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<DIV>I've used Open space for serveal years now in both small and large groups, in open forums and inside corportate America. I used Open Space this past week with @ 50 people who are new or oldmembers of a small city's business council. The group had been resting on its laurels for several years and several surrounding small cites had made great strides in business gorwth. The Council's paid staff was afraid the session would be a complaint session. </DIV>
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<DIV>Here is what I found. Despite being accutomed to much more traditional business planning sesssion, these bankers and city planners and small business owners were attentitive, cooperative and fully engaged in the process. Almost no energy was spent griping about the past. 18 topics were proposed and each submitted reports we were able to copy and distribute before people left the room. </DIV>
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<DIV>My take-away is that the world has shifted and is readier for the Open Space approach. </DIV>
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<DIV><FONT lang=0 face=Arial size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" PTSIZE="10">Susan Smyth <BR>Director of Consulting Services<BR>METS Metropolitan Education and Training Services<BR>3861 Olympic Blvd.<BR>Erlanger, KY 41018<BR>859-647-8983<BR><BR></FONT><FONT lang=0 face="Arial Greek" color=#000000 size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" PTSIZE="10">Life is a succession of lessons which must be lived to be understood ~ </FONT><FONT lang=0 face=Arial color=#000000 size=1 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" PTSIZE="8"><I>Ralph Waldo Emerson</I></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>
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