the air but not due to any
bumble bees, because leaving a session was felt to be too impolite.
Some of the participants reported that they were holding the law of two
feet in their minds but weren't quite ready today.

During the closing circle, other women who were not there for the
opening, came to find out what all the excitement was about.  All
together nearly half of the women from the event were exposed to OST.
Already the Chair of LLL Germany has decided to conduct their entire
National Conference as an Open Space.

One of the women who came to the closing, "borrowed" the sticky wall to
hold her next session in Open Space.  Buzzzzzzz.

Personally, I am excited because colleagues and I from the Chaordic
Commons have been consulting with La Leche League International to help
develop a distributed system, seed a more appreciative culture and, of
course, to encourage self-organizing.  Today, many leaders had the
personal experience of just how natural this is to their organization.
I am so moved by listening to these women, nearly all speaking English
as a second language, sharing what has heart and meaning for them.  I
have the sense that this is part of the magic, too.  Their passion is
grounded as they slow down to choose just the right words to express
what they mean.  Our national ambassadors could learn much from these
dedicated women about authentic communication.   =20

Christine Koehler says that this experience proved to the participants
that self-organizing is not just for dreamers or just talking to be
talking.  It worked wonderfully as a training for the new Department
Heads from Eastern Europe.  One of the conference organizers had been
worried that the hosts of the sessions would not be properly prepared
nor would they have adequate materials.  But just the right people came
to each session J  =20

Genevieve says, "I thought it was magic, because at the beginning,
everyone was worried that there would be no subjects posted.  But as
soon as one person posted a topic, one after another came forward."

One of Christine's innovations:  During the report outs, she read a
title of a discussion and then placed the paper with the session topic
in the center of the circle so that by the end, the circle was holding
the intelligence of the discussions in a very tangible form.

In the closing circle, they asked for words that represented the
experience - renewed, energized, connected, focused, going to the point.
And guess what?  They were not surprised.  This is how they always work
when they are at home.=20

Some of the comments heard in the halls afterward were:

"This was like putting on a coat that fits."

"I'm really excited about what we did today.  I have the impression it's
the first time we worked so deeply."

"I felt incredible - it is really exciting because when you "prepare" a
typical conference session, you never really know if people are there
because they have to be there.  With this process, you know that people
come because they want to be there and you have the passion for the
topic so it is more interesting.

"We should have done this for the whole EMS meeting."

"I am happy to be able to discuss what is important to me."

Genevieve and Christine K. want everyone to know that they are lurkers
on this list and appreciate all that they are learning from everyone.
In particular, Christine would like to thank Tova for recently writing
up the experience with the Israeli company because she shared that post
with an Israeli La Leche League Leader.

Ho!

In ten days, these two dynamos are participating in an OST meeting to
create the Open Space Institute in France.  Please feel free to contact
them directly:
g.treille at wanadoo.fr
christine.Koehler at wanadoo.fr.

