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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New";mso-bidi-font-family:Arial'>Maybe it’s the fact
that we share a bioregion here on the west coast of </span></font><st1:place><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";
mso-bidi-font-family:Arial'>North America</span></font></st1:place><font
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mso-bidi-font-family:Arial'>, but a group of us are in the very early stages of
planning an </span></font><st1:PersonName><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";mso-bidi-font-family:Arial'>Open
Space</span></font></st1:PersonName><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";mso-bidi-font-family:Arial'>
learning community here on </span></font><st1:place><st1:PlaceName><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";
mso-bidi-font-family:Arial'>Bowen</span></font></st1:PlaceName><font size=2
face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";
mso-bidi-font-family:Arial'> </span></font><st1:PlaceType><font size=2
face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";
mso-bidi-font-family:Arial'>Island</span></font></st1:PlaceType></st1:place><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";
mso-bidi-font-family:Arial'> near </span></font><st1:City><st1:place><font
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mso-bidi-font-family:Arial'>Vancouver</span></font></st1:place></st1:City><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";
mso-bidi-font-family:Arial'>.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>The
recent spate of posts from our Spirited Work neighbors at Whidbey, on an island
150 miles south of ours, have inspired quite a bit of interest here and are
very much framing the conversation on Bowen.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:"Courier New";mso-bidi-font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New";mso-bidi-font-family:Arial'>For us, we have begun
with an OST event for our whole island community and a two day training which
included three people from our community.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>
</span>We have a place to work that seems to need us as much as we seem to need
it, and the fit grows better every day.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>
</span>The next step I think is crafting an invitation, sending it out to interested
folks and seeing what happens. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:"Courier New";mso-bidi-font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New";mso-bidi-font-family:Arial'>So if you are within
striking distance of </span></font><st1:place><st1:City><font size=2
face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";
mso-bidi-font-family:Arial'>Vancouver</span></font></st1:City><font size=2
face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";
mso-bidi-font-family:Arial'>, </span></font><st1:country-region><font size=2
face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";
mso-bidi-font-family:Arial'>Canada</span></font></st1:country-region></st1:place><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";
mso-bidi-font-family:Arial'>, and you’d like to hear more about this
project and maybe get invited to participate, drop me a line off list.<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>We intend to be in touch with SW folks
that I know (Hi Gabriel, Michael, Peggy, and Anne!) for ideas and “go for
it” type support, and we’ll be reporting to the list and no doubt
through other internetty means on our progress.<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New";mso-bidi-font-family:Arial'>So if anyone else is
thinking of starting up a learning community in OS, let me know.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:"Courier New";mso-bidi-font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New";mso-bidi-font-family:Arial'>Cheers,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:"Courier New";mso-bidi-font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New";mso-bidi-font-family:Arial'>Chris<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-no-proof:yes'>---<br>
CHRIS CORRIGAN<br>
Consultation - Facilitation<br>
</span></font><st1:PersonName><font size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
mso-no-proof:yes'>Open Space</span></font></st1:PersonName><font size=2><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-no-proof:yes'> Technology<br>
<br>
</span></font><st1:place><st1:City><font size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
mso-no-proof:yes'>Bowen Island</span></font></st1:City><font size=2><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-no-proof:yes'>, </span></font><st1:State><font
size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-no-proof:yes'>BC</span></font></st1:State><font
size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-no-proof:yes'>, </span></font><st1:country-region><font
size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-no-proof:yes'>Canada</span></font></st1:country-region></st1:place><font
size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-no-proof:yes'><br>
<a href="http://www.chriscorrigan.com">http://www.chriscorrigan.com</a><br>
chris@chriscorrigan.com</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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