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

Tue Aug 21 06:20:23 PDT 2012

Hi Koos:

Thank you for the
suggestion. That was indeed my idea. The "new tales" may be written
accounts, but also video, photos, audio, etc.

If there are
enough people interested I can try to find and suggest a platform - or anyone
else can suggest one indeed.

Hope to see you in
London

Artur

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 From: Koos de Heer <koos at auryn.nl>
To: World wide Open Space Technology email list <oslist at lists.openspacetech.org> 
Cc: Artur Silva (at GMAIL) <artfsilva at gmail.com> 
Sent: Monday, August 13, 2012 6:49 PM
Subject: Re: [OSList] New Tales from Open Space? (was:Re: Life in Open Space as a "Butterfly")

Hi Artur,

Great idea!

I would think we might make it not just a text and picture thing. There
are also some very valuable accounts of succesful Open Space meetings in
video. So how about finding a form that would accomodate also video (and
maybe audio) reports?

Koos

At 17:09 13-8-2012, Artur Silva wrote:

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 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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