[OSList] Life in Open Space as a "Butterfly"

[Artur Silva]

Marvelous, Susanne. Thank you.

The document from Jorge Amigo is of special interest to me, and I will ask him if he will be so kind to send me a copy in a separate mail.

See you in London

Hugs

Artur


________________________________
 From: Suzanne Daigle <sdaigle4 at gmail.com>
To: World wide Open Space Technology email list <oslist at lists.openspacetech.org> 
Sent: Saturday, August 11, 2012 11:01 PM
Subject: [OSList] Life in Open Space as a "Butterfly"
 

Hello Everyone,

WOSonOS London - October 2012... I registered but I have not yet purchased my
plane ticket or made hotel reservations. I made the decision with my heart,
impulsive and intuitive, and not my head (Can I justify and afford another trip
to yet another part of the world?). As I have been hanging out with this
decision all summer, a bit like a butterfly, I was reminded today about all
that I love about Open Space and how much it has transformed my life. 

This week is but a sampling of the life bounty that has come my way because of
Open Space. As I write this, I am setting my strategic and analytical self
aside to whole-heartedly and vulnerably celebrate how wonderful is this
community of Open Space. 

This week I got an email missive from Alan Stewart, my dear Brit friend who I
met in Taiwan in 2009, who resided before in Hong Kong and now lives in
Australia. He was sharing his recent invitations and proposals to the Conversare process that he conceived a while
back, which seems to be such a natural social complement of Open Space --
"strangers coming together in conversation". Such passion, vision and
commitment -- a hero's journey that Alan is on to bring conversation back into
the fabric of our everyday lives everywhere. He is such a special friend!

Christine Koehler of Paris and the gang who published the first French EBook (Livre Blanc) were also emailing back and
forth this week with more exciting plans ahead. 

And then yesterday, I received a wonderful summary document (in Spanish) from
Jorge Amigo in Chile who I had met at WOSonOS. He was replying to my
request for more information on the series of Open Space events that he
had facilitated in a major bank a number of years ago. The Bank President had
described this work as "Revolutionary", in the way of a "Radical
Democracy" that had been "critical to the success of their
bank".  In one year, 3000 employees (45% of their population) participated
in 19 Open Space events, generating 320 reports that led to about 1500
proposals for innovation. I was hypnotized by all that Jorge shared.  I could see that passion and responsibility
were vibrantly present in the way he engaged with this client which became
infectious. Today, I also count Jorge as a dear friend! 

Another email this afternoon, this one from Harold Shinsato, who I first met at
Sleeping Lady in Washington State, where I also met Harrison Owen. Harold's
email is bubbling over with excitement and gratitude (recent happenings, upcoming
event, some great books mixed in with a joyous celebration of our friendship). Every
month, we meet by phone with others who are part of OSI US (Open Space
Institute).  Our meetings are in the spirit of Open Space, holding and
sharing space, while taking care of business. These live voice conference call
conversations are so precious and now we are just bursting with the idea that
more people could join in, to share what is happening in their world around
Open Space. We have plans to make this happen using Maestro Conference. It is
on our list of projects for this year. 


And then mid-afternoon today, Skype alerts me to a message. It is from Arun
Wakhlu in India, who I met through Peggy Holman.  That's all it took, a
short email introduction and there we were on Skype a number of month moons ago
-- total strangers connecting from India to Florida, talking virtually as if we
had known each other a lifetime. Arun was planning a Global Gathering in Caux
Switzerland in July 2012. Part of it would be in Open Space, the East inviting
the West in shared leadership, igniting a movement to co-create Oneness in the
World by exploring how to integrate universal values into the fields of
Economy, Environment and Education. Today I received these links of a beautiful
event that will live powerfully in the heads and hearts of those who
attended.  Its spirit will also live on as many share stories, photos and
the essence of what happened there. I invite you to check this out. Global
Gathering with Pictures!
Enjoy!

I celebrate all this with you, overwhelmed with gratitude as the newbie I still
feel myself to be in this wonderful community of Open Space. 
Twenty-six years ago, Harrison had this idea of Open Space
Technology and he opened the space for others to join, create and co-create --
he did not monetize, franchise or certify.
Because of this, thousands upon thousands of people are
experiencing the magic of friendship, of freedom, of choice, of courage and of
engaging fully in life to make a difference.
I have met so many precious friends all over the world since
2009 -- something that never would have happened if not for Open Space. 
What also would not have happened is me writing this to you.  I remember how scared I was to press the
infamous “send” button when I first joined the OS list.  
I looked at the veterans of Open Space, those who seemed so
much wiser and smarter than me and I held back.   But then when I met many of them in person,
I got to see the generous spirit, deep humanity and perfectly imperfect
vulnerability of who they are and through them, I saw a bit of my own
greatness.  
So my dear colleagues and friends, on these final Olympic
Days, I hope that you will do as I did in the past and impulsively make the
journey to WOSonOS.  Then maybe this butterfly will turn into a bee, generating
the extra money that will take me to London in October to meet many of you! 
Cheers,
Suzanne
-- 
Suzanne Daigle
NuFocus Strategic Group
7159 Victoria Circle
University Park, FL 34201
FL 941-359-8877;  
CT 203-722-2009
www.nufocusgroup.com
s.daigle at nufocusgroup.com
twitter @suzannedaigle


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