About Themes for Open Space
Diana Larsen
dlarsen at futureworksconsulting.com
Sun Sep 24 07:51:01 PDT 2006
As I go into planning for an upcoming open space, I want to take a
fresh vie of Themes. Try out some heretofore unexplored ways of
thinking about themes. Will you help?
1) What are some avenues you pursue when developing the overarching
theme for an Open Space? i.e., How do _you_ go about it? Where do you
look and listen for a theme that intrigues your desired participants?
2) What have been some of the most evocative themes you've developed
or encountered? When have you been hooked by a theme?
3) What forms the essential elements of a theme?
Just wonderin'
Diana
Diana Larsen
co-author, _Agile Retrospectives: Making Good Teams Great_ (Pragmatic
Bookshelf, 2006)
www.futureworksconsulting.com
503-288-3550
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>From Sun Sep 24 12:00:04 2006
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Diana -- I doubt that there is any such thing as a "generic good theme." But
I have found that there are some general criteria: 1)Short -- anything more
than a half dozen words is usually too long. 2) Always stated as a question
-- questions open space. Statements close it. 3) In the language of the
people. Every organization or group of people has its own special language
and code words. The theme should be stated in that language/words. This is
one reason why a great theme for one group will automatically be a dud for
another. 4) Cuts to the heart of the matter -- there is a place for
diplomatic statement, but not here. Verbal obfuscation rarely arouses
passion -- and you want a lot of passion.
A really good theme will be so specific to that group that others will
simply not notice it, or if noticed then not inspired. My favorite came from
the USWEST Open Space done years ago. USWEST (the phone company) was in
disastrous shape. Everybody knew it, and this was particularly true in the
(US) State of Arizona. Theme was: "Fixing Arizona?" Believe me, attendance
was not a problem. We were turning them away. As for passion and conflict --
we had all that in spades.
Lot of folks spend a lot of time working on the theme with the client. I can
see the sense of that as it provides an essential opportunity to explore the
issues and not incidentally to be very sure that the client (group) really
wants to take the trip and is prepared for genuine open conversation with no
attachment to specific outcomes. All to the good. But when it comes to
creating the theme I have found that (typically) 5 minutes will do it. If
the reasons for the OS are hot, bothersome, exciting, anxiety producing --
the essential words are usually right on the tip of everybody's tongue. They
need only be captured. And if there is no heat, bother, excitement, anxiety
-- why bother with the Open Space. Likelihood is that it will be Blah.
Harrison
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Subject: About Themes for Open Space
As I go into planning for an upcoming open space, I want to take a
fresh vie of Themes. Try out some heretofore unexplored ways of
thinking about themes. Will you help?
1) What are some avenues you pursue when developing the overarching
theme for an Open Space? i.e., How do _you_ go about it? Where do you
look and listen for a theme that intrigues your desired participants?
2) What have been some of the most evocative themes you've developed
or encountered? When have you been hooked by a theme?
3) What forms the essential elements of a theme?
Just wonderin'
Diana
Diana Larsen
co-author, _Agile Retrospectives: Making Good Teams Great_ (Pragmatic
Bookshelf, 2006)
www.futureworksconsulting.com
503-288-3550
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>From Sun Sep 24 10:20:07 2006
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Date: Sun, 24 Sep 2006 10:20:07 -0700
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From: Lisa Heft <lisaheft at openingspace.net>
Subject: Announcing the new OSLIST Poet Laureate
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Ms. Teresa Posakony is the writer of poem #3, "Diving Deep", and the new
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wishes and congratulations.
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#1
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the symbols ring
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the space opens
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my heart follows
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... behold!
