Open Space in Bath/Bristol/London UK

Fri May 21 16:47:29 PDT 2010

Thanks Artur.

I've already joined.

Jack

Jack Martin Leith
Leith Co-creation
email: jack at leithcocreation.com
Mobile: 07831 840541 (+44 7831 840541)
Skype: jackmartinleith
Professional website: www.leithcocreation.com
Personal website: www.jackmartinleith.com

On 21 May 2010 23:45, Artur Silva <arturfsilva at yahoo.com> wrote:

>  Jack, Phelim, Matilda (is she on the OSLIST?) and all other Open Spacers
> from UK:
>
> I wonder why you don't join the UK Group at the OST NING site at:
> http://openspaceworld.ning.com/group/UK.
>
> This could be a good place to nurture the OST community in the UK,
> previously to WOSonOS London 1012...
>
> (It 's free and the questions are there only to avoid spammers).
>
> Regards
>
> Artur
>
>
>
>  ------------------------------
> *From:* Jack Martin Leith <jack at leithcocreation.com>
>
> *To:* OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU
> *Sent:* Fri, May 21, 2010 9:30:26 AM
> *Subject:* Re: [OSLIST] Open Space in Bath/Bristol/London UK
>
> Hiya Phelim!
>
> Yes, I remember it well. A fabulous venue in the not-so-fabulous Holloway
> Road.
>
> Hope you're enjoying the London sunshine (or perhaps you're somewhere more
> exotic).
>
> Jack
>
> Jack Martin Leith
> Leith Co-creation
> email: jack at leithcocreation.com
> Mobile: 07831 840541 (+44 7831 840541)
> Skype: jackmartinleith
> Professional website: www.leithcocreation.com
> Personal website: www.jackmartinleith.com
>
>
> On 20 May 2010 23:34, Phelim McDermott <phelim at mac.com> wrote:
>
>> Harrison,
>>
>> Jack was actually the first person I ever met who did OS. Hi there again
>> Jack! I was pointed towards him by Bob Griffiths who had given me a battered
>> old copy of your book. Jack came in the day before our first ever "Devoted
>> and Disgruntled"  over five years ago now, which our theatre company
>> Improbable hosted. ( www.improbable.co.uk ) He gave us much encouragement
>> and support. Since then we have carved out some considerable niche work in
>> doing full scale OS work with arts organisations (although not exclusively
>> so). I also spend quite a lot of time encouraging and mentoring people to
>> open space themselves. There is actually an incredibly fertile and growing
>> movement of people opening space here. I actually believe the more you give
>> the more comes back so I have often done OS events with a gifting intention.
>>  Mostly our OS events happen because of people I meet who share a passion
>> for change, the arts and OS. However all the work I would say comes from the
>> impact of that very first OS invite I wrote. It had behind it a desire to
>> create community in my own theatre world.  D&D is now an annual and monthly
>> event and it also happens on an annual basis in Newcastle as well. We have
>> done two D&D's in Scotland and One in NYC.  IN fact Open Space through D&D
>> has had an amazing impact on theatre here. Theatre companies have been
>> formed, mentoring networks, shows created, theatre spaces have been opened,
>> conflicts resolved and conflicts created!  After D&D5 before our recent
>> election an arts campaign was formed which managed to get the MP's talking
>> about the theatre and the arts funding on the BBC and an explicit
>>  commitment to arts funding in the Times newspaper. Just a few examples off
>> the top of my head .
>>
>> Throughout that time  and since then I have met lots of people at Wosonos
>> and elsewhere who facilitate OS and say it's better to not facilitate if you
>> are connected or passionate about the issue. This is just not true. (In my
>> case)  I think because of my passion it has opened more space and I have
>> been asked to do that again and again. I spend a lot of time turning down OS
>> gigs here in the UK. Usually it's because they don't really want to do open
>> space or they want to change it and dilute it by adding on or "Improving"
