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<DIV><SPAN class=621462319-16122003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>G'day
Dominique</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=621462319-16122003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=621462319-16122003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>You
remind me of a French, Canadian, Kiwi guy I know who lurks and pot shots this
list serve from time to time.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=621462319-16122003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=621462319-16122003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Great
to see you launch into the list full blown. Welcome and keep on asking your
questions. I found it very scary at first but was amazed at the
response from this list. OST is a responsive process!</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=621462319-16122003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=621462319-16122003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>This
leads me to your question of conflict and intervention during an OS
event?!</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=621462319-16122003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=621462319-16122003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>I will
give you my experience of this. I have been ruined for life by OST around
intervention. OST is killing my tolerance and desire to intervene in
meetings! Indeed, now when I'm in a meeting where some facilitator
intervenes I start to feel my blood boil. </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=621462319-16122003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=621462319-16122003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>In the
past I felt intervening at the right time and steering things was an
admirable trait. "I am sensitive to the groups needs, I can see they need to go
on <STRONG>this</STRONG> path, I will direct them gently and subtly to my way."
How arrogant I was!</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=621462319-16122003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=621462319-16122003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>OST
has relieved me of this burden. One of the principles is very clear about
this "Whatever happens is the only thing that could
have."</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=621462319-16122003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=621462319-16122003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>Conflict is often seen negatively; some destructive force that will
blow things apart if expressed. Problem is, if conflict is stuffed it comes out
in all sorts of disguised forms that can create very toxic environments.
No doubt you've experienced such places and states. Quite honestly, if an actual
physical fight broke out during an OST event (which could not be ruled out in my
rural earthy place) I would be loathe to intervene. If I trust the process
I'm sure the combatants will self mange the situation.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=621462319-16122003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>If the
potential for conflict were so great that an OST meeting would be tantamount to
giving the green light to a riot I may suggest the sponsor prohibits
violence to self and others in their givens.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=621462319-16122003></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=621462319-16122003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>I know
this may sound extreme, but conflict/anger is a form of passion. Passion is an
expression of spirit. At a personal level my life is so much the richer now I
allow myself to feel my anger and express it. Personally I'd get really hacked
off if a facilitator intervened while I were having an argument with someone!
</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=621462319-16122003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=621462319-16122003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>Reminds me of an old adage; "If you pick up someone else's pain you'll
get beaten up" Grimm Brothers</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=621462319-16122003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=621462319-16122003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>All
the best Dominique</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=621462319-16122003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Mike
Copeland</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=621462319-16122003></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=621462319-16122003> </SPAN></DIV>
<DIV></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Tahoma size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B>
Dominique Proudhon [mailto:dominique@DPROUDHON.COM] <BR><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday,
17 December 2003 6:57 a.m.<BR><B>To:</B>
OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU<BR><B>Subject:</B> OST and
conflicts<BR><BR></DIV></FONT>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Galliard color=black size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Galliard">OK,
</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">,
I won't wait long then. Here is a question:<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">Sometimes,
conflicts do arise during subgroup discussions in an OS event. It is certainly
not a problem per se, since, in my experience, they often reveal areas of
greater creative potential. Still, a question remains: how to best handle them
in order to prevent escalation and allow the group to own and discuss the
issues in a solution oriented manner? I had a case once where I felt obligated
to intervene because the conversation was feeding on blame and getting
increasingly aggressive. A subgroup came to discuss the issue <SPAN
class=GramE>of <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>"</SPAN>clans"
excluding others and disrupting the overall group effectiveness. Although my
intervention went very well (the subgroup decided to discuss the issue with
the entire group, which agreed, and we went on with a mediation process in the
circle where I helped the group clarify issues around clans and developing
solutions to prevent/heal the negative side effects of natural grouping within
the larger group), I felt like we had stepped out of the OS process, burnt a
lot of energy, and lost some of the creative power of the OS process. No
regrets though, since what was most alive at that time in the team was the
conflict and they needed some way to cope with it productively. It was not OS
for a time, since I became actively involved in the process. Even if I love
doing mediation, I would much rather see people solve their conflicts by
themselves. <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Is there any way to
do all of it in "OS mode"? Can OS function when communication patterns in a
group lead to blaming, finger pointing and retaliating? I am curious to hear
about other practitioners' experience with this. Also, what happens if you're
the only facilitator and you have two or more conflicts at a time in different
