Thanks, Lise, What a lovely note.<br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 4/19/06, <b class="gmail_sendername">Lise Damkjær</b> <<a href="mailto:lise@learning4life.dk">lise@learning4life.dk</a>> wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
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<p><font color="navy" face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: navy;">Sorry for not answering this, Tree.</span></font></p>
<p><font color="navy" face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: navy;">When I read it, I got so excited that
anybody could do that stuff and ask these deep down very important questions –
I could hardly breathe!</span></font></p>
<p><font color="navy" face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: navy;">So I sent it to my best thinking-mate and
we enjoyed together that these things happen</span></font></p>
<p><font color="navy" face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: navy;">But – and here comes the shame - I
never thought of participating (Washington is
far away from Copenhagen)
and I didn't think of appreciating you for all the excitement and
encouragement you brought.</span></font></p>
<p><font color="navy" face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: navy;">I wil learn from that part – and I
hope you know deep inside that you are doing a god job!</span></font></p>
<p><font color="navy" face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: navy;"> </span></font></p>
<p><font color="navy" face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: navy;">Regards</span></font></p>
<p><font color="navy" face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: navy;"> </span></font></p>
<p><font color="navy" face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: navy;">Lise</span></font></p>
<p><font color="navy" face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: navy;"> </span></font></p>
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<b><span style="font-weight: bold;">På vegne af </span></b>Tree Fitzpatrick<br>
<b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sendt:</span></b> 14. april 2006 20:38<br>
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<b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Emne:</span></b> Invitation to May
Evolutionary Salon</span></font><span lang="DA"></span></p>
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<p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></font></p></div><div style="direction: ltr;"><span class="e" id="q_10ab12c1f92931e0_1"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">Dear OS Colleagues:
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<br>
It is a great honor to invite you to the May Evolutionary Salon, which will be
a wonderful open space gathering. We only have a few spaces left . . .
and they will be filled . . . but I would love to welcome some additional open
space colleagues. <br>
<br>
Recently we convened two extraordinary multi-day "Evolutionary
Salons". These gatherings engaged over 100 visionaries and leaders from
around the world, people who are re-shaping their fields of expertise and/or
advancing their work by means of an emerging evolutionary perspective and
inquiry.<br>
<br>
We are inviting you to Evolutionary Salon 3, the theme of which is<br>
"LISTENING INTO THE FUTURE: WHAT IS CALLING? A DEEP EXPLORATION INTO
EVOLUTION, WHERE WE ARE GOING AND WHERE WE MIGHT GO AS A PLANET." Salon 3
is scheduled for May 20-24, 2006 at the Chinook
Center, a remarkable retreat setting
located on Whidbey Island, an hour north of Seattle, Washington.
If you already feel the call to this event, you can register at this link: <a href="http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.asp?u=234701845896" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.asp?u=234701845896
</a><br>
<br>
Our shared inquiry has been framed by a set of questions that have continued to
unfold and deepen with each subsequent salon. In addition to sensing into the
highest potential future that wants to emerge, we will be exploring the dynamic
tensions inherent in such a collective endeavor. <br>
<br>
When we think of the kind of future we wish to bequeath to future<br>
generations, we imagine one in which we finally have found ways to live in
harmony with each other and the other inhabitants of this planet and are
consciously and ethically engaged in the most fascinating explorations of our
human potential.<br>
<br>
We have a lot to learn to bring about a sustainable and evolutionary<br>
future. But unless we learn to learn in new ways, we will not be able to
transcend the interrelated set of global problems facing us today. By
recognizing that we cannot create a new society with the same ways of thinking
that got us here, the Salon Planning Team has focused their work on envisioning
a new form of education dedicated to the development of the competencies and
sensitivities for individuals and groups to purposefully design experiences of
community that are learning oriented, self-empowering, environmentally
sustainable, and evolutionary.<br>
<br>
In contrast to other social change approaches that project the present into the
future, we seek to transcend current realities by asking big questions and in
engaging in the creation of new systems and ways of thinking.<br>
<br>
We very much want to invite youth leaders and a wide range of ethnic and racial
diversities to join in this conversation.<br>
<br>
The theme of the first salon, held in central California in May 2005, was
"Evolutionary Directionality, Emergent Complexity and the Future of
Humanity". The theme of the second salon, held at the Whidbey
Institute in January 2006, just north of Seattle,
was, "Catalyzing Collective Intelligence and Social
