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<h1><u><font size=3 color=black face="Arial Narrow"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;color:black'>Dear colleagues and friends in Open Space</span></font></u><font
color=black><span style='color:black;text-decoration:none;text-underline:none'>,</span></font><font
color=black><span style='color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext;text-decoration:
none;text-underline:none'><o:p></o:p></span></font></h1>
<p class=MsoNormal><span class=EmailStyle15><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:
Arial'>I continue my sharing of my learning, beliefs and growth with the
conscious Open Space Organization. If you wish to see parts 1-3 please go to <a
href="http://www.genuinecontact.com/">www.genuinecontact.com</a> and go to
section on the conscious Open Space Organization. If you have participated in
training in Open Space Technology and wish to explore the conscious Open Space
Organization, consider joining us for the last of these sessions in 2001 in
Raleigh, North Carolina Nov 1-4 (fee is $800US). If you have attended this
session before but would like to attend it again for ongoing growth and
development, as you know, there is no charge for tuition for refreshers. There
are several of us now teaching these courses throughout the world (dates for 2002
will be posted soon).<o:p></o:p></span></font></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span class=EmailStyle15><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:
Arial'>Blessings and love,<o:p></o:p></span></font></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span class=EmailStyle15><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:
Arial'>Birgitt Williams<o:p></o:p></span></font></span></p>
<h1><u><font size=3 color=black face="Arial Narrow"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;color:black'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]></span></font><font
color=black><span style='color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></u></h1>
<h1><u><font size=3 color=black face="Arial Narrow"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;color:black'>My Story of the Open Space Organization: Part Four of Four</span></font><font
color=black><span style='color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></u></h1>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Arial Narrow"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]></span></font><font
color=black><span style='color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Arial Narrow"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>The Genuine Contact </span></font><font
color=black face=Symbol><span style='font-family:Symbol;mso-ascii-font-family:
"Arial Narrow";mso-hansi-font-family:"Arial Narrow";color:black;mso-char-type:
symbol;mso-symbol-font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-char-type:symbol;
mso-symbol-font-family:Symbol'>Ô</span></span></font><font color=black><span
style='color:black'> program is a vehicle to develop the conscious Open Space
Organization. The conscious Open Space Organization requires that the
organization works to cleanse, balance, and nourish itself to health. <span
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Within the Genuine Contact </span></font><font
color=black face=Symbol><span style='font-family:Symbol;mso-ascii-font-family:
"Arial Narrow";mso-hansi-font-family:"Arial Narrow";color:black;mso-char-type:
symbol;mso-symbol-font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-char-type:symbol;
mso-symbol-font-family:Symbol'>Ô</span></span></font><font color=black><span
style='color:black'> program, we work with the following beliefs:</span></font><font
color=black><span style='color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Arial Narrow"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]></span></font><font
color=black><span style='color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<ol style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in' start=1 type=1>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5in'><font
size=3 color=black face="Arial Narrow"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
color:black'>Spirit is all that is.</span></font><font color=black><span
style='color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5in'><font
size=3 color=black face="Arial Narrow"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
color:black'>All organizations have within them the blueprint for health.</span></font><font
color=black><span style='color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5in'><font
size=3 color=black face="Arial Narrow"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
color:black'>Focusing on genuine contact enables individuals and
organizations to achieve health and to experience our connection with all
that is.</span></font><font color=black><span style='color:black;
mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
</ol>
<p class=MsoNormal><u><font size=3 color=black face="Arial Narrow"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]></span></font><font
color=black><span style='color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></u></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><u><font size=3 color=black face="Arial Narrow"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]></span></font><font
color=black><span style='color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></u></p>
<h2><i><font size=3 color=black face="Arial Narrow"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;color:black'>We work with Spirit. Spirit works with us.</span></font><font
color=black><span style='color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></i></h2>
<p class=MsoNormal><i><font size=3 color=black face="Arial Narrow"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black;font-style:italic'>We work from Spirit.
Spirit works with us.</span></font><font color=black><span style='color:black;
mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><i><font size=3 color=black face="Arial Narrow"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black;font-style:italic'>We work to Spirit.
