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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 Esther<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:

10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>I like you suggestions but we will

probably follow a design with first some input followed by an OST meeting. We

have produced a video with our dear friend Larry Peterson (a few days ago)

sharing his view on these matters. We will add a few comments and invite

participants to discuss in small groups a couple of times, Then a brake and

then into Open Space.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:

10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:

12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>As a complement we hope to have some

ideas, questions and views from you folks. Our plan is to have a corner in the

conference space where this lovely community has some exposure – as

inspiration to our about 50 participants. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:

12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:

12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>So if you’d like to share on any or

all of these themes, we’d appreciate it hugely!<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><font

size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>1.

Selforganization and

leadership                                                                                                                          <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><font

size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>2.

Selforganization and high performance <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><font

size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>3.

Selforganization and the importance of conversation and storytelling.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><font

size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>4.

Prerequisites for self organization: natural systems (Stuart Kaufmann) -

human systems<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:

10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>You can post to the list or directly to

me, and as mentioned I will summarize all contributions and post them back to

the list, after our event.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:

10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Warm regards<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:

10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Thomas Herrmann, OSI <st1:country-region

w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Sweden</st1:place></st1:country-region><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:

10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:

10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>

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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'>Från:</span></font></b><font size=2

face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> OSLIST [mailto:OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU]

<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>För </span></b>Esther <st1:place w:st="on">Ewing</st1:place><br>

<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Skickat:</span></b> den 18 november 2008

14:45<br>

<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Till:</span></b>

OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU<br>

<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Ämne:</span></b> Re: Questions about

selforganization SWEDISH WORKSHOP NOV 28TH</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:

12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span

style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1F497D'>Greetings Thomas and

Agneta:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span

style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1F497D'>You might try using some

appreciative questions to get started. You could give people a choice about

which of the four topics they want to discuss and you put them into pairs to

interview each other. Then those pairs share that with another 2 pairs and then

they work in the group of 6 from question 3 onward:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span

style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=msolistparagraph style='text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><font

size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:

Calibri;color:#1F497D'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>1.<font size=1

face="Times New Roman"><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>      

</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><font size=2 color="#1f497d"

face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1F497D'>Tell

about a time when you saw [put the topic here – for example,

self-organization and leadership at work], either something you tried and it

worked well or something that someone else did with great success. What was happening?

Why did it work? What was it that touched you?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=msolistparagraph style='text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><font

size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:

Calibri;color:#1F497D'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>2.<font size=1

face="Times New Roman"><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>      

</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><font size=2 color="#1f497d"

face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1F497D'>In

your own circumstances, how do you apply the principles that you saw at work?

What are your own best strategies?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=msolistparagraph style='text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><font

size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:

Calibri;color:#1F497D'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>3.<font size=1

face="Times New Roman"><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>      

</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><font size=2 color="#1f497d"

face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1F497D'>If

your organization was displaying these principles, what would it look like?

[You have a group of six and you ask them to draw a picture on a flip chart of

what it would look like]<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=msolistparagraph style='text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><font

size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:

Calibri;color:#1F497D'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>4.<font size=1

face="Times New Roman"><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>      

</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><font size=2 color="#1f497d"

face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1F497D'>Using

their picture, they create positive statements that creates a vision of their

picture such as, “We are the organization that…”<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=msolistparagraph style='text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><font

size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:

Calibri;color:#1F497D'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>5.<font size=1

face="Times New Roman"><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>      

</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><font size=2 color="#1f497d"

face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1F497D'>Then

they create personal action plans based on what they have learned about the

process.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span

style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span

style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1F497D'>Thomas, this is

basically an appreciative inquiry approach.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span

style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span

style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1F497D'>Good luck with this.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span

style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span

style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1F497D'>Esther<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span

style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>

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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'> OSLIST

[mailto:OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU] <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>On

Behalf Of </span></b>Thomas Herrmann<br>

<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Tuesday, November 18, 2008

7:20 AM<br>

<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU<br>

<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> [OSLIST] Questions about

selforganization SWEDISH WORKSHOP NOV 28TH<br>

<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Importance:</span></b> High<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:

12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><font

size=3 color=navy face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;

color:navy'>- Forwarded message from my collegue Agneta Falk (and me;-)) -<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><font

size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Hi

listmembers,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><font

size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>We are

having a day in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">Sweden</st1:country-region></st1:place>

at the end of November on Selforganization and Open Space. Unfortunately, <st1:place

w:st="on">Harrison</st1:place> is unable to make it here, so we will carry it

out among ourselves in the Swedish Open Space Institute, hopefully with the

help of Larry Peterson on DVD and you wave-riding folks on the list. As

inspiration, we plan to enlarge and post the answers to the questions

below in the conference room under four headings:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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