[OSList] First book on Open Space in French

Wed May 9 09:53:25 PDT 2012

Christine in Arizona and all in this wonderful community.

What a joy it was working on this project. Never could we have guessed when
Christine of Paris invited us to this project that it would take this long.
And yet, the late nights, the figuring out how to get together working in
different time zones with everyone's schedules, the chaos, the confusion as
we used Google doc, drop box, mind mapping, macs and microsoft, Skype and
the rest... well it was exhilarating and yes frustrating too.

In the end, it all came together and there were so many joyous moments with
deep bonds of friendship being formed, and so much laughter along the way.
Today, it is as much about the intention and the journey as the actual
product.  We all passionately believe that *companies *are *communities *need
better ways of doing and being.  Open Space invites so much starting with
the joy and rewards of work...that work can be fun, productive and
meaningful.

Hopefully this book will be the beginning of a great journey, in many
languages that invites Open Space to the workplace more and more!

Of course the bonus for me was having Emily St. Pierre, my young niece,
film Harrison in Washington. They hit it off right away as I knew they
would. Today she is working on a project with another Open Space in
Germany...now how cool is that!

While we were a relatively small team of authors, it always felt that this
wonderful OS list community was there with us every step of the way. Love
and laughter was inspired by all of you opening, holding and closing space
every day! Thank you for celebrating with us today.

Suzanne

On Wed, May 9, 2012 at 12:31 PM, Christine Whitney Sanchez <
cwhitneysanchez at gmail.com> wrote:

> Christine, Suzanne, Frémy, Catherine, Diane, Théo, Déborah, Catherine and
> Artur
> Silva (Portugal).
>
> Thank you for your contribution to open space and the evolution of human
> consciousness.
>
> Love,
>
> Christine
> Christine Whitney Sanchez, Partner
> Innovation Partners International
> 480.759.0262
> www.innovationpartners.com
>
>
> Twitter: @CWhitneySanchez
>
> On May 9, 2012, at 1:50 AM, Stanley Park wrote:
>
> O Christine and your friends,
>
> How sweet, warm-hearted, and courageous!!!^^
>
> Thank you all on behalf of humankind.
>
> w/ Love
> spark
> 2012. 5. 9. 오후 5:43에 "Michael M Pannwitz" <mmpanne at boscop.org>님이 작성:
>
>> Congratulations Christine and all you collaborators on this book!
>> Greetings from Berlin
>> 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<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/<http://www.christine-koehler.fr/forum-ouvert/>>is
>>>  an integral copy of
>>> Harrison’s preface in English titled /****
>>> <http://christine-koehler.fr/**forum-ouvert/<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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