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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Hello to all,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'>I’m
<span class=GramE>also <span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>:</span> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span class=GramE><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy;mso-ansi-language:
EN-GB'>a</span></font></span><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy;mso-ansi-language:
EN-GB'> new member here <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'>French<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'>In
the process of creating an <span class=GramE>Institute !</span><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'>I
haven’t read the archives yet and Dominique’s mail was the first
one I received. I couldn’t believe my eyes. I have been looking for
French people aware of Open Space (as well as other organisational change
theories and practices) to see what has been / could be done in </span></font><st1:country-region><st1:place><font
size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:navy;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'>France</span></font></st1:place></st1:country-region><font
size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:navy;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'>. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><font
size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:navy;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'>My name is <span
class=SpellE>Geneviève</span> <span class=SpellE>Treille</span>, I live near </span></font><st1:City><st1:place><font
size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:navy;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'>Paris</span></font></st1:place></st1:City><font
size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:navy;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'>. My life and career are
highly influenced by expatriation, communication and <span class=GramE>teaching
:</span> I started as an ESL and FSL teacher (English and French as second languages),
was a trainer, a trainer instructor and creator and director of the French Communication
Skills Development Department of an international NGO.<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>I spend 15 years in </span></font><st1:place><font
size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:navy;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'>North America</span></font></st1:place><font
size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:navy;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'>, </span></font><st1:place><font
size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:navy;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'>Europe</span></font></st1:place><font
size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:navy;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'> and </span></font><st1:place><font
size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:navy;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'>Middle East</span></font></st1:place><font
size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:navy;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'> at <span class=GramE>different
<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>periods</span> of my youth and adult
life and continue to travel frequently to various countries for work, research
or pleasure.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>After a <span class=GramE>few
<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>years</span> in the corporate world in
the HR field, I co-created Chrysalide International which is specialised in
setting up training <span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>modules, coaching
multicultural teams in periods of transition and <span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>change, coaching expatriates and their families,
linguistic coaching <span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>and life coaching. I
speak English and French and am starting to learn Chinese. I used to have some
notions <span class=GramE>of<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>Spanish</span>,
German and Arabic but these languages need a serious brushing up. After using
Open Space, Appreciative Inquiry and the Chaordic Process in our work, my
partner and myself want to focus mostly on Change, personal, collective
(organizational) and social. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><font
size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:navy;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><font
size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:navy;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'>I am happy to be here, at
the right place at the right moment as it seems.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><font
size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:navy;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><font
size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:navy;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'>Best regards,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoAutoSig><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;
mso-no-proof:yes'>Genevieve Treille<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoAutoSig><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;
mso-no-proof:yes'>Chrysalide International,<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>
</span></span></font><i><font color=navy><span lang=EN-GB style='color:navy;
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;font-style:italic;mso-no-proof:yes'>The human
potential development company</span></font></i><font color=black><span
lang=EN-GB style='color:black;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;mso-no-proof:yes'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=navy face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:navy;mso-no-proof:yes'><a
href="http://www.cvreferral.com/3/101989.html"><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";mso-ansi-language:
EN-GB'>http://www.cvreferral.com/3/101989.html</span></font></a></span></font><font
color=black><span lang=EN-GB style='color:black;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;
mso-no-proof:yes'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><st1:country-region><st1:place><font size=3 color=navy
face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;color:navy;
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;mso-no-proof:yes'>France</span></font></st1:place></st1:country-region><font
color=navy><span lang=EN-GB style='color:navy;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;
mso-no-proof:yes'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=navy face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:navy;mso-no-proof:yes'>Tel / fax #<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>+33 (0)1 30 60 07 84<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=navy face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:navy;mso-no-proof:yes'><a
href="mailto:g.treille@wanadoo.fr">g.treille@wanadoo.fr</a></span></font><font
color=black><span style='color:black;mso-no-proof:yes'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=navy face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:navy;mso-no-proof:yes'><span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>-----Message d'origine-----<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>De :</span></b> OSLIST
[mailto:OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU] <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>De la
part de</span></b> Harrison Owen<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Envoyé :</span></b> mardi 16 décembre
2003 14:05<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>À :</span></b>
OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Objet :</span></b> Re: New member</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><font size=3 face=Arial><span
lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-ansi-language:EN-US'>Dominique
wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><font size=3 face=Arial><span
lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-ansi-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:72.0pt'><font size=3 face=Arial><span
lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-ansi-language:EN-US'>“</span></font><font
color=black face=Galliard><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Galliard;
color:black;mso-ansi-language:EN-US'>. I now would like to share this approach
with others in </span></font><st1:country-region><st1:place><font color=black
face=Galliard><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Galliard;color:black;
mso-ansi-language:EN-US'>France</span></font></st1:place></st1:country-region><font
color=black face=Galliard><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Galliard;
color:black;mso-ansi-language:EN-US'> and starting a French Open Space
Institute (web site in preparation for sometime next year). Of course, I have
plenty of questions around OST, but I’ll wait: This post is already long
enough, you guys are busy, and I need to read more of the documentation to make
sure I am not asking questions that have already been answered 20 times.
