<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">I'd be happy to explain more about Dynamic Governance/Sociocracy.<div><br></div><div>I've read part of the book, (We the People, co-authored by John Buck and </div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px;">Sharon Villines) </span></font><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; ">and 2 articles, experienced an hour talk at a local bookstore, </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; ">and had a few conversations with John Buck, who'll be giving the workshop in </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; ">September. John's passion for Sociocracy brought him to the Netherlands and </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; ">lead him to learn Dutch so that he could learn about Sociocracy where it was </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; ">born in it's modern form.</span></span></div><div><br></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px;">So I'll tell you what I do know and invite others who have knowledge of the </span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px;">process/practice to add their knowledge too. Ultimately, the more I understand </span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px;">it, the more it draws me in. </span></font></div><div><br></div><div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; ">It's been described as Democracy 2.0 and from what I've gathered so far the</span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; ">difference between the democracy practiced in much of the western world and the </span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; ">Sociocratic model is that Democracy is r</span></font>ule by majority and Sociocracy is rule by</div><div>society.</div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; ">The idea of a sociocracy, a self-governing society, dates from the early nineteenth </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; ">century when the French philosopher Auguste Comte (1798–1857) advocated a </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; ">society based on a balance of scientific method and humanism. But it's Gerard </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; ">Endenburg of the Netherlands who is the modern day founder of Sociocracy. He </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; ">began his experiments with it 40 years ago within his company Endenberg </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; ">Elektrotechniek because he wanted to test it's limits within capitalism. And they </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; ">work brilliantly together. And now it's being used in many countries around the world </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; ">in businesses, non-profits, schools, intentional communities, etc. It's fascinating!</span></div><div><br></div><div>Sociocracy is <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; ">another tool that holds space and allows organizations and communities </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; ">to be run using servant leadership as it's model. </span></div></div><div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 18px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; "><br></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 18px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">One way to describe it being a model to practice servant leadership in an organization/community, comes out of the game "Rock, Paper, Scissors." When you play </span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 18px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">that game each of the three possibilities can end up as both leader or follower. Paper </span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 18px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">covers rock, rock breaks scissors, and scissors cuts paper. It's a Circular Hierarchy. </span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 18px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">That's what servant leadership is, the practice of circular hierarchy. It's the dance of </span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 18px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">leader and follower. Dynamic Governance uses that same principle. </span></div></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 18px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 14px; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 18px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium; ">In any sociocratic organization there are a series of Decision Circles interlocking</span></div></span></div><div>with the Circles above and below through Double-Link representation.</div><div><br></div><div>Circles are organized around specific interests or defined purpose or aim. You are a</div><div>continuous member of the circle that connects to your passion/purpose. This could be</div><div>the marketing department, the management team, the community members interested</div><div>in park beautification, etc.</div><div><br></div><div>Circle meetings are run through a process where each topic (proposed at the last </div><div>meeting or proposed prior to the meeting) is presented by the sponsor or group facilitator. There is a comment round where each person is asked to give their opinion/thoughts </div><div>about the proposal and the opportunity to voice a paramount objection to the proposal. </div><div>In essence a paramount objection is based on a reasoned statement about how the </div><div>proposal goes against the defined purpose/aim of the group circle or would prohibit </div><div>the group from carrying out their purpose. If no paramount objection is raised, if necessary </div><div>the proposal is modified, then reviewed again, and adopted. </div><div><br></div><div><div>John Buck describes the system like driving a car to the grocery store. You're free to drive </div><div>the car to the grocery anytime you wish unless the car has a paramount objection. The paramount objection from the car would arise when the car needed oil or gas to run </div><div>properly. Without the provision for oil and gas for the car being built into the system, the purpose cannot be met. The measures are like the instruments on the car telling you </div><div>whether you have the input needed to achieve your purpose. Again, a paramount </div><div>objection is raised if the Circle's purpose is inhibited by the proposal.</div></div><div><br></div><div>So like OS, each topic is proposed by someone in the circle not given as a top-down </div><div>order (unlike OS, the Marketplace/agenda is created before the meeting). Like OS each </div><div>topic has space for everyone to comment, but does not need the group to agree, only </div><div>to not object. It's a consent model, not consensus. So, like OS action rounds, if someone </div><div>has passion for an initiative they propose it and those interested in joining/aiding the </div><div>proposal contribute, and those who don't have interest, simply do not need to be involved, </div><div>but consent (their dis-interest does not need to bring down the energy of those passionate about a proposal). </div><div><br></div><div>Each proposal, once implemented is measured for it's results, using either profit, or other</div><div>measures such as persons served in the case of a non-profit. The continual Leading (forwarding a proposal), Doing (implementing), Measuring model.