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this is the kind of projects I would be interested to know : what are the
impacts ? the sustainability of impacts ? ... can they be documented ; to make
development work more effective .</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=447140416-17012003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Good
luck . and all the best .</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=447140416-17012003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Pierre
</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=447140416-17012003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>Switzerland</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Tahoma
size=2>-----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----<BR><B>Von:</B> OSLIST
[mailto:OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU]<B>Im Auftrag von </B>Harrison
Owen<BR><B>Gesendet:</B> Donnerstag, 16. Januar 2003 16:43<BR><B>An:</B>
OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU<BR><B>Betreff:</B> Announcing "The Practice of
Peace"<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=center><FONT color=#ff0000 size=4>Now Available!</FONT><FONT
color=#0000ff size=4> <I>The Practice of Peace<BR><BR></I></FONT></DIV>Dear
Friends and Colleagues,<BR><BR>One year ago late at night, I found myself on a
rooftop near Tel Aviv, contemplating the state of our world and the coming
days in which Tova Averbuch, Avner Haramati and I would facilitate an Open
Space Training Program. I confess that nothing was making very much sense.
Given the chaos of the moment (which has scarcely improved) and the paucity of
our efforts and tools, despair seemed the only reasonable option. However, in
that moment, I found myself speaking to the night, <I>"It is all about the
Practice of Peace,</I>" -- knowing full well that I didn't have a clue
what that meant.<BR><BR>In the months that followed I was driven to write, and
as I did, the nub of an idea pushed to the surface coming from our global
experience with Open Space. Every time space was opened in my experience (and
apparently in the experience of many others) the chaos, confusion and conflict
manifest in the groups involved were somehow acknowledged, included, and
transcended, yielding to a condition I could only call, Genuine Community. One
might say Peace. Could it be that when Peace in our lives is threatened, a
first and critical step might just be -- Open Space? Not just doing an Open
Space Event, but also applying what might be called the open space principles
in our broader activities? From there on out it was just a mass of further
questions. How and why could this possibly work? And what would we do
anyhow?<BR><BR>I make no pretence that all the questions have been answered,
but after nine months of gestation a DRAFT manuscript emerged. In early
September I invited many of you to take a look, and 180 people responded. The
comments were detailed, pointed and helpful, but nobody said, Kill the
Project. With profound thanks to all who gave of their time, energy and
thoughts, I am pleased to announce that we now have a book -- <I>The Practice
of Peace.<BR><BR></I>I offered the result to my current publisher,
Berrett-Koehler mostly by way of courtesy because I did not think it really
fit with their program. Steve Piersanti, the publisher concurred, and so we
have chosen to go a different way. You might call it Global Chaordic
Publication. Colleagues from around the world who have been hosting the
several Open Space Institutes agreed to simultaneously publish the book in
each of their respective areas. I have waived all claims for royalties, and
the net proceeds will be used by each Institute to support the use and
practice of Open Space worldwide. We have pegged the official price at $20(US
or local equivalent) with plenty of room for discounts in case of need or for
large quantities. To receive your copy, please contact any of the following:
<BR><BR><B>Germany</B> / Michael M Pannwitz <mmpanne@snafu.de>
<BR><B>United States</B> / Peggy Holman <sales@openspaceworld.org>
<BR><B>Canada</B> / Larry Peterson <larry@spiritedorg.com >
<BR><B>Australia</B> / Brian Bainbridge <briansb@mira.net>
<BR><B>Sweden</B> / Thomas Herrmann
<thomas@openspaceconsulting.com><BR><B>Haiti</B> / John
Engle <englejohn@hotmail.com><BR><B>Taiwan / </B>Gail West
<icataiw@ms69.hinet.net><BR><B>Israel / </B>Tova Averbuch
<averbuch@post.tau.ac.il><BR><B>Anywhere</B> / Harrison Owen
<owenhh@mindspring.com> <BR><BR>For a preview click on <A
href="http://openspaceworld.com/intro%20to%20pop.htm"
eudora="autourl">http://openspaceworld.com/intro%20to%20pop.htm</A> where you
will find a full copy of the first chapter, located on our website, <A
href="http://www.openspaceworld,com/"
eudora="autourl">www.openspaceworld,com</A> .<BR><BR>Tomorrow I climb on board
United 916 to Frankfort, and then onwards to Tel Aviv with Lufthansa. Once
again we will be doing an Open Space Training Program in Jerusalem, and with
luck, also one in Ramallah. The situation in that part of the world has
deteriorated enormously over the past year. But perhaps it has reached that
awesome crisis point where choices must be made, and real movement is
possible. I am under no illusion that Tova, Avner and I, along with our
Palestinian colleagues can single handedly change the course of events. I feel
quite comfortable, however, with the thought that we may make a genuine
contribution. It is all about <I>The Practice of Peace</I>. <BR><BR>We look
forward to hearing from you.<BR><BR>Harrison<BR><BR><BR><BR><X-SIGSEP>
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<DIV align=center>Harrison Owen<BR>7808 River Falls Drive<BR>Potomac, MD 20854
USA<BR>phone 301-365-2093<BR>Open Space Training <A
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