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<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>[This
post is from our Siberian colleague, Elena Marchuk, who is visiting the west
coast of the USA – I posted a note about this Sacramento, California Open
Space under the title of “Brief Stories…” – here is the
real story, from Ms. <span class=GramE>Elena<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>--</span> Lisa Heft]<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>- - -<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Hi dear <span
class=SpellE>OSers</span><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Thank
you, Lisa, for your posting a topic. I hope you enjoy staying with Russians on
OS.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>It is
interesting of course if you notice anything special in the way we do things.
Usual unusual was that there was no understanding for all participants that we
need to gather and to talk about our needs of Russian Rotary coming from Russia
on the US territory.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><span class=GramE><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>some</span></font></span> people from Siberia said: OS
again? <span class=GramE>we</span> did it already!<o:p></o:p></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>the
people from other places - European part - who are new for the conference and are
very little connected with Siberian clubs stood for a while and as we wait for
some time - just walked out (they were unused to the nobody-pushing-leading
process) but we did not know how many people are arrived and if they are coming
and I saw mostly the people who were from Siberia...<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><span class=GramE><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>well</span></font></span>, probably it was not the
best decision, but we wait a little and by waiting ... I decided to let people
to get acquainted and when the circle of brief presentation was over we started
OS.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>half of
the people know the introduction and the new people were very much 'alive' in
listening the principles and law, and the process was a little bit slow to
start, though there were like 10 topics were posted, then it was somehow moving
and the new people come and even a couple of new topics were posted. at the end
of the second session the topic "How to make the Rotary club strong
and joyous" collect nearly all the participants and it was like a 'normal'
chairman-auditorium format, which was not very much convenient for discussion,
but... Lisa and me, we just observed the process.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>then some
efforts were needed to start the closing sessions and as usual at the end
people wanted to talk more and some of them did not know the 'whole story' -
the timing and rules... but we did the circle and the there were all the
enthusiastic words said about the process and the content...<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><span class=GramE><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>and</span></font></span> after the meeting Lisa asked
me - what did they say? <span class=GramE>she</span> couldn't get if it was
positive or not.. I guess faces were too serious for her, Russian don't smile
much even if they say good words. IS IT SO, Lisa? well, as we recorded the
words (hope everything worked ok) I would be happy to share them with you, but
for everybody who facilitates the OS it is not a surprise, that people, even if
they 'already participate' in OS usually are inspired by their own questions
and can not be neutral or sad or dull in discussing them...<o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span class=GramE><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>after</span></font></span> the conference one of the
participants said that we should do some more discussions at the end of the
conference as well, as we get acquainted and have a lot of things to discuss...<o:p></o:p></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>well, I
do think that the OS is the most productive way of doing things, but probably
we need to do some other format, though, you know, the 'organizing' of the
process brings some 'losses' of the initiative and thinking.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><span class=GramE><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>so</span></font></span>, thank you Lisa again, and
your drawings were marvelous as usual, I will keep them for another year (the
previous were from Minneapolis 1-day OS on the IAF(International Association of
Facilitators in May 2001 - was it 2001?)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span class=GramE><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>and</span></font></span> it will be very interesting
for me if you can give me some observation on differences - just for fun!<o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span class=GramE><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>elena</span></font></span> marchuk from Mountain View
- heading to Seattle through Eureka at the end of this week<o:p></o:p></p>
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12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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