</div><div><br></div><div>In each Circle there is one member of the Circle who also belongs to the Circle above. </div><div>In the Circle above there are two members who sat in the Circle below, one from the </div><div>Circle in conversation and one from the Circle below who represents their own Circle's </div><div>interest and ideas in the Circle above. ~ if this sounds confusing see this diagram from </div><div>the NVC (non-Violent Communication) website: </div><div><br></div><div><a href="http://www.cnvc.org/en/node/4714">http://www.cnvc.org/en/node/4714</a></div><div><br></div><div>NVC has adopted Sociocracy as their governing model.</div><div><br></div><div>One fascinating aspect of Sociocracy is that one could propose to run the circle wholly </div><div>as a rotating autocracy, or majority rule, or in Open Space. And as long as there were </div><div>no paramount objections, the proposal would take affect. What an open way to govern </div><div>- with anything possible.</div><div><br></div><div>What does everyone think?</div><div><br><div apple-content-edited="true"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; "><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><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div><div>with grace and love,</div><div><br class="khtml-block-placeholder"></div><div style="font-size: 12px; "><b>Zelle</b></div><div><br class="khtml-block-placeholder"></div><div>Zelle Nelson</div><div>Know Place Like Home • Engaging the Soul@Work • State of Grace Document</div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#008000"><a href="http://www.knowplacelikehome.com">www.knowplacelikehome.com</a></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#000080"><a href="http://www.engagingthesoulatwork.com">www.engagingthesoulatwork.com</a></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#004080"><a href="http://www.stateofgracedocument.com">www.stateofgracedocument.com</a></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#008000"><b><a href="mailto:zelle@knowplacelikehome.com">zelle@knowplacelikehome.com</a></b></font></div><div><br class="khtml-block-placeholder"></div><div>work/home: (001) 828.693.0802</div><div>mobile: (001) 847.951.7030</div><div>Isle of Skye</div><div>2021 Greenville Hwy</div><div>Flat Rock, NC 28731</div><div>USA</div></div></div></div></div></span></div></span></div></span> </div><br><div><div>On Sep 2, 2009, at 7:14 AM, Harrison Owen wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; 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: 0px; "><div lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="blue" style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="PlaceType"><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="country-region"><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="PostalCode"><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="State"><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="City"><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="place"><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="Street"><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="address"><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="PersonName"><div class="Section1"><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><font size="2" color="navy" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: navy; ">Sounds interesting. Why not tell us about it?<o:p></o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><font size="2" color="navy" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: navy; "><o:p> </o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><font size="2" color="navy" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: navy; ">Harrison<o:p></o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><font size="2" color="navy" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: navy; "><o:p> </o:p></span></font></div><div><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; 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">Sent:</span></b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Tuesday, September 01, 2009 8:33 PM<br><b><span style="font-weight: bold; ">To:</span></b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><st1:personname w:st="on">OSLIST</st1:personname>@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU<br><b><span style="font-weight: bold; ">Subject:</span></b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Passion and Responsibility based Governance Model: Dynamic Self-Governance (Sociocracy) Workshop</span></font><o:p></o:p></div></div><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size: 12pt; "><o:p> </o:p></span></font></div><div><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size: 12pt; ">Hello ~<o:p></o:p></span></font></div></div><div><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size: 12pt; "><o:p> </o:p></span></font></div></div><div><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size: 12pt; ">Maureen McCarthy and I have come across a fascinating governance process that is built on: <o:p></o:p></span></font></div></div><div><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size: 12pt; "><o:p> </o:p></span></font></div></div><div><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size: 12pt; ">• Passion and responsibility for each member of the organization, government body, non-profit, family, etc. <o:p></o:p></span></font></div></div><div><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size: 12pt; ">• Double-linked, overlapping circles of interest/responsibilities<o:p></o:p></span></font></div></div><div><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size: 12pt; ">• "Law of Two Feet" and Marketplace like action-based decision making process in circle<o:p></o:p></span></font></div></div><div><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size: 12pt; ">• Continual "Leading, Doing, Measuring" cycle of improvement<o:p></o:p></span></font></div></div><div><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size: 12pt; "><o:p> </o:p></span></font></div></div><div><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size: 12pt; ">Dynamic Self-Governance (Sociocracy) has it's modern day origins in the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Netherlands</st1:place></st1:country-region><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>and is now used across all types of organization with great success.<o:p></o:p></span></font></div></div><div><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size: 12pt; "><o:p> </o:p></span></font></div></div><div><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size: 12pt; ">We're co-sponsoring a Workshop coming up,<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b><span style="font-weight: bold; ">September 18-20 near Asheville, NC USA</span></b>, where you can learn about how this process works.