mixing business and pleasure

Alan Stewart alan at creativestate.biz
Sun Aug 7 08:23:12 PDT 2005 

Raffi

I wonder if this is one of your 'Society for Constructive Obnoxiousness' 
postings as it is indeed difficult to believe <grin>

Congratulations and all good wishes for the grand adventure you and your 
colleagues are now pursuing.

With love

Alan
Hong Kong

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From: "Raffi Aftandelian" <raffi at bk.ru>
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Sent: Sunday, August 07, 2005 10:21 PM
Subject: mixing business and pleasure


> Greetings all!
> When I called Mikhail Pronin from the church phone while Harrison was 
> speaking during the closing, Mikhail couldn't believe me.
>
> When I reached Galina this morning, she also didn't believe me.
>
> Judi, might you call this operating in the realm of disbelief?
> Maybe this could be called almost understated giddiness.
>
> Giddiness or not, but there's work to be done, joy to be had...
>
> We've added a wiki page to facilitate the self-organization of OSonOS 
> Mockba. This page also includes information about a google group devoted 
> to OSonOS Mockba's self-organization.
>
> This page can be found at 
> http://www.openspaceworld.org/network/wiki.cgi?OpenSpaceonOpenSpace2006
>
> The page is below.
>
> It is a huge honor and responsibility to be organizing this event!
>
> In gratitude, humility, and joy,
> raffi
>
>
> Describe the new page here. Welcome to the OSonOS-Moskva 2006 Page!
> This page is devoted to being a collector of resources, ideas, anything 
> and everything that will facilitate making the self-organization of 
> OSonOS-Moskva as self-organizing and joyful as possible.
>
> Please add, subtract, multiply, divide here as you see fit!
>
> A number of initial thoughts:
>
> 1. Team make-up-- Interested in working on the self-organizing team? Just 
> let us know, wherever you are.
>
> 2. Fundraising-- We would like to make this event as accessible (in all 
> the senses of the word, perhaps) to participants. If you have any ideas 
> about how to make that happen, that would be great. Maybe you have old 
> (funded or unfunded) grant applications for OSonOS or other OST-related 
> events that we could use to edit, adapt in seeking funding for this event. 
> We are interested right now first of all in finding funding for 
> underrepresented and passionate OST community members and those who might 
> be potentially interested in OST.
>
> In particular, right now this would mean community activists from around 
> the former Soviet Union. This might include Central Asians, Chechen War 
> veterans, ex or current Chechen rebels, refugees, human rights activists, 
> disability activists, those working in children's and women's issues, and 
> many many more.
>
> A related area is sponsorship. We are especially interested in drawing 
> corporate interest, in particular Russia/NIS corporate sponsorship of this 
> OSonOS. How might we make corporate support and sponsorship (and 
> participation) both possible and self-organizing?
>
> 3. Ideas about project management- some OST facilitators have already 
> volunteered some tools to make the project management take place as 
> seamlesslyy as possible. More ideas welcome.
>
> 4. Holding space- it would be nice to hear who is setting the intention to 
> hold space the organizing and happening of OSonOS-Moscow. E-mails sent to 
> the addresses at the end of this page addressed to members of 
> Intertraining would be welcome.
>
> 5. Stories- one of the things that really helped to make the decision to 
> come to Russia is that many had had a very positive experience of being in 
> Russia. We would like to invite you to post those stories to the 
> OST-listserv. Let's hear the stories-- good and not-so-good-- about 
> Russia. So, we get a picture and can make an informed choice about 
> OSonOS14?.
>
> 6. Russia, NIS contacts- OST facilitators and other transformation of 
> consciousness industry professionals and hobbyists stepped forward at the 
> end of OSonOS13? and began volunteering their Russian contacts. Please, do 
> put us in touch with those who you know in Russia. It's a big country! 
> Many of us don't know each other!
>
> 7. Electronic discussion list-- an electronic discussion list has been 
> created to facilitate the self-organizing of OSonOS-Moskva. To sign up you 
> will need to register at Google.
>
> The list's address is http://groups.google.ca/group/osonos2006. Once 
> signed up, you can send mail to the group at osonos2006 at googlegroups.com
>
> If you need any help in signing up, please contact the team.
>
> 8. Translation-- this OSonOS may likely be the first fully bilingual 
> OSonOS event. Your thoughts, experiences, ideas, models about making this 
> happen easily and seamlessly would be welcome.
>
> 9. Coaching-- ongoing coaching of the self-organizing team is one of the 
> meta-infrastructure elements that is key perhaps to making this another 
> miraculous OSonOS. Your volunteering yourself as a mentor/coach would be 
> welcome, whether electronically or by phone or ...
>
> 10. Initial planning meetings- tentatively the first two meetings are 
> scheduled for October. One will likely be an attempt at skype 
> (computer-based phone conferencing) in Open Space. The second will be a 2 
> 1/2 day OST meeting on organizing the OSonOS, to take place in Moscow.
>
> We would be interested in ideas about how to publicize widely the October 
> OSonOSonOS? (and generate interest in participation in the OSonOS) to 
> generate interest in the OSonOS itself, ideally so that in the OSonOSonOS? 
> marketing material would be written about the power of OST.
>
> In gratitude, humility and joy, the OSonOS 2006 self-organizing team (all 
> members of the professional association of trainers and consultants, 
> Intertraining, www.intertraining.org)
>
> Galina Tsarkova, independent consultant and trainer, Moscow, Russia 
> (gala_tsar_kova at mail.ru) Mikhail Pronin, Center for Virtualistics, 
> Institute of Philosophy, Moscow, Russia (virtus at mail.ru, www.cursus.ru) 
> Raffi Aftandelian, essenceworks consulting group, Moscow, Russia 
> (raffi at bk.ru)
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>From  Sun Aug  7 11:18:00 2005
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From: Chris Corrigan <chris.corrigan at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: OSonSO Proceedings - Day 2, Part 1
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Lisa's session on space invaders was remarkable. We had a session on this=
=20
topic at OSonOS IX in Vancouver in 2001, at which time I banished the term=
=20
from my vocabulary. Lisa's process for the discussion in Halifax invited us=
=20
into a very deep exploration of inner space and outer space and annoyance=
=20
and comfort. It was a rich session pregnant with deliberation and insight.

