Greece is growing

Michael M Pannwitz mmpanne at boscop.org
Sun Sep 30 14:24:38 PDT 2007


Ok, the resident os worker population in Greece just doubled!
Keep 'em coming!
Greetings from Berlin
mmp --




Michael M Pannwitz, boscop eg
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>From  Mon Oct  1 11:13:06 2007
Message-Id: <MON.1.OCT.2007.111306.0200.>
Date: Mon, 1 Oct 2007 11:13:06 +0200
Reply-To: c.pfaehler at bluewin.ch
To: OSLIST <OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU>
From: Catherine Pfaehler <c.pfaehler at bluewin.ch>
Organization: Catherine Pfaehler
Subject: AW: FOFO and it's story
X-To: louise brissette <louisebrissette at yahoo.ca>
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Louise, thank you for sharing your story. It has a lot of power. =
Resigning
because you feel your original vision is not what seems to be happening =
and
you find no ways to prevent this to me feels like grandeur - at least as
much as resignation.=20

=20

Have you felt into things after the event and found remnants of your
original vision in what has actually happened there? :-)=20

Have you looked at your own story and can you recognize being hijacked =
in
other walks of your life?=20

Have you had a chance to talk to the organizing team after the event to =
find
out what exactly has been happening for everybody, and why, and how the
actual event might have changed something? There must be a treasure of
learning hidden in this for all of you!

=20

For me, that reflection is the most powerful medicine I have been given =
ever
since I have come in touch with OS in 1989. When we organized OT8 in
Switzerland in 1990 in a group of 8 people, we used to spend 80 % of our
monthly meeting day sorting out personal issues amongst each other and =
then
got all the work done in the remaining 20 % of the time. And we realized
that it was impossible for us to separate where we stand in our personal
life from what we work like and what impact this has when radiating out =
of
the room.

=20

I am still working to truly imply the principles of Open Space into my
everyday life. The dance between managing, leadership and letting go all
efforts to really arrive in Open Space sometimes feels as if I wasn=92t =
on a
dance floor, but on a tight rope. When preparing an OS event, I can be =
more
than picky on details, especially if the organisation I work for =
doesn=92t yet
have an ongoing experience with OS. This allows me to create the safe
framework for the group and myself to fully dive into Open Space the =
day(s)
of the event. It has something to do with doing things right, control =
and
reliability, and at the same time trust into the process of life =
(because it
happens anyway =96 there is nothing to stop it.). In my family life, my
children and my partner still challenge me daily to define where the =
space
is open and where it is not =96 because certain givens or limitations of
others involved need to be respected.

=20

Keep going, dancing, crying, laughing, embracing your friends and =
apparent
hijackers. You are right on track.

=20

Love, Catherine (and thank you, Chris, for sharing your experience!)

=20

Catherine Pfaehler Senn

lic.oec.HSG

Open Space Begleitung

Kellersriedweg 8

CH - 2503 Biel

+41-(0)32 - 365 68 41

c.pfaehler at bluewin.ch

=20

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Von: louise brissette [mailto:louisebrissette at yahoo.ca]=20
Gesendet: Mittwoch, 26. September 2007 20:00
Betreff: FOFO and it's story

=20

For the story of the FOFO.

In 2006, under the recommendation of Harrison, I contacted Jean-Pierre
Beaulieu and we had lunch around How come OST doesn=92t take off in =
Qu=E9bec.
Jean-Pierre gave me some precious insights, such as there is no cultural
references and french speaking lexicon, no stories too. Following this
lunch,  I organized the first Stammtisch in Montreal for a starter. =
There, I
met with Marquis Bureau. Later I called him for a breakfast toying =
around
the idea of a forum with business people of all walks and consultants =
and
Osniks in Val-David in the Laurentians. Marquis and I had a theme with a
blank sheet. We invited Osniks to join the organization of such a forum. =
8
people answered and 2 left early.=20

=20

Then I moved to Val-David. While I was exploring for a venue, and found =
a
little miracle called Auberge Premashanti (everything you would dream of =
for
Open Space), and negociating and singing the contract, opened a bank
account, working hard and sometimes fighting to keep the vision of the
original proposal  alive ( a fight I lost) and the proper format in the
invitation. Uploading the invitation on my web site, answering info
requests, communicating with the Canadian Open Space Institute for =
support
and grants, communicating with other international actors, while I was =
doing
all this, some members of the organizing group were hijacking the =
purpose
for their own agenga, being disrespefull and nasty, and mainly playing
politics and working in a hierarchical spirit, Out the window the =
business
people of all walks and consultants, the format was getting rigid and =
not
serving the vision anymore, I really worked hard to keep the proper =
format .


=20

Plainly, no more fun and pretty painfull. So I left. Funny enough, I =
left my
own proposal, my own vision. It had been hijacked..

=20

But anyway, I left for my own sake, but also for the sake of the FOFO. =
Since
we all know that Open Space is deeply about spirit, open spirit, I knew =
that
to make it happen and not jeopardize the climate, it had to be saved. =
Since
I seemed to be the threat to the hijackers and that they would not let =
go,
and were politically supported, I left. And so, my contribution is not
mentionned anywhere.

