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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face=Galliard><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Galliard;color:black'>Good day all,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face=Galliard><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Galliard;color:black'><span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face=Galliard><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Galliard;color:black'>I joined the <span
class=SpellE>OSlist</span> 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 implement real participative democracy – I am dreaming
of initiating some real debate around the question “what world do we
chose to build for tomorrow?<span class=GramE>”.</span> 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 style='font-family:Galliard;color:black'>cies</span></font></st1:PersonName><font
color=black face=Galliard><span style='font-family:Galliard;color:black'>, wars
and weapon builders, starving, and all that noisy ongoing disconnected stupidity
on our <span class=SpellE><span class=GramE>tv</span></span> 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><font size=3 color=black face=Galliard><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Galliard;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span class=SpellE><font size=3 color=black face=Galliard><span
lang=FR style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Galliard;color:black;mso-ansi-language:
FR'>Anyway</span></font></span><font color=black face=Galliard><span lang=FR
style='font-family:Galliard;color:black;mso-ansi-language:FR'>. I’ll stop
<span class=SpellE>here</span> for <span class=SpellE>today</span>. </span></font><font
color=black face=Galliard><span style='font-family:Galliard;color:black'>My goal
was actually to introduce myself: <br>
I am French and leave in </span></font><st1:City><st1:place><span class=SpellE><font
color=black face=Galliard><span style='font-family:Galliard;color:black'>Grenoble</span></font></span></st1:place></st1:City><font
color=black face=Galliard><span style='font-family:Galliard;color:black'>. <span
class=GramE>After a PhD in molecular/cellular biology and 6 years of research.</span>
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 style='font-family:Galliard;color:black'>US</span></font></st1:place></st1:country-region><font
color=black face=Galliard><span style='font-family:Galliard;color:black'>: I
lived 10 years in </span></font><st1:State><st1:place><font color=black
face=Galliard><span style='font-family:Galliard;color:black'>North Carolina</span></font></st1:place></st1:State><font
color=black face=Galliard><span style='font-family:Galliard;color:black'>. 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 <span
class=SpellE>Schutz</span>, originator of the <i style='mso-bidi-font-style:
normal'><span style='font-style:italic;mso-bidi-font-style:normal'>Human
Element</span></i>, 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 style='font-family:Galliard;color:black'>France</span></font></st1:place></st1:country-region><font
color=black face=Galliard><span style='font-family:Galliard;color:black'>, 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 <span
class=SpellE>ha</span>”: I found something I was looking for. <span
class=GramE>A piece of extreme simplicity that called on very ecological
principles to set the stage for real connection between people and for meaning
to happen.</span> 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 style='font-family:Galliard;color:black'>France</span></font></st1:place></st1:country-region><font
color=black face=Galliard><span style='font-family:Galliard;color:black'>. 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?<span
class=GramE>”:</span> 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
style='font-family:Galliard;color:black'>Harrison</span></font></st1:place><font
color=black face=Galliard><span style='font-family:Galliard;color:black'>, 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 style='font-family:Galliard;color:black'>France</span></font></st1:place></st1:country-region><font
color=black face=Galliard><span style='font-family:Galliard;color:black'> 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><font size=3 color=black face=Galliard><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Galliard;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face=Galliard><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Galliard;color:black'>All the best to each
of you,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face=Galliard><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Galliard;color:black'>Dominique<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face=Galliard><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Galliard;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face=Galliard><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Galliard;color:black'>Note: I am a guy, for
those who would wonder.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black;mso-no-proof:yes'> </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=2 color=black face=Copperplate31ab><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Copperplate31ab;color:black;mso-no-proof:
yes'>Dominique Proudhon</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><em><i><font size=1 color=gray face=Copperplate31ab><span
style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:Copperplate31ab;color:gray;mso-no-proof:
yes'>Group Facilitation</span></font></i></em><i><font size=1 color=gray
face=Copperplate31ab><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:Copperplate31ab;
color:gray;font-style:italic;mso-no-proof:yes'><br>
</span></font></i><em><i><font size=1 color=gray face=Copperplate31ab><span
style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:Copperplate31ab;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;
color:gray;mso-no-proof:yes'>Problem solving</span></font></i></em><i><font
size=2 color=gray face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:gray;font-style:italic;mso-no-proof:yes'><br>
</span></font></i><em><i><font size=1 color=gray face=Copperplate31ab><span
style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:Copperplate31ab;color:gray;mso-no-proof:
yes'>Conflict resolution</span></font></i></em><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><font size=1 color=black face=Copperplate31ab><span lang=FR
style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:Copperplate31ab;color:black;mso-ansi-language:
FR;mso-no-proof:yes'>Dampierre<br>
38470 Notre Dame de l'Osier</span></font><font size=2 color=black><span
lang=FR style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black;mso-ansi-language:FR;mso-no-proof:
yes'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=1 color=black face=Copperplate31ab><span lang=FR
style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:Copperplate31ab;color:black;mso-ansi-language:
FR;mso-no-proof:yes'>(33) 4 76 36 71 34</span></font><font size=2 color=black><span
lang=FR style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black;mso-ansi-language:FR;mso-no-proof:
yes'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=1 color=black face=Copperplate31ab><span
style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:Copperplate31ab;color:black;mso-no-proof:
yes'>(33) 6 78 91 48 77</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><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
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