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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Frank,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>What i suggest you is not to talk, explain
or introduce OST, just say confidently "let's try another meeting
method"</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>as if you were introducing a new game to your
friends, take the lead and invite them for a trial. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>all the best,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Funda Oral</FONT></DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=commoikos@gmail.com href="mailto:commoikos@gmail.com">Frank
Deitle</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A
title=OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU
href="mailto:OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU">OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, April 08, 2006 8:16
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> SOS for OS!</DIV>
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<DIV>Dear Open Space Friends,</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>I just finished my first of three days attendance at a Fellowship for
Intentional Community organizational meeting in Madison, WI(<A
href="http://www.ic.org">www.ic.org</A>). It is not an OS meeting but I was
expecting it to be at least engaging enough for me to learn and contribute as
these folks in the intentional communities movement have been honing their
process and facilitation skills for many years. This evening I am feeling
disillusioned and frustrated. And my attempts at having conversations about
Open Space have not been very productive. I am not feeling very clear about
how and where to focus my energies for the next two days. I'd like to see Open
Space be a more integral part of the FIC toolkit and the intentional
communities movement in general--a movement I have a lot of passion for. And
these are the people I would think would jump for the next best process--if
they only knew! </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>So I'm seeking advise from the list on two matters. 1) I could use
something like a script sheet to talk about OS with these folks--like step by
step instructions. Maybe an Introducing OST for dummies. The thing is, I feel
like a pretentious bastard when I talk about OS and that's not how I want to
come across. To a certain extent I think these folks believe they are getting
along just fine doing things as usual (and of course in my opinion (which I
haven't stated) they don't really know what they are missing). 2) I could use
some list advice on how to funcion as an OS individual in a non-OS meeting
while maintaining some sense of integrity and respect. </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>I think developing some kind of OST emergency action kit would be a good
topic for an OSonOS.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Love and Thank You,</DIV>
<DIV>Frank Deitle</DIV>* *
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