Spirit works with us.</span></font><font color=black><span style='color:black;
mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><i><font size=3 color=black face="Arial Narrow"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black;font-style:italic'>And we are of Spirit</span></font><font
color=black><span style='color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><i><font size=3 color=black face="Arial Narrow"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black;font-style:italic'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]></span></font><font
color=black><span style='color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><i><font size=3 color=black face="Arial Narrow"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black;font-style:italic'>My enlightenment is not
a destination to be reached. I have always been enlightened. I simply<span
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>have to remember my<span
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>way. And not be afraid to go to the
unknown. In the unknown, I will recognize that I always knew….</span></font><font
color=black><span style='color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><i><font size=3 color=black face="Arial Narrow"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black;font-style:italic'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]></span></font><font
color=black><span style='color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><i><font size=3 color=black face="Arial Narrow"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black;font-style:italic'>The inspired
organization is not a destination to be reached. All organizations are inspired
organizations. They simply have to remember their way. And not to be afraid to
go to<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>the unknown. In the unknown,
they will recognize that they always knew…</span></font><font color=black><span
style='color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><i><font size=3 color=black face="Arial Narrow"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black;font-style:italic'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]></span></font><font
color=black><span style='color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><i><font size=3 color=black face="Arial Narrow"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black;font-style:italic'>On earth, the mystical
requires that we learn to walk the mystical path with practical feet. To mentor
myself to walk the mystical path with practical feet,<span style="mso-spacerun:
yes"> </span>I strive toward and maintain mental, emotional, physical and
spiritual health. In each of these aspects of myself, I cleanse, balance and
nourish myself. My consciousness of this process began by sorting out for
myself who I am. I choose life nurturing patterns. I could have chosen
otherwise… however, I cannot deny that underneath, I am an inspired being,
connected to Spirit and all that is. I chose to work with this consciously. I
do not choose to argue for my limitations and why this is not possible. <span
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>I choose to work with my full power and
light. </span></font><font color=black><span style='color:black;mso-color-alt:
windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><i><font size=3 color=black face="Arial Narrow"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black;font-style:italic'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]></span></font><font
color=black><span style='color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><i><font size=3 color=black face="Arial Narrow"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black;font-style:italic'>In mentoring the
organization to do walk the mystical path with practical feet, I mentor the
organization to strive toward and maintain mental, emotional, physical and
spiritual health.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Organizations
also must be able to answer “who am I”. All organizations are learning
organizations. They have learned either life depleting or life nurturing
patterns. </span></font><font color=black><span style='color:black;mso-color-alt:
windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><i><font size=3 color=black face="Arial Narrow"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black;font-style:italic'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]></span></font><font
color=black><span style='color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><i><font size=3 color=black face="Arial Narrow"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black;font-style:italic'>Today, I and others
mentor organizations to cleanse, balance and nourish themselves so that they
can learn life nurturing rather than life depleting patterns and free
themselves from the life depleting patterns that developed from previous
learning. Often, part of the previous learning is to “argue for limitations”
rather than working with their full power and light. Organizations can choose
life nurturing patterns, or they can choose otherwise… they are inspired
organizations connected to Spirit and all that is no matter what their choice.
All organizations are Open Space Organizations. They can choose to work with
this consciously or choose not to. I choose to work with organizations that
choose life nurturing patterns, that choose to cleanse, balance and nourish
themselves. I choose to work with organizations that have made a choice about
becoming conscious about their connection to, with, from and of Spirit. I
choose to work with organizations that choose to be conscious Open Space
Organizations.</span></font><font color=black><span style='color:black;
mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><i><font size=3 color=black face="Arial Narrow"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black;font-style:italic'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]></span></font><font
color=black><span style='color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><i><font size=3 color=black face="Arial Narrow"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black;font-style:italic'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]></span></font><font
color=black><span style='color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><i><font size=3 color=black face="Arial Narrow"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black;font-style:italic'>For those seeking to
cleanse, balance and nourish themselves, Open Space Technology and Whole Person
Process Facilitation are meeting methodologies that<span style="mso-spacerun:
yes"> </span>provide<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>a
window to what is already there under the surface, underneath the patterns that
have been learned. </span></font><font color=black><span style='color:black;
mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><i><font size=3 color=black face="Arial Narrow"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black;font-style:italic'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]></span></font><font
color=black><span style='color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><i><font size=3 color=black face="Arial Narrow"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black;font-style:italic'>In learning<span
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>to work as inspired organizations,
organizations<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>can begin using
meetings as the catalyst and then developing appropriate structure to support
the awakened<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>inspired performance.