“<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:72.0pt'><font size=3 color=black
face=Galliard><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Galliard;
color:black;mso-ansi-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:72.0pt'><font size=3 color=black
face=Arial><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black;mso-ansi-language:EN-US'>Don’t wait too long. Never met a
question I didn’t like, even an old one. Actually, most particularly <i
style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'><span style='font-style:italic;mso-bidi-font-style:
normal'>The Old Ones</span></i>. They give everybody a chance to revisit old
familiar places – and usually discover that what we took to be “established
wisdom” was actually just the tip of an iceberg. Also good luck with
OSI/France. As you can see already from this LIST, folks will be more than
helpful. And on the journey, you might want to make </span></font><st1:PersonName><font
color=black face=Arial><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Arial;color:black;
mso-ansi-language:EN-US'>contact</span></font></st1:PersonName><font
color=black face=Arial><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Arial;color:black;
mso-ansi-language:EN-US'> with Christopher Schoch. <a
href="mailto:Mdlschoch@aol.com">Mdlschoch@aol.com</a> Christopher lives in </span></font><st1:City><st1:place><font
color=black face=Arial><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Arial;color:black;
mso-ansi-language:EN-US'>Paris</span></font></st1:place></st1:City><font
color=black face=Arial><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Arial;color:black;
mso-ansi-language:EN-US'> and was responsible for Executive Development (or
something like that) for Accor Hotels. We did an Open Space together around the
time of massive merger for that corporation. You can read the story, if you
want, in <i style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'><span style='font-style:italic;
mso-bidi-font-style:normal'>Tales from Open Space</span></i>. <a
href="http://openspaceworld.com/tales.htm">http://openspaceworld.com/tales.htm</a>
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:72.0pt'><font size=3 color=black
face=Arial><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black;mso-ansi-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:72.0pt'><font size=3 color=black
face=Arial><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black;mso-ansi-language:EN-US'>Good Luck!<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:72.0pt'><font size=3 color=black
face=Arial><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black;mso-ansi-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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color=black face=Arial><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:
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<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>From:</span></b> OSLIST
[mailto:OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU] <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>On
Behalf Of </span></b>Dominique Proudhon<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> </span></font><st1:date
Month="12" Day="16" Year="2003"><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;mso-ansi-language:EN-US'>Tuesday,
December 16, 2003</span></font></st1:date><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span
lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;mso-ansi-language:EN-US'>
</span></font><st1:time Hour="2" Minute="58"><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span
lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;mso-ansi-language:EN-US'>2:58
AM</span></font></st1:time><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;mso-ansi-language:EN-US'><br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> New member</span></font><span
lang=EN-US style='mso-ansi-language:EN-US'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:72.0pt'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-ansi-language:
EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:72.0pt'><font size=3 color=black
face=Galliard><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Galliard;
color:black;mso-ansi-language:EN-US'>Good day all,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:72.0pt'><font size=3 color=black
face=Galliard><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Galliard;
color:black;mso-ansi-language:EN-US'><span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:72.0pt'><font size=3 color=black
face=Galliard><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Galliard;
color:black;mso-ansi-language:EN-US'>I joined the OSlist a few days ago and
have been lurking for a while. I am very impressed with the quality of the
exchanges on this list and find myself drawn to participate. Several threads
called my attention; in particular the one questioning the list itself (what
are we doing? Aren’t we loosing our spirit, Should we split?) –I
find these conversations very healthy. And also the one about Civil
Conversation, which resonates with an old questioning of mine around ways to
impl</span></font><st1:PersonName><font color=black face=Galliard><span
lang=EN-US style='font-family:Galliard;color:black;mso-ansi-language:EN-US'>eme</span></font></st1:PersonName><font
color=black face=Galliard><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Galliard;
color:black;mso-ansi-language:EN-US'>nt real participative democracy – I
am dreaming of initiating some real debate around the question “what
world do we chose to build for tomorrow?”. I believe we humans are caught
up in our own contradictions: after centuries of evolving faster and faster
technically, and having more transformative power than ever, we are now facing
the essential question of<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>Meaning: How
do we participate in the world and to what end? What is our responsibility in
regard to what is happening in our world? Especially all the “not so
nice” little things like irreversible destruction of earth resources,
loss of entire spe</span></font><st1:PersonName><font color=black
face=Galliard><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Galliard;color:black;
mso-ansi-language:EN-US'>cies</span></font></st1:PersonName><font color=black
face=Galliard><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Galliard;color:black;
mso-ansi-language:EN-US'>, wars and weapon builders, starving, and all that
noisy ongoing disconnected stupidity on our tv and radio shows that take people
away from being…<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>I believe that
for the first time, we, at least in “developed” countries, have won
the freedom to look beyond simply working for survival, to ask ourselves: how
do I want to also make this place a little better? <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:72.0pt'><font size=3 color=black
face=Galliard><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Galliard;
color:black;mso-ansi-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:72.0pt'><font size=3 color=black
face=Galliard><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Galliard;color:black'>Anyway.
