[OSList] Happy Birthday Harrison
Dawn Ellison
ihc.dawn at mac.com
Tue Dec 10 06:50:47 PST 2013
Fabulous video! Thanks for sharing and happy belated:-))
Dawn Ellison, MD
612-839-4662
Sent from my iPad
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> 1. Re: Happy Birthday Harrison- a video to culminate his
> birthday week! (Paul Nunesdea)
> 2. Re: Happy Birthday Harrison- a video to culminate his
> birthday week! (Harrison Owen)
> 3. raising spirit revisited (Michael Wood)
> 4. small things (Michael Wood)
> 5. OST evaluation and medecine wheel (christine koehler)
> 6. Re: OST evaluation and medecine wheel (??? Spark.osk)
> 7. Re: OST evaluation and medecine wheel (??? Spark.osk)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Thu, 05 Dec 2013 22:37:28 +0100
> From: Paul Nunesdea <nunesdea at me.com>
> To: World wide Open Space Technology email list
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> Subject: Re: [OSList] Happy Birthday Harrison- a video to culminate
> his birthday week!
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> Camelia thanks for sharing this great video!!
>
> Just imagine an OS with opera singers each one announcing a song and others joining or not to sing along. This would be the opera that I would always like to go, I could choose to stay whenever the tune pleases me and use the law of 2 feet to avoid the boring parts.
>
> Not bad as a birthday present Harrison... I wish you a very long life so I can enjoy your (online) company and more videos like this one!
>
> Best
> Paul
>
> From my iPad
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>> On 05/12/2013, at 20:09, Carmella Mazzotta <carmella.mazzotta at verizon.net> wrote:
>>
>> Hello all, Check out this Youtube video of an effort to get more interest in opera in Spain. It was sent to me today and in honor of Harrison?s birthday week, I want to share it with all on the listserve. I think you?ll agree it is a bit of open space tech in an artsy successful way?no? Carmella Mazzotta in Washington DC
>>
>> Enjoy!
>> http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=NLjuGPBusxs&vq=medium
>>
>>
>> From: oslist-bounces at lists.openspacetech.org [mailto:oslist-bounces at lists.openspacetech.org] On Behalf Of Harrison Owen
>> Sent: Wednesday, December 04, 2013 4:15 PM
>> To: 'World wide Open Space Technology email list'
>> Subject: Re: [OSList] Happy Birthday Harrison
>>
>> Indeed it was a very Happy Birthday, celebrated with some old, old friends in New York City ? along with Tova Averbuch who just happened to have wandered by from Holon, Israel to visit her daughter in New York. And for the record, the celebration(s) did include the appropriate number of Martinis ? I can?t actually recall the precise number. J The festivities were made all the richer by the (electronic) presence of you all. Friends and family, each and every one. Thank You!
>>
>> Harrison
>>
>> Harrison Owen
>> 7808 River Falls Dr.
>> Potomac, MD 20854
>> USA
>>
>> 189 Beaucaire Ave. (summer)
>> Camden, Maine 04843
>>
>> Phone 301-365-2093
>> (summer) 207-763-3261
>>
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>> From: oslist-bounces at lists.openspacetech.org [mailto:oslist-bounces at lists.openspacetech.org] On Behalf Of Suzanne Daigle
>> Sent: Monday, December 02, 2013 4:22 AM
>> To: OSLIST
>> Subject: [OSList] Happy Birthday Harrison
>>
>> I am very grateful that my parents gave me life. December 2nd was always very special because it was my dad's birthday. It is also very special because it is Harrison Owen's birthday and to him I also owe my life in a different way. Yes it is through Open Space that I got the appreciation and awareness of my life -- living it fully, deep and blissfully with others with a peace and joy that I did not have before.
>>
>> So to the two martini guys in my life, my late father and Harrison, I salute you with much love on this very special day that is your birthday.
>>
>> Suzanne
>>
>> --
>> Suzanne Daigle
>> Open Space Facilitator
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>>
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> From: "Harrison Owen" <hhowen at verizon.net>
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> Carmella! It is all open space!! When the human spirit soars the Space is
> definitely OPEN! Nothing esoteric. It's what happens. Whatever, Whenever,
> Wherever, with whomsoever...
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> Thanks for sharing!!
>
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>
> ho
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>
> Harrison Owen
>
> 7808 River Falls Dr.
>
> Potomac, MD 20854
>
> USA
>
>
>
> 189 Beaucaire Ave. (summer)
>
> Camden, Maine 04843
>
>
>
> Phone 301-365-2093
>
> (summer) 207-763-3261
>
>
>
> www.openspaceworld.com
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> www.ho-image.com (Personal Website)
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> From: oslist-bounces at lists.openspacetech.org
> [mailto:oslist-bounces at lists.openspacetech.org] On Behalf Of Carmella
> Mazzotta
> Sent: Thursday, December 05, 2013 2:10 PM
> To: 'World wide Open Space Technology email list'
> Subject: Re: [OSList] Happy Birthday Harrison- a video to culminate his
> birthday week!
