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<DIV><SPAN class=042594319-09032005><FONT face=Garamond
color=#800080>Christine, I concocted this to email to a banking executive
this week. It is a combination of words from Michael Hermann and Chris
Corrigan (from and some of Harrison's recent musings. Hope it is
helpful. I also welcome feedback from anyone. Regards,
Robyn.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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color=#800080></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
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<DIV align=left>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 2"><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">What is Open Space
Technology?<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns =
"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Open Space Technology
is a simple and highly effective meeting method that enables groups of people to
deal with issues constructively and speedily. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Five Preconditions for
Open Space<S><o:p></o:p></S></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; TEXT-INDENT: -1in; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list .25in"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"><SPAN
style="mso-list: Ignore">·<SPAN
style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Real issue</SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT color=#000000>s</FONT><SPAN
style="COLOR: black"> of concern<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; TEXT-INDENT: -1in; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list .25in"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"><SPAN
style="mso-list: Ignore">·<SPAN
style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Diversity of
players<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .25in"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"><SPAN
style="mso-list: Ignore">·<SPAN
style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Complexity of
elements<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .25in"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"><SPAN
style="mso-list: Ignore">·<SPAN
style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Presence of
passion<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .25in"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"><SPAN
style="mso-list: Ignore">·<SPAN
style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Decision time was
yesterday.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">In Open Space
meetings, participants create and manage their own agenda of parallel working
sessions around a central theme of strategic importance.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">There are Four
Principles of Open Space<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .25in"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"><SPAN
style="mso-list: Ignore">·<SPAN
style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Whoever comes is the
right people<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .25in"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"><SPAN
style="mso-list: Ignore">·<SPAN
style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Whatever happens is
the only thing </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT
color=#000000>that </FONT><SPAN style="COLOR: black">could have<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .25in"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"><SPAN
style="mso-list: Ignore">·<SPAN
style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Whenever it starts is
the right time<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .25in"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"><SPAN
style="mso-list: Ignore">·<SPAN
style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">When it’s over, it’s
over.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">There is One Law of
Open Space<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .25in"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"><SPAN
style="mso-list: Ignore">·<SPAN
style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The Law of Two Feet
-<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>if you find yourself in a
situation where you are neither learning nor contributing, use you</SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT color=#000000>r</FONT><SPAN
style="COLOR: black"> two feet.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Open Space meeting is
highly structured through the capacity of self organization.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Those who care, and are prepared to take
responsibility for change, step up and drive the change agenda with an energy
and commitment that no imposed management–driven design could prescribe.
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 2"><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">What will happen?
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">We never know exactly
what will happen when we open the space for people to do their most important
work, but we can guarantee these results when any group gets into Open Space:
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .25in"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"><SPAN
style="mso-list: Ignore">·<SPAN
style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">All of the issues that
are MOST important to the participants will be raised. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .25in"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"><SPAN
style="mso-list: Ignore">·<SPAN
style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">All of the issues
raised will be addressed by those participants most qualified and capable of
getting something done on each of them. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .25in"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"><SPAN
style="mso-list: Ignore">·<SPAN
style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">In a time as short as
one or two days, all of inputs and plans for immediate action will be documented
in one comprehensive report -- finished, printed and in the hands of
participants when they leave. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .25in"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"><SPAN
style="mso-list: Ignore">·<SPAN
style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The meeting duration
depends on the number of people and issues they put on the agenda.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>With groups of 5 to 2000 one-day
workshops or, three-day conferences, the results are powerful and
effective<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 2"><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Impact of Open
Space<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-outline-level: 2"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"><FONT
color=#000000>It all begins with an invitation<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-outline-level: 2; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .25in"><FONT
color=#000000><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"><SPAN
style="mso-list: Ignore">·<SPAN
style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">Palpable
passion <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-outline-level: 2; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .25in"><FONT
color=#000000><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"><SPAN
style="mso-list: Ignore">·<SPAN
style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">Voluntary
responsibility and accountability for issues of
concern<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-outline-level: 2; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .25in"><FONT
color=#000000><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"><SPAN
style="mso-list: Ignore">·<SPAN
style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">Connection
at all levels across all divides<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-outline-level: 2; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .25in"><FONT
color=#000000><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"><SPAN
style="mso-list: Ignore">·<SPAN
style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">Opening
of the mind and heart<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-outline-level: 2; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .25in"><FONT
color=#000000><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"><SPAN
style="mso-list: Ignore">·<SPAN
style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">Energy
for change and action<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-outline-level: 2"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<DIV
style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 4pt; BORDER-TOP: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-LEFT: 4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 1pt; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-TOP: 1pt; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt">
<P class=MsoNormal
style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-padding-alt: 1.0pt 4.0pt 1.0pt 4.0pt"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">“In the 20 year period
since 1985 when I created Open Space, it has been used in excess of 60,000 times
in 108 countries with groups ranging in size from 5 – 2000.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Typical applications have included such
things as strategic and tactical planning for Rockport Shoes Inc – in which some
400 employees established goals and directions for their company in addition to
developing a totally new product and redesigning their inventory system. All of
this was accomplished in 2 days, and except for the opening and closing of the
event there was absolutely no intervention by the facilitator (me) at any time.
