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<DIV><SPAN class=760033808-16122003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>Welcome Dominique to the List</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=760033808-16122003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=760033808-16122003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Good
to hear of your experience, and good to hear someone from
France!</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=760033808-16122003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=760033808-16122003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>All
the best</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=760033808-16122003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=760033808-16122003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Eddie
Palmer</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=760033808-16122003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Open
Futures</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=760033808-16122003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>Edinburgh</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=760033808-16122003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>Scotland</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Tahoma
size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> OSLIST
[mailto:OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU]<B>On Behalf Of </B>Dominique
Proudhon<BR><B>Sent:</B> 16 December 2003 07:58<BR><B>To:</B>
OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU<BR><B>Subject:</B> New
member<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV class=Section1>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Galliard color=black size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Galliard">Good day
all,<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Galliard color=black size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Galliard"><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Galliard color=black size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Galliard">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 face=Galliard color=black><SPAN
style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Galliard">cies</SPAN></FONT></st1:PersonName><FONT
face=Galliard color=black><SPAN style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Galliard">,
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 face=Galliard color=black size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Galliard"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN class=SpellE><FONT face=Galliard color=black
size=3><SPAN lang=FR
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Galliard; mso-ansi-language: FR">Anyway</SPAN></FONT></SPAN><FONT
face=Galliard color=black><SPAN lang=FR
style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Galliard; mso-ansi-language: FR">. I’ll stop
<SPAN class=SpellE>here</SPAN> for <SPAN class=SpellE>today</SPAN>.
</SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Galliard color=black><SPAN
style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Galliard">My goal was actually to introduce
myself: <BR>I am French and leave in </SPAN></FONT><st1:City><st1:place><SPAN
class=SpellE><FONT face=Galliard color=black><SPAN
style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Galliard">Grenoble</SPAN></FONT></SPAN></st1:place></st1:City><FONT
face=Galliard color=black><SPAN style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Galliard">.
<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 face=Galliard
color=black><SPAN
style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Galliard">US</SPAN></FONT></st1:place></st1:country-region><FONT
face=Galliard color=black><SPAN style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Galliard">:
I lived 10 years in </SPAN></FONT><st1:State><st1:place><FONT face=Galliard
color=black><SPAN style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Galliard">North
Carolina</SPAN></FONT></st1:place></st1:State><FONT face=Galliard
color=black><SPAN style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Galliard">. 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 face=Galliard
color=black><SPAN
style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Galliard">France</SPAN></FONT></st1:place></st1:country-region><FONT
face=Galliard color=black><SPAN style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Galliard">,
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 face=Galliard
color=black><SPAN
style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Galliard">France</SPAN></FONT></st1:place></st1:country-region><FONT
face=Galliard color=black><SPAN style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Galliard">.
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 face=Galliard
color=black><SPAN
style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Galliard">Harrison</SPAN></FONT></st1:place><FONT
face=Galliard color=black><SPAN style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Galliard">,
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 face=Galliard
color=black><SPAN
style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Galliard">France</SPAN></FONT></st1:place></st1:country-region><FONT
face=Galliard color=black><SPAN style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Galliard">
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 face=Galliard color=black size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Galliard"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Galliard color=black size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Galliard">All the best to
each of you,<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Galliard color=black size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Galliard">Dominique<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Galliard color=black size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Galliard"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Galliard color=black size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Galliard">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 face=Copperplate31ab color=black size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Copperplate31ab; mso-no-proof: yes">Dominique
Proudhon</SPAN></FONT><FONT color=black size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; mso-no-proof: yes"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 7.5pt; COLOR: gray; FONT-FAMILY: Copperplate31ab; mso-no-proof: yes">Group
Facilitation</SPAN></FONT></I></EM><I><FONT face=Copperplate31ab color=gray
size=1><SPAN
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style="FONT-SIZE: 7.5pt; COLOR: gray; FONT-FAMILY: Copperplate31ab; mso-no-proof: yes; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">Problem
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face=Copperplate31ab color=gray size=1><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 7.5pt; COLOR: gray; FONT-FAMILY: Copperplate31ab; mso-no-proof: yes">Conflict
resolution</SPAN></FONT></I></EM><FONT color=black size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; mso-no-proof: yes"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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