=20

But my spirit was still with the project, silent presence. I am happy =
that
the OS seems to have gathered energy for its take off in French during =
the
FOFO..

=20

I am not writing this to whine, (yes I was very pissed off and I don't =
like
being SO invisible) but to question a few things. While many of us are
training or facilitating Open Space Technology, do we really know how to
work and behave in Open Space ? Also, how about emphasizing on the =
Spirit of
OS, and the work style it demands ?  OST is NOT just another technique. =
I
have worked with American Indians (Mohawks Wendats and Ojibwe), have
eperienced sacred rituals and participated in Pow-Wows. I have =
reckognized
the same native Spirit  in Open Space Technology.This is what attracted =
me
to it. This is not what I have experienced  with the organization of the
FOFO. I have experienced the same old narrative, command and control, we
find in the hierarchical and politics we know so well in a Polis
understanding of the World, while OST is about Cosmos understanding of =
the
World. =20

=20

Yeah, I know, I=92m not supposed to hit the fan like this but, is there
anything to be learned from this experience ?

=20

And yes, just for you to know, I had something to do with the first =
FOFO.

=20

Louise Brissette

+1.819.322.1489

louisebrissette at yahoo.ca

 =20

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<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3Dnavy face=3DArial><span =
lang=3DEN-GB
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Louise, thank =
you for
sharing your story. It has a lot of power. Resigning because you feel =
your
original vision is not what seems to be happening and you find no ways =
to prevent
this to me feels like grandeur - at least as much as resignation. =
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3Dnavy face=3DArial><span =
lang=3DEN-GB
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p>=
</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3Dnavy face=3DArial><span =
lang=3DEN-GB
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Have you felt =
into things
after the event and found remnants of your original vision in what has =
actually
happened there? </span></font><font size=3D2 color=3Dnavy =
face=3DWingdings><span
lang=3DEN-GB =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Wingdings;color:navy'>J</span></fon=
t><font
size=3D2 color=3Dnavy face=3DArial><span lang=3DEN-GB =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:navy'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3Dnavy face=3DArial><span =
lang=3DEN-GB
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Have you looked =
at your
own story and can you recognize being hijacked in other walks of your =
life? <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3Dnavy face=3DArial><span =
lang=3DEN-GB
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Have you had a =
chance to
talk to the organizing team after the event to find out what exactly has =
been
happening for everybody, and why, and how the actual event might have =
changed something?
There must be a treasure of learning hidden in this for all of =
you!<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3Dnavy face=3DArial><span =
lang=3DEN-GB
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p>=
</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3Dnavy face=3DArial><span =
lang=3DEN-GB
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>For me, that =
reflection
is the most powerful medicine I have been given ever since I have come =
in touch
with OS in 1989. When we organized OT8 in <st1:place =
w:st=3D"on"><st1:country-region
 w:st=3D"on">Switzerland</st1:country-region></st1:place> in 1990 in a =
group of 8
people, we used to spend 80 % of our monthly meeting day sorting out =
personal
issues amongst each other and then got all the work done in the =
remaining 20 %
of the time. And we realized that it was impossible for us to separate =
where we
stand in our personal life from what we work like and what impact this =
has when
radiating out of the room.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3Dnavy face=3DArial><span =
lang=3DEN-GB
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p>=
</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3Dnavy face=3DArial><span =
lang=3DEN-GB
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>I am still =
working to
truly imply the principles of Open Space into my everyday life. The =
dance
between managing, leadership and letting go all efforts to really arrive =
in
Open Space sometimes feels as if I wasn’t on a dance floor, but on =
a
tight rope. When preparing an OS event, I can be more than picky on =
details,
especially if the organisation I work for doesn’t yet have an =
ongoing
experience with OS. This allows me to create the safe framework for the =
group
and myself to fully dive into Open Space the day(s) of the event. It has
something to do with doing things right, control and reliability, and at =
the
same time trust into the process of life (because it happens anyway =
–
there is nothing to stop it.). In my family life, my children and my =
partner
still challenge me daily to define where the space is open and where it =
is not
– because certain givens or limitations of others involved need to =
be respected.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3Dnavy face=3DArial><span =
lang=3DEN-GB
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p>=
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<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3Dnavy face=3DArial><span =
lang=3DEN-GB
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Keep going, =
dancing,
crying, laughing, embracing your friends and apparent hijackers. You are =
right
on track.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3Dnavy face=3DArial><span =
lang=3DEN-GB
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p>=
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lang=3DEN-GB
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Love, Catherine =
(and
thank you, Chris, for sharing your =
experience!)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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MS"><span
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MS"><span
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Space
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MS"><span
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MS"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:navy'>CH - =
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MS"><span
lang=3DEN-GB style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans =
MS";color:navy'>+41-(0)32
- 365 68 41<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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<p class=3DMsoNormal><b><font size=3D2 face=3DTahoma><span =
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font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>Von:</span></font></b><font =
size=3D2
face=3DTahoma><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> =
louise brissette
[mailto:louisebrissette at yahoo.ca] <br>
<b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>Gesendet:</span></b> Mittwoch, 26. =
</span></font><font
size=3D2 face=3DTahoma><span lang=3DEN-GB =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>September
2007 20:00<br>
<b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>Betreff:</span></b> FOFO and it's =
story</span></font><span
lang=3DEN-GB><o:p></o:p></span></p>

