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<DIV>I was talking with a client yesterday who just did a series of open spaces
around the country. She noticed that at every session the number of people
in the closing circle was about half the number who were there when the OS
began. I, too, notice that this is almost always the case.</DIV>
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<DIV>A couple years ago I followed up with folks who didn't come back for the
second day of a 2-day event to find out why. They told me they were so
"full", they had gotten so much that they needed some time to reflect on it
all. This was certainly different from my assumption that there simply
wasn't enough passion for the subject to stay involved.</DIV>
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<DIV>I'm curious what other people's experiences are with numbers dropping off
and what they hear or believe about the whys of it.</DIV>
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<DIV>Peg Holman</DIV>
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