[OSList] debut in NZ

[Stella Duffy]

Wow, that¹s so exciting.
I have long said (here in London) that Open Space reminds me of various hui
I attended in NZ in the 80s.
It¹s a joy to think of the Open Space spreading throughout Aotearoa from the
(literal) top (of the land) down.
Congratulations. 
Stella x



On 10/06/2012 08:40, "Kerry Napuk" <knapuk at gmail.com> wrote:

> Dear Listers
> 
> I would like to share the experience of a friend in Keri Keri, North Island,
> New Zealand on 7 June when he opened his first space.  Kim's sole preparation
> was attending one of my events in Edinburgh a zillion years ago, a cry for
> help when he volunteered to help his newly elected member to Parliament who
> wanted to host two economic summits, a copy of my manual THE LARGE GROUP
> FACILITATOR'S GUIDE (Gower, 2003) and an hour on Skype. 
> 
> I feel you will agree it was quite a debut!
> 
> Here is Kim's email report after the event:
> 
> Cheers
> 
> Kerry
> Edinburgh
> 
> Hi Kerry,
>>  
> Well yesterday I DID IT!!!  220 people including 2 Cabinet Ministers and 4
> other ministers.  Several Iwi tribal leaders and lots of Maori attending
> (insisting on changes to the Agenda 10 minutes before starting).  But it ran
> to plan, everyone embraced the process, we got interesting and good results
> (that I still have to condense and analyse), and I received nothing but
> compliments and gratitude from top down.  SO a BIG thanks to YOU for the
> manual and encouragement. The venue was crawling with secret service people
> too. The first 45 minutes really pushed my comfort zone right to the edge - I
> wanted to be anywhere but there. After everyone got busy in break-out groups,
> I went for a coffee in the bar and sat down to chew the fat with our Finance
> Minister and Energy & Resources Minister for about 15 minutes.  A surreal day.
>  That night the cabinet club of about thirty persons went to nearby Russell
> for drinks and dinner with the Ministers and had a fun, grand evening.
>  Yesterday was my day in the limelight, and I enjoyed it! 
> 
> On 10 July we do it all over again, complete with different ministers, this
> time looking for solutions and action plans. 
> 
> So buddy, I just wanted to share my Open Space news with you.  But I'm
> absolutely shattered and going to bed now!
> 
> All the best,
> Kim  
> 
>      
> 
> 
> 

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