subgroups? You shoot them <SPAN class=GramE>all <FONT face=Wingdings><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Wingdings; mso-ascii-font-family: Galliard; mso-hansi-font-family: Galliard; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings"><SPAN
style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings">J</SPAN></SPAN></FONT></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">To resonate with
<SPAN class=SpellE>Agneta</SPAN> <SPAN class=SpellE>Setterwall's</SPAN> post,
I believe that communication processes such as the Non Violent Communication
(NVC) can be great complementary tools to OS. They significantly improve
people's capacity to communicate from their own needs and expectations, rather
than from blaming others for what they do not get in the relation. I believe
running an OS event with subgroups talking NVC would be a kick! (<SPAN
class=GramE>have</SPAN> to try out that one). Any experience with
"communication training/practice" in preparation for an OS event out there? Or
what about having NVC practitioners to participate in subgroups as
needed?<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=GramE><FONT face=Galliard color=black
size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Galliard">All
the best to all.</SPAN></FONT></SPAN><FONT face=Galliard color=black><SPAN
style="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">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>
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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
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">-----Original
Message-----<BR><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>Harrison Owen<BR><B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> </SPAN></FONT><st1:date Year="2003"
Day="16" Month="12"><FONT face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">Tuesday, December 16,
2003</SPAN></FONT></st1:date><FONT face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"> </SPAN></FONT><st1:time
Minute="5" Hour="14"><FONT face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">2:05
PM</SPAN></FONT></st1:time><FONT face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"><BR><B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B>
OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU<BR><B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN></B> Re: New member</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=Arial size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Dominique
wrote:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=Arial size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1in"><FONT face=Arial size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">"</SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Galliard
color=black><SPAN style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Galliard">. 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 style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1in"><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 style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1in"><FONT face=Arial color=black
size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">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 contact with Christopher Schoch. <A
href="mailto:Mdlschoch@aol.com">Mdlschoch@aol.com</A> Christopher lives in
</SPAN></FONT><st1:City><st1:place><FONT face=Arial color=black><SPAN
style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Paris</SPAN></FONT></st1:place></st1:City><FONT
face=Arial color=black><SPAN style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> 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>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1in"><FONT face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN
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[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 Year="2003"
Day="16" Month="12"><FONT face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">Tuesday, December 16,
2003</SPAN></FONT></st1:date><FONT face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"> </SPAN></FONT><st1:time
Minute="58" Hour="2"><FONT face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">2:58
AM</SPAN></FONT></st1:time><FONT face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"><BR><B><SPAN
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OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU<BR><B><SPAN
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member</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1in"><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>
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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 style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1in"><FONT face=Galliard color=black
size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Galliard">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 implement 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
style="BACKGROUND-POSITION: left bottom; BACKGROUND-IMAGE: url(res://ietag.dll/#34/#1001); BACKGROUND-REPEAT: repeat-x"><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 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: 1in"><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 style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1in"><FONT face=Galliard color=black
size=3><SPAN lang=FR
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Galliard; mso-ansi-language: FR">Anyway.
I'll stop here for today. </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><FONT
face=Galliard color=black><SPAN
style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Galliard">Grenoble</SPAN></FONT></st1:place></st1:City><FONT
face=Galliard color=black><SPAN style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Galliard">.
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 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 Schutz,
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 ha": I found something
I was looking for. 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. 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?": 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>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Galliard"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1in"><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 style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1in"><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>
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size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Galliard"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1in"><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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color=gray size=1><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 7.5pt; COLOR: gray; FONT-FAMILY: Copperplate31ab; mso-no-proof: yes">Group
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style="FONT-SIZE: 7.5pt; COLOR: gray; FONT-FAMILY: Copperplate31ab; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-no-proof: yes">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
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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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