</span></font></i><font color=black><span style='color:black;mso-color-alt:
windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Arial Narrow"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>I tend to get right into the middle of
something and then figure out what it is. And often, just when I think that I
have it figured out, I realize that I know very little about it at all. This
leads to another period of sitting in the middle of whatever it is a while
longer until I reach another stage of “aha, I know what it is”. Over time, this
way of living and learning has gotten me into more than a little hot water.
However, I believe my learning is much deeper and richer for it all.</span></font><font
color=black><span style='color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Arial Narrow"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]></span></font><font
color=black><span style='color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Arial Narrow"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>I have gone through this living and
learning<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>process in
understanding the conscious Open Space Organization. You might note, if you
read the previous three parts of this story, that I preface the term Open Space
Organization with the word conscious now which I didn’t before. </span></font><font
color=black><span style='color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Arial Narrow"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]></span></font><font
color=black><span style='color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Arial Narrow"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Previously, I wrote about leading an
organization as the first intentional Open Space Organization. This period,
from 1992 through 1995 was followed by a period of determining whether what I
had learned about leading organizations in this way could be duplicated. I
found that by paying attention to certain key ingredients and working with the
organization from a holistic perspective, that intentional Open Space
Organizations emerged. A test for me followed as I struggled to find a way to
teach others how to develop intentional Open Space Organizations. I teamed up
with my husband, Ward, in this quest, combining our varying skills. We found
that the teaching required us to put aside what we had discovered and to find
the right questions so that each person who learned with us could have their
own opportunity for discovery, finding the place we had found, as though for
the first time.</span></font><font color=black><span style='color:black;
mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Arial Narrow"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]></span></font><font
color=black><span style='color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Arial Narrow"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>The Genuine Contact program emerged from
this with its seven component parts. The Genuine Contact<span
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>program was designed with simplicity in
mind, to teach people within organizations how to work with, from, to and of
Spirit. The program assists in personal and professional development for
participants in the program. Within the program, participants are taught to use
meetings as a catalyst for working from, with, to and of Spirit. </span></font><font
color=black><span style='color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Arial Narrow"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]></span></font><font
color=black><span style='color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Arial Narrow"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>The result of working with the Genuine
Contact program within an organization is to foster development<span
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>as a conscious, life nurturing,
interconnected learning organization based on what is already present in the
organization. We name these organizations conscious Open Space Organizations.
The process we teach requires that leaders and mentors work with the organic
nature of the organization, with its own change from within the organization.