Au revoir and many blessings to you all,

Genevieve Treille
Christine Koehler
Christine Whitney Sanchez








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  _____ =20

Mayke =96 One way to handle the problem with =93senior people=94 is to =
make
sure that you have had a conversation with them BEFORE the OS starts. In
most cases if you explain how it is all going to work and how essential
it is for everybody to have a chance to speak, I find there is usually
no problem. Also, as you may remember, Open Space was =93born=94 in =
Africa.
I spent some long time in West Africa working with a variety of people,
mostly the Kpelle in Liberia. My inspiration for the circle in Open
Space came from my time with them. And I think there is a real point
here =96 for most people in Africa (certainly tribal people) Open Space
will seem very natural. In fact they have names for it. In Liberia it
was called Palaver, and I think in Southern Africa it is called Indaba =
=96
but Valerie can tell you about that (also say hi to her). In Liberia
when there was some major issue to be dealt with, everybody would sit in
a circle, sometimes the whole village =96 and EVERYBODY talked, and
usually one at a time. The people would say, =93Never let the Sun set on =
a
Palaver=94 =96 which meant we don=92t stop talking until it is over. =
When it
was over, the chief elder would say the final word, usually some parable
or saying that captured what the consensus was. Up to that point it was
not uncommon for that elder to sit in silence for hours. Just holding
the space. I don=92t know where you are, or what groups you are working
with, but I would be willing to bet that they already know a lot more
about Open Space than you think. If so, all you have to do is to open
the space and let them, get on with what they would do naturally. I have
also had a very similar experience here in the US when doing OS with
First Nation People. At first they thought it was some strange new white
magic. I guess the name threw them =96 or the fact that I am white made
them sure that whatever I might do was going to be strange. But it
usually only took about 20 min and they forgot all the strangeness and
felt right at home. I remember one Navajo Chief coming up to me after
the 1st day saying =93What took you so long, White Man?=94 He said it =
with a
smile. This strange, new, wonderful thing called Open Space had actually
been in native tradition from the beginning. We (white people) were only
just catching on.
=20
Have fun!
=20
Harrison=20
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Harrison Owen
7808 River Falls Drive
Potomac, Maryland   20845
Phone 301-365-2093
Open Space Training www.openspaceworld.com
<http://www.openspaceworld.com/> =20
Open Space Institute www.openspaceworld.org
Personal website http://mywebpages.comcast.net/hhowen/index.htm
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From: OSLIST [mailto:OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU] On Behalf Of Mayke
Wagner, essence
Sent: Saturday, March 20, 2004 3:23 PM
To: OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU
Subject: Re: AW: Open Space experience with African countries
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Hi Holger,=20
thanks for getting me in touch with Valerie and also for sharing your
experience with OST with African participants.=20
The first aspect you mentioned ("To my experience so far, you should not
fall into the African =B3trap=B2 that everything needs to be discussed =
at
length. So, after you have introduced the rules, do not accept any
discussions but open the market place immediately.") makes perfectly
sense to me.=20
For the second aspect ("You might also run into slight problems if there
are some senior people who want their status to be honored.") I am
wondering how you deal with that. In terms of space invasion I can
imagine possible ways to deal with this. Do you have any other
recommendations for this specific situation? What did you do? And what
did other people do who found themselves in this specific situation?

Thanks for your support and your willingness to share. I am very
impressed by the openness and the readiness to invite newcomers to the
OST community!
Happy trails,
Mayke
___________________________________________
essence - Beratung, Training, Coaching
Mayke Wagner
Hanser 3
88279 Amtzell
GERMANY

mayke.wagner at t-e-a-m.org
Tel (+49) 07520 / 9232 02
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Von: Change Management Toolbook <holger at change-management-toolbook.com>
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Datum: Tue, 16 Mar 2004 10:06:09 +0100
An: OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU
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Hello Mayke,=20



I will have a short training session on Open Space in South Africa next
week. I will give you feed back once I am back.=20



To my knowledge one of the leading OST specialists in Africa is Valerie
Morris from Cape Town. I am copying your message to her and you might
contact her if you wish.=20



To my experience so far, you should not fall into the African =B3trap=B2
that everything needs to be discussed at length. So, after you have
introduced the rules, do not accept any discussions but open the market
place immediately. You might also run into slight problems if there are
some senior people who want their status to be honoured.=20



Michael P Pannwitz, can we send her Theo=B9s dissertation?=20



Regards,=20

Holger=20





Dr. Holger Nauheimer=20

BeraterKompetenz=20

Rosenheimer Str. 5=20

10781 Berlin=20



Tel. +49-30-219 684 49=20

http://www.beraterkompetenz.de/=20



http://www.change-management-toolbook.com/=20





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Wagner, essence
Gesendet: Dienstag, 16. M=E4rz 2004 08:19
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Hello from springtime Germany,

I have my first Open Space Conference coming up in April and Lisa
encouraged me to make use of the expertise and experience of all of you!

The Open Space will take place in Nairobi, Kenya and we will have
participants from Malawi, Tanzania, Uganda, Kenya, Ethiopia and Sounth
Africa. The topic will be "Towards Sustainability of Healthcare
Technology Systems" with participants being stakeholders, decision
makers, and maintenance staff from all levels (national, regional,
district, facility) of the healthcare technology system.
My question is whether - from your experience - there are certain
cultural aspects I need to consider. Do you have any experience with /
recommendations for this group of participants?

