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<font size=3>Hi Michael and Birgitt:<br>
<br>
I'm doing an open space too where we will open on Friday evening and have
one session, then we will do all day Saturday perhaps with a celebration
of the work with a party Saturday night and then after church on Sunday
we will do the converging with sandwiches brought in. <br>
<br>
The client is a church which wants to do some visioning. I've suggested
that they open it to everyone in the congregation but that only those who
are able to attend the whole weekend, should come. It's a bit of a
marathon but they are very optimistic.<br>
<br>
I feel good about it and for just the reasons Birgitt has mentioned, I am
glad that they are having "two sleeps" on it!<br>
<br>
Regards<br>
Esther<br>
<br>
At 06:37 PM 4/7/99 -0400, you wrote:<br>
>Hi Michael,<br>
>an evening opening works just fine. I've done this several
times. I am<br>
>doing one this Friday evening (what a way to spend a Fri eve :-))
that is<br>
>going to be just as you describe. The opening and one session. With
the<br>
>chance to post more in the morning news. In this case, I did this by
design<br>
>and not by default. I wanted Sun morning for the converging of action
steps<br>
>and I felt the group would go deeper into their work if they had a
chance to<br>
>"sleep on" their topics. They couldn't give two full days
to the discussion<br>
>groups so an evening and a day works just fine.<br>
><br>
>Warmest regards,<br>
>Birgitt<br>
><br>
>Birgitt Bolton of Dalar Associates<br>
><a href="http://www.openspacetechnology.com/" eudora="autourl">www.openspacetechnology.com</a><br>
>55 Ravina Cres., Ancaster, Ontario, Canada<br>
> L9G 2E8<br>
>phone: 905-648-5775 fax: 905-648-2262<br>
><br>
><br>
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