External consultant assistance must be kept to a minimum.</span></font><font
color=black><span style='color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Arial Narrow"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]></span></font><font
color=black><span style='color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Arial Narrow"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>The program attends to the practical “how
to”, walking the mystical path with practical feet. It is not the only way to
work with Spirit in organizations to bring about results. However, it is the
way that we have found and now teach around the world.</span></font><font
color=black><span style='color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Arial Narrow"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]></span></font><font
color=black><span style='color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Arial Narrow"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Within the Genuine Contact </span></font><font
color=black face=Symbol><span style='font-family:Symbol;mso-ascii-font-family:
"Arial Narrow";mso-hansi-font-family:"Arial Narrow";color:black;mso-char-type:
symbol;mso-symbol-font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-char-type:symbol;
mso-symbol-font-family:Symbol'>Ô</span></span></font><font color=black><span
style='color:black'> program, we work with the following beliefs:</span></font><font
color=black><span style='color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Arial Narrow"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]></span></font><font
color=black><span style='color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<ol style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in' start=4 type=1>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5in'><font
size=3 color=black face="Arial Narrow"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
color:black'>Spirit is all that is.</span></font><font color=black><span
style='color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5in'><font
size=3 color=black face="Arial Narrow"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
color:black'>All organizations have within them the blueprint for health.</span></font><font
color=black><span style='color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5in'><font
size=3 color=black face="Arial Narrow"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
color:black'>Focusing on genuine contact enables individuals and
organizations to achieve health and to experience our connection with all
that is.</span></font><font color=black><span style='color:black;
mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
</ol>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in'><font size=3 color=black
face="Arial Narrow"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]></span></font><font
color=black><span style='color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Arial Narrow"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Within the Genuine Contact program, there
are seven components:</span></font><font color=black><span style='color:black;
mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<ol style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in' start=1 type=1>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;tab-stops:list .5in'><font
size=3 color=black face="Arial Narrow"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
color:black'>The<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Genuine
Contact program is underpinned<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</span>with the healing circle or medicine wheel as the overall matrix for
our learning, healing, development, evolution and consciousness. This
assists us in walking the mystical path with practical feet and bringing
about results that exceed expectations. A holistic matrix, whether the
Medicine Wheel or another, enables adults to learn through
action/reflection learning and provides a common framework for
conversation and learning as a collective.</span></font><font color=black><span
style='color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;tab-stops:list .5in'><font
size=3 color=black face="Arial Narrow"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
color:black'>The <u>International Alliance for Mentoring (IAM)</u><span
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>is a forum to learn the art of<span
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>mentoring and to “walk the talk of
mentoring” of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>both
individuals and organizations. Consultants are encouraged to shift their
perspective of their role away from viewing themselves as consultants “to”
which seems to work with more of a “medical model” to the role of
mentoring the organization and its people to work towards their own health
and wholeness, underscoring a “holistic” approach.</span></font><font
color=black><span style='color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;tab-stops:list .5in'><font
size=3 color=black face="Arial Narrow"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
color:black'>The learning journey in <u>Working With Open Space Technology
</u>provides the opportunity for participants to learn an effective
holistic<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>meeting methodology
that works from, with, to and of Spirit. Participants in the four day <u>Working
With Open Space Technology </u><span style="mso-spacerun:
yes"> </span>session<u> </u><span style="mso-spacerun:
yes"> </span>develop and enhance skills in facilitating meetings in
which a frequency is held for people to make life nurturing choices from
amongst agenda items within a particular theme and givens. Within Open
Space Technology meetings, choices are made amongst topics that are posted
at the start of the meeting.</span></font><font color=black><span
style='color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;tab-stops:list .5in'><font
size=3 color=black face="Arial Narrow"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
color:black'>The learning journey in <u>Whole Person Process Facilitation </u>provides
participants the opportunity to learn about another effective holistic
meeting methodology that works from, with, to and of Spirit. Participants
in the two day <u>Whole Person Process Facilitation</u> session learn to
develop and enhance skills in facilitating meetings in which a frequency
is held for people to make life nurturing choices based on what is
presented to them to solve within a particular topic and within stated
givens. Within Whole Person Process Facilitated meetings, choices are made
amongst persons to work with to move posted topics forward into
integrated<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>learning and
action.</span></font><font color=black><span style='color:black;
mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;tab-stops:list .5in'><font
size=3 color=black face="Arial Narrow"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
color:black'>The<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>learning
journey in <u>Cross Cultural Conflict Resolution</u> provides participants
the opportunity to learn about the development and enhancement of skills
to facilitate meetings in which people determine personal boundaries and
view situations from flexible rather than fixed perspectives. Participants
in the two day <u>Cross Cultural Conflict Resolution </u><span
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>session learn that<span
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>healing is possible if there is a
will for healing and if there is a willingness to look from new