Looking forward to your ideas and stories,

Mayke
___________________________________________
essence - Beratung, Training, Coaching
Mayke Wagner
Hanser 3
88279 Amtzell
GERMANY

mayke.wagner at t-e-a-m.org
Tel (+49) 07520 / 9232 02
visit us:  <http://www.t-e-a-m.org>=20


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<p class=3DMsoNormal dir=3DLTR><font size=3D2 color=3Dnavy =
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style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Gabriela <span
class=3DGramE>wrote:</span><</span></font><font size=3D2 color=3Dnavy
face=3DVerdana><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:navy'> I
would love to hear about further steps ...></span></font><font =
size=3D2
color=3Dnavy face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal dir=3DLTR><font size=3D2 color=3Dnavy =
face=3DArial><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>So would =
I!<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal dir=3DLTR><font size=3D2 color=3Dnavy =
face=3DArial><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Thank you for =
sharing<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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face=3DArial><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Best wishes for =
your work<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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face=3DArial><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Tova</span></font=
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<a =
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style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>-----Original =
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<b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>From:</span></b> OSLIST
[mailto:OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU] <b><span =
style=3D'font-weight:bold'>On
Behalf Of </span></b>Gabriela Ender<br>
<b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Sunday, March 21, =
2004 10:38
AM<br>
<b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> =
OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU<br>
<b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re: 16 European =
countries
represented in first OST expereince OST</span></font></p>

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face=3DVerdana><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:navy'>Dear
Christine,</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>

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color=3Dnavy
face=3DVerdana><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:navy'>Congratulation
to you and your colleagues!!! Thank you for sharing this wonderful =
story!</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>

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success for you and for an ongoing open space story with this =
organization!!</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>

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from Berlin!<br>
Gabriela </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>

