Please hold the space with us

[Suzanne Daigle]

How very lucky that fate brought me to Phoenix on the day that this event
was taking place. Like many of you, I know we were all holding space for
Christine as she had asked us to do.  As she stood there in those first
moments slowly walking the circle,  I could feel a worldwide community
behind her and through her.

Her words, carefully chosen and spoken in such a warm and natural way, truly
connected with the audience and certainly set the stage for many meaningful
conversations. Without missing a beat, she navigated through a few delays
(late lunch and some  people stuck in the elevator) with grace and a
terrific sense of humor in the spirit of "Whatever happens happens".

Being there, feeling the energy in the room, hearing Christine, meeting her
husband, listening to a powerfully igniting poem at the beginning, noticing
the many volunteers, watching the young leader Girl Scouts and many budding
artists with masks and capes wearing their artistic selves with mission and
pride along with the  very large and diverse group of adults--it was totally
terrific.  The two rounds of conversation culminated with brief reports
followed by a commitment to action on a number of topic with some folks
taking the lead based on their personal passion and others joining them on
those initiatives. A lot happened in one afternoon

In the most simple way, I can say that this felt like a momentous event with
s even more so considering the election period we're in and knowing how
polarized it has seemed in Arizona at least for many of us observing from
afar. Well all I can say is that I met many great people today plus I
had the chance to witness a wonderful role model in action which will
certainly help me this weekend when I open space for some Scrum folks
and others who want to explore possibilities for Scrum beyond
software.

Suzanne

On Wed, Sep 22, 2010 at 11:48 PM, Christine Whitney Sanchez <
cwhitneysanchez at gmail.com> wrote:

> Dear Open Space Friends,
>
> I would appreciate you holding the space with me and the Collaborative
> Spark group tomorrow, when up to 200 Arizonans will gather for It's Up to
> Me AZ:  A Day of Civic Action <http://www.itsuptomeaz.org>.
>
> I'm especially excited about this event because it represents a
> breakthrough in collaboration among some of our most respected social sector
> organizations - The O'Connor House, Arizona Town Hall, Center for the Future
> of Arizona, Arizona Foundation for Women and Girl Scouts - Arizona
> Cactus-Pine Council.
>
> At 1:45pm Pacific Time, I will open the space.  Our convening question is:
>  I*f anything imaginable were possible, if there were no constraints
> whatsoever, how can we participate, collaborate and innovate to stimulate
> civic action in Arizona?*
> *
> *
> The session topics and sound bytes from the flash reports will be onscreen
> at the dinner which follows the open space.  Justice Sandra Day O'Connor and
> Frances Hesselbein will participate in the open space and will reflect on
> the process as they are interviewed during dinner.
>
> Thanks for keeping us in your thoughts and for holding the space for open
> space.
>
> Warm wishes from a harvest moonlit night in Phoenix,
>
> 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
>
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NuFocus Strategic Group
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