[OSList] Dancing with Shiva

Lisa Berkley laberkley at icloud.com
Wed Nov 20 14:14:29 PST 2013


Lovely response Chris!
Beautiful Story HO!
thanks for sharing :-)

On Nov 20, 2013, at 1:44 PM, chris.corrigan at gmail.com wrote:

> That’s beautiful.  
> 
> I have a similar story.
> 
> About 20 years ago I was searching around for a way to do my work better, which was facilitating groups of people.  The whole standing at the front of the room thing wasn’t working for me and I was suspicious about how much wisdom was being left in the closed mouths of the groups I was working with. 
> 
> Through a fluke of timing and nature I found myself at an International Association of Public Participation Practitioners gathering in Whistler, Canada.  On the last day of the three day gathering, we entered the meeting room to find that all 400 chairs had been arranged in a circle.  There was a pile of paper and markers at the centre, laid around a single candle, which was burning in the exact centre of our space.  A bank of Sun Microsystems PCs were humming in one corner.  Three people stepped into the centre and introduced me to Open Space.  Those three were Chris Carter, Angeles Arrien and Anne Stadler. I knew I had found what I was looking for.
> 
> I later asked around and discovered that, powerful as it was, there was no way I could purchase it.  But using several subsequent experiences as referents, I was able to get some of my own.  It fits me perfectly and I’ve worn it ever since.
> 
> And there is no other process in the world quite like it.  Seriously. 
> 
> The moral? I reckon the truth is never too far from from the spot marked by the candle. 
> 
> Chris
> 
> On Nov 20, 2013, at 2:02 PM, Harrison Owen <hhowen at verizon.net> wrote:
> 
>> You got it all right Chris... but I’m afraid the hat is Texas. The Akubra disappeared in the overhead bin on a flight out of Hong Kong. But there is a story to the Texas Hat...always a story.
>>  
>> 25 years ago I had a client in East Texas. I arrived for the gig wearing some sort of hat (probably from Wyoming) and my client took one look and said, “Boy, that ain’t no hat.” We got into his pickup, drove 150 miles to nowhere, and stopped at a crossroads. Wasn’t much there save for a gas station, post office, general store and Manny’s Texas Hatters. Went inside, and there wasn’t a hat to be seen, but Many was there and the conversation started. We talked about everything: politics, religion, the soul, my life, his life... and after a while, Many said, “Well, I think I’ll make you a hat.” He took me into the next room which was filled with hats, all shapes and sizes, everyone Texas. But you couldn’t buy a one. We talked for an hour or so about the sort of hat I might like, using all the available hats as referents. The conversation suddenly stopped and Many said, “I got it.”  Six weeks later, my hat arrived. There is no other hat in the world just like it. Seriously.
>>  
>> I don’t know where the truth might be in all this, but maybe it will show up.
>>  
>> Harrison
>>  
>> Harrison Owen
>> 7808 River Falls Dr.
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>> 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 Ofchris.corrigan at gmail.com
>> Sent: Wednesday, November 20, 2013 2:44 PM
>> To: World wide Open Space Technology email list
>> Subject: Re: [OSList] Dancing with Shiva
>>  
>> Indeed…so beautiful to see Harrison, his deep eyes shaded by his trademark Akubra (you are still wearing Akubras, are you not?) discussing the dance of our lives.  
>>  
>> And the opening, the traditional caveat about not letting facts get in the way of truth.  I think in my life I’ve learned more from this one nugget of wisdom than almost anything else.
>> Thanks HO.
>>  
>> Chris
>> (who is a Barmah man!)
>>  
>>  
>> On Nov 20, 2013, at 10:55 AM, Christine Whitney Sanchez <christine at innovationpartners.com> wrote:
>> 
>> 
>> It’s terrific.  Love seeing you and hearing your signature story. 
>>  
>> It’s on my FB page.
>> Warm wishes from a cooling Phoenix morning,
>> 
>> Christine 
>> 
>> Christine Whitney Sanchez, Partner
>> Innovation Partners International
>> Phoenix, AZ, USA  +1.480.759.0262
>> www.innovationpartners.com 
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>> On Nov 19, 2013, at 3:29 PM, Harrison Owen <hhowen at verizon.net> wrote:
>>  
>> Glad you enjoyed! I think I have heard from every continent...Strange new world, and a world where we have a lot to contribute, I think. As I made the video I could not help but think of all the wonderful folks around the globe who have been part of this Open Space journey. Anybody who ever thinks that all of this is “just Harrison” is SO wrong. We’ve all “done it” and there is much more to do.
>>  
>> ho
>>  
>> 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 Go to:http://lists.openspacetech.org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org
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>> From: oslist-bounces at lists.openspacetech.org [mailto:oslist-bounces at lists.openspacetech.org] On Behalf Of Gail West
>> Sent: Tuesday, November 19, 2013 3:42 AM
>> To: World wide Open Space Technology email list
>> Subject: Re: [OSList] Dancing with Shiva
>>  
>> Great watching!  We can get it translated into Chinese in Taiwan to make available widely.
>>  
>> Gail
>>  
>> 
>> On Mon, Nov 18, 2013 at 11:02 PM, Harrison Owen <hhowen at verizon.net> wrote:
>> Some of you may remember  that I gave a TEDX talk in September. It all took place on the New Jersey shore which had recently been decimated by Hurricane Sandy. So it seemed reasonable to talk about living in Chaos...productively. Or as I titled it – Dancing with Shiva. As you might expect, our collective experience in Open Space was pretty central to my piece. I have included the URL. I hope you enjoy it. I certainly had fun.
>>  
>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=APD7oQ3xrSA
>>  
>> 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 Go to:http://lists.openspacetech.org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org
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