exactly SEVEN years ago - cheers dear Harrison, colleagues and friends! [LONG]

Mon Jul 17 06:00:47 PDT 2006

Gabriela:

it is one of my favourite things, to celebrate milestones with other OST
facilitators.  whether it is ted's first or your seven year anniversary, a
little reflection and solid good cheer is always in order.

So congratulations on seeing your vision come to life and for giving such a
significant gift to our community.

*clink*

Chris

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> On 7/17/06, Gabriela Ender < gabriela.ender at openspace-online.com> wrote:
> >
> >   To my old and new friends in the OSList, [LONG TEXT]
> >
> >
> >
> > TODAY, on July 17th, 2006 it is exactly SEVEN years ago that my life
> > changed completely. Seven is a magic number in my entire life and so I
> > want to share some memories with you on this day. Its also an invitation to
> > those of you who VIRTUALLY like to clink a glass of vine, martini, beer,
> > juice or water with me or who want to be simply in spirit with me today ;-)
> >
> >
> >
> > It was during a great time in my life, a time full of wonderful
> > face-to-face work as an independent consultant for organisational
> > development, and as a facilitator and trainer of OST, a time of feeling
> > completely congruent with the principles of OST, feeling balanced and happy,
> > coming home from a 2,5days OST project the day before, … I just wanted to
> > take a nap in my sunny peaceful garden chair. I looked forward to enjoy the
> > "here and now", to feel the sunshine on my face and to listen to the birds.
> > What followed has changed my life completely.
> >
> >
> >
> > I was almost fallen into sleep as I experienced an extraordinary deep
> > flash of inspiration. I will never forget this unique moment. In my inner
> > eye I saw every single detail of the entire Open Space Internet Methodology,
> > the software structure, the name, the real-time procedure, the role of a
> > virtual facilitator, the application fields, the effects, the value-based
> > synergies between different methods, the "do-it-yourself access" for all
> > kinds of interest-, learn- and work groups, the value for change
> > facilitators without additional trainings, the enrichment for ongoing OST
> > processes and open space organizations, for sustainable learning systems and
> > for the greater good of our globe ( e.g. environment protection and
> > self-organized problem solving and collaboration across distances and
> > boundaries). Finally I could see how this online methodology will enable
> > completely new All-Embracing Participatory Architectures (online & offline).
> > This was a true deep, crazy and life changing moment. A moment in which I
> > could clearly see all what I had experienced in my work ( e.g. as
> > responsible for a 120 staff company) and as working for interdisciplinary
> > holistic oriented organizational development during the last 15 years ...
> > this all combined with the face-to-face opportunities of the present and the
> > new online opportunities of the future.
> >
> >
> >
> > I needed two further weeks in order to try to understand what happened.
> > It was such a clear call that I had no chance to say no to this "new unborn
> > baby", no chance to not follow this vision and no chance to realize it in
> > any other way. Mothers, you know what I mean ;-)
> >
> >
> >
> > What followed was a process of  "letting go" of almost all of the
> > beautiful soul enriching face-to-face OST facilitator and trainer work.
> > Sometimes a very hard time, especially when I had to let go clients and
> > income. But driven by the deep believe that all will be for the best I
> > followed the vision. Fortunately I had no detailed picture about all the
> > challenges and how long everything will last :-). So I went many years
> > through very dry desserts of ongoing investments, risks, endless tasks and
> > endless details, and lots of diverse privations. But everytime the right
> > people showed up to help bringing the project to its next steps.
> >
> >
> >
> > This year is again a year of huge investments as we are in the process
> > of developing the second edition of the conferencing system. An edition to
> > which my team and I are looking very much forward -- it will fulfil many
> > user desires collected over the last 4 years. We are sure, a great tool will
> > become even better. And when I see feedback and recommendations from
> > OpenSpace-Online organizers and participants (of all ages) coming from
> > different fields (economy, society, politics, education, research),
> > different countries and different cultures it warms my heart - then I always
> > know it was and is right to be on this pioneer path. Our "growing" E-BOOK
> > shows lots of these wonderful testimonials and user feedback. As soon as
> > OpenSpace-Online(r) 2.0 will be available (planned for the end of 2006) I
> > will be delighted to invite you to a next international OpenSpace-Online on
> > Open Space Technology (OSOonOS).
> >
> >
> >
> > Be part of "making my day today" :) ... Let me know, if you like to
> > VIRTUALLY clink a glass of vine, martini, beer, juice or water with my team
> > and me. If so please write directly to: gabriela.ender at OpenSpace-Online.com
> > . Today it will be again a sunny summer day in Berlin (like it was in
> > 1999) and I surely will take some time in the afternoon to sit in my old
> > good garden chair ... now in the age of 7x7 years ... feeling connected with
> > the magic of life and with many old and new good friends around the globe
> > and looking forward to have one "real" glass of vine (red vine from
> > California) together with great people in the evening.
> >
> >
> >
> > Thanks to all of you dear colleagues from the OSlist (and the Genuine
> > Contact List), who supported and support the innovation in so many wonderful
> > ways! Each help is a huge help!
> >
> >
> >
> > And again a big THANK YOU to you dear Harrison for discovering amazing
> > OST and for making so many miracles and surprises possible! I will never
> > forget your supportive words and encouraging wishes as I shared my vision
> > with you in the very early beginning of this special journey!
> >
> >
> >
> > Cheers, Skoal, Prost!
> >
> > And Peace for all of you!
> >
> >
> >
> > Warmly,
> >
> > Gabriela
> >
> >
> >
> > P.S. Be ready to be surprised, if you rest from your daily tasks,
> > groundbreaking visions can change your life completely ;-)
> >
> > <http://www.openspace-online.com/oso_en/tmpl/willkommen/be_ready_to_be.html
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> > P.P.S. If you want to help us to get the word out - please forward our
> > updated E-BOOK with new testimonials and user feedback. THANK YOU!
> >
> > < http://www.OpenSpace-Online.com/OpenSpace-Online_eBook_en.pdf<http://www.openspace-online.com/OpenSpace-Online_eBook_en.pdf>
> > >
> >
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CHRIS CORRIGAN
Consultation - Facilitation
Open Space Technology

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