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At 04:32 PM 3/14/2002 -0800, Chris wrote:<br>
<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite>Colleagues:<br><br>
Last weekend I was invited back to a First Nation near Vancouver to
do<br>
two Open Space meetings, one for the community and one specifically
for<br>
youth. I have done two previous engagements with this community,
one in<br>
Open Space and one that was supposed to be in Open Space with
Elders,<br>
but ended up not happening, because no one told the Elders that this
was<br>
what was planned. Strange things happen when I go there, as this
story<br>
points out.</blockquote><br>
Actually, Chris I found your story wonderful -- but not all that strange.
It reminded me of those times (rather frequent as it turns out) when the
space is already open and the only requirement is to hold it. Add to that
the reality (I think) that we are already in Open Space, and have only to
acknowledge that fact. Seen from this perspective, the "formal"
opening that we do is less about creating space than acknowledging its
presence. Sounds to me that you were very much in that kind of space.
Thanks for the story -- Great Learning.<br><br>
Harrison<br><br>
<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite>Harrison Owen</blockquote>
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