[OSList] Ignited for 2014...

Thu Jan 2 00:42:04 PST 2014

Dear Hulu and Qinghua,

Greetings to you from Taiwan, and best wishes to you for 2014.

I was pleased to see in your email to Suzanne that you are moving forward
with Open Space in China this year!  I have many good memories of our
conversations in Florida at the WOSONOS.

I have just agreed to do a 3 day open space learning workshop in Shanghai
in July 4-6 2014.  It will be sponsored by Open Quest Facilitation, a small
company I have done training and facilitation for before.  As soon as the
information materials are completed I will send them to you in the hope
that some of your colleagues would be interested in attending.  And of
course, I would like to see the 2 of you there also!

Any other thoughts about how I might support your efforts are very welcome.

Warm regards,

Gail

On Thu, Jan 2, 2014 at 3:10 PM, Hulu Chen <ch.hulu at gmail.com> wrote:

>  Dear Suzanne,
>
> Thank you for your kind invitation, and happy new year to all dear
> friends.
>
> Ms. Song is very interseted in this topic, and hope to meet all friends
> there to share her thoughts and reflections on our expereinces of promoting
> Open Space in China. While she needs a volunteer interpreter for the whole
> process.  Is there any proper candidate that you (or other friends)
> would like to recomend?
>
> Best regards,
> Hulu
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>  *From:* Suzanne Daigle <sdaigle4 at gmail.com>
> *Date:* 2013-12-31 19:04
> *To:* OSLIST <OSList at lists.openspacetech.org>
> *Subject:* [OSList] Ignited for 2014...
>   Dear Friends,
>
> It's been such a wow year and I feel such love and gratitude for this
> community and for Open Space in my life! WOSonOS Florida 2013 was such a
> gift, a gift that keeps on giving!  The stories I hear of what was ignited
> as a result are so heart-warming.  Our WOSonOS Millennial co-host leaders
> are blasting it out of the park with so many initiatives in education,
> entrepreneurship, etc.  Soon I will strong arm them to share their stories
> on the OS list. They are just too busy doing it instead of writing about
> it.
>
> Lately it feels like I've been on a bit of a sabbatical from our beloved
> OS list though I have been reading here and there. Yes I ventured into the
> Social Media world, with Twitter and more. I was overwhelmed at first but
> then I realized that it's just another example of the beautiful chaos that
> is life with all the wonderful global connections that can happen. It's
> also an opportunity to spark interest and curiosity around Open Space.
>
> My passion to bring Open Space to the World of Work has not abated nor has
> my deep desire to partner with our Technology pals and others who are
> equally passionate about igniting and transforming the workplace.
>
> In mid-January I will be going to New York to participate in the Annual
> Open Space co-hosted by Karen Davis and Harrison Owen at International
> House. I decided to personally invite a bunch of close friends from the
> Open Space world and others who have not yet experienced OS.  Many are
> coming including Christine Koehler from Paris and Jasmina Nikolic from
> Serbia, Kennan Salinero (a Scientist from San Francisco), Derek Wade (from
> the Scrum World from Chicago), Russell Meyer (Social Activist Pastor from
> Florida), Ben Roberts (from CT bringing on-line dialogue to the world) ,
> Achim Nowak (author and keynote speaker), Johann Gauthier (from Quebec
> Canada, creator of HRockstars<https://plus.google.com/communities/111166240740728636143>
> which some of you might like to join) and others. Chuni Li who I met there
> three years ago will be hosting some of my friends at her home as will Ben
> Roberts. Part of the magic of our world in Open Space is when friends of
> friends become friends.
>
> So in the spirit of invitation, I would like to add my voice to Karen
> Davis' , the master organizer of this annual affair, to see if others might
> like to join.
>
> Below is the text of the invitation in case the attachment doesn't work.
>
> Hugs and Happy New Year to all!
> Suzanne
>
> *Opening Space for Peace and High Performance:*
> *Living well with Chaos, Confusion and Conflict*
>
>
>
> *International House, New York City*
>
> *January 18-20, 2014*
>
>
>
>
>
> Chaos, confusion and conflict seem to have the upper hand these days.
> Whether battered by the forces of nature, feeling the gridlock in
> government, trying to survive in a highly competitive and super-connected
> world or fearing the constant threats to peace in so many places, we all
> can agree that much is happening on our small planet. We feel the impact of
> it in our daily lives and many of us struggle.
>
>
> Perhaps it is time to recognize that we, our organizations, as indeed the
> entire cosmos ¨C are all self-organizing systems. And rather than viewing
> these forces as a threat or something to control, we can begin to see the
> power of self-organization and learn to leverage that power.
>
> By understanding the primal force of self-organization and letting go, we
> will be able to freely pursue the fulfillment of our individual and
> collective potential with energy and simplicity. We will engage in the
> natural dance of order and chaos that leads to peace and high performance.
>
> Can we be highly productive and peaceful at the same time? Can
> organizations produce exhilarating performance in peaceful environments?
>
> The 28-year natural experiment that is Open Space Technology (OST) has
> demonstrated no less than 250,000 times or more, in 146 countries with