<o:p></o:p></span></font></div></div><div><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size: 12pt; "><o:p> </o:p></span></font></div></div><div><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size: 12pt; ">To find out more about Dynamic Self-Governance (Sociocracy): <a href="http://governancealive.com/" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">http://governancealive.com/</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></div></div><div><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size: 12pt; "><o:p> </o:p></span></font></div></div><div><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size: 12pt; ">or Read the book: We the People Consenting to a Deeper Democracy by John Buck and Sharon Villines: <a href="http://www.sociocracy.info/book.html" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">http://www.sociocracy.info/book.html</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></div></div><div><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size: 12pt; "><o:p> </o:p></span></font></div></div><div><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size: 12pt; ">or<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b><span style="font-weight: bold; ">Attend the Workshop</span></b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>(see the flyer: <a href="http://maureenandzelle.com/sociocracy.htm" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">http://maureenandzelle.com/sociocracy.htm</a>); and/or read more below:<o:p></o:p></span></font></div></div><div><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size: 12pt; "><o:p> </o:p></span></font></div></div><div><p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; margin-bottom: 12pt; line-height: 14.65pt; "><font size="1" face="Georgia"><span style="font-size: 6.5pt; font-family: Georgia; ">DYNAMIC GOVERNANCE WORKSHOP<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><div><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: 14.65pt; "><font size="1" face="Georgia"><span style="font-size: 6.5pt; font-family: Georgia; "><br>Dynamic Self-Governance, also known as Sociocracy, is a cutting edge system of running organizations that uses systems and chaos theories. Organizations and communities using this model are flexible, efficient, inclusive, resilient, sustainable, creative and fun. Dynamic Self-Governance maximizes efficiency and equality and is being adopted by communities, businesses and nonprofits.<br><br>A two day training on dynamic governance is now offered in<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">Asheville</st1:city>,<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><st1:state w:st="on">NC</st1:state></st1:place>. More information is provided below.<br><br>DATES & TIME - Weekend Workshop<br>Friday, September 18 at 7:00—9:00 pm<br>Saturday, September 19 at 9:00 am—5:00 pm<br>Sunday, September 20 at 9:00 am—5:00 pm<br><br>PLACE<br><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placetype w:st="on">Highland</st1:placetype><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><st1:placetype w:st="on">Lake</st1:placetype></st1:place><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>- The LakeHouse Lodge & Spa<br><st1:street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on">447 Lily Pad Lane</st1:address></st1:street><br>Flat<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">Rock</st1:city>,<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><st1:state w:st="on">NC</st1:state><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><st1:postalcode w:st="on">28731</st1:postalcode></st1:place><br>828-693-5070<br><a href="http://www.highlandlake.com/" target="_blank" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; "><font color="#1e66ae"><span style="color: rgb(30, 102, 174); ">www.highlandlake.<wbr style="line-height: 1.22em; ">com</span></font></a><br><br>REGISTRATION<br>Call or email:<br>800-870-2092<br><a href="mailto:contact@governancealive.com" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; "><font color="#1e66ae"><span style="color: rgb(30, 102, 174); ">contact@governancea<wbr style="line-height: 1.22em; ">live.com</span></font></a><br><br>PRICE<br>Workshop Fee: $200<br>Lunch: $10/day (optional)<br>Lodging: $125 per night at The LakeHouse Lodge & Spa<br><br>Please forward this information to all interested individuals, reserve your seat early, and let us know if you have any questions.<br></span></font><span class="apple-style-span"><font size="1" face="Georgia"><span style="font-size: 6.5pt; font-family: Georgia; ">~~~~~</span></font></span><font size="1" face="Georgia"><span style="font-size: 6.5pt; font-family: Georgia; "><o:p></o:p></span></font></div></div><div><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: 14.65pt; "><font size="1" face="Georgia"><span style="font-size: 6.5pt; font-family: Georgia; "><o:p> </o:p></span></font></div></div><div><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: 14.65pt; "><span class="apple-style-span"><font size="4" face="Helvetica"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Helvetica; ">We can see many cross-over and synergistic opportunities to combine Open Space, Dynamic Governance, and other tools like the State of<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><st1:state w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Grace Document</st1:place></st1:state><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>and Appreciative Inquiry in an organization based on passion and responsibility. We'd love to have you join us!</span></font></span><font size="1" face="Georgia"><span style="font-size: 6.5pt; font-family: Georgia; "><o:p></o:p></span></font></div></div></div><div><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size: 12pt; "><o:p> </o:p></span></font></div></div><span style="orphans: 2; widows: 2; -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; word-spacing: 0px; "><span style="orphans: 2; widows: 2; -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; word-spacing: 0px; "><span style="orphans: 2; widows: 2; -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; word-spacing: 0px; "><div apple-content-edited="true"><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div><div><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><font size="1" color="black" face="Helvetica"><span style="font-size: 6pt; font-family: Helvetica; color: black; ">with grace and love,<o:p></o:p></span></font></div></div><div><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><font size="1" color="black" face="Helvetica"><span style="font-size: 6pt; font-family: Helvetica; color: black; "><o:p> </o:p></span></font></div></div><div><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><b><font size="1" color="black" face="Helvetica"><span style="font-size: 6pt; font-family: Helvetica; color: black; font-weight: bold; ">Zelle</span></font></b><font size="1" color="black" face="Helvetica"><span style="font-size: 6pt; font-family: Helvetica; color: black; "><o:p></o:p></span></font></div></div><div><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><font size="1" color="black" face="Helvetica"><span style="font-size: 6pt; font-family: Helvetica; color: black; "><o:p> </o:p></span></font></div></div><div><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; 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