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The sense of things
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I have seen the texture of space
felt the sound of silence, falling in a wide open offering
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we sense into the most astonishing places together, you and I
into the tight cracking of possibility
screaming for release
we let the humour of despair rest on our tongues,
choke our eyes with tears and scour our nostrils
with tendrils of acrid smoke.
we walk together in circles
dizzy with the sensation of silent music
anxious that the soft holding
be strong enough to withstand the wails of pain and joy
that accompany liberation
I have seen the music of leadership
arise to dance with chaos;
watched the bitterness of hunger
fade into the dark recesses of the palette;
heard the smooth and cool surface of flow
course through networks of veins;
tasted the colour of peace:
its pure yellow flavour flecked with crimson notes;
smelled the birth of worlds and the shifting of lives;
in ever opening space.
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#3
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Diving Deep
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Diving Deep
Are you ready?
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Are you READY?
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The time is now
Hold my hand
Together we dive
Into the river of heart and soul
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The water is deep and quick
All there is to do is trust the flow
Struggling makes no sense though
We don't know where the river goes
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The choice is clear
Ready
Set
Wait a minute Let me catch my breath
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Thank you, Chris, Kerry and Teresa for sharing your gifts with us,=20
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Lisa
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Consultant, Facilitator, Educator
O p e n i n g S p a c e
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style=3D'font-size:
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next six
months or so, holding space for poetry on the list by inviting, =
noticing,
inspiring, offering poetry…whatever is her unique way. And =
at the
end of that six months or so she will host another restricted form =
poetry
contest …and so the tradition continues.</span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3D"Trebuchet MS"><span =
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world…</span></font></p>
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<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><i><font size=3D2
face=3D"Trebuchet MS"><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";
font-style:italic'> =
-- by
Kerry Napuk (Edinburgh, Scotland)</span></font></i></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 =
face=3D"Trebuchet MS"><span
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet =
MS"'> </span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 =
face=3D"Trebuchet MS"><span
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet =
MS"'> </span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 =
face=3D"Trebuchet MS"><span
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet =
MS"'> </span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D3
face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt'> </span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 =
face=3D"Trebuchet MS"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet =
MS"'>________________________________________</span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 =
face=3D"Trebuchet MS"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet =
MS"'> </span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 =
face=3D"Trebuchet MS"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet =
MS"'> </span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><b><font size=3D2 =
color=3Dblue
face=3D"Trebuchet MS"><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";
color:blue;font-weight:bold'>#2</span></font></b></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 =
face=3D"Trebuchet MS"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet =
MS"'> </span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 =
face=3D"Trebuchet MS"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet =
MS"'> </span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 =
face=3D"Trebuchet MS"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet =
MS"'> </span></font></p>
<p style=3D'margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=3D2
face=3D"Trebuchet MS"><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'>The
sense of things</span></font></p>
<p style=3D'margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=3D2
face=3D"Trebuchet MS"><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet =
MS"'> </span></font></p>
<p style=3D'margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=3D2
face=3D"Trebuchet MS"><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'>I
have seen the texture of space<br>
felt the sound of silence, falling in a wide open offering<br>
tasted hesitancy and the sweetness of light<br>
touching time </span></font></p>
<p style=3D'margin-bottom:12.0pt'><font size=3D2 face=3D"Trebuchet =
MS"><span
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'>we sense into the =
most
astonishing places together, you and I<br>
into the tight cracking of possibility<br>
screaming for release</span></font></p>
<p style=3D'margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=3D2
face=3D"Trebuchet MS"><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'>we
let the humour of despair rest on our tongues,<br>
choke our eyes with tears and scour our nostrils<br>
with tendrils of acrid smoke.</span></font></p>
<p style=3D'margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=3D2
face=3D"Trebuchet MS"><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'>we
walk together in circles<br>
dizzy with the sensation of silent music<br>
anxious that the soft holding<br>
be strong enough to withstand the wails of pain and joy<br>
that accompany liberation</span></font></p>
<p style=3D'margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=3D2
face=3D"Trebuchet MS"><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'>I
have seen the music of leadership<br>
arise to dance with chaos;</span></font></p>
<p style=3D'margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=3D2
face=3D"Trebuchet MS"><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'>watched