> groups of 5 to 3000 that it is not only possible but predictable and highly
> probable. We can be hugely productive. We can be peacefully present.
>
> Some people have viewed the results as counterintuitive, unbelievable, and
> have even called it magic. The results continue; however, the ¡°magic¡± is
> not Open Space Technology. Rather it is the force that underlies it ¨C the
> power of self-organization.
>
> *You are invited* to experience and learn to apply this age old force of
> High Performance and Peace as we engage, explore and deepen our
> understanding around this question:  *¡°Can We Learn to Ride the
> Creative/Chaotic Waves of Self-Organization, Using their Power to Amplify
> our Power?¡±*
>
>
> *THE PROGRAM*
>
> The Program will unfold over 3 days. On Day I anyone who cares to learn
> the fundamentals of OST facilitation or to become more comfortable with
> facilitating is invited. This first day focuses on the essentials for
> opening space with any group, including core principles, the planning
> process, when to use Open Space, action approaches, and role and behavior
> of the facilitator. Practice during Days II-III will increase your
> proficiency.
>
>
>
> Days II ¨C III: The design for each of the following two days is identical.
>  In the morning, Harrison Owen, the originator of OST, will offer
> reflections on ¡°Creating the conditions for Peace and High Performance¡± and
> on the final day ¡°Opening Space in our Lives, our Organizations and our
> World¡±. The balance of each day will be in dialogue with others in open
> space. We will all be teachers. We will all be learners. At the conclusion
> you will have a compendium of materials (online) to remind you of your
> experience and to support you in your new ventures.
>
> *If you are specifically interested in the facilitation of OST*, the
> first day of the program is essential, as well as reading Harrison Owen¡¯s *Open
> Space Technology: A User¡¯s Guide* and viewing a video of a telephone
> company, *OST at US West*, (16 minutes): http://vimeo.com/25251316.<http://mail2web.com/cgi-bin/redir.asp?lid=0&newsite=http%3A%2F%2Fvimeo%2Ecom%2F25251316%2E>Other recommendations are Harrison Owen¡¯s TedX talk:
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=APD7oQ3xrSA and his books *The Practice of
> Peace* and *The Wave Rider: Leadership for High Performance*.
>
>
> *TUITION*
>
> *Corporate*              *Nonprofit/Individual*
>
> January 18-20 (3 days)                        $750                       $500
>
> January 19-20 (2 days)                          500
>   335
> January 20 (1 day)                                 250
>   165
>
> Fees include lunches, coffee breaks and materials.
>
> Note: Our desire is to include all who wish to participate. If your budget
> does not fit the stated fees, please contact Karen at 1-212-595-9107 or
> kdavis at concentric.net<http://mail2web.com/cgi-bin/compose.asp?mb=&mp=P&mps=0&lid=0&intListPerPage=100&messageto=kdavis@concentric.net&ed=w2iHmUX7FVnBP%2FqbPc0PBsctm5eigVhl0eDi0m4PAEg0wR9LkewR2N2104IfBR9XZpFGYLu59mvE%0D%0Afdt1bPHItGemTxrVQsWMTF9ljSJC5GHNxabAxUxo6VRWbmIR5o%2FD>
> .
>
>
>
> *YOUR HOSTS*
>
> *Harrison Owen:*  Harrison is President of H.H.Owen and Co. His academic
> background and training centered on the nature and function of myth, ritual
> and culture. In the middle '60s, he left academe to work with a variety of
> organizations including small West African villages, urban (American and
> African) community organizations, Peace Corps, Regional Medical Programs,
> National Institutes of Health, and Veterans Administration. Along the way
> he discovered that his study of myth, ritual and culture had direct
> application to these social systems. In 1979 he created H.H.Owen and
> Company in order to explore the culture of organizations in transformation
> as a theorist and practicing consultant. Harrison convened the First
> International Symposium on Organization Transformation, and is the
> originator of Open Space Technology. He is the author of *Spirit:
> Transformation and Development in Organizations*, *Leadership Is, Riding
> the Tiger, Open Space Technology: A User¡¯s Guide, The Millennium
> Organization, Tales From Open Space, Expanding Our Now: The Story of Open
> Space Technology, The Spirit of Leadership: Liberating the Leader in Each
> of Us, The Power of Spirit: How Organizations Transform, The Practice of
> Peace *and* Wave Rider: Leadership for High Performance in a
> Self-Organizing World*.
>
> *Karen J. Davis:*  Karen, a consultant with organizations globally, is
> committed to enhancing the health, effectiveness, and joy of human systems.
> She is dedicated to building global community through working and learning
> with colleagues throughout the world. For a decade Karen was faculty at
> Universidad Diego Portales in Santiago de Chile. She is part of the
> leadership of the International Organization Development Association and
> has served on the board of the Organization Development Network. Karen
> serves on the boards of Open Space Institute of USA, a large healthcare
> organization, as well as on boards of community and cultural organizations.
> Karen is a co-author in *The Sustainable Enterprise Fieldbook*. She has
> been involved with Open Space since before its naming. When not traveling
> or working around the world, she lives in New York City, returning
> regularly to her native Arizona. Summers, she is on her farm in rural
> Quebec, Canada. Karen describes herself as a gardener and a world citizen.
>
>
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