[OSList] First book on Open Space in French

Christine chris.alice.koehler at gmail.com
Wed May 9 02:14:40 PDT 2012


Fun isn't it ? 
We did this via Skype , thanks to Emily, Suzanne's niece, a wonderful 18 years old young lady, video student and future expert in film making. 
Christine

Envoyé de mon iPhone

Le 9 mai 2012 à 10:33, Michael M Pannwitz <mmpanne at boscop.org> a écrit :

> Now I looked at the video...its great to see Christine and the man without a hat and all the others that I rarely see gathered to talk about our work, thanks.... see you at the WOSonOS in London in October!
> mmp
> 
> On 09.05.2012 07:34, christine koehler wrote:
>>        To our Colleagues and Friends on the OS list,
>> 
>> We are delighted and very excited to announce the launching of a first
>> French Book on Open Space.  It was produced as an Ebook that people can
>> download for free. Intended primarily for a corporate audience, the book
>> gives examples of actual client situations (from the private and public
>> sectors) where Open Space was used while also providing information on
>> the planning steps and benefits of this powerful technology.
>> The title of the book is :“Changez votre organization avec coeur et
>> élan”which means “Change your organization with heart and vitality”.
>> We invite you to take a look at the book even if you do not read or
>> speak French.
>> You will recognize many familiar faces from our OS community including
>> Harrison Owen who wrote the preface and a team of 9 authors: Frémy Cesar
>> (Haiti), Catherine Corbaz (Switzerland), Suzanne Daigle (USA), Diane
>> Gibeault (Canada), Théo Groot (Uganda), Christine Koehler (France),
>> DéborahMaarek (Belgium), Catherine Pfaehler (Switzerland), and Artur
>> Silva (Portugal).
>> 
>> Click this link to register and access:French Book on Open Space
>> <http://www.forum-ouvert.fr/>
>> The fact that Harrison’s Open Space User Guide was not available in
>> French and that there were so few resources and publications in French
>> are what motivated me to start this project.  We began about a year ago
>> not really knowing what we were getting into. It was a wonderful
>> collaborative experience! Our hope is that this book will raise
>> awareness and generate lots of interest in the Francophone community
>> around the world – a precursor to having the User Guide translated also.
>> 
>> To launch the publication of this book, we produced a shortvideo
>> <http://www.youtube.com/user/ForumOuvert>and are planning to promote the
>> book with the following press release.  While the video is in French,
>> you will have a chance to see and hear Harrison talk about it in English
>> (French sub-titles) and also see the team giving examples, sharing their
>> excitement and inviting people to read the book.
>> 
>> For those who are interested,here
>> <http://www.christine-koehler.fr/forum-ouvert/>is  an integral copy of
>> Harrison’s preface in English titled /****
>> <http://christine-koehler.fr/forum-ouvert/>**Note to Corporate Clients**
>> / Note à l’intention des entreprises,/in which he speaks about his work
>> with the International Accor Group of Hotels in France.
>> 
>> Below you'll find a press release, don't hesitate to forward it to your
>> media contacts and networks.
>> Thank you all for your support as a community, this ebook would not have
>> happeed without you !
>> 
>> Christine Koehler
>> Paris
>> 
>> 
>> Press Release
>> 
>> 
>> First Book in French on Open Space Technology
>> 
>> What if you could identify a critical issue in your organization, bring
>> together many diverse people who have a stake in it and come out of a
>> single meeting with a solid action plan and concrete initiatives to
>> which key players are fully committed?
>> 
>> This is exactly what Open Space Technology invites people to do.  It is
>> a simple and quick methodologythat applies in just about any situation
>> as long as there is truly a sense that the issue is important.   This
>> method is also recognized for being effective for complex and urgent
>> problematic situations.
>> 
>> Co-authored by nine experienced facilitators from around the world with
>> a preface by Harrison Owen, creator of Open Space and author of Open
>> Space Technology, this newly published White Book presents a detailed
>> picture of why leaders and organizations may want to host events using
>> this simple, highly engaging and dynamic process.
>> 
>> Christine Koehler of Paris, France, who initiated this e-publication,
>> explains the genesis of this collaborative effort:  “I deplored that
>> there were so few resources available in French despite the fact that
>> Open Space is being used in over 145 countries.
>> 
>> Through real client stories, readers will see the possibility of
>> transformational changein their own organization while gaining an
>> understanding of when to use this process and the steps required in
>> planning an event of their own.”
>> 
>> This 58 page E-book includes articles, testimonials, photos, references,
>> links and author biographies.  Readers will have an opportunity to
>> download it for freeand to also ask questions about the
>> process:www.forum-ouvert.fr <http://www.forum-ouvert.fr/>
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
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