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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=red face=Arial><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:red'>Marie – I can understand your feeling
that my conversation about self-organization may seem a tad technical, and that
for some of us (most of us?) the experience of Open Space is intensely personal.
But I guess where I am coming from is a (growing) conclusion that we live in a
self-organizing world which has certain operative forces and mechanisms –
and how we feel about all that is to some extent a different issue. The
analogy for me would be the force of gravity, which effects, in one way or
another, just about everything we do (at least in this physical realm). If I
see a beautiful woman and run towards her, that probably has a lot to do with
my heart, but the fact that I am running and not flying (like a bird) has
everything to do with gravity.</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=red face=Arial><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:red'>To me it is important to understand that
much of what we take to be wonderful and magic in Open Space is still magic and
truly wondrous – </span></font><font color=red face=Arial><span
style='font-family:Arial;color:red'>AND</span></font><font color=red
face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial;color:red'> is all very much part of
a larger process which was here long before Open Space and would continue to
exist were Open Space (Technology) to vanish. This thought also extends the
magic to every day life, or if you like, makes it very clear (to me) that Open
Space is a 24X7X365 business. Yes it is true that we may intensify/focus the
experience when we “do” an Open Space – but we could “do”
the same thing every day of our life.</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=red face=Arial><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:red'>In dealing with clients and other such
people, I start from the position that doing an Open Space is nothing strange, new,
or different. It is all Open Space. It is all self organization – the problem
is that we ordinarily just don’t do it very well. What happens in an OS
event, I think, is that we do what we always do, but now with clearer focus and
intention and so it works a lot better and feels a lot better.</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=red face=Arial><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:red'>As for where my heart is relative to my
client, I guess the answer is that I am of two hearts (two minds) – and I
will let you know when I figure it out. It is also true that this particular
client situation will demand everything I have and a lot more. The good news is
that I will grow with the occasion. The other side is that there will doubtless
be moments of pure terror and no small amount of pain. The thought has occurred
to me that maybe at the age of 70, I don’t need to take that sort of trip
any more. But I have never been very good at avoiding such “opportunities”
before, and I see no reason to expect that prudence and sanity will suddenly be
mine.</span></font></p>
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face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial;color:red'> </span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:red'>Harrison Owen</span></font></p>
<p align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=2 color=red face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:red'>7808 River Falls Drive</span></font></p>
<p align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=2 color=red face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:red'>Potomac,
Maryland 20854</span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:red'>Phone </span></font><font size=2 color=red face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:red'>301-365-2093</span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:red'>Skype hhowen</span></font></p>
<p align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3 color=red face=Arial><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:red'>Open Space Training</span></font><font
color=red><span style='color:red'> <a href="http://www.openspaceworld.com/"><font
face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>www.openspaceworld.com</span></font></a>
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<p align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3 color=red face=Arial><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:red'>Open Space Institute</span></font><font
color=red><span style='color:red'> <a href="http://www.openspaceworld.org/"><font
face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>www.openspaceworld.org</span></font></a></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:red'>Personal website</span></font><font
color=red><span style='color:red'> <a href="http://www.ho-image.com/"><font
face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>www.ho-image.com</span></font></a> </span></font></p>
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<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>From:</span></b> OSLIST
[mailto:OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU] <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>On
Behalf Of </span></b>Marei Kiele<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Friday, January 13, 2006
7:27 PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re: Keepin' Busy</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'> "Harrison Owen"
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 color=red face=Arial><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:red'>The operative power (as I
see it) is the power of self organization, and I am therefore led to the
conclusion that what you see in Open Space is the well functioning
self-organizing system – which in turn is naturally productive of an
appreciative approach, dialogue, and real community.</span></font></p>
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face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Since some
time I got a taste of "but that's not the essence - that is to
technical" when reading about "the power is because of the
self-organization.</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>To me the essence of and the beauty of open
space is based on the freedom and the total acceptance. </span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>"I am okay, you are okay" ~ whatever
interest's or not interests me ~ I am okay. No need to pretend, no need to
fake, no need to try to find out what is being expected from me. When I am in
Open Space (or when I create my life in an Open Space way) I can honestly
and fully be me. And by honestly and truly and fully being me, so much energy
which in another environment would be spend on hiding, covering,
protecting, self-controlling, justifying, argueing, fighting and fearing
is being liberated. And all that energy is being used FOR something instead of
AGAINST something. And all the energy being alive in me is aligned with
who I am. Very powerful!</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>AND by following the law, or in other
words following what has heart and meaning for me, I get out of the
mode of being thinking driven (mind) into feeling or intuitive mode ~ and
by that acess whatever fits with you belief-system, calling it my higher self,
my intuition, my inner wisdom. And together with other participants
experiencing the same, following the same path, we all together reach another
level of consciousness.</span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt'>THIS for me is the operative power of Open Space. </span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Don't know if this works as an explanation for every
client but I will try and share.</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>And regarding your question, Harrison: <br>
"And what are our obligations to the client and the participants? And to
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style='font-size:12.0pt'>My personal answer: There are no obligations. If we do
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>You wrote: "Part of me just can't wait to get on
with this show. And there is another significant part of me that desperately
wishes that they would decide that Open Space is a nice idea -- but not for
them. As you say," a great gig for you to be able to say you turned
down!" </span></font></p>
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