Unconferences strike again.

[Tree Fitzpatrick]

Harrison. . . . this stream of conversation seems like as good a place as
any other for me to tell you that I love you, Harrison Owen, even though I
don't really know you, and I am deeply grateful for the gift of open space
technology released into the public domain.  As Chris said, OS is so far
ahead of the curve, gosh. . . . .   I love to think about this curmudgeonly
man out there in the universe doing his best to be a good person and do good
work and he stumbles upon open space technology, much like Frodo stumbled
upon the ring . . .

gosh golly, I am glad you showed up, Harrison.

And everyone reading:  I am glad you showed up too.

And me.  I'm glad I showed up.

On 5/13/07, Harrison Owen <hhowen at verizon.net> wrote:
>
> Kaliya -- having had some extensive contact with the press over the years,
> I
> count it a good day when I am NOT quoted. With very few exceptions, they
> always seem to get it "WRONG" -- and sometimes disastrously so. And then
> you
> are left with the interesting task of explaining what you did NOT say. And
> very quickly you find yourself caught in the "When did you stop beating
> your
> wife" syndrome. Not a good place to be.
>
> But in fairness to my friends in the 4th Estate, there have been some
> marvelous articles on Open Space. The New York Times did a superb feature
> story, as did The Washington Post and a number of others. I am not sure
> how
> much all of that is worth (outside of "historical interest") but it might
> be
> useful at some point in order to help some of the "Unconference" folks
> understand their roots.
>
> It is not about pride of authorship, or even pride of place. I just feel
> sorry for these folks not being able to access the 22 year experience that
> we all have shared. There will always be people who want to re-invent the
> wheel, but they could save no small amount of pain and agony if they were
> to
> check in on what came before.
>
> Harrison
>
> Harrison Owen
> 7808 River Falls Drive
> Potomac, Maryland 20854
> Phone 301-365-2093
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kaliya Hamlin [mailto:kaliya at mac.com]
> Sent: Sunday, May 13, 2007 2:25 PM
> To: hhowen at verizon.net
> Cc: OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU
> Subject: Re: Unconferences strike again.
>
> Yes well.
> they also failed to mention to of the women they interviewed who are
> working closely with the men extensively quoted and referenced.
> Just the business/tech media in action I suppose.
> http://kaliyasblogs.net/unconference/?p=55
> =Kaliya
>
> On Sunday, May 13, 2007, at 09:53AM, "Harrison Owen" <hhowen at verizon.net>
> wrote:
> >Seems like our secret it out! Or maybe the secret is that Open Space has
> >gone under deep cover. See the recent Business Week
> >
> http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/07_20/b4034080.htm?chan=search
>
> >
> >Harrison
> >
> >Harrison Owen
> >7808 River Falls Drive
> >Potomac, Maryland   20854
> >Phone 301-365-2093
> >Skype hhowen
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Love rays,
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