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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
11.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Dear Isa—I can relate to your feeling
that open space is “opaque”—and it’s true: all the
description in the world cannot convey the power and the magic of open space in
action. But there is a handy little DVD available at <a
href="http://www.openspaceworld.org/">www.openspaceworld.org</a> in the
bookstore section—it shows <st1:place w:st="on">Harrison</st1:place> “doing”
open space with US WEST (a BIG American company). You get a bit more of the
picture, although best, as Louise says, is to find a place to <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>be </span></b>in it!<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><em><i><font size=1 color=navy face=Papyrus><span
style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:Papyrus;color:navy'>Some doors open only
from the inside</span></font></i></em><font size=2 color=navy face=Papyrus><span
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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'> <st1:PersonName
w:st="on">OSLIST</st1:PersonName> [mailto:<st1:PersonName w:st="on">OSLIST</st1:PersonName>@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU]
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>louise<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Tuesday, September 19, 2006
10:09 AM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> <st1:PersonName w:st="on">OSLIST</st1:PersonName>@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Tr : Re: opening space
with very small groups</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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Welcome Isa<br>
<br>
This is not a dumb question. There is no trademark attached to the Open Space.
Thanks to Harrison Owen. You may start with reading Open Space
Technology: a User's Guide written by Harrison Owen. Very very usefull. You
will also find many usefull tips on http://openspaceworld.org and
http://openspaceworld.com and to other sites from there.Then you might
want to try it by participating in one in your neighbourhood and really
get the feel. Check the world map on this site to see if there is someone near
you who is actually faciliating OS, and have a coffee with her or him. There
are training sessions around the world, you may want to register. Then the best
way will be to try it out as a facilitator.<br>
<br>
If you read french, you might find what is the psychosociology behind OST on my
blog http://leadershipcreateur.wordpress.com. Basically to me it is to trust
that people get organized and create from chaos, just as the rest of the
universe. Our job as a facilitator is to open space enough so they can do it.
Being as invisible as possible while totally present.<br>
<br>
Hope this is of some help to you and welcome on board<br>
<br>
Louise Brissette<br>
+1.514.271.0318<br>
leadershipcreateur.wordpress.com<br>
Un leadership créateur pour une écologie du travail<br>
<b><i><span style='font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'><br>
C isa Kocher <cik@ttnet.net.tr></span></i></b> a écrit :<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Date : Tue, 19 Sep 2006
19:02:48 +0300<br>
De : C isa Kocher <cik@ttnet.net.tr><br>
Objet: Re: opening space with very small groups<br>
À : <st1:PersonName w:st="on">OSLIST</st1:PersonName>@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> <st1:PersonName
w:st="on">OSLIST</st1:PersonName> [mailto:<st1:PersonName w:st="on">OSLIST</st1:PersonName>@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> <st1:PersonName w:st="on">OSLIST</st1:PersonName>@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
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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.<u1:p></u1:p></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 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.<u1:p></u1:p></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'>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?<u1:p></u1:p></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'>Thanks. Thank you for the ongoing
discussion.<u1:p></u1:p></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 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.<u1:p></u1:p></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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