[OSList] Lisa Carlson

[Chris Kloth]

I met Lisa Kimble and Harrison the same day, thanks to Ralph Copleman.  
Ralph had suggested I attend a meeting that was going to be conducted  
using a self organizing process. It seems to me it was about 1992,  
give or take a year or two.

I was instantly drawn to both people as people more than as advocates  
for any methodology. Lisa enriched my life over these years, asking me  
tough questions as recently as this year at a Plexus meeting.

Her role in the MetaNetwork also made a difference in my life. As  
someone who built my career in the f2f world, at that time I saw  
computers as fancy typewriters, calculators, and encyclopedias. The  
MetaNet allowed me to stay connected to people with whom I shared many  
interests.

Then came the first online OST, hosted by the MetaNet. As I shared  
with Lisa after the event, I signed up in part because I trusted that  
Lisa would only host a worthwhile event, but my f2f roots told me  
there was something inherently limiting about such an event. On some  
level I wanted to confirm my suspicions. Halfway through Day 2 I  
realized I was fully engaged. I had to let go of my resistance.

Another place our lives intersected was ACENet, an organization based  
in Ohio that was doing amazing things in Appalachia, led by another  
great woman, and friend of Lisa's, June Holley. [BTW, ACENet is still  
making a difference in the world.]

Working on projects with Lisa was always a learning experience, as  
well as a chance make the world a better place in some way. Whether it  
was OST, the MetaNet, ACENet, Plexus, or a long talk about the ways of  
the world over coffee, she made it special. Lisa is on a relatively  
short list of people who inspired me and enriched my life  
professionally and personally.

May her memory be a blessing to us all.


-- 
Shalom,

Chris Kloth
ChangeWorks of the Heartland
254 South Merkle Road
Bexley, OH 43209-1801
ph 614-239-1336
fax 614-237-2347
www.got2change.com

Think globally. Act locally.


Quoting Harrison Owen via OSList <oslist at lists.openspacetech.org>:

> Old timers among you will remember Lisa Carlson. She reportedly died this
> morning. Lisa had been less than well for a long time. She was an old friend
> of mine and a founding partner of TMN (The MetaNetwork). A path maker in
> electronic networking and an early openspacer. She will be missed.
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