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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=625454219-05122005>Thank you so much Peter,
for this lovely account of how you built in the opportunity for silence, for a
space in which the heart and mind could connect. What a powerful practice
and rich opportunity you were able to offer this group. I like the context that
you created too--the celebration of the report (with champagne no less!) must
have created such a positive, appreciative and creative mental and emotional
climate to proceed in. I am going to buy some champage tonight and
celebrateyour inspiring account of opening space (in heart and mind) in
Joburg!</SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN
class=625454219-05122005>appreciatively,</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=625454219-05122005>Kathryn
Thomson</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=625454219-05122005>(from snowy Bowen
Island)</SPAN></DIV><FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff"></FONT><FONT
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> OSLIST
[mailto:OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Peter
Strobosch<BR><B>Sent:</B> Monday, December 05, 2005 3:51 AM<BR><B>To:</B>
OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU<BR><B>Subject:</B> FW: higher learning through
silence in OST<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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<DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Tahoma
size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> Peter Strobosch
[mailto:peter@alaya.nl]<BR><B>Sent:</B> maandag 5 december 2005
12:45<BR><B>To:</B> OSLIST<BR><B>Subject:</B> higher learning through silence in
OST<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
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<P><B>Subject:</B> <SPAN class=655024210-05122005><STRONG>Higher
learning through silence in OST</STRONG></SPAN></P></TD>
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<P>Peter Strobosch<BR>Drachtenpad 14<BR>6835 KC Arnhem<BR>The
Netherlands<BR>Phone +31 (0)26 4820122<BR>Mobile +31 (0)6 28067422<BR>Fax
+31 (0)26 4820124<BR>Email <A
href="mailto:peter@alaya.nl">peter@alaya.nl</A><BR>Website <A
href="http://www.alaya.nl">www.alaya.nl</A><BR>& <A
href="http://www.largescaleinterventions.com">www.largescaleinterventions.com</A></P></TD></TR>
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<DIV>H<SPAN class=655024210-05122005>i all,</SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=655024210-05122005>I came back recently form an OS
conference I facilitated near Joburg, South Africa.</SPAN> <SPAN
class=655024210-05122005>Inspiring working room and envrionment, amidst
giraffes, zebras and antilopes! Sixteen highly qualified participants from
development organisations all over the world. We did a 2,5 day
conference.</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=655024210-05122005>After having worked the first 1,5 days
according to the regular OS schedule I took the decision to step out of
the regular schedule for the third day as I sensed that people head's were
full after 1,5 days of intensive and inspired dialogue and discussion, and
that some breakthroughs might unfold themselves by creating more
mind-heart connection. During the evening of the second day I wrote a
guided imagery focussing on the theme of the conference. The morning of
the third day we celebrated the report with a glass of non-alcoholic
champagne, after which we did some physical playing outside with the
intention to get the particpants a bit out of their heads. Directly after
that I guided them through the imagery, with some music at the
background, leading them to individually answer some of the questions that
were at the heart of the conference. After that the particpants made a
drawing of their answers on a flipchart and wrote the answers down. All in
silence. Only after that the particpants started reading the document.
From celebration until reading took the whole morning. From the imagery
until reading the particpants worked in silence, so practically the whole
morning. Consequence of this approach was that in the afernoon there
was no time for separate action meetings. Being a small group, we
worked on convergence and prioritization in plenary during the afternoon.
Each participant used his/her drawing which made their interventions very
lively and connected wthh the heart.</SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=655024210-05122005>The important thing to mention is that
the participants expressed that doing the imagery and drawing in silence
before reading the document had so to say increased their
perspective of reading the document. They read it with their
minds <EM>and</EM> their hearts, and not only with their minds.
They had also come to, both individually and collectively,
some breakthroughs in learning and follow up actions to which, as
they said, most probably would not have come to if we had continued
the third morning with directly reading the document after
celebration. Their awareness was higher, they saw things from a more
holistic point of view, and in consequence the sources for their
follow up actions were of a different nature. And most certainly the
atmosphere we worked in was full of Spirit...</SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=655024210-05122005>Be well all of you,</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=655024210-05122005>Peter Strobosch</SPAN></DIV>
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