Opening the space for civic action

[Christine Whitney Sanchez]

Dear Open Space Friends,

If you or someone you know will be in Arizona on September 23, 201,  
please consider joining me and the Collaborative Spark group as we  
open the space for civic action.  During the convergence, Justice  
Sandra Day O'Connor and Frances Hesselbein will be listening carefully  
because they will leave the open space for a reception and then on to  
be interviewed during a dinner focusing on leadership and civic action.

Our convening question is:  If anything imaginable were possible, if  
there were no constraints whatsoever, how can we participate,  
collaborate and innovate to stimulate civic action in Arizona?

I'm especially excited about this event because it represents a  
breakthrough in collaboration among some of our most respected social  
sector organizations.

If you want more info, the press release is below my signature.  You  
can register at www.itsuptomeaz.org.

Warm wishes from a hot Phoenix evening,

Christine

Christine Whitney Sanchez
CWS - Collaborative Wisdom & Strategy
2717 E. Mountain Sky Avenue
Phoenix, AZ 85048, USA
+1.480.759.0262
www.christinewhitneysanchez.com
www.innovationpartners.com
www.collaborativespark.com

Imagine discussing what you care most about in lively conversations  
with people who want to make Arizona a better place.

Imagine contributing to innovative ideas and taking action to increase  
the health, vitality and success of our state.

Arizona residents are invited to engage in a community conversation  
designed to spur civic action on topics chosen by those who attend.   
The conversation will be from 1:45 p.m. to 5:45 p.m. on Friday, Sept.  
23, the Wyndham Phoenix Downtown, 50 W. Adams Street, Phoenix and is  
among the activities featured during the “It’s Up to Me AZ” Day of  
Civic Action, collaboratively sponsored by Arizona Foundation for  
Women, Arizona Town Hall, Center for the Future of Arizona, Girl  
Scouts Arizona-Cactus Pine, and O’Connor House. Admission to the  
conversation is $10.

Collaborative Spark, a consulting group with expertise in large-group  
conversations and deliberations, will guide the Open Space process,  
which provides a simple, dynamic and powerful way for diverse groups  
to engage in productive conversations.

Participants will be invited to host discussions about topics for  
which they have passion and to formulate action based on where the  
energy is. Conversation topics, selected by the participants  
themselves, will be generated by this question: If anything imaginable  
were possible, if there were no constraints whatsoever, how can we  
participate, collaborate and innovate to stimulate civic action in  
Arizona?

People who participate will discover ways to self-organize for action  
around the issues that are most meaningful to them. The conversations  
are designed to generate personal commitment and empowerment as a  
shared experience and leadership that is based on collective action.  
Diversity becomes a valuable resource, rather than something that  
needs to be “managed.”

Best of all, the process is a lot of fun.

For more information, go to http://www.itsuptomeaz.org/.

If you are prepared to believe in the people, trust them, and  
acknowledge that they are the true experts about what needs to be  
done, then Open Space will deliver – and fundamental change is a  
likely consequence.— Harrison Owen
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