>
>
>
> Hello all, Check out this Youtube video of an effort to get more interest in
> opera in Spain. It was sent to me today and in honor of Harrison's birthday
> week, I want to share it with all on the listserve. I think you'll agree it
> is a bit of open space tech in an artsy successful way.no? Carmella
> Mazzotta in Washington DC
>
>
>
> Enjoy!
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=NLjuGPBusxs
> <http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=NLjuGPBusxs&vq=medium> &vq=medium
>
>
>
>
>
> From: oslist-bounces at lists.openspacetech.org
> [mailto:oslist-bounces at lists.openspacetech.org] On Behalf Of Harrison Owen
> Sent: Wednesday, December 04, 2013 4:15 PM
> To: 'World wide Open Space Technology email list'
> Subject: Re: [OSList] Happy Birthday Harrison
>
>
>
> Indeed it was a very Happy Birthday, celebrated with some old, old friends
> in New York City - along with Tova Averbuch who just happened to have
> wandered by from Holon, Israel to visit her daughter in New York. And for
> the record, the celebration(s) did include the appropriate number of
> Martinis - I can't actually recall the precise number. J The festivities
> were made all the richer by the (electronic) presence of you all. Friends
> and family, each and every one. Thank You!
>
>
>
> Harrison
>
>
>
> Harrison Owen
>
> 7808 River Falls Dr.
>
> Potomac, MD 20854
>
> USA
>
>
>
> 189 Beaucaire Ave. (summer)
>
> Camden, Maine 04843
>
>
>
> Phone 301-365-2093
>
> (summer) 207-763-3261
>
>
>
> www.openspaceworld.com
>
> www.ho-image.com (Personal Website)
>
> To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of OSLIST
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> From: oslist-bounces at lists.openspacetech.org
> [mailto:oslist-bounces at lists.openspacetech.org] On Behalf Of Suzanne Daigle
> Sent: Monday, December 02, 2013 4:22 AM
> To: OSLIST
> Subject: [OSList] Happy Birthday Harrison
>
>
>
> I am very grateful that my parents gave me life. December 2nd was always
> very special because it was my dad's birthday. It is also very special
> because it is Harrison Owen's birthday and to him I also owe my life in a
> different way. Yes it is through Open Space that I got the appreciation and
> awareness of my life -- living it fully, deep and blissfully with others
> with a peace and joy that I did not have before.
>
> So to the two martini guys in my life, my late father and Harrison, I salute
> you with much love on this very special day that is your birthday.
>
> Suzanne
>
>
>
> --
>
> Suzanne Daigle
> Open Space Facilitator
> NuFocus Strategic Group
>
> FL 941-359-8877
> Cell: 203-722-2009
> www.nufocusgroup.com
> s.daigle at nufocusgroup.com
> twitter @suzannedaigle
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> Date: Fri, 6 Dec 2013 09:15:59 +0800
> From: Michael Wood <michael.wood at uwa.edu.au>
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> Subject: [OSList] raising spirit revisited
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> Thanks Chris for your thoughtful response. So based on several responses received I am hearing some key themes in relation to the question of raising Spirit in organisations: 1. The need for grief to be recognised and processed/healed 2. The potential for an unhelpful burden of administrative overload (procedures, rules etc) to quench Spirit 3. Lack of clear shared purpose and the importance of story telling (shared myth) to help people to express and connect with organisational purpose.
> Cheers,
> Michael
>
> Hi Michael,
>
> Posing your inquiry this way, I think there is lots to talk about.
>
> Both Harrison and Birgitt Williams have paid close attention to the grief cycle as an aspect of what's happening in any organization. I haven't read Waverider yet, but I imagine that there are many connections. Describing my own interpretation of concepts I have gathered from a lot of learning with Birgitt: In a world of constant change, most humans suffer from the results of our ego-attachments, in that changes, even "positive" ones, can send us into a cycle of "grieving" as a way of integrating those changes.
> Based on Elizabeth Kubler-Ross's work, we tend to go through the steps of shock-anger, denial, and memories before we are ready to reframe and move forward, and often we cycle through these stages numerous times and not necessarily in a linear fashion. I believe that both Harrison and Birgitt have recognized that when folks are in these earlier stages of reacting to change, their "spirit" is not fully available for the forward-thinking qualities that make an OST experience joyful and full of externally-focused momentum. My own view is that of course spirit is always present, but when we are attached and grieving in the face of change, the spirit applies itself to healing, which manifests in lots of ways, some challenging, some internal, some appearing "unspirited" on the surface.