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style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:
bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> <a href=3D"mailto:milagro27 at cox.net"
title=3D"milagro27 at cox.net">Christine Whitney Sanchez</a> =
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href=3D"mailto:OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU"
title=3D"OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU">OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU</=
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style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> 16 European
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face=3D"Times New Roman"><span style=3D'font-size:12.0pt'>Dear =
Friends,<br>
<br>
Today, at Rolduc, a 12th century abbey in the Netherlands, two of the =
most
innovative leaders in La Leche League (LLL)of Europe conducted the first =
OST
meeting at their European Mastery Symposium.  Department heads from =
16
European countries (Slovenia, Hungary, Greece, France, Belgium, =
Luxemburg,
Germany, Czech Republic, Austria, UK, Ireland, Italy, Spain, =
Netherlands,
Switzerland) and the USA have come together to share best practices and =
discuss
ways to grow their organization.<br>
<br>
Of course, it was a fabulous success - they are sitting with me right =
now as I
write to you, feeling shy about telling you just how exciting this =
is. 
Genevieve Treille and Christine Koehler from France said, "nous =
avons du
nous battre" ( we  had to fight) to offer a full day option of =
OST
along side the more traditional workshops that were being offered at =
this
educational event.<br>
<br>
Their OST theme was: Collaborating and working together in order to =
enhance our
effectiveness."  Out of the total 80 participants in the =
symposium,
25 sat in the opening circle and posted 13 topics over three =
sessions.  <br>
<br>
At midday, there was a palpable buzz in the air but not due to any =
bumble bees,
because leaving a session was felt to be too impolite.  Some of the
participants reported that they were holding the law of two feet in =
their minds
but weren't quite ready today.<br>
<br>
During the closing circle, other women who were not there for the =
opening, came
to find out what all the excitement was about.  All together nearly =
half
of the women from the event were exposed to OST.  Already the Chair =
of LLL
Germany has decided to conduct their entire National Conference as an =
Open
Space.<br>
<br>
One of the women who came to the closing, "borrowed" the =
sticky wall
to hold her next session in Open Space.  Buzzzzzzz.<br>
<br>
Personally, I am excited because colleagues and I from the Chaordic =
Commons
have been consulting with La Leche League International to help develop =
a
distributed system, seed a more appreciative culture and, of course, to
encourage self-organizing.  Today, many leaders had the personal
experience of just how natural this is to their organization.  I am =
so moved
by listening to these women, nearly all speaking English as a second =
language,
sharing what has heart and meaning for them.  I have the sense that =
this
is part of the magic, too.  Their passion is grounded as they slow =
down to
choose just the right words to express what they mean.  Our =
national
ambassadors could learn much from these dedicated women about authentic
communication.    <br>
<br>
Christine Koehler says that this experience proved to the participants =
that
self-organizing is not just for dreamers or just talking to be =
talking. 
It worked wonderfully as a training for the new Department Heads from =
Eastern
Europe.  One of the conference organizers had been worried that the =
hosts
of the sessions would not be properly prepared nor would they have =
adequate
materials.  But just the right people came to each session =
J   <br>
<br>
Genevieve says, "I thought it was magic, because at the beginning,
everyone was worried that there would be no subjects posted.  But =
as soon
as one person posted a topic, one after another came forward."<br>
<br>
One of Christine's innovations:  During the report outs, she read a =
title
of a discussion and then placed the paper with the session topic in the =
center
of the circle so that by the end, the circle was holding the =
intelligence of
the discussions in a very tangible form.<br>
<br>
In the closing circle, they asked for words that represented the =
experience -
renewed, energized, connected, focused, going to the point.  And =
guess
what?  They were not surprised.  This is how they always work =
when
they are at home. <br>
<br>
Some of the comments heard in the halls afterward were:<br>
<br>
"This was like putting on a coat that fits."<br>
<br>
"I'm really excited about what we did today.  I have the =
impression
it's the first time we worked so deeply."<br>
<br>
"I felt incredible - it is really exciting because when you
"prepare" a typical conference session, you never really know =
if
people are there because they have to be there.  With this process, =
you
know that people come because they want to be there and you have the =
passion
for the topic so it is more interesting.<br>
<br>
"We should have done this for the whole EMS meeting."<br>
<br>
"I am happy to be able to discuss what is important to =
me."<br>
<br>
Genevieve and Christine K. want everyone to know that they are lurkers =
on this
list and appreciate all that they are learning from everyone.  In
particular, Christine would like to thank Tova for recently writing up =
the
experience with the Israeli company because she shared that post with an
Israeli La Leche League Leader.<br>
<br>
Ho!<br>
<br>
In ten days, these two dynamos are participating in an OST meeting to =
create
the Open Space Institute in France.  Please feel free to contact =
them
directly:<br>
g.treille at wanadoo.fr<br>
christine.Koehler at wanadoo.fr.<br>
<br>
Au revoir and many blessings to you all,<br>
<br>
Genevieve Treille<br>
Christine Koehler<br>
Christine Whitney Sanchez<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
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style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:red'>Mayke
– One way to handle the problem with “senior people” =
is to
make sure that you have had a conversation with them BEFORE the OS =
starts. In
most cases if you explain how it is all going to work and how essential =
it is
for everybody to have a chance to speak, I find there is usually no =
problem.
Also, as you may remember, Open Space was “born” in Africa. =
I spent
some long time in West Africa working with a variety of people, mostly =
the
Kpelle in Liberia. My inspiration for the circle in Open Space came from =
my
time with them. And I think there is a real point here – for most =
people
in Africa (certainly tribal people) Open Space will seem very natural. =
In fact
they have names for it. In Liberia it was called Palaver, and I think in
Southern Africa it is called Indaba – but Valerie can tell you =
about that
(also say hi to her). In Liberia when there was some major issue to be =
dealt
with, everybody would sit in a circle, sometimes the whole village =
– and
EVERYBODY talked, and usually one at a time. The people would say, =
“Never
let the Sun set on a Palaver” – which meant we don’t =
stop
talking until it is over. When it was over, the chief elder would say =
the final
word, usually some parable or saying that captured what the consensus =
was. Up
to that point it was not uncommon for that elder to sit in silence for =
hours.
Just holding the space. I don’t know where you are, or what groups =
you
are working with, but I would be willing to bet that they already know a =
lot
more about Open Space than you think. If so, all you have to do is to =
open the
space and let them, get on with what they would do naturally. I have =
also had a
very similar experience here in the US when doing OS with First Nation =
People.
At first they thought it was some strange new white magic. I guess the =
name
threw them – or the fact that I am white made them sure that =
whatever I
might do was going to be strange. But it usually only took about 20 min =
and
they forgot all the strangeness and felt right at home. I remember one =
Navajo
Chief coming up to me after the 1<sup>st</sup> day saying “What =
took you
so long, White Man?” He said it with a smile. This strange, new,
wonderful thing called Open Space had actually been in native tradition =
from
the beginning. We (white people) were only just catching =
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style=3D'font-weight:bold'>On
Behalf Of </span></b>Mayke Wagner, essence<br>
<b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Saturday, March 20, =
2004
3:23 PM<br>
<b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> =
OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU<br>
<b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re: AW: Open =
Space
experience with African countries</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal dir=3DLTR style=3D'margin-left:1.0in'><font =
size=3D3
face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal dir=3DLTR =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;
margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:1.0in'><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New =
Roman"><span
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt'>Hi Holger, <br>
thanks for getting me in touch with Valerie and also for sharing your
experience with OST with African participants. <br>
The first aspect you mentioned ("To my experience so far, you =
should not
fall into the African =B3trap=B2 that everything needs to be discussed =
at length.
So, after you have introduced the rules, do not accept any discussions =
but open
the market place immediately.") makes perfectly sense to me. <br>
For the second aspect ("You might also run into slight problems if =
there
are some senior people who want their status to be honored.") I am
wondering how you deal with that. In terms of space invasion I can =
imagine
possible ways to deal with this. Do you have any other recommendations =
for this
specific situation? What did you do? And what did other people do who =
found
themselves in this specific situation?<br>
<br>
Thanks for your support and your willingness to share. I am very =
impressed by
the openness and the readiness to invite newcomers to the OST =
community!<br>
Happy trails,<br>
Mayke<br>
___________________________________________<br>
essence - Beratung, Training, Coaching<br>
Mayke Wagner<br>
Hanser 3<br>
88279 Amtzell<br>
GERMANY<br>
<br>
mayke.wagner at t-e-a-m.org<br>
Tel (+49) 07520 / 9232 02<br>
visit us: =
 <http://www.t-e-a-m.org><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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Roman"><span
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt'><br>
<b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>Von: </span></b>Change Management =
Toolbook
<holger at change-management-toolbook.com><br>
<b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>Antworten an: </span></b>OSLIST
<OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU><br>
<b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>Datum: </span></b>Tue, 16 Mar 2004 =
10:06:09
+0100<br>
<b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>An: =
</span></b>OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU<br>
<b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>Betreff: </span></b>[OSLIST] AW: =
Open Space
experience with African countries<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<blockquote style=3D'margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'>