>> it. Each gig is a case for decision in itself but I would say a lot of them
>> happen because I talk about it to people and tell them how it has
>> transformed my life, the essence of my own company Improbable and my
>> practice as a theatre director. I  feel incredibly excited about the
>> opportunity we will have in 2012 to connect up the UK open space community
>> (situation latent) when Wosonos comes here. I hope that our invitation to
>> people to gather here in London will be a great opportunity to get as much
>> of the OS system in the room as it were and see if we do actually want to be
>> community. (amongst the other stuff that will go on).  All of this happened
>> because I read Harrison's book.. recognised that I already knew what OS was
>> and followed the recipe.   I had never actually been to an OS event before I
>> did this, so it felt I was discovering it myself as if for the first time.
>> The souffle rose and I had one of the best improvisation gigs I've ever
>> done. Heston Blumenthal eat your heart out! As an Impro Junkie, and lover of
>> presence and storytelling what better gift could one have. The presents from
>> the presence.. they just keep coming.
>>
>> Thanks for the ride Harrison.
>>
>> :)
>>
>> Love
>>
>> Phelim
>>
>>
>> There are more details about D&D here
>>
>> http://www.improbable.co.uk/show_example.asp?item_id=47
>>
>> The last big report is here
>>
>> http://devotedanddisgruntled5.blogspot.com/2010/02/contents.html
>>
>>
>>
>>   On 20 May 2010, at 22:02, Harrison Owen wrote:
>>
>>   Jack – I think you ought to talk to Phelim. I am not sure it is about
>> marketing. Probably more about doing it. Or something.
>>
>> ho
>>
>> Harrison Owen
>> 7808 River Falls Dr.
>> Potomac, MD 20854
>> USA
>> Phone 301-365-2093
>> www.openspaceworld.com
>> www.ho-image.com (Personal Website)
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>>  *From:* OSLIST [mailto:OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU<OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU>
>> ] *On Behalf Of *Jack Martin Leith
>> *Sent:* Thursday, May 20, 2010 4:59 PM
>> *To:* OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU
>> *Subject:* Re: Open Space in Bath/Bristol/London UK
>>
>>  Thanks for the encouragement Steve.
>>
>>  But various UK-based people have tried - including Romy Shovelton<http://www.wikima.com/>
>> , Roma Iskander <http://www.healthdirections.org/> and me - and it's a
>> marketing nightmare. People who want to learn how to create and facilitate
>> OS events are almost impossible to identify.
>>
>>  But who knows ... never say never.
>>
>>  Best wishes,
>>
>>  Jack
>>
>>
>> Jack Martin Leith
>> Leith Co-creation
>> email: jack at leithcocreation.com
>> Mobile: 07831 840541 (+44 7831 840541)
>> Skype: jackmartinleith
>> Professional website: www.leithcocreation.com
>> Personal website: www.jackmartinleith.com
>>
>>  On 20 May 2010 21:20, Steve Cochran <scochran305 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Sounds like an opportunity.....
>>
>>
>>  On Thu, May 20, 2010 at 11:38 AM, Jack Martin Leith <
>> jack at leithcocreation.com> wrote:
>>  Hello Jamie.
>>
>>  There are very few such opportunities in the UK - I get asked this all
>> the time!
>>
>>  If I hear of anything I'll make a post to this list.
>>
>>  Best wishes,
>>
>>  Jack
>>
>>
>> Jack Martin Leith
>> Leith Co-creation
>> email: jack at leithcocreation.com
>> Mobile: 07831 840541 (+44 7831 840541)
>> Skype: jackmartinleith
>> Professional website: www.leithcocreation.com
>> Personal website: www.jackmartinleith.com
>>
>>   On 20 May 2010 12:37, Jamie Colston <jamiecolston at googlemail.com>
>> wrote:
>>  Hi Everyone,
>>
>> I am really keen to see open space in action and I wondered if anyone has
>> some meetings I could attend which show it in practice in Bath/Bristol
>> preferably or London.
>> Many thanks
>>
>> Jamie
>>
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