[OSList] WOSonOS2013 Florida... June 13 Reprise and Update

[Suzanne Daigle]

Thanks to Lisa Heft...working with Google Docs with multiple folders is a
bit like herding cats (or beautiful butterflies) -- suddenly 44 reports
became 54.  What a delight to discover them all and to see the care and
attention that folks took to create and supplement the notes.

Suzanne


On Sat, Jun 8, 2013 at 5:50 PM, Suzanne Daigle <sdaigle4 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Dear friends and colleagues....
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> An insightful quote from Michael Pannwitz to Eleder (May 29) made me smile.
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> He said:  "If you find, that you yourself are the sponsor you can stop
> worrying and find a facilitator for your event."
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> Indeed not so long ago, I was the sponsor and also the facilitator...at
> WOSonOS in Florida.   I'll admit that it was not always easy wearing both
> hats and it would be my intention to follow the wise advice of our esteemed
> colleague in Berlin when I work with clients or host a community Open Space
> in the future. I was totally aware of the drawbacks and yet somehow I found
> it within myself during the event itself to put aside any attachment to
> outcome, to rely on a wonderful team in the Newsroom, for food, hosting,
> etc. and to fully enjoy and breathe in this great privilege of facilitating
> the WOSonOS.
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> What I was unprepared for however was how sad I would be when all was said
> and done, after people all left. I longed for it to last forever. Perhaps
> it is what Harrison meant when he wrote his book "Expanding our Now".  If I
> was in love with Open Space well before all of this started, I know that I
> am madly in love with this community and all who were drawn to come to
> Florida in person or virtually.
>
> Today I wrote a note to all who attended and I am copying all of you,
> extending a personal invitation, adding my voice to Ben Robert's and Kevin
> Blossfeld's,  to join us for the WOSonOS2013 Virtual Reprise scheduled for
> June 13, 2013 from 4 p.m  to 6 p.m. Eastern US time.
>
> *Other information that I shared may also  be of interest: *
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> "With a tug in my heart, I still feel your absence…three weeks after the
> World Open Space on Open Space in St. Petersburg.  Thank you so much for
> being part of this great gathering – whether you were on the
> multi-generational global/local planning team or an attendee who made the
> trip to Florida, traveling from near or far. I can only imagine the deep
> friendships that were forged during our time together and the learning
> collaborations with people from around the world of all ages. In the end,
> that is the essence of a WOSonOS gathering!
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> The spirit of your conversations and the actions they inspired are alive
> and well.  There is a lot of excitement in Serbia with Jasmina Nikolic who
> has begun assembling a team, in partnership with the University of
> Belgrade, who will be co-hosting WOSonOS2014.
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> The Talking Stick has a place of honor in the Balkans!  Many in Europe
> inside the Open Space community and  folks from universities outside of
> Serbia have already said they’re planning to attend.
>
> *Virtual WOSonOS REPRISE*
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> In case you missed it, here’s an invitation to participate in a *Virtual
> Open Space WOSonOS* *REPRISE* using Maestro conference. The intention is
> to recapture a bit of the magic of our time together and  to look back on
> what we learned sharing any new insights, initiatives or actions that we’ve
> taken or are planning.  *Ben Roberts* and *Kevin Blossfeld* will co-host
> this WOSonOS Reprise on Thursday June 13th starting  at 4 until 6 pm US
> Eastern time.
> Plan to register <http://wosonos2013.crowdvine.com/pages/virtual_reprise>now, if you’ve not done so already. Thank you to those who registered
> already. I know some of you will be up *very early in the morning* while
> others will be *staying up late at night* to join!  It will be such fun
> hearing each other’s voices again. Ben created a Google doc Marketplace<https://docs.google.com/document/d/1f06r4l08arRiKUqvv68e9UdUd8rqKOw7uNbyFaMPhOM/edit>and Butterfly
> Garden<https://docs.google.com/document/d/19KF7dW1wRiqe4ama_w55HeWwPcMj7OgdHcQcoopNmbQ/edit>to add thoughts and messages.  I couldn’t resist and created a collage of
> photos taken at USFSP Student Center and also included a peak of where it’s
> happening next year.
>
> *BOOK of Proceedings and more…!*
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> Typically in Open Space, one would expect a complete Book of Proceedings
> to appear in your inbox shortly after or at the end of the last day of the
> event. It’s a bit different at a World Open Space because its purpose is a
> deeper learning and sharing. Open Space practitioners expect and appreciate
> the extra reflection time to refine and supplement their reports. This year
> by using Google.doc in the newsroom, it invited a  more collaborative and
> user-friendly way to contribute to the note taking.  What a wonderful
> experiment.  Expecting that other Open Space folks will be following our
> lead in the future. (thank* you Aaron Wasserman *for inspiring us in this
> Google direction).  We’re also planning to include photos and videos as
> part of the final document while experimenting with some new software
> applications that will give vibrancy and color to the report.
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> If you don’t want to wait for the book of proceedings *CHECK OUT* our WOSONOS2013
> Website <http://wosonos2013.crowdvine.com/pages/photos> *.  *Click on *discussion
> highlights * to read the 44 amazingly insightful reports or *photos link *to
> get a feel for what happened.   The videos have not been uploaded yet
> (sorry about that); hopefully we’ll get that done soon.
>
> *Finally, I *know that Millennial Leaders in Florida are on fire! The
> training in Open Space (thank you Lisa Heft and Diane Gibeault) and Scrum
> technology (thank you Devon Morris, certified Scrum Master trainer) is
> igniting multiple opportunities for shared leadership on many fronts in St.
> Petersburg, Tampa and beyond. Thank you also to the University of South
> Florida St. Petersburg and the Bishop Center for Ethical Leadership and
> Civic Engagement – you have trail blazed an important university
> collaboration and partnership with the Open Space community and it’s
> exciting now to imagine that other institutions will be joining in the
> future in Serbia and other places.
>
> Let’s plan to meet virtually on June 13th!"
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> Suzanne Daigle
> NuFocus Strategic Group
> 7159 Victoria Circle
> University Park, FL 34201
> FL 941-359-8877;
> CT 203-722-2009
> www.nufocusgroup.com
> s.daigle at nufocusgroup.com
> twitter @suzannedaigle
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Suzanne Daigle
NuFocus Strategic Group
7159 Victoria Circle
University Park, FL 34201
FL 941-359-8877;
CT 203-722-2009
www.nufocusgroup.com
s.daigle at nufocusgroup.com
twitter @suzannedaigle
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