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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face="Comic Sans MS"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:navy'>Harrison</span></font><font
size=2 color=navy face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:navy'>, </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face="Comic Sans MS"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:navy'>While I did
share this “little funny story” verbally with the sponsors, I think
it got lost in the sheer volume of other things that were accomplished and that
are happening at the GS right now. Actually, I was trying to sort through
so much at the time myself, that it really took the place of a funny anecdote
for “insiders”. The potential for reflecting on the learnings
of the story as an illustration of how Open Space works didn’t occur to
me. So I really like your suggestion for finding a way to do that now in
one of their publications. Or, maybe on the site where they have all the
reports etc. </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face="Comic Sans MS"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:navy'>Thanks -
Claudia</span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:navy'> </span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face="Comic Sans MS"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:navy'>Claudia Haack</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><strong><b><font size=3 color=navy face="Comic Sans MS"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:navy'>KAIROS</span></font></b></strong><font
size=2 color=navy face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:navy'> Alliance Inc.</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face="Comic Sans MS"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:navy'>tel.
608.288.8315</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face="Comic Sans MS"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:navy'>fax.480.247.4824</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><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> </span></font><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>OSLIST</span></font><font
size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> [mailto:]
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Harrison Owen<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> </span></font><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>Sunday,
February 05, 2006</span></font><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> </span></font><font
size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>9:06 AM</span></font><font
size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'><br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> </span></font><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>OSLIST</span></font><font
size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re: Report available -
Girl Scout Open Space for over 1,600 & Strategy Cafes for thousands more</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=red face=Arial><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:red'>Claudia – I think that is precisely
the sort of story that should be fed back into the system. At the very least it
should be part of whatever report you all may be making to the sponsors. There
is an enormous amount of learning about what happens in Open Space (and I think
all self-organizing systems) over time. People start where they are, and if
they are in a complaining mood, that is what you will get. And it is very
necessary. You have to go through the past before you can deal with a future.
And the point is – they obviously got to a future which I would guess is
what the “critics” saw as being “better.” And the fact
that the level of training in all sessions (as far as facilitations skills was
concerned) was the same – all Zero is noteworthy. The people did it all
by themselves. We may know all that – but this little, funny story could
well take the sponsors and others to a new level of understanding. How about an
article in the “Scouting News” – or whatever it may be
called?</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=red face=Arial><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:red'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=red face=Arial><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:red'>Harrison </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=red face=Arial><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:red'> </span></font></p>
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<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'>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>
<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'>Phone 301-365-2093</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'>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>
</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 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>
<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'>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>
<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'>OSLIST: To subscribe, unsubscribe,
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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>Claudia Haack<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Sunday, February 05, 2006
9:28 AM<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: Report available -
Girl Scout Open Space for over 1,600 & Strategy Cafes for thousands more</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'> </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'>Yes, I am anxious to see myself what will happen with
all this. One of the funnier examples of how well Open Space works is
reflected in this little story. </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'>A rather large group of attendees was about 2 hours
late. They missed the opening of the space and arrived just at the tail end
of the time when sessions were posted. After the event was over they
debriefed and agreed that the "facilitators" of the first series of
sessions were the worst - they definitely needed more training. They said
that during those first rounds of sessions people were mostly
complaining. But the last series was much better, because the
"facilitators" were so much better. They recommended to us to please
make sure that we would train "facilitators" better and spread the
good ones out over the different session spaces. </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'>If they only knew:)</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:
.5in'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Claudia<br>
<br>
Claudia Haack<br>
KAIROS Alliance Inc.<br>
606 Orchard Dr.<br>
Madison, WI<br>
phone: 608.288.8315<br>
fax: 480.247.4824<br>
<a href="http://www.kairosalliance.com/">www.kairosalliance.com</a> </span></font></p>
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-------- Original Message --------<br>
Subject: Re: Report available - Girl Scout Open Space for over 1,600 &<br>
Strategy Cafes for thousands more<br>
From: Joelle Lyons Everett <JLEShelton@aol.com><br>
Date: Sat, February 04, 2006 11:23 pm<br>
To: OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU<br>
<br>
</span></font><font size=2 color=black face=Geneva FAMILY=SANSSERIF><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Geneva;color:black'>wow, Christine and
Claudia, what a beautiful piece of work! I'm eager to reconnect with the
local council (who had their own Open Space a couple of years ago) and hear
what they have to say about the national event.<br>
<br>
Thanks for your vision, your courage, you willingness to hold space for Council
and volunteers to work out all the details. I'm very excited to see what
comes out of this initiative.<br>
<br>
Joelle<br>
<br>
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