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

Thu Jul 20 13:49:10 PDT 2006

Gabriel, my heart has been singing joyfully in your honor for the past
week.  I don't imbibe alcohol anymore but I have tipped a few glasses of
pure, icy water in your honor.

Congratulations on this momentous anniversary.  Seven years seems very
important, doesn't it?

On 7/20/06, Michael M Pannwitz <mmpanne at boscop.de> wrote:
>
> Prost, Gabi
> mmp
>
> Gabriela Ender 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
> > <mailto: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>
> >
> >
> >
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