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<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
lang=3DEN-GB
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt'>For the story of the =
FOFO.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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<u1:p></u1:p>

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<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
lang=3DEN-GB
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt'>In 2006, under the recommendation of =
<st1:place w:st=3D"on">Harrison</st1:place>,
I contacted Jean-Pierre Beaulieu and we had lunch around <i><span
style=3D'font-style:italic'>How come OST doesn’t take off in =
Qu=E9bec</span></i>.
Jean-Pierre gave me some precious insights, such as there is no cultural
references and french speaking lexicon, no stories too. Following this =
lunch,
 I organized the first Stammtisch in <st1:City =
w:st=3D"on"><st1:place w:st=3D"on">Montreal</st1:place></st1:City>
for a starter. There, I met with Marquis Bureau. Later I called him for =
a
breakfast toying around the idea of a forum with business people of all =
walks
and consultants and Osniks in Val-David in the Laurentians. Marquis and =
I had a
theme with a blank sheet. We invited Osniks to join the organization of =
such a
forum. 8 people answered and 2 left early. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
lang=3DEN-GB
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt'>Then I moved to Val-David. While I was =
exploring for a
venue, and found a little miracle called Auberge Premashanti (everything =
you
would dream of for Open Space), and negociating and singing the =
contract,
opened a bank account, working hard and sometimes fighting to keep the =
vision
of the original proposal  alive ( a fight I lost) and the proper =
format in
the invitation. Uploading the invitation on my web site, answering info
requests, communicating with the Canadian Open Space Institute for =
support and
grants, communicating with other international actors, while I was doing =
all
this, some members of the organizing group were hijacking the purpose =
for their
own agenga, being disrespefull and nasty, and mainly playing politics =
and
working in a hierarchical spirit, Out the window the business people of =
all
walks and consultants, the format was getting rigid and not serving the =
vision
anymore, I really worked hard to keep the proper format . =
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
lang=3DEN-GB
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>

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<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
lang=3DEN-GB
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt'>Plainly, no more fun and pretty painfull. So =
I left.
Funny enough, I left my own proposal, my own vision. It had been =
hijacked..<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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<div>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
lang=3DEN-GB
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>

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<div>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
lang=3DEN-GB
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt'>But anyway, I left for my own sake, but also =
for the
sake of the FOFO. Since we all know that Open Space is deeply about =
spirit,
open spirit, I knew that to make it happen and not jeopardize the =
climate, it
had to be saved. Since I seemed to be the threat to the hijackers and =
that they
would not let go, and were politically supported, I left. And so, my
contribution is not mentionned anywhere.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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<div><u1:p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
lang=3DEN-GB
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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</u1:p>

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<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
lang=3DEN-GB
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt'>But my spirit was still with the project, =
silent
presence. I am happy that the OS seems to have gathered energy for its =
take off
in French during the FOFO..<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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<div><u1:p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
lang=3DEN-GB
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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</u1:p>

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<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
lang=3DEN-GB
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt'>I am not writing this to whine, (yes I was =
very pissed
off and I don't like being SO invisible) but to question a few things. =
While
many of us are training or facilitating Open Space Technology, do we =
really know
how to work and behave in Open Space ? Also, how about emphasizing on =
the
Spirit of OS, and the work style it demands ?  OST is NOT just =
another
technique. I have worked with American Indians (Mohawks Wendats and =
Ojibwe),
have eperienced sacred rituals and participated in Pow-Wows. I have =
reckognized
the same native Spirit  in Open Space Technology.This is what =
attracted me
to it. This is not what I have experienced  with the organization =
of the
FOFO. I have experienced the same old narrative, command and control, we =
find
in the hierarchical and politics we know so well in a Polis =
understanding of
the World, while OST is about Cosmos understanding of the World.  =
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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<div><u1:p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
lang=3DEN-GB
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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</u1:p>

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<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
lang=3DEN-GB
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt'>Yeah, I know, I’m not supposed to hit =
the fan
like this but, is there anything to be learned from this experience =
?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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<div><u1:p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
lang=3DEN-GB
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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</u1:p>

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<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
lang=3DEN-GB
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt'>And yes, just for you to know, I had =
something to do
with the first FOFO.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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<div><u1:p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
lang=3DEN-GB
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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</u1:p>

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<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:
12.0pt'>Louise Brissette<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:
12.0pt'>+1.819.322.1489<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:
12.0pt'>louisebrissette at yahoo.ca<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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