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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Dear friends in Open Space/GC<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>The passed days I opened space for 2 full days for a +300
group (as mentioned in an earlier record-announcement). <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Before the event my sponsors were quite nervous because two
of the expected participants were well known from several other occasions for
disturbing and even going to personal (verbal) aggression. I calmed them down
sharing that OST allows space for people to do what they need to without
letting anyone taking over the space – and that people usually treat each
other well.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Before starting one of them came up to me asking where we
were going to show pictures/powerpoints – and I, of course, said there
would be none. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>During the event these two persons raised two topics (one
each I think) and both were very well visited, about 20-40 participants, lively
discussions, and as I heard very respectful and good ones. The first afternoon one
of them spent a quite long time at the computer station writing the first
report. He was not so used to writing on computers so it took quite some
effort. The next day they were writing the report together, very thoroughly. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>In the late afternoon of the first day quite a few of the
participants had left early, but they remained. After evening news they stayed
on a little to help the sponsors <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>with some minor practicalities.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>In the prioritization process one of their topic were on 4<sup>th</sup>
place.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>At the closing circle on day two they shared the following:
Person one: This is the first conference where I haven’t seen people
going to sleep. Person two: At first I thought, what is this consultant (paid
lots of money) going to try to do to us? But then...this was such a great way
of working together....<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>During the Medicine Wheel reflection one of them shared
thoughts regarding vision – she thought that the visions where already
there, but this was a great way to agree on common visions. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>One of the sponsors came up to me afterwards quite moved and
shared some of her thoughts regarding the magic of what had happened to these
persons – AND to others who all of a sudden showed them respect and treated
them as fellow humans...<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Open Space Technology works in many magic ways – and I
am fortunate and honored to open space to wonderful people like this.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Thanks for being on this journey with me<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Warmly<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Thomas
Herrmann Phone +46 (0)709-98 97 81<br>
Open Space Consulting<br>
Pensévägen 4<br>
434 46 </span></font><font size=2><span lang=SV style='font-size:10.0pt'>Kungsbacka,
<st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Sweden</st1:place></st1:country-region><br>
Email: </span></font><font size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><a
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