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background-color:><FONT face=Arial size=2>Dear Lisa,</FONT></DIV>
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background-color:><FONT face=Arial size=2>having witnessed your circle only from
the distance in Halifax I tried this out at Practice of Peace in Berlin and
we had a marvelous session! Starting with four participants, by and by the
community grow up to 11 (fifty-some participants all together at PoP) and then
by and by people left ~ and the last three participants went on and on (after
I had left the session to make sure I got my lunch).</FONT></DIV>
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background-color:><FONT face=Arial size=2>Several people later came to me and
thanked me for offering this session ~ one saying she had to leave because she
was touched so deeply.</FONT></DIV>
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background-color:><FONT face=Arial size=2>Regarding the name of the process:
Posting the session on the second day I invited people to come to an
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background-color:><FONT face=Arial size=2> "<EM>Inquiry and
Listening Circle</EM>". </FONT></DIV>
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background-color:><FONT face=Arial size=2>This was born out of my need to create
space for deep listening ~ during the first day everybody seemed to be
filled with words we wanted to get out.</FONT></DIV>
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background-color:><FONT face=Arial size=2>Important was to agree in the
beginning that we would have no further questioning or investigation, just one
question and one answer. And that I mentioned to "gift" the
other person with a question ~ which seemed to create an
appreciative climate and soon led to people thanking for being asked and
thanking for the answers they had received.</FONT></DIV>
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background-color:><FONT face=Arial size=2>I started the circle with a question
that was inspired by what Harrison had presented in the morning. He had
introduced the grief cycle and had explained that after having gone
through all the stages of grief there comes the day when the question
arises:</FONT></DIV>
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background-color:><FONT face=Arial size=2>"What are you going to do with the
rest of your life?"</FONT></DIV>
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background-color:><FONT face=Arial size=2>This question I chose as our
starting point. And the other questions arising covered everything from "If you
had a child what would you wish for it to become," over "what did you have for
breakfast today?" to "What question would you like to answer? And please do
so."</FONT></DIV>
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background-color:><FONT face=Arial size=2>I can highly recommend this easy, easy
process to everybody interested in meaningful conversations.</FONT></DIV>
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background-color:><FONT face=Arial size=2>Greetings to my family in open
space,</FONT></DIV>
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background-color:><FONT face=Arial size=2>Marei</FONT></DIV>
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background-color:> "Lisa Heft" <lisaheft@openingspace.net> schrieb:
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<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span style="FONT-SIZE:
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<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span style="FONT-SIZE:
10pt">Hi, Jimmy --<o:p></O:P></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span style="FONT-SIZE:
10pt"><o:p></O:P></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span style="FONT-SIZE:
10pt">[I have changed to title of our message to more closely reflect the
content, as it has shifted from finding folks in San Antonio to describing what
<span class=GramE>is an inquiry circle</span>. That will make it easier for
anyone who may be looking up topics in the OSLIST archives at some future time.]<o:p></O:P></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span style="FONT-SIZE:
10pt"><o:p></O:P></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span style="FONT-SIZE:
10pt">Chris mentioned in an earlier message an Inquiry Circle I hosted at the
Open Space on Open Space world gathering in Halifax this August - and <span
class=SpellE
>Cliodhna</span> had indeed asked us to share a description - so:
thank you, Jimmy for explaining it (I’ve been away with precious little
time at my computer).<o:p></O:P></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span style="FONT-SIZE:
10pt"><o:p></O:P></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span style="FONT-SIZE:
10pt">Jimmy wrote:<o:p></O:P></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.25in"><font size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"
>< <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"
><span
style="FONT-STYLE: italic; mso-bidi-font-style: normal">A format that I witnessed
at last year's National Coalition for <o:p></O:P></span></i></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.25in"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:
normal"><font size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span style="FONT-SIZE:
10pt; FONT-STYLE: italic; mso-bidi-font-style: normal"
>Dialogue and Democracy conference
was an inquiry circle among a group <o:p></O:P></span></font></i></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.25in"><span class=GramE><i
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"
