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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=red face=Arial><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:red'>Major Learning Craig! Never (if you can
help it) start an OS in the afternoon. It always works, but it is hard going,
as you found out. But Congratulations!!</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=red face=Arial><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:red'>Harrison</span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:red'>7808 River Falls Drive</span></font></p>
<p align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=2 color=red face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:red'>Potomac,
Maryland 20854</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>-----Original Message-----<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>From:</span></b> OSLIST
[mailto:OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU] <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>On
Behalf Of </span></b>Craig Gilliam<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Sunday, October 28, 2007
10:51 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> Craig</span></font></p>
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To All:</span></font></p>
<p class=Normal1 style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Thanks to you who helped me last week as I prepared
for the OS experience. </span></font></p>
<p class=Normal1 style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>I send you a report of what happened—</span></font></p>
<p class=Normal1 style='margin-left:.5in'><u1:p><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> </span></font></u1:p></p>
<p class=Normal1 style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>The first day was slow and difficult. We started
late in the day, and the energy was low. Something interesting was going
on with some of the participants in the circle—they seemed distracted and
nervous. But I stayed calm and non anxious (as I could)
trusting that what happened needed to happen. I kept hearing two kinds of
responses from the people—1) What’s the catch?; The other
2) This will never work. </span></font></p>
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face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> </span></font></u1:p></p>
<p class=Normal1 style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>On the second morning, it took off. The people
engaged in conversations, I got out of the way, and OS did its magic.
They self-organized. </span></font></p>
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face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> </span></font></u1:p></p>
<p class=Normal1 style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>On the third and closing day, with the report printed
and the closing circle ready to happen, I had an interesting experience.
We thought many people had left because we did not see them around. At
the request of the leader, I set-up a much smaller number of chairs in the
circle and printed reports. When the closing circle happened, butterflies
came out of the woods and the corners. Far more people were still present
than I or the leadership expected. It was an unexpected but pleasant
surprise.</span></font></p>
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face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> </span></font></u1:p></p>
<p class=Normal1 style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>So it went well. After the experience, some got
it, some didn’t, but all were scratching there heads impressed with the mystery
of what had happened.</span></font></p>
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face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> </span></font></u1:p></p>
<p class=Normal1 style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>A question—</span></font></p>
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face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>o<font
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</span></font></span></font><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>I used 1 and ½ hour sessions, knowing that when it’s
over it’s over. It worked well because it allowed space and a pace that was not
rushed. Have you ever done an OS where you did not even schedule the
sessions—you simply let them happen as they need to happen, or is this schedule
a needed “basic bones” of the structure?</span></font></p>
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face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> </span></font></u1:p></p>
<p class=Normal1 style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Thanks again for your assistance.</span></font></p>
<p class=Normal1 style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Craig</span></font></p>
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