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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-CA
style='font-size:10.0pt;color:navy'>Joelle, you said, “</span></font><font
size=2 color=black face=Geneva><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Geneva;color:black'>During an initial Open Space in an
organization, the intention of the facilitator helps a lot to keep the normal
rules suspended. Once the meeting is over, keeping the space open will
depend on the intention and actions of leaders inside the organization, who may
or may not understand how to sustain the change, and who may or may not want to
do so.”<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Geneva><span lang=EN-CA
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Geneva;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Geneva><span lang=EN-CA
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Geneva;color:black'>I think your are right
on. <span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>It is hard for most formal leadership
(be that at the CEO, VP, Director or Manager level) to understand how to
sustain the “change”, to deal with the “emergent”.<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>It does not fit current management “training”
and is frightening to managers who think they are required to “control”
– infact, they often perceive that their identity comes from “managing”
or controlling.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Geneva><span lang=EN-CA
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Geneva;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Geneva><span lang=EN-CA
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Geneva;color:black'>Larry</span></font><font
size=2 color=navy><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:10.0pt;color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-CA
style='font-size:10.0pt;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;
color:navy;mso-no-proof:yes'>Larry Peterson</span></font></st1:PersonName><font
size=2 color=navy face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Comic Sans MS";mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:navy;mso-no-proof:
yes'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoAutoSig><font size=2 color=navy face="Comic Sans MS"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;
color:navy;mso-no-proof:yes'>Associates in Transformation<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoAutoSig><font size=2 color=navy face="Comic Sans MS"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;
color:navy;mso-no-proof:yes'>Toronto, ON, Canada<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoAutoSig><font size=2 color=navy face="Comic Sans MS"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;
color:navy;mso-no-proof:yes'>416.653.4829</span></font><font color=navy><span
style='color:navy;mso-no-proof:yes'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoAutoSig><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
11.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy;mso-no-proof:yes'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoAutoSig><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
11.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy;mso-no-proof:yes'><a
href="mailto:larry@spiritedorg.com"><font size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>larry@spiritedorg.com</span></font></a></span></font><font
size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy;mso-no-proof:yes'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoAutoSig><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
11.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy;mso-no-proof:yes'><a
href="http://www.spiritedorg.com"><font size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>www.spiritedorg.com</span></font></a></span></font><font
size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy;mso-no-proof:yes'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:
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