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style=3D'font-size:12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal dir=3DLTR style=3D'margin-left:1.0in'><font =
size=3D2 face=3DArial><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Hello Mayke,</span></font> =
<br>
<br>
<font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><br>
</span></font><br>
<font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>I will
have a short training session on Open Space in South Africa next week. I =
will
give you feed back once I am back.</span></font> <br>
<br>
<font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><br>
</span></font><br>
<font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>To my
knowledge one of the leading OST specialists in Africa is Valerie Morris =
from
Cape Town. I am copying your message to her and you might contact her if =
you
wish. <br>
</span></font><br>
<font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><br>
</span></font><br>
<font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>To my
experience so far, you should not fall into the African =B3trap=B2 that =
everything
needs to be discussed at length. So, after you have introduced the =
rules, do
not accept any discussions but open the market place immediately. You =
might
also run into slight problems if there are some senior people who want =
their
status to be honoured.</span></font> <br>
<br>
<font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><br>
</span></font><br>
<font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Michael
P Pannwitz, can we send her Theo=B9s dissertation?</span></font> <br>
<br>
<font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><br>
</span></font><br>
<font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Regards,</span></font>
<br>
<br>
<font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Holger</span></font>
<br>
<br>
<font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><br>
</span></font><br>
<font size=3D2 color=3D"#003366" face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:#003366'><br>
</span></font><br>
<font size=3D2 color=3D"#003366" face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:#003366'>Dr. Holger Nauheimer</span></font> <br>
<br>
<font size=3D2 color=3D"#003366" face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:#003366'>BeraterKompetenz</span></font> <br>
<br>
<font size=3D2 color=3D"#003366" face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:#003366'>Rosenheimer Str. 5</span></font> <br>
<br>
<font size=3D2 color=3D"#003366" face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:#003366'>10781 Berlin</span></font> <br>
<br>
<font size=3D2 color=3D"#003366" face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:#003366'><br>
</span></font><br>
<font size=3D2 color=3D"#003366" face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:#003366'>Tel. +49-30-219 684 49</span></font> =
<br>
<br>
<font size=3D2 color=3D"#003366" face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:#003366'>http://www.beraterkompetenz.de/</span></=
font> <br>
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style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:#003366'><br>
</span></font><br>
<font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>http://www.change-management=
-toolbook.com/</span></font>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><br>
</span></font><br>
<font size=3D2 face=3DTahoma><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>-----Urspr=FCngliche
Nachricht-----<br>
<b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>Von:</span></b> OSLIST
[mailto:OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU]<b><span =
style=3D'font-weight:bold'>Im
Auftrag von </span></b>Mayke Wagner, essence<br>
<b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>Gesendet:</span></b> Dienstag, 16. =
M=E4rz 2004
08:19<br>
<b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>An:</span></b> =
OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU<br>
<b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>Betreff:</span></b> Open Space =
experience
with African countries</span></font> <br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
Hello from springtime Germany,<br>
<br>
I have my first Open Space Conference coming up in April and Lisa =
encouraged me
to make use of the expertise and experience of all of you! <br>
The Open Space will take place in Nairobi, Kenya and we will have =
participants
from Malawi, Tanzania, Uganda, Kenya, Ethiopia and Sounth Africa. The =
topic
will be "Towards Sustainability of Healthcare Technology =
Systems"
with participants being stakeholders, decision makers, and maintenance =
staff
from all levels (national, regional, district, facility) of the =
healthcare
technology system.<br>
My question is whether - from your experience - there are certain =
cultural
aspects I need to consider. Do you have any experience with / =
recommendations
for this group of participants?<br>
<br>
Looking forward to your ideas and stories,<br>
<br>
Mayke<br>
___________________________________________<br>
essence - Beratung, Training, Coaching<br>
Mayke Wagner<br>
Hanser 3<br>
88279 Amtzell<br>
GERMANY<br>
<br>
mayke.wagner at t-e-a-m.org<br>
Tel (+49) 07520 / 9232 02<br>
visit us:  <http://www.t-e-a-m.org> <br>
<br>
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>From  Fri Mar 26 00:01:48 2004
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Date: Fri, 26 Mar 2004 00:01:48 +0200
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To: OSLIST <OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU>
From: averbuch <averbuch at post.tau.ac.il>
Subject: Re: Regional Open meeting in Haiti
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Fremy, Ulrick John -
I want to add my respect and appreciation to your celebration. Wishing
you all the best in your work
With love
Tova

