[OSList] The Power of Pre-Work - August 8-10, San Francisco

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[mailto:oslist-bounces at lists.openspacetech.org] On Behalf Of Lisa Heft
Sent: Tuesday, 3 July 2012 10:57 AM
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Subject: [OSList] The Power of Pre-Work - August 8-10, San Francisco

 

Hello, dear colleagues - 

 

This is a message about an upcoming workshop for those of you in or around
or visiting California next month: The Power of Pre-Work - August 8-10 in
San Francisco.

 

I invite you to join me for this learning experience - which is not
particular to Open Space but for any face-to-face dialogue approach we may
use: Lessons learned and shared about pre-work. 

Thanks in advance for sharing the word - through email, tweets, other social
networks, or face-to-face over a good beverage with your friends, clients
and colleagues. 

I look forward to learning with and from you there - Lisa

 

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(I reflect upon some of the diverse dialogue events I have facilitated and
the elements of pre-work that led to their success - including a
multi-language, multi-culture national immigrant and refugee farmer
conference, a series of 2000+ participant youth ministry conferences, a
national conference which introduced dialogue to help participants name
diverse and conflicting points of view in their field, a meeting of
international health workers sharing best practices across country and
culture, a retreat for a global information technology department generating
ideas for their corporate strategic plan, environmental advocates birthing a
new global organization, HIV/AIDS educators developing mission, vision and a
shared values statement for their non-profit organization, six international
agencies collaborating on how to spend a billion dollar budget - and other
examples of high productivity, creativity and partnership and meaningful
outcomes in meetings based on dialogue methods and processes.  What
supported the success of these events?  Not my magic jewel-like words and
insights - instead, a thorough analysis to select the appropriate tool, plus
ongoing conversations with the client teams about everything from issues and
objectives to site, food, documentation, invitation and outreach, follow-up
and more - with every one of these elements affecting or supporting
dialogue.  To me, the pre-work is essential - and yet, everyone tells me
they do not get this sort of training in their academic programs or other
facilitation training. So I decided to host a workshop to share best
practices and lessons learned about the pre-work.)

 

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Join us - register now - for

The Power of Pre-Work

For people of all levels of experience

 

August 8-10, 2012

 

San Francisco, California USA

 

Facilitated by Lisa Heft

Fellow, Columbia University's Center for International Conflict Resolution

Adjunct Faculty, Sonoma State University Organization Development Program

President Emerita, Open Space Institute US

 

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Facilitating face-to-face staff meetings, community gatherings, planning
sessions, conferences and committees:

 

It is not just about showing up and doing some sort of magic facilitation on
the day of the event.

 

Learn how thoughtful, thorough pre-work can support the success of a
dialogue event.

 

For people of all levels of experience - although you will be able to retain
more of your learning about pre-work if you already do some facilitation
work

 

Whether you facilitate using Open Space Technology, the World Cafe, Future
Search, or other tools, processes and methods with and without names -
everything in the full system of your event affects and impacts everything
else. Share what you have learned and learn more about all of the elements
of Pre-Work. It is all part of an ecology of interrelated elements.

 

Pricing - as always - is flexible - custom tailored to what you as an
individual can contribute and afford.

 

For more information on content, schedule and pricing overview and to
register,

Contact me directly at

 <mailto:lisaheft at openingspace.net> lisaheft at openingspace.net

 

I look forward to learning with and from you,

 

Lisa

 

Lisa Heft

Consultant, Facilitator, Educator

Opening Space

 

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