>
> Of course, OST works magic for all of these processes too. But there are other ways. From the standpoint of an organizational leader, member, "participant," I think that there are many choices available for how to "inspire" people, and that most of them relate to transpersonal healing in some way. That's fodder for a whole other discussion.
>
> But I also think that there is another aspect to people displaying a lack of inspiration, at any time, including in an OST meeting. This is simply a lack of awareness of purpose. In many organizations, we come together as a bunch of folks who are spiritually asleep. We're not aware of individual or organizational purpose ~ not "mission statement" purpose, but the deeper purpose that is always in the realm of mystery ~ the mystery that *is*reality. I imagine that readers on this list have a wealth of personal reflections about the process of "waking up," of achieving greater awareness...and of how to facilitate awakening in others (which according to the mystics is all about becoming aware oneself).
>
> Back to the quesiton, "Was Jesus a waverider?" ~ Having not read Harrison's book, I don't know have an answer, but I happily share my own understanding that Jesus is certainly the reality of an aware being inviting awakening
> (healing) in "others" across time and space as we know it. In other words, *raising
> spirit.*
>
> Make sense?
> Chris
>
>
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> Date: Fri, 6 Dec 2013 09:32:19 +0800
> From: Michael Wood <michael.wood at uwa.edu.au>
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> <oslist at lists.openspacetech.org>
> Subject: [OSList] small things
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> Hi Tania, Great to hear you are having fun with Open Space Tania and welcome to the OSLIST. As Harrison has observed many times, self organisation delivers not only high performance but 'high play' and I am sensing some of the 'playfulness' of Open Space in your story of small beginnings.
> Best wishes, Michael Wood
>
> Date: Wed, 4 Dec 2013 08:20:01 +1000
> From: "Rev Tania Eichler" <teichler at bigpond.net.au>
> To: <oslist at lists.openspacetech.org>
> Subject: [OSList] Small things
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> Hello OS waveriders.
>
> Well, just to share; thank you Michael Wood for introducing me to the whole world of OS. The following has been way cool:
>
> 1. Parish Council opened to self engaging systems and they engaged
> alright!! The passion and responsibility was in the room and we engaged together to make meaning of what we are to do and be for God's mission. The only thing on the Agenda was the financial summary to keep us accountable to our Diocese - the rest of the agenda came from the floor - literally!!
>
> 2. Advent Study group has been wrestling together with scripture to
> make meaning as we apply the OS principles - no one is in control, there is no power plays- we are all comfortably being disturbed out of complacency
>
> 3. These tools through OS technology have been sooooo empowering to
> all leaders
>
> 4. Every circle I host has meaning
>
> 5. I have been applying these principles to my life and the need to
> feel in control is not there any more - I feel freer!! Yay!
>
> Early days yet, but this whole process has changed by life.
>
> Thanks again.
>
> T
>
>
> The Rev'd Tania Eichler
> Christmas season blessings coming from this little elf!!
> St Catherine's Anglican Community
> ANGLICAN PARISH OF CENTENARY SUBURBS
> Macfarlane Street, MIDDLE PARK
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> AREA DEAN - Brisbane South West
> LOVE, HOPE & making a DIFFERENCE
> Office: 33764052
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> Mobile: 0401690127
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> Date: Fri, 6 Dec 2013 13:57:44 +0100
> From: christine koehler <chris.alice.koehler at gmail.com>
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> Dear all
>
> After reading several posts here discussing the medecine wheel, I decided
> to use it as an evaluation tool for an open space I did recently with 100
> managers. As it was really helpful and productive, I would like to thank
> you and to tell you the story
>
> The open space itself had not been so easy to do, as it followed the report
> of a diagnosis that showed the many problems faced by the management in
> this organization. And it was tough to hear, for all of them. So after
> listening to the diagnosis, the open space started with a loooong silence.
> And inbetween each topic there was again a looong silence. I could see the
> director and members of the planning commitee turning white or sweating.
> Yet we ended up with 12 topics. 2 slots of discussions, very intense. They
> discussed the real problems.
> Then I opened space again for action planning. To tell the truth, I was
> scared that they would not dare support actions. But they did : 10 topics,
> for which, except one, several people jumped in, and that covered 90% of
> the diagnosis. (probably the 10% left dealt with a category of people who
> were not there for quite complicate and administrative reasons).
>
> Yesterday, when I did the evaluation with the planning team, I explained
> quicly the medecine wheel and have them reflect about what they learned for
> each quadrant. What surprised me is that they did not answer about the
> process they experienced the day of the event, but about the organization.
> In a very short time they pictured a very clear, realistic yet optimistic
> image of their organization. It was great.
> The result is that they all commited to continue working together to
> support the action plans for the coming months, although they had accepted
> the "job" only because it was a one-time commitment.
> And for the fun part, one of them told me "it looks like you guided us
> through this like a shaman" ;)
>
> Christine
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