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34 Rabinovitz St.   øçåá øáéðåáéõ 34
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               972-3-5523476
         averbuch at post.tau.ac.il

-----Original Message-----
From: OSLIST [mailto:OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU] On Behalf Of fremy
cesar
Sent: Monday, March 15, 2004 3:25 PM
To: OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU
Subject: Regional Open meeting in Haiti

Dear Colleague,

We honor and celebrate all that you are doing to promote peace.

We are pleased to invite you to the Regional Haiti Open Space on Open
Space
2004. This year's theme is:


Embracing Peace
Date : June 18 - 20 2004

We invite you to come share dinner together Thursday, June 17th at 5:00
pm.
The meeting will end after lunch on Sunday.

Place : Villa Ormiso, Bizoton 53, #7 carrefours

Open Space is a way for us to invite peace in the organizations where we
work, in our communities, our churches, our companies, our families, and
even in our personal lives. When we live in peace, we become more
effective,
creative and are better able to collaborate with others. This gathering
will
allow us to share our experiences and to learn from one another.

We will use Open Space Technology for this gathering, which is a
participative method putting responsibility for the creation and
implementation of our agenda and program in the hands of the
participants.
If you are already a practitioner of Open Space, this event will help
you to
deepen your experience with the method. This will be a great opportunity
as
well, for people who wish to have an experience in Open Space for the
first
time.


Registration and fees :

People traveling from abroad : US$250: registration, food and lodging
(two
two four people per room)


Professionals working in private sector or in NGOs : 2,000 goud
(registration, breakfast and lunches only), plus 1,000 gouds for a room
for
three nights = 3,000 gouds Total


Normal registration and fees : 1,550 goud (registration and breakfast
and
lunch only), plus 450 gouds to sleep for three nights = 2,000 Total for
registration room and board for entire event.


Space is limited. Deadline for registration (if space is still
available) is
June 10, 2004.

To learn more about this event, go to: http://www.eksperyansla.info and
scroll down to CalanderofMeetingsandEvents?, or, email one of the
contacts
below:


JudeAppolon : mailto:judeappolon at hotmail.com
FremyCesar : mailto:fremycesar at hotmail.com ak tel. : 409.0192
UlrickDenis : mailto:ulrickafr at yahoo.fr
JohnEngle: mailto:john at eksperyansla.info
ColeenHedglin? : mailto:transtravel at aol.com,
SamsonJoseph : mailto:samimijoseph at hotmail.com
KristyStoesz? : mailto:krick_krack2003 at yahoo.com






http://www.eksperyansla.info

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