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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Dear Darcy,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>We (my partner and I or when we facilitate
separately) use OS as the final form of understanding and planning process very
often, when we facilitate Future Search Conference or any other as a final
session. it usually works great and when we have a 3-days event as in FSC it is
always not more then 2 hours, but as people has a lot of discussions and
understanding in previous days, OS form becomes just the natural bridge to
planning session.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>in such a pressure of time we still do 2 sessions
(1/2 hour - opening and posting, 2 sessions of 1/2 hour), so anybody could take
part in more sessions - except leaders of the discussion groups - as they still
have to prepare themselves or organize making the report, but the possibilities
for other are increased and the lack of time is stimulating on making plans and
next meetings - but the stakeholders groups are organized and people could see
who is interested and so on, which they could share still on a closing session
(1/2 hour)</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>look like very quick but with even non-experienced
people it works for self-organizing</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>best wishes</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>elena marchuk</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>novosibirsk</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>russia</FONT></DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=darcyc@MAINE.RR.COM href="mailto:darcyc@MAINE.RR.COM">Darcy
Cunningham</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A
title=OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU
href="mailto:OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU">OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, July 15, 2003 2:38
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> OS use - looking for similar use
history</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=2>I am using OST in a (I think) unique
way and wondered if others have done something similar and/or might have words
of wisdom. It does feel a bit risky - but- trust the
process!</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=2>I am using using OS the final morning
of a 3 day conference. Over the previous 3-4 days people from all
over the US will have attended workshops regarding issues impacting female
offenders. (participants will range from Corrections Officers and others
in the corrections system, social workers, researchers, ex-offenders,
educators, etc. ) Obviously when people leave the conference they
return home to their own state adn state correction system. There is no
national body or group to make anything happen - just the participants
themselves. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=2>The purpose of this AM session is for
participants (we expect 250-400 by this day) to begin the "what's next?"
process - what have they been inspired by during the conf, what
issue/challenge do they have passion to follow up with - and that they will
convene a session on. We have time for the market place and a single 1
hour session only. (But even the market place itself will provide great
data about what has inspired/captured people at the conference.) They
will meet, and the convenor will see that someone completes a form with who
was there and what happened. These will be either entered on the spot by
volunteers (during the conf closing) or in the next couple days adn posted to
a website for review. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=2>We are hoping that some networks and
partnerings are born here that continue past the conference - so the
conference becomes more part of a change process than an event.
(the closing will be an OS circle and then a choir at the very end - so no
more speakers!)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=2>Have any of you done something
similar? Suggestions for the incredibly short time?? (am I nuts??)
I am counting on the 45-60 min rule of organizing for ANY size
group!!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=2>thanks</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=2>Darcy in Maine</FONT></DIV>* *
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