[OSList] New Tales from Open Space? (was:Re: Life in Open Space as a "Butterfly")

Stanley Park spark.osk at gmail.com
Mon Aug 13 09:45:07 PDT 2012


Hear hear!!!

    ^^♥^^

Spark
2012. 8. 14. 오전 12:09에 "Artur Silva" <arturfsilva at yahoo.com>님이 작성:

> A second though on this.****
>
> I was really impressed by the candid mail from Suzanne and by all the
> cases she mentioned.****
>
> After some time, I have felt that the international OST community was in
> need of same *recent success stories *and other uses of OST around the
> world.****
>
> The "Tales from Open Space" that Harrison edited is from 1995 and can no
> longer be considered as "recent cases" that one can present to prospect
> sponsors.****
>
> And the recent stories are dispersed and no one has access to the majority
> of them.****
>
> I wonder if we could not consider the possibility of****
>
> 1) Each of us makes available on this thread (or elsewhere) some more
> recent applications of OST around the world. (This can be long papers or
> very small accounts). ****
>
> 2) Someone do some editing on that and make it available as an e-book with
> the most interesting and complementar stories in different countries and
> types of customers. (As you have already begun that, are you interested in
> doing this editing, Suzanne?)****
>
> 3) Eventually, as it happened with the French e-book, which Christine
> Koehler pioneered and edited, this e-book can later be more consolidated
> and published has a real book of "New Tales on Open Space" (we could
> continue to use the green front page, but probably a more clear green - at
> least in my country, clear green is the color of hope)****
>
> This would be very useful as I am more and more convinced that OST (and
> other forms of unconferences) will have a very important role in the
> organizational and societal transformation that will surely happen in the
> next few years (is already happening, I mean).****
>
> What do others think about this? Shall we discuss this in the London
> WOSonOS?****
>
> Warm regards****
>
> Artur  ****
>
>
>
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>
> *From:* Artur Silva <arturfsilva at yahoo.com>
> *To:* World wide Open Space Technology email list <
> oslist at lists.openspacetech.org>
> *Sent:* Monday, August 13, 2012 12:20 PM
> *Subject:* Re: [OSList] Life in Open Space as a "Butterfly"
>
> 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 <http://conversare.net/> 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 <http://www.forum-ouvert.fr/>) 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 <http://osius.org/content/about> (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<http://onewholesomeworld.wordpress.com/2012/07/29/global-gathering-on-one-wholesome-world/>with
> Pictures<https://plus.google.com/photos/110110336913856642322/albums/5773493871430882225?banner=pwa&authkey=CJrty-zImt2F3QE>!
> 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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