Announcing Open Strategic Conversations Workshop

Juanita Brown juanita at theworldcafe.com
Tue Oct 4 21:23:19 PDT 2005 

Fantastic Christine....this is the kind of setting where "The World 
Cafe Meets Open Space" can demonstrate true partnership and 
complimentarity.  Thanks for showing how it can happen!
Warmest regards,
Juanita
On Sep 8, 2005, at 12:30 AM, Christine Whitney Sanchez wrote:

> Dear Open Space Friends,
>  
> Claudia and I are very excited to announce our third Open Strategic 
> Conversations workshop to be held immediately prior to the US Open 
> Space on Open Space at the Mercer Hotel in San Antonio.  If you know 
> of anyone who might be interested in our workshop, please send this 
> along to them or let us know so that we can send an attachment of the 
> flyer below.  Thanks.
>  
> We just completed this training with 90 volunteers who will be holding 
> the space for the Girl Scout National Convention in October.  We had a 
> blast and got all of our planning done in three days for opening the 
> space for up to 2,000 national delegates and holding hundreds of 
> Strategy Café conversations for thousands of girls and adults who care 
> about the future of Girl Scouting. 
>   
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> Christine Whitney Sanchez
> 480.759.0262
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> 2717 E. Mountain Sky Avenue
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> Phoenix, AZ  85048-8990
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> Claudia Haack
> 608.209.6768
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> 606 Orchard Drive
> Madison, WI  53711
>
> KAIROS Alliance Inc.
> VISIT OUR WEBSITE:  www.kairosalliance.com
>
> NOW is the time!  Kairos Time.
>  Open Strategic Conversations 
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> Experiential Learning Workshop
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>   November 9 – 11, 2005 -San Antonio, Texas
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> Open Strategic Conversations is a unique experiential learning 
> workshop being held immediately before the 2005 US Open Space on Open 
> Space in San Antonio Texas.  Claudia Haack and Christine Whitney 
> Sanchez invite you to join them on a journey of shared action 
> learning.   As you practice two large group methods: Open Space 
> Technology and World Café, you will learn about the theory behind 
> them, their unique strengths, and when and where to apply them. These 
> tools are being used around the world, appreciating the wisdom of each 
> individual while tapping into the intelligence of the whole for 
> superior results.  With a combined experience of over two decades and 
> grounded in appreciative approaches, Claudia and Christine have taught 
> and used Open Space Technology and World Cafe in Europe, Latin America 
> and the USA to help organizations and communities open strategic 
> conversations around issues and opportunities that matter.
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>  The Methods
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> Open Space Technology quickly enables any group of people, to tap into 
> the collective intelligence of the whole.  This method leverages each 
> person’s passion while calling forth a corresponding commitment to 
> take responsibility for action.  In Open Space gatherings, 
> participants create and manage their own agenda of parallel working 
> sessions around a central theme of strategic importance.  By the end 
> of an Open Space Technology meeting, what was most important to the 
> participants has been discussed and recorded, next steps have been 
> identified and commitments for action have been made.
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> World Café gathers people at tables to engage in conversations that 
> matter.  This easy to use method for fostering collaborative dialogue, 
> particularly in large groups, keeps people moving, thinking, engaging 
> in constructive discourse and building on one another’s ideas as they 
> rotate from table to table.   World Café is used to engage people, 
> especially those who don’t know one another, in authentic conversation 
> to generate input, share knowledge and conduct in-depth exploration of 
> key strategic challenges or opportunities in a very short period of 
> time.
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> Workshop Objectives
> 	• 	Change agents, executives, group leaders, project managers, 
> planners gain tools that support self-organization.
> 	• 	Through experiential learning, gain a working knowledge of the 
> World Café and Open Space Technology methods.
> 	• 	 Engage in a World Café as part of a visioning process.
> 	• 	Participate in an Open Space Technology meeting as part of a 
> design and planning process.
> 	• 	Design a project to take home that will use these methods.
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> Registration Information
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> REGISTRATION:      Please contact Claudia Haack at 608.288.8315 or 
> claudia at kairosalliance.com
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> FEES:                          Early Bird Registration by September 7, 
> 2005: $850
>
>                                      Regular Registration after 
> September 7, 2005: $1,050
>
> Special Discount Registration for Girl Scouts and La Leche League:  
> $750.  La Leche League participants may be able to receive funding to 
> help defray their costs by proposing projects.  Please go to 
> www.latchon.org
>
>  to find out more.
>
>  DEPOSITS:                 Deposit Due at Registration: $150, 
> remainder due no later than November 1, 2005
>
> CANCELLATION:     Cancellations received by October 7, 2005 will 
> receive a full refund.
>
> For cancellations received after October 7, 2005 a processing fee of 
> $150 will be charged.  Cancellations after October 25th are 
> non-refundable.
>
>  HOTEL:                      The workshop will be held at the Menger 
> Hotel, San Antonio, Texas. Please make your room reservations directly 
> with the hotel.  A block of rooms has been reserved under “Open 
> Strategic Conversations” for the special rate of $ 99 single/double 
> per night.  These rates are available until October 7, 2005.  Please 
> call reservations at 210-223-4361.  For more information about the 
> hotel, see their website at http://www.mengerhotel.com/ .
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> Workshop Faculty
> Christine Whitney Sanchez from Phoenix, Arizona, has over 25 years of 
> experience as an organizational consultant, facilitator and coach in 
> the US and
> internationally.  Whether it is whole systems change, project driven 
> workshops or experiential learning events, Christine’s clients 
> appreciate her focus on
> letting individual wisdom and collective intelligence emerge for 
> passionate action on behalf of the whole.
>
> Claudia Haack from Madison, Wisconsin, is an international consultant 
> specializing in process design for broad participation, stakeholder 
> involvement, and collaborative learning events.  She draws on her 
> extensive experience as a division manager, city planner and event 
> coordinator to help communities and organizations achieve exceptional 
> results.
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> Open Space Technology, World Café and Appreciative Inquiry are at the 
> heart of Christine’s and Claudia’s work together in Opening Strategic 
> Conversations.  Specializing in large group methods involving up to 
> 2000 participants, their clients include Motorola, Girl Scouts, La 
> Leche League, United States Postal Service, churches, Arizona 
> Diamondback Baseball Club, universities, Red Cross, hospitals, and 
> city and state governments.
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