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<DIV><STRONG>Eva:</STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG>Serendipity is unlooked-for good fortune. A good thing that happens
that you didn't expect but which makes everything else work
better.</STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG></STRONG> </DIV>
<DIV><STRONG>There is a joke that says that serendipity is looking for a needle
in a haystack and finding the farmer's daughter!</STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG></STRONG> </DIV>
<DIV><STRONG>In Open Space I suspect that when we open the space, we allow for
serendipity to happen and indeed that serendipity is not only likely but truly
inevitable.</STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG></STRONG> </DIV>
<DIV><STRONG>Best regards</STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG>Esther</STRONG></DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face=Arial color=#000000 size=2>It is
the recognition that the watercooler of serendipity said
Jack...<BR><BR>Serendipity - what does that mean? It's neither in my
dictionary nor on the<BR>same on my computer. Now I have seen it a couple of
times - but what is it??<BR>Can someone help my curiosity?<BR><BR><BR>Bästa
hälsningar<BR><BR><BR>Eva P
Svensson<BR>...................................................................<BR><BR>EPS
Human Invest AB<BR>"Verksamhetsutveckling genom människor
skapar<BR>långsiktigt välmående företag och organisationer!"<BR>Anåsbergsvägen
22<BR>439 34 ONSALA<BR>Tfn: 0300-615 05<BR>Mobil:0706-89 85
50<BR>eva@epshumaninvest.se<BR>www.epshumaninvest.se<BR><BR>-----Ursprungligt
meddelande-----<BR>Från: OSLIST [mailto:OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU]För
Jack Ricchiuto<BR>Skickat: den 26 november 2004 16:01<BR>Till:
OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU<BR>Ämne: Re: givens<BR><BR>If I have a personal
agenda with the sponsor in<BR>the pre-event meeting(s) it is to help them to
understand that the space<BR>already is open, no matter what they may think or
do about it. HO<BR><BR>This is so profoundly important. It is the recognition
that the watercooler<BR>of serendipity - the informal organization - is where
the conversations are<BR>always open, and often more creative and honest than
those in the formal<BR>organization. And that the informal organization is the
source of everything<BR>that ultimately happens in the formal organization
anyway.<BR><BR>Helping leaders and managers understand this is step one, I
think, in a way<BR>that cultivates their trust with us and our trust with
them. The next step<BR>is asking them a question like: what would you do if
you could tap into a<BR>power that you couldn't control but that would make
you more effective and<BR>happy about yourself in your role as leader/manager?
If they express<BR>interest in the power, my role is to then to help them
discover just that.I<BR>become their trusted guide in a new
land.<BR><BR>jack<BR><BR>jack
ricchiuto<BR>two.one.six/three.seven.three/seven.four.seven.five<BR>www.designinglife.com
/ www.appreciativeleadership.org<BR><BR><BR>> ------------Original
Message------------<BR>> From: Harrison Owen
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