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

Sun Jul 23 11:32:56 PDT 2006

Skal, dear Gabriela
from Sweden
Thomas
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  Ämne: exactly SEVEN years ago - cheers dear Harrison, colleagues and
friends! [LONG]

  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® 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.htm
l>

  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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