the bitterness of hunger<br>
fade into the dark recesses of the palette;</span></font></p>
<p style=3D'margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=3D2
face=3D"Trebuchet MS"><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'>heard
the smooth and cool surface of flow<br>
course through networks of veins;</span></font></p>
<p style=3D'margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=3D2
face=3D"Trebuchet MS"><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'>tasted
the colour of peace:<br>
its pure yellow flavour flecked with crimson notes;</span></font></p>
<p style=3D'margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=3D2
face=3D"Trebuchet MS"><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'>smelled
the birth of worlds and the shifting of lives;<br>
in ever opening space.</span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D3
face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt'> </span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 =
face=3D"Trebuchet MS"><span
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet =
MS"'> </span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 =
face=3D"Trebuchet MS"><span
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet =
MS"'> </span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 =
face=3D"Trebuchet MS"><span
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet =
MS"'> </span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><i><font size=3D2
face=3D"Trebuchet MS"><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";
font-style:italic'> =
-- by
Chris Corrigan (Bowen Island, British Columbia, =
Canada)</span></font></i></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 =
face=3D"Trebuchet MS"><span
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet =
MS"'> </span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 =
face=3D"Trebuchet MS"><span
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet =
MS"'> </span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 =
face=3D"Trebuchet MS"><span
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet =
MS"'> </span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D3
face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt'> </span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D3
face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt'> </span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 =
face=3D"Trebuchet MS"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet =
MS"'>________________________________________</span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3Dnavy face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'> </span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 =
face=3D"Trebuchet MS"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet =
MS"'> </span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 =
face=3D"Trebuchet MS"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet =
MS"'> </span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><b><font size=3D2 =
color=3Dblue
face=3D"Trebuchet MS"><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";
color:blue;font-weight:bold'>#3</span></font></b></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 =
face=3D"Trebuchet MS"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet =
MS"'> </span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 =
face=3D"Trebuchet MS"><span
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet =
MS"'> </span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 =
face=3D"Trebuchet MS"><span
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet =
MS"'> </span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Diving Deep</span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3D"Trebuchet MS"><span =
style=3D'font-size:
11.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'> </span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3D"Trebuchet MS"><span =
style=3D'font-size:
11.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'> </span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3D"Trebuchet MS"><span =
style=3D'font-size:
11.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'>Diving Deep</span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3D"Trebuchet MS"><span =
style=3D'font-size:
11.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'>Are you ready?</span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3D"Trebuchet MS"><span =
style=3D'font-size:
11.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'>No I mean… </span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3D"Trebuchet MS"><span =
style=3D'font-size:
11.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'>Are you READY?</span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3D"Trebuchet MS"><span =
style=3D'font-size:
11.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'> </span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3D"Trebuchet MS"><span =
style=3D'font-size:
11.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'>The time is now</span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3D"Trebuchet MS"><span =
style=3D'font-size:
11.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'>Hold my hand</span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3D"Trebuchet MS"><span =
style=3D'font-size:
11.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'>Together we dive</span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3D"Trebuchet MS"><span =
style=3D'font-size:
11.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'>Into the river of heart and =
soul</span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3D"Trebuchet MS"><span =
style=3D'font-size:
11.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'> </span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3D"Trebuchet MS"><span =
style=3D'font-size:
11.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'>The water is deep and =
quick</span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3D"Trebuchet MS"><span =
style=3D'font-size:
11.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'>All there is to do is trust the =
flow</span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3D"Trebuchet MS"><span =
style=3D'font-size:
11.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'>Struggling makes no sense =
though</span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3D"Trebuchet MS"><span =
style=3D'font-size:
11.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'>We don’t know where the river =
goes</span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3D"Trebuchet MS"><span =