><font size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-STYLE: italic; mso-bidi-font-style: normal"
>of</span></font></i></span><i
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><span style="FONT-STYLE:
italic; mso-bidi-font-style: normal"> speakers before a plenary.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"
>
</span>Six speakers spoke for several minutes <o:p></O:P></span></i></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.25in"><span class=GramE><i
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"
><font size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-STYLE: italic; mso-bidi-font-style: normal"
>on</span></font></i></span><i
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><span style="FONT-STYLE:
italic; mso-bidi-font-style: normal"> what they saw in the future for dialogue and deliberation.<span
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>In the <o:p></O:P></span></i></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.25in"><span class=GramE><i
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"
><font size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-STYLE: italic; mso-bidi-font-style: normal"
>inquiry</span></font></i></span><i
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><span style="FONT-STYLE:
italic; mso-bidi-font-style: normal"> circle, the facilitator posed a question to the first <o:p></O:P></span></i></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.25in"><span class=GramE><i
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"
><font size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-STYLE: italic; mso-bidi-font-style: normal"
>speaker</span></font></i></span><i
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><span style="FONT-STYLE:
italic; mso-bidi-font-style: normal"
>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"
> </span>The first speaker
answered that question.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>They then
posed <o:p></O:P></span></i></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.25in"><span class=GramE><i
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"
><font size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-STYLE: italic; mso-bidi-font-style: normal"
>a</span></font></i></span><i
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><span style="FONT-STYLE:
italic; mso-bidi-font-style: normal"> new question for the next speaker, etc., until all had answered a <o:p></O:P></span></i></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.25in"><span class=GramE><i
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"
><font size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-STYLE: italic; mso-bidi-font-style: normal"
>question</span></font></i></span><i
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><span style="FONT-STYLE:
italic; mso-bidi-font-style: normal"
>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"
> </span><span class=GramE>The
went</span> around a couple of times. Thus, a small group on <o:p></O:P></span></i></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.25in"><span class=GramE><i
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"
><font size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-STYLE: italic; mso-bidi-font-style: normal"
>stage</span></font></i></span><i
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><span style="FONT-STYLE:
italic; mso-bidi-font-style: normal"> had a type of dialogue that the large group witnessed</span></i>.><o:p></O:P></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span style="FONT-SIZE:
10pt"><o:p></O:P></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span style="FONT-SIZE:
10pt">That is indeed where I learned it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"
>
</span>I was so excited, also, to experience an audience-engagement panel
process.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"
> </span>A further detail - after
the facilitator gave a question to the first panelist, who answered it, shared
a few thoughts on the subject and 'gifted' a question to the next panelist, and
so on through the ‘panel’ of invited speakers - then the
facilitator turned to the audience with the last panelist's question to gift it
to us.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>The audience was sitting at
small round tables seating 4 or 5 people.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</span>We continued the inquiry process at our individual tables.<span
style="mso-spacerun: yes"
> </span>After going around the table, the full
group was reconvened in plenary to share threads and thoughts.<o:p></O:P></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span style="FONT-SIZE:
10pt"><o:p></O:P></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span style="FONT-SIZE:
10pt">It was a really marvelous experience, as it was in our great group in
Halifax.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>I just love it - it is a
wonderful co-created experience inviting deep listening and mutual
appreciation.<o:p></O:P></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span style="FONT-SIZE:
10pt"><o:p></O:P></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span style="FONT-SIZE:
10pt">Cheers from Berkeley, California, USA (I may be returning to San
Antonio Texas next for further work with the <span class=SpellE>OpenSpaceniks</span>
there - ask Don, Jimmy and maybe you can join us), <o:p></O:P></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span style="FONT-SIZE:
10pt"><o:p></O:P></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span style="FONT-SIZE:
10pt"
>Lisa</span></font></p>
<P class=MsoPlainText><FONT face="Trebuchet MS" size=2><SPAN
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