Creativity". You can find the webpages for the first two salons, as
well as the May Salon at: <a href="http://www.thegreatstory.org/ev-salon.html" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">http://www.thegreatstory.org/ev-salon.html</a>.<br>
<br>
These events were profoundly moving and inspiring. Salon 1 has ignited deep
conversation and passionate desire for more. The response to the Salon 2 <span><span name="st">invitation</span></span> was such that many
leaders who wanted to attend had to be placed on a waiting list. Participants
arrived from across 6 continents, and catalyzed the creation of an interactive
website where ongoing dialogue continues. Take a look at <a href="http://evolutionarynexus.org/" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">http://evolutionarynexus.org/</a>
and join the conversation. Or take a look at <a href="http://evolutionaryhosting.blogspot.com/" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">http://evolutionaryhosting.blogspot.com/</a>
and see if you wish to join that conversation. <br>
<br>
A shared sense has emerged that this moment in history and evolution is calling
for additional gatherings of this nature, and that perhaps some kind of
"movement" or wave is being seeded.<br>
<br>
As an exploratory dialogue with potentially historic impact, this will not be a
traditional conference. We will begin by grounding the salon in the most widely
accepted and inspiring evolutionary understandings to date. Most of the ensuing
conversation will be facilitated using methods developed to foster group
opportunities for self-organization, co-creativity and emergence. There will be
opportunities for those who wish to participate in extended, focused working
sessions over multiple days, and also ample free<br>
time for relaxation and random conversations -- we all know that important
breakthroughs can easily happen during such times!<br>
<br>
One of the dynamic tensions we will be exploring is the energy and<br>
evolution of money. Our intention is to establish a fee arrangement that
motivates the success of current and future salons, acknowledges the value of
the effort needed to produce them, and supports the presence of you and other
leaders in this work. Many of you will experience some dissonance when
you read that you will be asked at this salon to pay a self-determined fee for
the salon. You are warmly invited to trust that this experience<br>
will be a positive one for you individually and that it will serve the needs of
this emergent field.<br>
<br>
Costs have been kept to a minimum while providing for sustainability and
quality. Because the Salons are self-funding, your deposit of $280 is
calculated to cover the minimum hosting cost. Your $280 will pay for your
food costs, a small portion of the rental cost to use the facility and a
portion of the administrative out-of-pocket expenses. Space for this Salon will
be limited and they will be made available first-come, first-served. Your
enrollment will not be complete until we have received your share of the prepayment
costs for the Salon. <br>
<br>
Your lodging costs, if you choose onsite accommodations, will be additional and
range in price from $240 (total) to camping free of charge. The conference
registration fee will be self-determined at the event in a way that is
harmonious to everyone. We have some limited financial assistance available. In
order to guarantee your spot, we must receive your registration information AND
your deposit of $280. The onsite lodging is very limited and will be guaranteed
only when full payment is received. <br>
<br>
With the evolutionary paradigm emerging as a significant force in virtually
every facet of human endeavor, we believe it is time to start weaving these
strands together to serve a better future. We know that evolutionary innovation
and emergence is not just something that happened in the past, but is happening
right now in profound ways -- developments in which we are intimately involved.
We feel an imperative for ourselves -- and for society<br>
as a whole -- to become more conscious, co-creative participants in this
evolution. We believe that generative cross-disciplinary conversation among
well-networked, knowledgeable people is catalyzing an important shift in that
direction.<br>
<br>
So, once again, please imagine a group of visionary thinkers, activists, and
leaders coming together to engage in generative dialogue about evolutionary
emergence, its various interpretations and implications, and how to act on this
understanding to expand its influence into the mainstream.<br>
<br>
If you feel called to be part of this conversation, please<br>
register ASAP. We hope you can say 'yes' and join us for this remarkable event.
It takes a while to complete the registration form. Please know that you
can get started and return to the form later on but you have to be sure and use
this exact link.<br>
<br>
To register, please follow the link below:<br>
<br>
<a href="http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.asp?u=234701845896" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.asp?u=234701845896</a><br>
<br>
Sincerely,<br>
<br>
The <span><span name="st">ES3</span></span> Planning Team:<br>
<br>
For any questions: <a href="mailto:evolutionary.salon@gmail.com" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">evolutionary.salon#gmail.com</a><br>
You can also call Tree Fitzpatrick at 206-440-3204.<br>
<br>
Michael Dowd<br>
Peggy Holman<br>
Tom Atlee<br>
Tree Fitzpatrick, Hearthkeeper<br>
Bill Aal, Margo Adair, Susan Cannon, Ashley Cooper, Halim Dunsky, Sheri
Herndono, and Marc Tognotti<br>
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-- <br>
Warmly,<br>
Tree Fitzpatrick<br></font></span></div><div style="direction: ltr;"><span class="q">
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