I’ll stop here for today. </span></font><font color=black face=Galliard><span
lang=EN-US style='font-family:Galliard;color:black;mso-ansi-language:EN-US'>My
goal was actually to introduce myself: <br>
I am French and leave in </span></font><st1:City><st1:place><font color=black
face=Galliard><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Galliard;color:black;
mso-ansi-language:EN-US'>Grenoble</span></font></st1:place></st1:City><font
color=black face=Galliard><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Galliard;
color:black;mso-ansi-language:EN-US'>. After a PhD in molecular/cellular
biology and 6 years of research. I decided to do something else with my life
and moved to human resources development. I actually did that career move in
the </span></font><st1:country-region><st1:place><font color=black
face=Galliard><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Galliard;color:black;
mso-ansi-language:EN-US'>US</span></font></st1:place></st1:country-region><font
color=black face=Galliard><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Galliard;
color:black;mso-ansi-language:EN-US'>: I lived 10 years in </span></font><st1:State><st1:place><font
color=black face=Galliard><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Galliard;
color:black;mso-ansi-language:EN-US'>North Carolina</span></font></st1:place></st1:State><font
color=black face=Galliard><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Galliard;
color:black;mso-ansi-language:EN-US'>. I wanted to understand why people so
often get into conflicts because of “films” they make in their
heads that have little to do with reality. I wanted to find ways to work on
re-establishing lost connections, especially in the workplace, where they could
serve common projects and goals. I trained with Will Schutz, originator of the <i
style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'><span style='font-style:italic;mso-bidi-font-style:
normal'>Human El</span></i></span></font><st1:PersonName><i style='mso-bidi-font-style:
normal'><font color=black face=Galliard><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:
Galliard;color:black;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;font-style:italic;mso-bidi-font-style:
normal'>eme</span></font></i></st1:PersonName><i style='mso-bidi-font-style:
normal'><font color=black face=Galliard><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:
Galliard;color:black;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;font-style:italic;mso-bidi-font-style:
normal'>nt</span></font></i><font color=black face=Galliard><span lang=EN-US
style='font-family:Galliard;color:black;mso-ansi-language:EN-US'>, became a
mediator, trained in various psychometric tools and got to work with various
groups. Two years ago, just before I came back to </span></font><st1:country-region><st1:place><font
color=black face=Galliard><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Galliard;
color:black;mso-ansi-language:EN-US'>France</span></font></st1:place></st1:country-region><font
color=black face=Galliard><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Galliard;
color:black;mso-ansi-language:EN-US'>, I bought a book that called my
attention: Open Space Technology, a user’s guide. I read it in the plane.
