[OSList] Virtual "OS" Experiment re Poverty/Wealth in America

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On Jun 5, 2013, at 5:16 PM, Ben Roberts wrote:

> Dear OS Community (with apologies for cross-posting):
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> Some of you may recall the OS-inspired experiment I hosted last December on the theme of “Online Dialogue and Deliberation,” using the MaestroConference and Hackpad platforms. This month, building upon that experience, I am hosting an engagement on behalf of the National Dialogue Network (NDN).  NDN was one of the recipients of the “NCDD Catalyst Awards” earlier this year, and its mission is to create an infrastructure for national conversations supported by a wide variety of independent conveners. The first iteration of such a conversation—on the theme of “Poverty/Wealth in America”— will run from Sep 2-Oct 13. 
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> Via a virtual conversation during June, we are looking to engage the wisdom of the facilitation community and others who find the NDN project compelling. Our calling question is: what needs to be discussed now to insure a successful national conversation on Poverty/Wealth in America this Fall?  I hope you will consider joining us!
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> Here is a link for a more detailed invite to our June virtual “open space” conversation in support of this national dialogue initiative.  One can also simply click here to register and get started right away.  
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> A bit more context and process info…
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> Anyone who cares about the prospect of a national dialogue on Poverty/Wealth in America is welcome to participate in this June engagement.  Right now, the NDN team would particularly like some support as it crafts a set of “core materials” designed to be used by a wide variety of individuals and organizations that we hope will choose to convene conversations all over the country, between Sep 2-Oct 13, in whatever form they choose (including, one hopes, Open Space!).
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> Our June engagement will take place in multiple venues:
> ·         Online via Hackpad
> ·         On the phone via a pair of two-hour MaestroConference calls on 6/18 and 6/25, from 4:30-6:30pm Pacific, which will also include our opening and closing circles.
> ·         Live in whatever form participants wish to convene them, especially during the week between the two Maestro calls.
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> There is also a survey to provide feedback and input on the “core materials.” Participants can engage in as many of these offerings as they wish.  While we hope that many will choose to be on the two Maestro calls, they are optional.
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> Our “online marketplace” is already open and some topics have been initiated. We plan to invite topics to be proposed for the “on-live” (i.e. Maestro and other voice-based) conversations shortly as well. Obviously this is a rather “impure” take on the OS form, since the “opening circle” will take place on 6/18. Unlike last December, when we tried to offer a fairly literal translation of the in-person process, the idea this time is to take advantage of the things that virtual engagements do best, e.g. expanding and compressing time, and allowing for information to be taken in by participants on their own time.
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> If anyone wants to discuss the merits of this approach, I invite you to do so as part of the engagement itself!  The Hackpads are open and links are provided once you register for the engagement via MaestroConference here. Again, don’t worry if you don’t plan to be on the calls, although we would love for you to join us for the whole nine yards to more fully evaluate this “open space” experiment.
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> Regards,
> Ben
>  
> P.S. Hope to “see” some of you at our virtual “WOSonOS 2013: Reprise” conversation on June 13th as well!
>  
> Ben Roberts
> The Conversation Collaborative
> www. ConversationCollaborative.com  
> (203) 426-1039
> Skype: benjamin_j_roberts
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