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color=#000080>Hi Ralph,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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color=#000080>In the western United States and perhaps other spots on the
planet, if you write "open space" people will think you are referring to land
that is not developed. In fact, Michael Hermann, Claudia Haack and I just
completed a project with the City of Aspen, Colorado where the sponsors
referred to the OST events as SOME (Self Organized Meeting Extravaganza)
Meetings. This was, in part, because the issue/opportunity had to do
with the highway entrance to Aspen that could impact
the open space land.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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color=#000080>I find myself referring to Open Space or Open Space Technology or
OST when intentionally distinguishing it as the method we know and love.
But I don't generally capitalize "opening the space" when referring to what it
is that we do.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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color=#000080>Namasté,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> OSLIST
[mailto:OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Ralph
Copleman<BR><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, February 08, 2007 7:40 AM<BR><B>To:</B>
OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU<BR><B>Subject:</B> A Capital
Idea<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 18px">Hi,<BR><BR>If we seek to have what we do become the
norm, let’s begin by normalizing the way we refer to it. Perhaps we ought
to stop capitalizing the term Open Space. We don’t see formats that are
otherwise commonly used with capital letters, do we? I don’t ever
see...<BR><BR>“Panel Discussion”<BR>“Committee Meeting”<BR>“Staff
Meeting”<BR>“Meeting”<BR><BR>...in organizational communication. Why would
we make “Open Space” an exception? I suppose “OS” is okay if we need an
abbreviation, or “OST” if you insist, but I never capitalize “future search” for
example, when I use it or write it, and that’s a technique that is not likely to
blend into ordinary daily application. From now on, I open space, rather
than convene an Open Space meeting.<BR><BR>Ralph Copleman</SPAN></FONT> * *
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