Chris

On 8/5/05, Viv McWaters <viv at thereef.com.au> wrote:
>=20
> Thanks again for the wonderful report on Day 2 - and in return, a few
> reflections.
>=20
> I'm finding the reports a great way to 'experience' OSonOS from afar
> and am grateful to the wonderful folks who make this possible - I don't
> think it would be quite the same if they arrived after the event. It
> helps, for me, to picture the people I know, and imagine those I don't,
> in a place I've never seen...
>=20
> I now recognise how important it is to list the names of those present
> in a discussion.
>=20
> I can clearly see Lisa's session on questioning and space invaders - I
> can see Raffi and Peggy earnestly discussing training in Moscow (with
> Raffi writing everything down!) - I can see Lisa's other session on
> drawing, picturing people on the floor, drawing tentatively at first,
> staring into space (or 'the space') for inspiration, I would have loved
> to hear about the large open space events, and I can 'see' all the
> other conversations. Oh, it helps too to get an email from Brian with
> some of the other 'unofficial' bits that help build a rich picture for
> me.
>=20
> And a session on improv! Oooohhh!!! Last year I went to an improv in
> business conference that included a day of open space - that's where I
> realised that OST is improv and I've been playing with using improv
> games to explain the Principles and Law of Two Feet. BTW, this year's
> improv conference in NY will include three days of OS. My favourite
> book at the moment is called 'Improv Wisdom: don't prepare, just show
> up' by Patricia Ryan Madson. The improv maxims are a great guide for OS
> too: say yes, don't prepare, just show up, start anywhere, be average,
> pay attention, wake up to the gifts, act now, take care of each other
> and enjoy the ride
>=20
> I am enjoying the ride - hope you are too.
>=20
> Cheers
>=20
> Viv
>=20
> ***************************
> Viv McWaters
> Beyond the Edge Pty Ltd
> PO Box 665 Torquay 3228
> Australia
> (03) 5261 9498
> 0417 135 406
>=20
> "Thus the task is not so much to see what no one yet has seen, but to
> think what nobody yet has thought about that which everybody sees. "
> Schopenhauer
>=20
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Lisa's session on space invaders was remarkable.  We had a session
on this topic at OSonOS IX in Vancouver in 2001, at which time I
banished the term from my vocabulary.  Lisa's process for the
discussion in Halifax invited us into a very deep exploration of inner
space and outer space and annoyance and comfort. It was a rich session
pregnant with deliberation and insight.<br>
<br>
Chris<br><br><div><span class=3D"gmail_quote">On 8/5/05, <b class=3D"gmail_=
sendername">Viv McWaters</b> <<a href=3D"mailto:viv at thereef.com.au">viv@=
thereef.com.au</a>> wrote:</span><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=
=3D"border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; p=
adding-left: 1ex;">
Thanks again for the wonderful report on Day 2 - and in return, a few<br>re=
flections.<br><br>I'm finding the reports a great way to 'experience' OSonO=
S from afar<br>and am grateful to the wonderful folks who make this possibl=
e - I don't
<br>think it would be quite the same if they arrived after the event. It<br=
>helps, for me, to picture the people I know, and imagine those I don't,<br=
>in a place I've never seen...<br><br>I now recognise how important it is t=
o list the names of those present
<br>in a discussion.<br><br>I can clearly see Lisa's session on questioning=
 and space invaders - I<br>can see Raffi and Peggy earnestly discussing tra=
ining in Moscow (with<br>Raffi writing everything down!) - I can see Lisa's=
 other session on
<br>drawing, picturing people on the floor, drawing tentatively at first,<b=
r>staring into space (or 'the space') for inspiration, I would have loved<b=
