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color=#000000>On September 26<SUP>th</SUP> and 27<SUP>th</SUP>, during the
annual Open Space Technology meeting on the Genuine Contact program, we did an
experiment. With agreement beforehand, we decided to have no one facilitator but
for all of us who gathered to co-facilitate the meeting. The purpose of the
meeting was to co-create the future of the Genuine Contact program. Those who
attend are graduates of the program, in keeping with the business model that we
have of all graduates co-owning and co-creating the future of the program. For
three years, we have learned and grown together as we intentionally develop as a
Conscious Open Space Organization. And every September, new graduates emerge and
join us in the co-creation/co-ownership/co-leadership.</FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Arial Narrow"
color=#000000>We are all well versed and experienced in working with Open Space
Technology. And so, our little experiment for how we would co-facilitate the
annual face to face meeting made sense. Twelve of us gathered, with a few others
participating on-line so we recognized that the space we were opening and
holding needed to be big enough to include others who were geographically
distant. </FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Arial Narrow"><FONT
color=#000000> <o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Arial Narrow"
color=#000000>We arrived in the meeting room, which none of us had set up. A
flurry of activity began as signs were made, decisions were made about session
times and so on. There was a lot of laughter and it would have made a good video
as the participants worked out what was needed. We sat in the circle. Eiwor
Backelund from Sweden suggested that we all work with the energy by going to the
middle and then walking the circle. It was like a dance. Then Michelle Cooper
from Canada suggested we all pause because something was missing. And she
stooped to pick up the bells, rang them, and we all felt better and continued. I
cannot remember who then said what part but all of the parts of the OST meeting
opening were stated. Some facilitators sat while they spoke, some identified
their need to walk the circle and walked as they spoke. The topics went up, the
sessions happened, a lot of great discussions took place, action plans emerged,
productivity was high. </FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Arial Narrow"><FONT
color=#000000> <o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Arial Narrow"
color=#000000>And we were all exhausted. During evening news on the
26<SUP>th</SUP> and again during the closing circle on the 27<SUP>th</SUP>, we
spoke about the difficulty each of us was feeling about the dual role of holding
the space and of participating in the space. Each of us expressed great inner
turmoil and great exhaustion. The conclusion was that none of us want to
participate in a co-facilitated meeting like this again. </FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Arial Narrow"><FONT
color=#000000> <o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Arial Narrow"
color=#000000>Debbie Sexsmith from Canada said that this experiment assisted in
clarifying for her that she will not be a participant in an upcoming OST meeting
that she is facilitating. </FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Arial Narrow"><FONT
color=#000000> <o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT color=#000000><FONT
face="Arial Narrow">This morning, a few additional people arrived and we began
another Open Space Technology meeting</FONT><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Wingdings; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings"><SPAN
style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings">à</SPAN></SPAN><FONT
face="Arial Narrow">the third annual conference of the International Alliance
for Mentoring. Thomas Herrmann of Sweden did an excellent job of the opening of
the space. When he finished and before we put topics up, there was a large and
loud round of applause as we expressed our gratitude and really appreciated the
worth of a facilitator. </FONT></FONT></P></FONT></DIV>
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<P><SPAN style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT color=#000080>Blessings
to you and to all with whom you make Genuine
Contact,<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT
color=#000080>Birgitt<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P><FONT color=#000080><SPAN style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Birgitt
Williams of Dalar International Consultancy </SPAN><SPAN
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href="http://www.dalarinternational.com/"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black">www.dalarinternational.com</SPAN></A></SPAN><SPAN
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<P><SPAN style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT color=#000080>We provide
inspirational and practical “how to” guidance for leaders who want to achieve
healthy and balanced organizations to produce exciting, tangible results for the
organization and for its people.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT color=#000080><SPAN
style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">View the
calendar for upcoming training in the Organizational Health and Balance series
of workshops featuring the Genuine Contact</SPAN><FONT face=Arial><SPAN
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style="COLOR: black; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">http://www.openspacetechnology.com/training.html</SPAN></A></SPAN><SPAN
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style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">We invite you to join the Genuine
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style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">Contact
information for Dalar International Consultancy: Po Box 19373, Raleigh, North
Carolina, USA 27619 Raleigh, North Carolina USA </SPAN><SPAN
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style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
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919-870-6599<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: purple; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">Founders
of the Wellness Revolution for Organizations<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoAutoSig style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: purple; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">Founders
of the International Alliance for Mentoring<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoAutoSig style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: purple; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">Creators of
the </SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: purple; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Organizational Health
and Balance series of workshops featuring the Genuine Contact</SPAN><SPAN
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