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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face="Trebuchet MS"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";color:black'>Hello, Maria
–<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face="Trebuchet MS"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face="Trebuchet MS"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";color:black'>Maria wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span class=GramE><font size=2
color=black face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";
color:black'><</span></font><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> <i style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'><span
style='font-style:italic;mso-bidi-font-style:normal'>I've had the opportunity
to open several one-day Open Space events but never had the
opportunity for a 2-day event until now.</span></i></span></font></span><i
style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-style:italic;mso-bidi-font-style:
normal'> My first thought...."Convergence....I've never done it the OS
way. How do I do it well?" And the answer was your timely reference to the
Convergence segment on your website. A million thanks for the treasure trove of
ideas you've organized from OST facilitators across the world. Maria Ort</span></font></i><font
size=2 color=black face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Trebuchet MS";color:black'>></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face="Trebuchet MS"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face="Trebuchet MS"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";color:black'>Thank you
– and I am so glad it was helpful to you, and it is indeed my pleasure to
share learning with all of you, my fellow colleagues.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face="Trebuchet MS"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face="Trebuchet MS"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";color:black'>For those of
you marvelous people who are new to the list, welcome (!!) and you may find
some of these resources and papers at my website useful – either for your
own learning or to share with your clients or learners in your own
workshops.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>And I always welcome it
if you would like to translate any of these materials and just give me back a
copy – so I can post them on this site and our own <span class=SpellE>OSworld</span>
site for more sharing (for example, the home page article on my website
describing the process of Open Space is now available in English,
Swedish-thank-you-Eva and Spanish-thank-you-Pablo -- and the Glossary of terms
is growing into many more languages).<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face="Trebuchet MS"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face="Trebuchet MS"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";color:black'>For a selection
of resource and papers go to <a href="http://www.openingspace.net/">http://www.openingspace.net</a><span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>and click on the left-hand navigation
bar: </span></font><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><font size=2
color=black face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";
color:black;font-weight:bold;mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>Open Space Technology
/ <span class=GramE>The</span> Method<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face="Trebuchet MS"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";color:black'>(<span
class=GramE>or</span> go directly to: <a
href="http://www.openingspace.net/openSpaceTechnology_method.shtml">http://www.openingspace.net/openSpaceTechnology_method.shtml</a>
)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face="Trebuchet MS"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";color:black'>See also there </span></font><b
style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><font size=2 color=black face="Trebuchet MS"><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";color:black;font-weight:
bold;mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>Resources for OST Practitioners</span></font></b><font
size=2 color=black face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Trebuchet MS";color:black'>.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face="Trebuchet MS"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face="Trebuchet MS"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";color:black'>If you look on the
little horizontal yellow bar on that page you will see you can also click on </span></font><b
style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><font size=2 color=black face="Trebuchet MS"><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";color:black;font-weight:
bold;mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>Glossary</span></font></b><font size=2
color=black face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";
color:black'> for multi-language translations of some of the words and phrases
we use in Open Space (Arabic translation being added soon, thanks to the
wonderful Carol Daniel <span class=SpellE><span class=GramE>Kasbari</span></span><span
class=GramE> !</span>).<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face="Trebuchet MS"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";color:black'>Or for Glossary
go directly to: <a href="http://www.openingspace.net/glossary.shtml">http://www.openingspace.net/glossary.shtml</a>
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face="Trebuchet MS"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face="Trebuchet MS"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";color:black'>And if you or
your clients or people you teach would like to see photos of the Open Space
process, click on </span></font><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><font
size=2 color=black face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Trebuchet MS";color:black;font-weight:bold;mso-bidi-font-weight:
normal'>Gallery</span></font></b><font size=2 color=black face="Trebuchet MS"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";color:black'> in the upper
right-hand corner of the website pages<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face="Trebuchet MS"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";color:black'>Or go directly
to: <a href="http://www.openingspace.net/gallery/agora.cgi">http://www.openingspace.net/gallery/agora.cgi</a><span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>- “Anatomy of an Open Space
Event” is a good photo series for this.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face="Trebuchet MS"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face="Trebuchet MS"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";color:black'>Enjoy, share,
translate and we’ll share some more.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>
</span>Stay tuned for a database I am making that is a sort of answer to
“Yes, Open Space is also used in THIS setting / field /
culture…”<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face="Trebuchet MS"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face="Trebuchet MS"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";color:black'>Lisa<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face="Trebuchet MS"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face="Trebuchet MS"><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";color:black;mso-no-proof:
yes'>___________________________</span></font><font color=black><span
style='color:black;mso-no-proof:yes'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><font size=2
color=blue face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";
color:blue;font-weight:bold;mso-bidi-font-weight:normal;mso-no-proof:yes'>L i s
a<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>H e f t<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face="Trebuchet MS"><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";color:blue;mso-no-proof:
yes'>Consultant, Facilitator, Educator<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face="Trebuchet MS"><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";color:blue;mso-no-proof:
yes'>O p e n i n g<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>S p a c e<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face="Trebuchet MS"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";color:black;mso-no-proof:
yes'>2325 Oregon<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face="Trebuchet MS"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";color:black;mso-no-proof:
yes'>Berkeley, California<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face="Trebuchet MS"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";color:black;mso-no-proof:
yes'>94705-1106<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>USA<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face="Trebuchet MS"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";color:black;mso-no-proof:
yes'>+01 510 548-8449<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'><a href="mailto:lisaheft@openingspace.net"><font size=2 color=black
face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";
color:black;mso-no-proof:yes'>lisaheft@openingspace.net</span></font></a><font
color=black><span style='color:black;mso-no-proof:yes'><o:p></o:p></span></font></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'><a href="http://www.openingspace.net"><font size=2 color=black
face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";
color:black;mso-no-proof:yes'>www.openingspace.net</span></font></a></span></font><font
size=2 color=black face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Trebuchet MS";color:black;mso-no-proof:yes'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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