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<DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#000080>Bienvenue Dominique!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#000080>Et bravo pour la possibilite de
debuter OSI France.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#000080>Here is the link to our Open Space
Institute of Canada. I pass it along in case you are not already
familiar with the site, since the newsletters and articles are in both French
and English, so you might find some of it useful as you go forward.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#000080><A
href="http://www.openspacecanada.org">http://www.openspacecanada.org</A></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#000080>Bonne chance,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#000080>Winston</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#000080></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV>----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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<DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A
title=dominique@dproudhon.com href="mailto:dominique@dproudhon.com">Dominique
Proudhon</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU
href="mailto:OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU">'OSLIST'</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, December 16, 2003 2:58 AM</DIV>
<DIV><B>Subject:</B> New member</DIV></DIV>
<DIV><BR></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
style="FONT-SIZE: 7.5pt; COLOR: gray; FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Copperplate31ab; mso-no-proof: yes"><BR></SPAN></FONT></I><EM><I><FONT
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style="FONT-SIZE: 7.5pt; COLOR: gray; FONT-FAMILY: Copperplate31ab; mso-no-proof: yes; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">Problem
solving</SPAN></FONT></I></EM><I><FONT face=Arial color=gray size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: gray; FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-no-proof: yes"><BR></SPAN></FONT></I><EM><I><FONT
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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Notre Dame de l'Osier</SPAN></FONT><FONT color=black size=2><SPAN lang=FR
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