<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><!--StartFragment--><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 19px; font-style: italic; ">Dear
friends and co-conspirators,</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"">Many
of us have been experimenting with new forms of organizing and leading for
years and decades. Others are seeking new ways as the old practices are insufficient
to the challenges they are facing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</span>It's time for us to gather to bring together our experiments, efforts,
stories, wisdom, and questions</span></i><span style="font-size:14.0pt;
mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"">. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"">Please
join us for Leadership in a Self-organizing World – <a href="http://www.selforganizingworld.net">www.selforganizingworld.net</a>. <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman"">We are convening at the beautiful <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Sleeping Lady Mountain Resort</b> (<a href="http://www.sleepinglady.com">www.sleepinglady.com</a>), nestled in the
Cascade foothills outside Leavenworth, Washington, about 2 hours from Seattle.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"">Harrison
Owen</span></b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman"">, creator of Open Space Technology, will be
joining us and launching his book <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u>Wave
Rider: Leadership for High Performance in a Self Organizing World</u></b> (<a href="http://www.bkconnection.com/ProdDetails.asp?ID=9781576756171&PG=1&Type=BL&PCS=BKP">http://www.bkconnection.com/ProdDetails.asp?ID=9781576756171&PG=1&Type=BL&PCS=BKP</a>)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman"">Harrison uses the term "wave rider" to
describe the kind of leadership and organizational/community capacity needed to
survive and thrive.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">We’ll spend out time together pooling our
collective learning about what “wave riding” is really looking like, what are
our pioneering efforts are showing us and what's next.<o:p></o:p></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"">An
incredible cohort of learners, practitioners and pioneers are gathering in May
to be part of this inquiry!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</span>Already involved and planning to attend are:<span style="mso-spacerun:
yes"> </span>Peggy Holman; Joel Levey; Tracy Patterson; Joshua Heim;
Catherine Crim; Candi Foon; Mark Jones; Jan Gray; Christy Lee-Engel; Susan
Partnow; Sono Hashisaki; Teresa Posakony; Anne Stadler; Dale Nienow; Paul
Gleiberman; Steven Wright; Jun Akutsu; John Engle; Grace Chien; Gabriel
Shirley; Tracy Robinson; Sue McNab; Iris Lemmer; Jerilyn Brusseau. <o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"">We
hope YOU will be part of this too! <o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"">Register
now, mark your calendar, and invite all your friends!<span style="mso-spacerun:
yes"> </span>For more information, visit <a href="http://www.selforganizingworld.net">www.selforganizingworld.net</a>. <o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman"">I look forward to seeing you there!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman"">Appreciatively,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman"">Peggy<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman"">P.S.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</span>We're getting started now by gathering stories, examples of the
"new leadership" or pioneering endeavors that illuminate these
principles of self-organization or new models of leadership and
collaboration.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>If you have
stories to share, post them at <a href="http://www.openspaceworld.org/cgi/netwiki.cgi?StoriesAndExamples">http://www.openspaceworld.org/cgi/netwiki.cgi?StoriesAndExamples</a>
(instructions and password are in “Help”).<span style="mso-spacerun:
yes"> </span>Or send your stories to Anne Stadler (<a href="mailto:anne.m.stad@gmail.com">anne.m.stad@gmail.com</a>).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"">Looking
forward to joining you in this timely and alive inquiry!<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<div> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div>______________________________</div><div>Peggy Holman</div><div>The Open Circle Company</div><div>15347 SE 49th Place</div><div>Bellevue, WA 98006</div><div>425-746-6274</div><div><a href="http://www.opencirclecompany.com">www.opencirclecompany.com</a></div><div><div> </div><div>For the new edition of The Change Handbook, go to: <br><a href="http://www.bkconnection.com/ChangeHandbook">www.bkconnection.com/ChangeHandbook</a> <br> <br>"An angel told me that the only way to step into the fire and not get burnt, is to become <br>the fire".<br> -- Drew Dellinger</div></div><div><br></div></div></span><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"></div></span><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"></div></span><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"> </div><br></body></html>*
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