The people did it all by themselves. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></I></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-padding-alt: 1.0pt 4.0pt 1.0pt 4.0pt"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></I></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-padding-alt: 1.0pt 4.0pt 1.0pt 4.0pt"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">In another case, some
2008 German Psychiatrists gathered for a single day’s event intended to
synthesize their collective learning at the conclusion of their biannual
conference and further build the common body of knowledge. In all they created
236 working groups in about half an hour, self-managed the entire process and
produced a book of proceedings as a record of their effort.
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></I></B></P>
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style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></I></B></P>
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style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">In the United States,
a much smaller group (23) of architects, technicians, and executives completely
re-designed the AT&T Olympic Pavilion for the 1996 Olympics. They
essentially started with a blank sheet of paper, and at the conclusion of 2 days
had a totally new design down to the level of working architectural drawings for
the $200,000,000(US) project. Once again the group did it all without outside
intervention.”<o:p></o:p></SPAN></I></B></P>
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style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><o:p><FONT face="Times New Roman"
color=#000000> </FONT></o:p></I></B></P>
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align=right><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT
color=#000000>Harrison Owen, esteemed creator of Open
Space<S><o:p></o:p></S></FONT></SPAN></P></DIV><A
href="http://www.litglobal.com/"><FONT face=Garamond color=#800080
size=2></FONT></A></DIV></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader lang=en-us dir=ltr align=left><FONT
face=Tahoma size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> OSLIST
[mailto:OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Christine Whitney
Sanchez<BR><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, March 09, 2005 1:58 PM<BR><B>To:</B>
OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU<BR><B>Subject:</B> elevator
speech<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#008080><SPAN
class=890425118-09032005>Hi Everyone, </SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#008080><SPAN
class=890425118-09032005></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#008080><SPAN class=890425118-09032005>I
have been given 5 minutes, at a meeting next week, to "brief" 300 CEO's about
Open Space. Do you have a favorite elevator speech that has helped
people understand the essence and application of OS? I'm especially
eager for any thoughts about the relationship between OS and
governance.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#008080><SPAN
class=890425118-09032005></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#008080><SPAN
class=890425118-09032005>Thanks in advance, for anything you can
share. </SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"></SPAN></FONT><FONT
face="Viner Hand ITC"
color=#008080><EM><STRONG>Christine</STRONG></EM></FONT></P>
<P><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT size=2><FONT color=#008080><FONT
face="Comic Sans MS">Christine Whitney Sanchez<BR><FONT color=#800080>Triune
Milagro, LTD</FONT><BR></FONT><STRONG><FONT
face="Comic Sans MS">480.759.0262 <BR></FONT></STRONG></FONT><FONT
face="Comic Sans MS" size=1>VISIT OUR WEBSITE: </FONT></FONT><A
href="http://www.triunemilagro.com/"><FONT face="Comic Sans MS"
size=1>www.triunemilagro.com</FONT></A><FONT face="Comic Sans MS">
</FONT></FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#800080 size=1><EM><STRONG>Invoking the
wisdom and capacity of the human spirit! </STRONG></EM></FONT></P>
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