[OSList] Crossing borders -- Coming to the circle -- Update

Harrison Owen hhowen at verizon.net
Sun Nov 6 05:20:06 PST 2011


Turns out I was right - Carol was speaking at the same conference with Tova.
It also turns out, Tova tells me, that Carol had been asked to organize the
conference and invited Tova. Wheels within wheels - or something. If you
haven't listened to Carol's talk, I urge you to do so. There is absolutely
no mention of Open Space Technology - but her language is familiar, and
straight from the Open Space experience that I know she has had. For me this
is wonderful - and if nothing else - a demonstration of the 5th Principle at
work. "Wherever it happens is the right place." Over the last 10 years Carol
has been opening space all over the Middle East, sometimes in the form that
we would all recognize as OST, and doubtless more times where that is not
the case, but space was opened for different and differing people. They were
invited to come to the circle if they cared to come -- no questions asked.
Those aren't quite Carol's words, but close and I love them.

 

Many years ago, somebody asked me what my vision for OST might be. I said I
hoped it might just disappear as a special thing because it had become such
a part of our lives that it needed no special name. It was just what we did.


 

Harrison

 

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Carol Kasbari is a Palestinian, an old friend and "Open Spacer." I first met
her in Israel while doing a program with Tova. Carol was very young and
afraid. The 2nd Infatada had broken out and a suicide bombing had just
occurred in the city and as we did our program at a mountain retreat
overlooking the road to Jerusalem. We could see the ambulances moving along.
Suddenly Carol's phone rang. It was her husband, Osama, and he was right in
the middle of things. You could feel Carol's terror. Our program went on.
Mostly Open Space. At the end Carol came to me with the most elegant thank
you I think I have ever received. She said, "You have reborned my hope."
Since that time, Carol has been doing many things including opening space
for many people. Her TED talk (at the same conference Tova spoke to, I
think) is powerful, to say the least. Once again she brought tears to my
eyes (seems to happen a lot) - and it is clear that her hope is alive and
well. Listen for yourself.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LWiZMXEK_E8
<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LWiZMXEK_E8&feature=youtu.be>
&feature=youtu.be 

 

Harrison

 

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