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Hi Alan,<BR>
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I am happy to hear of this upcoming chautauqua. I know you will be a gracious and stimulating guest/host. Please send us the details about how to participate when they are available (I do not find them yet on the groupjazz website). As Linda Lambert wrote & as we all know, "One good conversation can shift the direction of change forever."<BR>
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Love,<BR>
Chris<BR>
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From: Alan Stewart <alan.stewart@senet.com.au><BR>
To: OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU<BR>
Subject: Re: [OSLIST] Gift of Chautauqua<BR>
Date: Fri, Dec 28, 2001, 5:43 PM<BR>
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<BLOCKQUOTE><FONT FACE="Arial">G’day All<FONT SIZE="2"> <BR>
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</FONT>Harrison’s recent revisiting of Phoenix Rising prompts me to let you know of <BR>
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</FONT>a forthcoming event for which I welcome support. <BR>
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</FONT>I have been invited by Lisa Kimball to be a guest in a virtual conference called<FONT SIZE="2"> <BR>
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</FONT>a Chautauqua. Harrison was one of her previous presenters. <BR>
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</FONT>Lisa is well known internationally as a pioneer and world leader in getting the<FONT SIZE="2"> <BR>
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</FONT>“Hi Alan! A colleague shared your paper on "the conversing company" with me<FONT SIZE="2"> <BR>
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</FONT>which i love! I was wondering if we might entice you to be a guest in a virtual<FONT SIZE="2"> <BR>
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</FONT>conversation in our online Chautauqua? “<FONT SIZE="2"> <BR>
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</FONT>You can see more about it on her wondrous website Group Jazz <FONT COLOR="#0000FF"><U>http://www.groupjazz.com</U></FONT><FONT SIZE="2"> <BR>
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</FONT>It is scheduled for mid January. <BR>
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</FONT>Background to Lisa’s invitation: <BR>
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</FONT>In May of this year I presented a keynote at the 1st World Conference for Systemic<FONT SIZE="2"> <BR>
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</FONT>Management in Vienna. www.isct.net <BR>
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</FONT>My paper on what I call “The Conversing Company” is currently available at<FONT SIZE="2"> <BR>
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</FONT>www.pnc.com.au/~lfell/stewart.html <<FONT COLOR="#0000FF"><U>http://www.pnc.com.au/~lfell/stewart.html</U></FONT>> <BR>
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</FONT>I speak to people who wish, and are ready, to lead organizations in which everyone has<FONT SIZE="2"> <BR>
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</FONT>a chance to shine, about:<FONT SIZE="2"> <BR>
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</FONT>. dividends to be obtained through investment in processes which foster conversation<FONT SIZE="2"> <BR>
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</FONT>among people within and across traditional boundaries. <BR>
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</FONT>. cogent reasons why this way of being and doing is critical to success in a highly<FONT SIZE="2"> <BR>
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</FONT>competitive world. <BR>
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</FONT>. an organisational culture in which people make time to converse in a spirit of “We are<FONT SIZE="2"> <BR>
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</FONT>here to treat each other well” and “We’re in this together.” <BR>
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</FONT>. conversation being the fundamental means by which knowledge is constructed and<FONT SIZE="2"> <BR>
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</FONT>learning happens. <BR>
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</FONT>. this culture being created and sustained when sufficient attention is paid to processes<FONT SIZE="2"> <BR>
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</FONT>which promote conversing. These, in my experience, include OST and World Café www.theworldcafe.com<FONT SIZE="2"> <BR>
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</FONT>. how such an organization functions day to day.<FONT SIZE="2"> <BR>
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</FONT>. the immense power and potential of this kind of organization to bring out the best in<FONT SIZE="2"> <BR>
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</FONT>people – what a great place in which to work! <BR>
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</FONT>This ‘transforming’ (rather than transformed; is there such a thing?) organization would<FONT SIZE="2"> <BR>
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</FONT>have features of what I sense Harrison would characterise as an ‘InterActive Organization’<FONT SIZE="2"> <BR>
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</FONT>and of what Birgitt describes as ‘The Open Space Organization.’ <BR>
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</FONT>Participating in Lisa’s Chautauqua could be a great opportunity to alert many people world <BR>
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</FONT>wide about the substantial benefits to be gained from fostering OST and other conversational<FONT SIZE="2"> <BR>
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</FONT>processes in business, government, NGOs, community, educational, aged care and other settings. <BR>
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</FONT>Incidentally you may be interested to learn that there is a multitude of Café Conversations<FONT SIZE="2"> <BR>
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</FONT>happening globally in the month of January. See <FONT COLOR="#0000FF"><U>http://www.theworldcafe.com/ComConversation.html</U></FONT><FONT SIZE="2"> <BR>
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</FONT>I will keep you informed of developments on the Chautauqua and would welcome any support<FONT SIZE="2"> <BR>
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</FONT>you give to make the most of this remarkable gift. <BR>
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</FONT>With best wishes for whatever you and your communities bring forth in the new year.<FONT SIZE="2"> <BR>
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</FONT>Good to converse, with love<FONT SIZE="2"> <BR>
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</FONT>Alan <BR>
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