Girl Scout Convention website highlights Open Space, Strategy Cafes and Appreciative Stories

[Christine Whitney Sanchez]

Dear Open Space, World Cafe and Appreciative Inquiry friends,
 
The 2008 Girl Scout Convention website was launched yesterday -
http://www.girlscouts.org/convention/default.asp.  Girl Scouts of the USA
National Board Chair, Patricia Dias-Dennis (brunette) and GSUSA CEO, Kathy
Cloninger (blonde), invite Girl Scouts to build on the Open Space and
Strategy Cafe conversations that were initiated at the 2005 GS convention by
sharing their leadership stories.  
 
This year, during the corporate business meeting, up to 15,000 Girl Scouts
will engage in a series of large-scale conversations, to which all members
are invited:  Open Space on Successful Council Practices, Appreciative
StorySharing, Stewardship Report Cafe Conversations, Self-organizing for
Success, and Action Commitment sessions.  We've been thinking about this
project as Robert's Rules meets Conversations that Matter.
 
Throughout the convention Digital StoryWeavers, girls from 12-14 years old,
will be capturing and producing leadership stories from the members of the
Girl Scout Movement.  We are calling this culture change initiative
"StoryWeaving".  
 
The vision of the StoryWeaving Design Team is: Members ARE the Movement:
Our Stories ARE the Girl Scout Story. 
 
Girl Scouting is the largest "girl only" movement in the world with 3
million girls and 1 million adults registered.  Just imagine the potential
for feminine leadership. 
 
We anticipate 1,000 Girl Scout volunteers will staff the StoryWeaving
activities at the convention. The primary harvesting method will be text
messaging - a natural opportunity for the girls to take the lead. 
 
Please hold the space with us - Girl Scouts model participatory democracy
and embody the theme of the convention: Girl Scouts can lead anywhere.
 
Warm wishes from toasty Phoenix,
 
Christine
 
Christine Whitney Sanchez
CWS - Collaborative Wisdom & Strategy
2717 E. Mountain Sky Avenue
Phoenix, AZ  85048-8990
480.759.0262
 <http://www.christinewhitneysanchez.com/> www.christinewhitneysanchez.com 
 
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