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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#487E9C'>Just a quick note to
say thanks for the ongoing inspiration…lovely to know how others approach
groups in OS… and Jack, as always, love your way with words—beautiful
metaphor…<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>-----Original Message-----<br>
<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>Jack Ricchiuto<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Thursday, January 19, 2006
6:03 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: goal or tool</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Great thread. I try to listen to the
group’s spirit with heart energy, and sometimes it inspires a story or
two. As for the reminder about time given to open space, I let the conveners
know that the more prepared the soil, the richer the harvest.<br>
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</span></font><font size=2><span style='font-size:10.5pt'>Jack<br>
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<font color=gray><span style='color:gray'>jack ricchiuto<br>
two.one.six/three.seven.three/seven.four.seven.five<br>
www.designinglife.com / www.appreciativeleadership.com<br>
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<font color=blue><span style='color:blue'>> From: Michael Herman
<michael@michaelherman.com><br>
> Reply-To: OSLIST <OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU><br>
> Date: Thu, 19 Jan 2006 16:33:53 -0600<br>
> To: <OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU><br>
> Subject: Re: goal or tool<br>
> <br>
> filiz,<br>
> <br>
> i do as harrison does, and i am guessing not saying much about these<br>
> other stories even, not much about open space at all, except how to<br>
> get on with it for whatever the purpose at hand might be. that's in<br>
> an actual open space event. most i might do is at the end point out<br>
> how it happened, invitation, invitation list, some logistics planning<br>
> and some thought on how to support after the meeting. implicit
in<br>
> that is the suggestion that they might go out and repeat it if they<br>
> like. no missionary stuff... just pointing out after the fact that
it<br>
> really is as simple as it looks.<br>
> <br>
> now, in training, i tell the story as a practice, like i did earlier. <br>
> and i also tell it as invitation. i often suggest people take it
like<br>
> other teachers suggest meditation... if you can do 2.5 days, do that. <br>
> if you can only do 1.0 days, do that and then you'll get a benefit and<br>
> will be more likely to be able to do 2.5 days. if you choose.
if you<br>
> can't do 'open space' then do 'bulletin board' and 'marketplace (two<br>
> feet)' or try just doing circle.<br>
> <br>
> in the end, i am quite sure that opening heart is all that is required<br>
> and the rest will take care of itself in so many ways. so more and<br>
> more i try to focus on just that much.<br>
> <br>
> coming back to your question, i say: practice AND invitation, if i<br>
> picked to words. never goal. and tool only as long as it takes
to<br>
> prove to oneself and one's colleagues that it is worth taking up as a<br>
> deeper and ongoing practice. or not.<br>
> <br>
> thanks for the chance to tell some of this recent story and working.<br>
> <br>
> michael<br>
> <br>
> <br>
> <br>
> <br>
> On 1/19/06, Alan Klein <alan@klein.net> wrote:<br>
</span></font><font color=green><span style='color:green'>>> Harrison,<br>
>> <br>
>> My experience of you opening space is that you do give a bit of
history and<br>
>> tell a few success stories about OS as you begin. I have found them
settling<br>
>> and useful as people contemplate entering into what is for many
unfamiliar<br>
>> territory.<br>
>> <br>
>> Is it possible that I have only seen you opening space in the context
of an<br>
>> ODN or similar event and that you have added such touches as these
only<br>
>> because you were in partial teaching mode about OS in such events? Do
you<br>
>> not tell those stories when you are opening space for a client system?<br>
>> <br>
>> ~Alan Klein<br>
>> <br>
>> -----Original Message-----<br>
>> From: Harrison Owen<br>
>> For whatever it is worth -- when I am facilitating an Open Space I say
just<br>
>> as little as I possibly can and virtually nothing about Open Space. I
find<br>
>> OS speaks very well for itself, and there is nothing I can add.<br>
>> <br>
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