conference/speaker OS Stories/Summaries

Mon Feb 5 14:38:58 PST 2007

zelle, the alaska story is my story, but that was julie smith convening,
with dan and heidi chay and others, and with chris corrigan, judi richardson
and i co-facilitating.  michael

On 2/5/07, Zelle Nelson <zelle at knowplacelikehome.com> wrote:
>
> Hello,
> I've compiled and created stories of Open Space used in conjunction with
> conferences
> and speakers. Below is what I've compiled:
>
> In Asheville, NC, a loose community that was coming together around the
> 2004 election and a desire for change gathered to hear a speech by Col.
> Robert Bowman. Out of a 3-hour, 70-person Open Space following the speech
> the Kindness Campaign - www.thekindnesscampaign.org was created and has
> been sustained to the present.
> - Maureen McCarthy and Zelle Nelson
>
> Over the course of 2 ½ days in Denver 230 of the most innovative planners,
> developers, tool providers, civic leaders, artists and others from over 30
> states and 3 countries were brought together to share learning, build
> networks and seed innovation in place. 3 keynotes inspired and provoked
> while a day of programmed sessions saw presentations and discussion
> facilitated by 60 leaders in the field. The second half of the conference
> was held in Open Space where lines stretched out the hall as participants
> proposed session topics, collaboratively built an agenda, and moderated over
> 60 intensive, small-group discussions, the results of which were captured as
> a living transcript using an online wiki.
> - Chris Corrigan
>
> 200 highly-motivated professional financial planners joined for 4 days (2
> days of presentations and training), 1 1/2 days in Open Space for their
> annual conference to discuss best practices in their own businesses. These
> professionals connected so deeply that in the closing circle on the last day
> there was not a single dry eye as they shared their experiences. The impact
> and flow of information accessed at this conference was unprecedented in the
> 15 year history of this particular conference.
> - Maureen McCarthy and Zelle Nelson
>
> The school district of Fairbanks, Alaska (covering an area the size of the
> entire state of Connecticut) held a 2-day, 250-person conference on
> 'Becoming a Peacemaker.' Half the participants were students in the middle
> and high schools (ages 13-18) and all participants had some experience with
> mediation and conflict resolution. The kids did exceptionally well in Open
> Space and one high school student led a series of four breakout sessions to
> create an entire suicide prevention program that for the middle school
> students. The statewide suicide prevention hotline was up and running within
> weeks of the conference.
> - Michael Herman
>
> In Kiev in October with 90 people from over 20 countries in Europe. It was
> at a 7 day conference, the first 4 days we setting the goals, looking at
> reality, and community building. The next 2 days were open space, and the
> final day was action planning continuing in an OST style.
> - Bhavesh Patel
>
> 35 youth from the City of Vancouver gathered on a Friday, to meet one
> another, build community and reflect on their experience in a 2-month
> process designed to learn about, discuss and report violations of the UN
> Convention on the Rights of the Child. 55 people, including two Members of
> the Provincial Legislative Assembly and other representatives of government
> and organizations, gathered with the youth Saturday morning to view their
> performance piece that expressed a summary of what the project had learned
> and participate in a short and intense Open Space. Topics raised included
> what to do to help youth live independently and in safe conditions, stopping
> police harassment of Aboriginal and Latino youth by working with the police,
> and educating youth and adults on rights. To have provincial politicians
> sitting in the room with street youth, working together to move forward the
> learnings from the project was a powerful experience.
> - Chris Corrigan
>
> After three OST events with a group focused on Legal Education for
> Aboriginal Families in Vancouver, Canada with 45, 45, and 32 attending; with
> 11, 15, and 13 topics being discussed), there has been a shift in awareness
> because of the process. The community has discovered it's resources, has
> realized that it has itself to look to for the future. It has shared deep
> experiences. This little community has begun to lay down a foundation for
> itself. It has become something.
> - Chris Corrigan
>
> For 4 days 80 drilling and technology engineers from bp (British
> Petroleum) representing 15 different countries joined together to share best
> practices and to focus on the future of their company and industry. The
> schedule included various presentations followed by Open Space, for the
> first 3 days and ended on the 4th day with 9 different teams heading up 12
> different initiatives to be carried out in the coming year.
> - Maureen McCarthy and Zelle Nelson
>
> In 2000, 300 business leaders from around the world were gathered together
> by Fast Company Magazine and met for 3 days of inspiring speeches and Open
> Space focused on building a community of professionals. Countless
> partnerships, connections and projects were launched and supported by this
> amazing conference.
> - Maureen McCarthy and Zelle Nelson
>
> Many thanks to everyone who contributed their wonderful stories!
>
> with grace and love,
>
> *Zelle*
>
> Zelle Nelson
> Know Place Like Home/Engaging the Soul at Work/State of Grace Document
>
> www.knowplacelikehome.com
> www.engagingthesoulatwork.com
> www.stateofgracedocument.com
>
> *zelle at knowplacelikehome.com*
>
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