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

Hege Steinsland steinslandhege at gmail.com
Tue Jul 3 05:16:10 PDT 2012


I just love, you people :-)
Nothing is impossible!

Hege
Den 3. juli 2012 kl. 10:32 skrev alan at alanhalford.com.au:

> 
> there's a few of us here in australia that wouldn't mind a visit to Norway!
> alan
> 
> www.alanhalford.com.au
> 0421 475 252
> skype: alanhalford
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> 
> On 03/07/2012, at 3:28 PM, Michael M Pannwitz wrote:
> 
> Dear Hege, if you gather a group interested in stuff to do before and after an os-event in Norway, I and I imagine even others would love to come to Norway and facilitate such an event.
> Greetings from Berlin just waking up after a long and fun-intensive Stammtisch with a dozen os-agitated people in Berlin...
> mmp
> 
> On 03.07.2012 09:06, Hege Steinsland wrote:
>> Dear Lisa:
>> This sounds so important and interesting. I really need and want to
>> learn more about pre - work.
>> The distance from Norway to Calefornia is a challenge for me to take the
>> opportunity you offer.
>> If you ca recommend any substitute, video, podcast or something like
>> that, it would be great!
>> 
>> Anyway, good luck, and enjoy all of you that are able to gather on this
>> occasion :-)
>> 
>> All the best from Norway
>> Hege
>> 
>> Den 3. juli 2012 kl. 02:56 skrev Lisa Heft:
>> 
>>> 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
>>> //
>>> - - - -
>>> 
>>> /(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.)/
>>> 
>>> - - - -
>>> 
>>> 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
>>> 
>>> - - - -
>>> 
>>> 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
>>> *lisaheft at openingspace.net* <mailto: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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