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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Bui -- Welcome to the OSLIST and to Open Space! I am sure
that all the good folks here will be glad to help you get started and may I
suggest a quick perusal of my book, "Open Space Technology: A User's Guide." I
think that you will find that most if not all of the questions you raise here
are addressed. The book is published by Berrett-Koehler and Amazon.com will
deliver. Of course that is just one point of view, but it might be a good place
to get started.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Harrison</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV>Harrison Owen<BR>7808 River Falls Dr.<BR>Potomac, MD
20854<BR>USA<BR>301-365-2093<BR>207-763-3261 (summer)<BR>website <A
href="http://www.openspaceworld.com">www.openspaceworld.com</A><BR>Personal
Website <A href="http://www.ho-image.com">www.ho-image.com</A><BR></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=bui@buildconsensus.ca href="mailto:bui@buildconsensus.ca">Bui K.
Petersen</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> Tuesday, August 29, 2006 1:31
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> introduction</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>I am new on this list (and I am now able to email to it as
well). I have only recently become interested in Open Space but have yet to
experience it first hand. <BR><BR>I am in the process of building a practice
as a mediator and facilitator. I have for several years worked in non-profit
and co-operative management but prior to that I have a background as a
performing musician. It still amazes me how similar I find the work of
facilitation to the work of music making. You work with other people, you
create something, you never now what is going to happen, and it comes in so
many different forms. Music making can be very prescripted with music written
on a page and with a rigid conductor, or it can be totally free form (free
improvisation), and with a whole range in between. Being a facilitator is like
being a conductor and in this role you can choose to be directive, or
facilitative, or try to stay more out of the way. Staying out of the way seems
to be is what OS is more about which is why I find it so
interesting.<BR><BR>In my work, my predicament is that I often work with
groups that have little ability to meet for whole days and challenge for me
would be to find a way to use something like Open Space in these
circumstances. (I actually got intrigued by Lisa's and Chris' recounts of
events where almost no one showed up. That's perhaps something I could
use)<BR><BR>Another thing that I am curious about is when to use OS and when
not, and what people like to use instead?<BR><BR>Looking forward to Open
Space.<BR><BR>Bui K. Petersen<BR><A class=moz-txt-link-abbreviated
href="http://www.buildconsensus.ca">www.buildconsensus.ca</A><BR><BR>
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<P><FONT face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" size=-1><STRONG>Búi K.
Petersen,</STRONG> <EM>Cert. ConRes.</EM><BR>mediator and
facilitator</FONT><BR>-------------------------------- <BR><B><FONT
face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" color=#cc6600
size=+1>c.solutions</FONT></B> <FONT face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif"
size=-1><BR>Vancouver, B.C. Canada </FONT><BR><FONT
face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" size=-1>Phone: 604.724.4954<BR>Web: <A
class=moz-txt-link-abbreviated
href="http://www.buildconsensus.ca">www.buildconsensus.ca</A><BR></FONT></P></DIV>*
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