perspectives. </span></font><font color=black><span style='color:black;
mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;tab-stops:list .5in'><font
size=3 color=black face="Arial Narrow"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
color:black'>The four day<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</span>learning journey in <u>Advanced Work With Open Space Technology
focusing on the conscious Open Space Organization</u><span
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>provides participants with the
opportunity to learn to develop and enhance skills in leading and
mentoring conscious interconnected learning organizations. These
organizations provide the conditions for choices to be life nurturing
rather than life depleting.</span></font><font color=black><span
style='color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;tab-stops:list .5in'><font
size=3 color=black face="Arial Narrow"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
color:black'>The final component of the seven is a<span
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>learning journey to develop and
enhance skills to teach others in all of the components of the Genuine
Contact program , ensuring that the program maintains its integrity
(wholeness) and respects the unique contributions that each individual
makes to the program.</span></font><font color=black><span
style='color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
</ol>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Arial Narrow"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]></span></font><font
color=black><span style='color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Arial Narrow"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Maybe one day, assisting others to learn
about the conscious Open Space Organization will be simpler than this. However,
for now, this is the simplest approach that we have found. The learning cannot
be superficial but must go deeply into one’s belief system, assumptions, and
consciousness about life and values. Teaching others about working with
meetings as the catalyst to enable organizations to be healthy enough to
recognize themselves as conscious Open Space Organizations working with Spirit
is an effective and efficient way. And we have found that using meetings that
work with, to, of, and from Spirit is an effective and efficient way for
organizations to learn and become conscious of themselves as Open Space
Organizations.</span></font><font color=black><span style='color:black;
mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Arial Narrow"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]></span></font><font
color=black><span style='color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Arial Narrow"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>We offer learning opportunities through
which each individual has the opportunity to clarify his or her own beliefs
about organizations, how they work, and where Spirit fits into it all. Every
component offered has merit on its own, however, it is the full mixture of the
seven components that is the holistic vehicle for working developing the
conscious Open Space Organization. Time and experience needs to be given
between the components for the learning and practice to deepen. Breaking out of
old beliefs and patterns can happen quickly. Often, participants in the Genuine
Contact program experience this in the first day or two of working with the
opportunity we offer for their personal reflection. However, deepening and
grounding the new patterns and beliefs in daily reality usually takes a little
longer.</span></font><font color=black><span style='color:black;mso-color-alt:
windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Arial Narrow"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]></span></font><font
color=black><span style='color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Arial Narrow"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Ward and I “walk our talk” with our own
lives and our own businesses as best as we are able to do so. </span></font><font
color=black><span style='color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Arial Narrow"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]></span></font><font
color=black><span style='color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Arial Narrow"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>We terminated all business activities,
products and services that were not about “creating opportunities for higher
consciousness”.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>We continually
challenge ourselves and each other to stay open to working with, to,of, and
from Spirit. Sometimes fear gets in the way, causing us each to experience
constriction where there is no room for Spirit. At such times, we mentor each
other to “breathe” and move away from fear into the place that we each
understand as our connect with Spirit. We encourage each other to move beyond
limiting beliefs.</span></font><font color=black><span style='color:black;
mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Arial Narrow"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]></span></font><font
color=black><span style='color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Arial Narrow"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Basically, we opened space and we keep
space open in these businesses and for all of the suborganizations within them
and their connections with each other. They are all doing fine and I will give
progress reports from time to time. </span></font><font color=black><span
style='color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Arial Narrow"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]></span></font><font
color=black><span style='color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Arial Narrow"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>We understand and experience that a
business is an organization or system. And within a business, there are many
subsystems. And outside of the business, in the connections with other
businesses, including our own, there are many systems unto themselves and yet
interconnected. Interconnected to the planet too. When I sat and drew circles
on a paper for all the systems, with one nested within another, and sometimes
not nested within but having points of connection, the number of circles was
endless. Circles within circles. Circles connected to circles. </span></font><font
color=black><span style='color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Arial Narrow"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]></span></font><font
color=black><span style='color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Arial Narrow"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>We currently want to explore what this
means in relationship to the conscious Open Space Organization.<span
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>When organizations are open rather than
closed systems, and an organization is made up of multiple systems, some
contained within its boundary and some outside of it and some in and out and
connected, speaking of the conscious Open Space Organization takes on more
dimensions.</span></font><font color=black><span style='color:black;mso-color-alt:
windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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color=black><span style='color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]></span></font><font
color=black><span style='color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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