It was one of those “ha ha”: I found something I was looking for. A
piece of extr</span></font><st1:PersonName><font color=black face=Galliard><span
lang=EN-US style='font-family:Galliard;color:black;mso-ansi-language:EN-US'>eme</span></font></st1:PersonName><font
color=black face=Galliard><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Galliard;
color:black;mso-ansi-language:EN-US'> simplicity that called on very ecological
principles to set the stage for real connection between people and for meaning
to happen. On top of that, this approach was shared openly without any bind,
just as a gift to humanity, which seduced me even more...<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>I decided to try it as soon as I would get
the opportunity, here, in </span></font><st1:country-region><st1:place><font
color=black face=Galliard><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Galliard;
color:black;mso-ansi-language:EN-US'>France</span></font></st1:place></st1:country-region><font
color=black face=Galliard><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Galliard;
color:black;mso-ansi-language:EN-US'>. Starting a new business as a group
facilitator/team consultant has not been easy thing. Things are slow going and
I often get discouraged. But I finally got the opportunity to run two different
open space events for two different clients in the last year (30 people and 36
people). Both very energizing experiences and both around the question
“How could we improve the way we function as a team?”: I loved the
first moments of surprise in people’s eyes, and then the sudden rush to
bring up issues as they understood that the event was theirs. Several persons
approached me at the end telling me how much this work had moved them from a
negative reactive position to an engaged position and telling me about a number
of places they would see such work as useful. Thanks to </span></font><st1:place><font
color=black face=Galliard><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Galliard;
color:black;mso-ansi-language:EN-US'>Harrison</span></font></st1:place><font
color=black face=Galliard><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Galliard;
color:black;mso-ansi-language:EN-US'>, they got a gift they deserved. Felt
quite good to serve in such a meaningful way. I’ll continue. I now would
like to share this approach with others in </span></font><st1:country-region><st1:place><font
color=black face=Galliard><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Galliard;
color:black;mso-ansi-language:EN-US'>France</span></font></st1:place></st1:country-region><font
color=black face=Galliard><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Galliard;
color:black;mso-ansi-language:EN-US'> and starting a French Open Space
Institute (web site in preparation for sometime next year). Of course, I have
plenty of questions around OST, but I’ll wait: This post is already long
enough, you guys are busy, and I need to read more of the documentation to make
sure I am not asking questions that have already been answered 20 times. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:72.0pt'><font size=3 color=black
face=Galliard><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Galliard;
color:black;mso-ansi-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:72.0pt'><font size=3 color=black
face=Galliard><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Galliard;
color:black;mso-ansi-language:EN-US'>All the best to each of you,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:72.0pt'><font size=3 color=black
face=Galliard><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Galliard;
color:black;mso-ansi-language:EN-US'>Dominique<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:72.0pt'><font size=3 color=black
face=Galliard><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Galliard;
color:black;mso-ansi-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:72.0pt'><font size=3 color=black
face=Galliard><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Galliard;
color:black;mso-ansi-language:EN-US'>Note: I am a guy, for those who would
wonder.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black;
mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-no-proof:yes'> </span></font><font
color=black><span lang=EN-US style='color:black;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;
mso-no-proof:yes'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:72.0pt'><font size=2 color=black
face=Copperplate31ab><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Copperplate31ab;
color:black;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-no-proof:yes'>Dominique Proudhon</span></font><font
size=2 color=black><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black;
mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-no-proof:yes'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:72.0pt'><em><i><font size=1 color=gray
face=Copperplate31ab><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:Copperplate31ab;
color:gray;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-no-proof:yes'>Group Facilitation</span></font></i></em><i><font
size=1 color=gray face=Copperplate31ab><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:7.5pt;
font-family:Copperplate31ab;color:gray;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;font-style:italic;
mso-no-proof:yes'><br>
</span></font></i><em><i><font size=1 color=gray face=Copperplate31ab><span
lang=EN-US style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:Copperplate31ab;mso-bidi-font-family:
Arial;color:gray;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-no-proof:yes'>Problem solving</span></font></i></em><i><font
size=2 color=gray face=Arial><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:gray;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;font-style:italic;
mso-no-proof:yes'><br>
</span></font></i><em><i><font size=1 color=gray face=Copperplate31ab><span
lang=EN-US style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:Copperplate31ab;color:gray;
mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-no-proof:yes'>Conflict resolution</span></font></i></em><font
size=2 color=black><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black;
mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-no-proof:yes'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:72.0pt'><font size=1 color=black
face=Copperplate31ab><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:Copperplate31ab;
color:black;mso-no-proof:yes'>Dampierre<br>
38470 Notre Dame de l'Osier</span></font><font size=2 color=black><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black;mso-no-proof:yes'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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face=Copperplate31ab><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:Copperplate31ab;
color:black;mso-no-proof:yes'>(33) 4 76 36 71 34</span></font><font size=2
color=black><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black;mso-no-proof:yes'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:72.0pt'><font size=1 color=black
face=Copperplate31ab><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:Copperplate31ab;
color:black;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-no-proof:yes'>(33) 6 78 91 48 77</span></font><font
size=2 color=black><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black;
mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-no-proof:yes'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black;
mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-no-proof:yes'> </span></font><span lang=EN-US
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