[OSList] Evolve conference Oct 20-22 enhancing the knowledge of the field of collaborative change

Fri Sep 24 15:34:17 PDT 2021

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On Fri, Sep 24, 2021 at 6:00 PM Tova Averbuch via OSList <
oslist at lists.openspacetech.org> wrote:

> This is heart warming
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> *From:* OSList [mailto:oslist-bounces at lists.openspacetech.org] *On Behalf
> Of *Birgitt Williams via OSList
> *Sent:* Friday, September 24, 2021 12:56 AM
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> *Cc:* Birgitt Williams <birgitt at dalarinternational.com>
> *Subject:* [OSList] Evolve conference Oct 20-22 enhancing the knowledge
> of the field of collaborative change
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> Dear friends and colleagues,
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> The Evolve conference has a great line up of speakers and conveners, all
> committed to facilitating change in the world. The list of
> speakers/conveners includes a few people on our OS community, including
> Harrison Owen, Tova Averbuch, Peggy Holman. As well, four of us (Suzanne
> Daigle, Jake Yeager, Rachel Bolton and I) are facilitating a meeting within
> the conference using Open Space Technology. When we were asked to each take
> a one hour session time to have an Open Space during that session, with
> topics posted in the chat window, it felt to me like a speed dating version
> of Open Space. The four of us conferred and the result was to have one
> congruent OST meeting that had five session times, using those sessions as
> topic conversation round times. We wanted to offer as much time for the
> discussions as possible within the structure of the conference, and we
> wanted to provide people who attended any of the sessions to have the
> experience of being within something greater, something that could make a
> bigger difference.
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> Having come up with that as our offer, and having the conference
> organizers agree to one comprehensive OST meeting taking place in five one
> hour sessions over the three days, we solved some of what felt limiting to
> us. Suzanne wondered if we could use the last session to have a closing
> circle of the OST and we all were very much in favor of her wish and she is
> facilitating that session. We wanted to use some of the first session to
> open the space and invite for the co-creation of the agenda wall, likely
> using Miro. The agenda wall would be open for more topics to be added.
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> There are still some challenges to be worked out and with the help of the
> conference organizers, we intend finding viable solutions. Right now, the
> schedule on the website is offered as a list, so it appears that there are
> five different Open Space sessions. We will find a way to communicate that
> what is offered is an Open Space Technology meeting over the five sessions.
> Haven't quite figured out how to convey that this isn't limited to five
> times in which there is open space in the conference, but rather that there
> is a meeting method that has great value for collaborative change: Open
> Space Technology.
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> I like that the one method that is going to be included in the conference
> itself as a method is Open Space Technology. I like that Harrison is one of
> the speakers for this first time gathering of people from many communities
> of practice, scholars, artists, and more. Open Space Technology remains (30
> years) my favorite of the large group interventions.
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> Now, back to the conference. It might be the right time, in the absence of
> a WOSONOS conference, to enter into a collaborative playground that is
> designed to enrich with learning of more that  is happening in the growing
> field of collaborative change.
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> with appreciation to all that you are and all that you do towards a more
> life nourishing world,
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> Birgitt
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> *Birgitt Williams*
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