Open Space in Bath/Bristol/London UK

Sat May 22 03:22:15 PDT 2010

Anyone else from the UK please feel free to join us!

We're growing by the minute!

Phelim

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On 22 May 2010, at 11:08, Jon Harvey <jon at jonharveyassociates.co.uk>  
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> Now also joined
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> Jon
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> From: OSLIST [mailto:OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU] On Behalf Of  
> Phelim McDermott
> Sent: 22 May 2010 01:16
> To: OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU
> Subject: Re: Open Space in Bath/Bristol/London UK
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> Jack I think Artur means this Sub Group:
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> http://openspaceworld.ning.com/group/UK?xg_source=msg_wel_group
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> which i just joined there are SIX members! You don't seem to be one  
> of them. I'm sure there's more of us out there!
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> Yes nice to be in the London sun!
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> Best
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> Phelim
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> On 22 May 2010, at 00:47, Jack Martin Leith wrote:
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> Thanks Artur.
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> I've already joined.
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> Jack
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> 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
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> On 21 May 2010 23:45, Artur Silva <arturfsilva at yahoo.com> wrote:
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> Jack, Phelim, Matilda (is she on the OSLIST?) and all other Open  
> Spacers from UK:
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> I wonder why you don't join the UK Group at the OST NING site at: http://openspaceworld.ning.com/group/UK 
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> This could be a good place to nurture the OST community in the UK,  
> previously to WOSonOS London 1012...
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> (It 's free and the questions are there only to avoid spammers).
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> Regards
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> Artur
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> From: Jack Martin Leith <jack at leithcocreation.com>
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> To: OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU
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> Sent: Fri, May 21, 2010 9:30:26 AM
> Subject: Re: [OSLIST] Open Space in Bath/Bristol/London UK
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> Hiya Phelim!
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> Yes, I remember it well. A fabulous venue in the not-so-fabulous  
> Holloway Road.
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> Hope you're enjoying the London sunshine (or perhaps you're  
> somewhere more exotic).
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> Jack
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> 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
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> On 20 May 2010 23:34, Phelim McDermott <phelim at mac.com> wrote:
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> Harrison,
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> 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 .
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> 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.
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> Thanks for the ride Harrison.
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> Love
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> Phelim
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> There are more details about D&D here
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> http://www.improbable.co.uk/show_example.asp?item_id=47
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> The last big report is here
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> http://devotedanddisgruntled5.blogspot.com/2010/02/contents.html
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> On 20 May 2010, at 22:02, Harrison Owen wrote:
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> Jack – I think you ought to talk to Phelim. I am not sure it is abou 
> t marketing. Probably more about doing it. Or something.
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> Harrison Owen
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> From: OSLIST [mailto: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
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> Thanks for the encouragement Steve.
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> But various UK-based people have tried - including Romy Shovelton,  
> Roma Iskander 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.
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> But who knows ... never say never.
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> Best wishes,
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> Jack
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> Jack Martin Leith
> Leith Co-creation
> email: jack at leithcocreation.com
> Mobile: 07831 840541 (+44 7831 840541)
> Skype: jackmartinleith
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> On 20 May 2010 21:20, Steve Cochran <scochran305 at gmail.com> wrote:
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> Sounds like an opportunity.....
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> On Thu, May 20, 2010 at 11:38 AM, Jack Martin Leith <jack at leithcocreation.com 
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> Hello Jamie.
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> There are very few such opportunities in the UK - I get asked this  
> all the time!
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> If I hear of anything I'll make a post to this list.
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> Best wishes,
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> Jack
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> 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
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> On 20 May 2010 12:37, Jamie Colston <jamiecolston at googlemail.com>  
> wrote:
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> Hi Everyone,
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> 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.
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> Many thanks
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> Jamie
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> Jamie Colston
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