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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> OSLIST
[mailto:OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU] <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>On
Behalf Of </span></b>Tree Fitzpatrick<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Tuesday, September 19, 2006
5:44 PM<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: opening space with
very small groups</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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color=navy><span style='color:navy'>“</span></font>I have opened space
for a small board retreat<b><i><font color=navy><span style='color:navy;
font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'> </span></font></i></b><font color=navy><span
style='color:navy'>“</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>I am sure this is a really dumb question
but I have been reading these posts here for several days and the literature on
the web site.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>I was referred to this by a discussion at
Couch Surfing, one of whose founders wants to make open space an integral part
of Couch Surfing.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Is Open Space exclusively a proprietary
software or is there a methodology one can study by old fashioned reading? What
is the psychosociology or whatever or small group methods or whatever behind
it?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Thanks. Thank you for the ongoing
discussion.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>I real do appreciate the idea of Open
Space, but without having an actual opportunity to engage in it, it is all
pretty abstract and a bit opaque for me. And the discussion does not seem to be
making what is happening any more concrete for me. Like I said sorry for the
naive inquiry.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Isa Kocher<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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