The fabulous OSLIST

[Steve Cochran]

Thanks, Lisa - as always so well and 'passionately' expressed. For me, the
richness, diversity, and authenticity of the *many *virtual and actual OS
'communities' is what validates the OST value proposition.

Steve Cochran
Sustainability Strategies LLC <http://sustainabilitystrategies.com/>
National Center for
Sustainability<http://www.nationalcenterforsustainability.com/>
US Partnership for Education for Sustainable
Development<http://www.uspartnership.org/main/view_archive/1>


On Wed, Nov 18, 2009 at 10:58 AM, Lisa Heft <lisaheft at openingspace.net>wrote:

> Hi, all - I am loving this rich and continuing conversation, with all of
> its edges and sometimes edge-y-ness.
> For that is what dialogue is sometimes - not always smooth, and always
> rich.
>
> And I love it when (I'll speak for myself because I almost said "we") I can
> breathe and listen even past what I first feel may be right or wrong words
> or better or worse ways of saying or naming things.
> Because on the other side of that is passion and emotion.  And I am all for
> passion and emotion.
> And I also love people owning what they say with 'I feel' or 'this is my
> experience'. Thank you for that great stuff.
>
> One point of clarification: (I won't put words into Artur and Shufang's
> mouth but I'll speak for myself though I sense this from them as well)
>
> I am **passionate** about the OSLIST. Absolutely passionate.
> Part my own interest in inviting co-creation on this OS Community Ning site
> is to offer yet another way to help connect learners / facilitators /
> explorers in and about OS to each other and to each others' rich resources
> and to community.  Just like all the other things we do and create.
> OSLIST is certainly community and rich resources, in a big way.
>
> You know, the Ning site is forming and developing in its Beta (which means
> the still-beginning/forming/figuring out/being designed) stage, yes? - and
> if you visit you will see that we are highlighting and telling new folks
> about OSLIST, including a direct-from-site link so those new to OSLIST land
> on the page for signing up and accessing OSLIST archives.
>
> I know many people who do incredible OS who do not know about OSLIST
> because they just didn't bump into knowledge about OSLIST.
> It's like a great conversation happening down the hall, and they never went
> down the hall, because they didn't know it was there.
>
> So I'm passionate about helping more people - no matter where they dip
> their toe into information about OS - know about OSLIST.
>
> Ooops - I am repeating myself because that is what can sometimes happen
> when you are passionate.
> Love that OSLIST - I guess you got that part ;o)
>
> Lisa
>
>
>
>      *Lisa Heft*
> Consultant, Facilitator, Educator
> *Opening Space*
> lisaheft at openingspace.net
> www.openingspace.net
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National Center for Sustainability
US Partnership for Education for Sustainable Development

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