r>to hear about the large open space events, and I can 'see' all the<br>
other conversations. Oh, it helps too to get an email from Brian with<br>so=
me of the other 'unofficial' bits that help build a rich picture for<br>me.=
<br><br>And a session on improv! Oooohhh!!! Last year I went to an &nb=
sp;improv in
<br>business conference that included a day of open space - that's where I<=
br>realised that OST is improv and I've been playing with using improv<br>g=
ames to explain the Principles and Law of Two Feet. BTW, this year's<br>
improv conference in NY will include three days of OS. My favourite<br>book=
 at the moment is called 'Improv Wisdom: don't prepare, just show<br>up' by=
 Patricia Ryan Madson. The improv maxims are a great guide for OS<br>too: s=
ay yes, don't prepare, just show up, start anywhere, be average,
<br>pay attention, wake up to the gifts, act now, take care of each other<b=
r>and enjoy the ride<br><br>I am enjoying the ride - hope you are too.<br><=
br>Cheers<br><br>Viv<br><br>***************************<br>Viv McWaters
<br>Beyond the Edge Pty Ltd<br>PO Box 665 Torquay 3228<br>Australia<br>(03)=
 5261 9498<br>0417 135 406<br><br>"Thus the task is not so much to see=
 what no one yet has seen, but to<br>think what nobody yet has thought abou=
t that which everybody sees. "
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>From  Sun Aug  7 11:21:59 2005
Message-Id: <SUN.7.AUG.2005.112159.0700.>
Date: Sun, 7 Aug 2005 11:21:59 -0700
Reply-To: chris at chriscorrigan.com
To: OSLIST <OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU>
From: Chris Corrigan <chris.corrigan at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: OSLIST Digest - 3 Aug 2005 to 4 Aug 2005 - Special issue
 (#2005-210) What are the possibilities of using Open Space
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On 8/5/05, ashley cooper <mail.easilyamazed at gmail.com> wrote:
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>=20
> I was a teacher at a school which claimed to use the Reggio approach. A=
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> major problem that I found was that it was difficult for many teachers an=
d=20
> administrators to adopt this approach at a core level. They liked how it=
=20
> sounded on paper, but did not know (and were not appropriately trained) h=
ow=20
> to follow the flow of attention, adding upon what was emerging, inviting=
=20
> depth from that which was present.
>=20
>=20
There is a lesson in here about using Open Space, and other deliberative=20
processes: if one is not living in alignment with the work, it is just a=20
tool, and nowhere near as effective as it could be,

Chris



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<br><br><div><span class=3D"gmail_quote">On 8/5/05, <b class=3D"gmail_sende=
rname">ashley cooper</b> <<a href=3D"mailto:mail.easilyamazed at gmail.com"=
>mail.easilyamazed at gmail.com</a>> wrote:</span><blockquote class=3D"gmai=
l_quote" style=3D"border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0p=
t 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
<br>
I was a teacher at a school which claimed to use the Reggio approach. A
major problem that I found was that  it was difficult for many
teachers and administrators to adopt this approach at a core level.
They liked how it sounded on paper, but did not know (and were not
appropriately trained) how to follow the flow of attention, adding upon
what was emerging, inviting depth from that which was present.<br>
<br></blockquote></div><br>
There is a lesson in here about using Open Space, and other
deliberative processes: if one is not living in alignment with the
work, it is just a tool, and nowhere near as effective as it could be,<br>
<br>
Chris<br>
<br>
<br>
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