style=3D'font-size:
11.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'> </span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3D"Trebuchet MS"><span =
style=3D'font-size:
11.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'>The choice is clear</span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3D"Trebuchet MS"><span =
style=3D'font-size:
11.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'>Ready</span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3D"Trebuchet MS"><span =
style=3D'font-size:
11.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'>Set</span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3D"Trebuchet MS"><span =
style=3D'font-size:
11.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'>Wait a minute Let me catch my =
breath</span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3D"Trebuchet MS"><span =
style=3D'font-size:
11.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'> </span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3D"Trebuchet MS"><span =
style=3D'font-size:
11.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'>Go. </span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 =
face=3D"Trebuchet MS"><span
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet =
MS"'> </span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 =
face=3D"Trebuchet MS"><span
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet =
MS"'> </span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 =
face=3D"Trebuchet MS"><span
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet =
MS"'> </span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 =
face=3D"Trebuchet MS"><span
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet =
MS"'> </span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><i><font size=3D2
face=3D"Trebuchet MS"><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";
font-style:italic'> =
-- by
Teresa Posakony (Seattle, Washington, USA)</span></font></i></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 =
face=3D"Trebuchet MS"><span
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet =
MS"'> </span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 =
face=3D"Trebuchet MS"><span
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet =
MS"'> </span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 =
face=3D"Trebuchet MS"><span
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet =
MS"'> </span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D3
face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt'> </span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:
12.0pt'> </span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3D"Trebuchet =
MS"><span
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet =
MS";color:black'>___________________________</span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><b><font size=3D2 color=3Dblue face=3D"Trebuchet =
MS"><span
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet =
MS";color:blue;font-weight:bold'> </span></font></b></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3Dblue face=3D"Trebuchet =
MS"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet =
MS";color:blue'> </span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><b><font size=3D2 color=3Dblue face=3D"Trebuchet =
MS"><span
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet =
MS";color:blue;font-weight:bold'> </span></font></b></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><b><font size=3D2 color=3Dblue face=3D"Trebuchet =
MS"><span
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet =
MS";color:blue;font-weight:bold'> </span></font></b></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><b><font size=3D2 color=3Dblue face=3D"Trebuchet =
MS"><span
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet =
MS";color:blue;font-weight:bold'> </span></font></b></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><b><font size=3D2 color=3Dblue face=3D"Trebuchet =
MS"><span
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet =
MS";color:blue;font-weight:bold'> </span></font></b></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><b><font size=3D2 color=3Dblue face=3D"Trebuchet =
MS"><span
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet =
MS";color:blue;font-weight:bold'> </span></font></b></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3D"Trebuchet MS"><span =
style=3D'font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'>Thank you, Chris, Kerry and Teresa =
for
sharing your gifts with us, </span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3D"Trebuchet MS"><span =
style=3D'font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'> </span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3D"Trebuchet MS"><span =
style=3D'font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'>Lisa</span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3D"Trebuchet =
MS"><span
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet =
MS";color:black'>___________________________</span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><b><font size=3D2 color=3Dblue face=3D"Trebuchet =
MS"><span
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet =
MS";color:blue;font-weight:bold'> </span></font></b></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><b><font size=3D2 color=3Dblue face=3D"Trebuchet =
MS"><span
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet =
MS";color:blue;font-weight:bold'>L
i s a H e f t</span></font></b></p>
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MS"><span
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet =
MS";color:blue'>Consultant,
Facilitator, Educator</span></font></p>
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MS"><span
lang=3DES-MX style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet =
MS";color:blue'>O p e
n i n g S p a c e</span></font></p>
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style=3D'font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'><a =
href=3D"mailto:lisaheft at openingspace.net"><font
color=3Dblack><span lang=3DES-MX =
style=3D'color:black'>lisaheft at openingspace.net</span></font></a></span><=
/font></p>
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style=3D'font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'><a =
href=3D"http://www.openingspace.net"><font
color=3Dblack><span lang=3DES-MX =
style=3D'color:black'>www.openingspace.net</span></font></a></span></font=
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size=3D2 face=3D"Trebuchet MS"><span =
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