[OSList] Dalai Lama & Open Space (subject change)

Tue Oct 28 18:17:30 PDT 2014

:-) And I'm working on finding people in Boston who might be able to pass
an invitation along to the Dalai Lama. Thanks to Dan for prodding me, and
Tricia, Harold, and everyone else for the BHAG!

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On Sat, Oct 25, 2014 at 7:16 AM, Daniel Mezick via OSList <
oslist at lists.openspacetech.org> wrote:

>  Hi Tricia,
>
> Thanks for sending the schedule. If you want, it looks like I can endeavor
> on 10/30 (Friday) but not 10/31 (Saturday) ...to pass something to him via
> his people in Boston.
>
> Therefore, if we are going to take a shot in Boston, I can try on the 30th
> or/and I can try to enlist some others for the 30 and 31st in Boston. I'm
> already inquiring with others who live in Boston, to gauge their
> willingness to help on 30 or 31.
>
> Daniel
>
>
>
> On 10/24/14 1:33 PM, Tricia Chirumbole wrote:
>
> Thanks again all for the supportive energies! This is inspiring to me :)
>
>  Next week I will be connecting with an open spacer who has contacted me
> saying that they have some ideas about engaging with the Dalai Lama around
> OS - I will refresh thoughts after this!
>
>  In the meantime, I had a few clarifying thoughts about an approach:
>
>    - Create an actual "invitation", ideally with a strong visual (good
>    idea Dan), that can be hand delivered.
>    - Invite participation in one specific event that the Dalai Lama and
>    his office can consider for inclusion in their 2015 schedule of public
>    engagements
>     - This is opposed to suggesting that OS could be combined with an
>       existing engagement that would require 3rd party approval/involvement or
>       that it could be applied to a broad range of engagements, yet to be defined.
>    - Consider having the invitation come from a group of Open Spacers,
>    such as: The "OS world" community, one or more OS Institutes.
>     - Perhaps gather signatures if we want to invite as an informal
>       global community of practice?
>        -  Partner an invitation to the Dalai Lama to speak and to
>    participate in an OS with an existing event being planned for 2015.
>     - Ideally an event closely aligned with one of his Three Commitments
>       <http://www.dalailama.com/biography/three-main-committments>
>    - If there is no existing event organizer interested in partnering,
>    consider proposing a stand alone event (yes, I would stand up as a primary
>    organizer) designed around an important event or day of the year
>       - International Day of Peace (Sept 21), MLK Jr Day (Jan 19), etc.
>       - One ambitious idea from my partner, Joe: OS practitioners in
>       different towns hold individual open spaces in parallel on international
>       day of peace - Dalai Lama and his community invited to attend any that are
>       geographically feasible; utilize an online component to share an opening by
>       the Dalai Lama, as well as shared proceedings and maybe video connect for a
>       portion of the day.
>
> So....any suggestions for a partner event? takers or thoughts on
> suggesting a stand alone event?
>
>  :)
>
> Tricia Chirumbole
> US: +1-571-232-0942
> Skype: tricia.chirumbole
>
>
> On Wed, Oct 22, 2014 at 3:06 PM, Tricia Chirumbole <
> tricia at investorswithoutborders.net> wrote:
>
>> Thank you also Jeff for the valuable information! Very encouraging :)
>>
>> Tricia Chirumbole
>> US: +1-571-232-0942
>> Skype: tricia.chirumbole
>>
>>
>>   On Wed, Oct 22, 2014 at 1:23 PM, Jeff Aitken via OSList <
>> oslist at lists.openspacetech.org> wrote:
>>
>>> Two wonderful staff of the Dalai Lama Fellows organization have
>>> participated in Art of Hosting trainings in the SF Bay area - and have
>>> used Open Space among other methods during their Ethical Leadership
>>> gatherings of college age Fellows from around the world.
>>>
>>> Unfortunately they have no formal affiliation with the Dalai Lama -
>>> tho he has endorsed their work (the organization was inspired into
>>> creation after a talk that he gave at UC Irvine.) They decline it
>>> seems to consider themselves a conduit to him.
>>>
>>> Jeff
>>>
>>> On 10/22/14, Dan Mezick via OSList <oslist at lists.openspacetech.org>
>>> wrote:
>>> > Where is he now? When is he in Pittsburgh or Missoula? Connecticut?
>>> >
>>> > DC?  And so on
>>> >
>>> > Is there an app that shows where he is now? Where he is planning to be?
>>> >
>>> > Sent from my iPhone
>>> >
>>> > On Oct 22, 2014, at 10:18 AM, Harold Shinsato via OSList
>>> > <oslist at lists.openspacetech.org> wrote:
>>> >
>>> >> Wow - Tricia - great BHAG (Big Hairy Audacious Goal). Count me in! I
>>> love
>>> >> that you say you're unreasonable reminds me of the George Bernard Shaw
>>> >> quote:
>>> >>
>>> >> "The reasonable man adapts himself to the world: the unreasonable one
>>> >> persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all
>>> progress
>>> >> depends on the unreasonable man." Or woman!
>>> >>
>>> >> The Dalai Llama said he'd to come to my neighborhood in Montana when
>>> the
>>> >> Garden of 1000 Buddhas is finished. Maybe Montana could host?
>>> >>
>>> >>     Cheers,
>>> >>     Harold
>>> >>
>>> >> On 10/21/14 1:33 PM, Tricia Chirumbole via OSList wrote:
>>> >>> Side note inspired by Harrison's comment re: introducing OS to
>>> >>> researchers at the Tibet Policy Institute.....
>>> >>>
>>> >>> ....I have a dream vision of holding an Open Space with the Dalai
>>> Lama as
>>> >>> a host, on any one of the inspiring topics that he champions and
>>> >>> embodies, but my favorites include: interfaith dialogue, compassion,
>>> >>> science & _____ fill in the blank with any number of concepts
>>> generally
>>> >>> held to be unscientific and/or new age...
>>> >>>
>>> >>> I have written twice to the Dalai Lama's offices introducing open
>>> space
>>> >>> and offering to help them explore open space further and to organize
>>> and
>>> >>> facilitate an open space for them.
>>> >>>
>>> >>> I was planning on writing again soon as I am a generally unreasonable
>>> >>> person :) I just had to share as I am excited to hear of other
>>> energies
>>> >>> being placed in a similar direction.
>>> >>>
>>> >>> If anyone wants to collaborate on furthering this somewhat crazy
>>> goal,
>>> >>> I'm in :)
>>> >>>
>>> >>>
>>> >>>
>>> >>> Tricia Chirumbole
>>> >>> US: +1-571-232-0942
>>> >>> Skype: tricia.chirumbole
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >> --
>>> >> Harold Shinsato
>>> >> harold at shinsato.com
>>> >> http://shinsato.com
>>> >> twitter: @hajush
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