The potential of OST in achieving great transitions locally and globally

[Alan Stewart]

Dear All

You may be interested to know of two lively groups which could have 
significance for our work in general and particularly for some of us.

Both are concerned about what is required to change the trajectory on 
which the modern world has been rocketing along - as a matter of 
urgency. And ours <http://www.openspaceworld.org/>is the kind of 
practice which would be of great value in enabling inclusive 
participation on a grand scale to achieve the transition to a more 
hopeful and harmonious future based on environmental sustainability, 
social justice and spiritual fulfillment.

One of these is the GTI - 'The Great Transition Initiative 
<http://www.gtinitiative.org/> - established by the Tellus Institute 
<http://www.tellus.org/>in Boston. An essay entitled 'The Great 
Transition Today - A Report from the Future 
<http://www.gtinitiative.org/documents/PDFFINALS/2GTToday.pdf>' by the 
leader of this group, Paul Raskin, is one that I have found to be most 
edifying and inspiring. Particularly for the notion that we did make it 
through to 2084 having developed widespread 'human solidarity' and 
'ecological sensibility' with a deep reverence for the natural world. 
And that 'Massive participation in healing the planet becoming a great 
source of pride for the global citizenry' was the way this happened.

With a similar vision and different approaches is the Pachamama Alliance 
<http://www.pachamama.org/content/blogcategory/88/133/> which has 
developed the Awakening the Dreamer (ATD) Symposium 
<http://awakeningthedreamer.org/>This is a well constructed way of 
alerting people in all walks of life to four questions about 'Where we 
are?', 'How did we get here?', 'What's possible for the future?' and 
'Where do we go from here? in regard to healing the little blue planet - 
3rd from the sun - which is our home.

Was there ever a group process more tailor made to address this last?

 From my experiences, learning and ideals I see links between what these 
two groups are doing and OST practice. With this in mind I am going to 
Manila next week to co-facilitate the first ATD Symposium in the 
Philippines, on Tues 14th.

And have alerted Spacenik friends there.

Could it be that OST becomes widely used for follow up to ATD Symposiums 
after they have been presented to groups of many kinds and size? I am 
now among nearly 1000 facilitators world wide who have undertaken 
training and are registered to facilitate the Symposium and will bring 
this potential to the attention of the others.

There are of course plenty of other initiatives which are in tune with 
the two I have mentioned here. I believe that our support for those 
which we know about and find animating could make a substantial 
difference to what is accomplished.

Wishing all a joyous Easter period wherever this is celebrated and 
elsewhere too.

Go well

Alan

Dr Alan Stewart, PhD
Chairman



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