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

[Gail West]

Suzanne, I love your reflections and news.  And clearly remember Jorge
telling his story in great detail to a captured audience at Olmue.  If you
get a good translation I'd love a copy as well.  A great one to share.

Gail

On Sun, Aug 12, 2012 at 6:01 AM, Suzanne Daigle <sdaigle4 at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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
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>
>
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