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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'>Rose – Thank you for sharing and do be
careful with all that “planning.” I have found that the best preparation
for an Open Space is to do it. And choosing the opportunity is not rocket science,
but it does take some thought. First thing is to make sure that the appropriate
conditions are present. They are: 1) A Real “Business” Issue,
something that people REALLY care about – it is not sufficient that you
care, or that “The Administration” cares – but the people
care. My rule of thumb is that if you have to think about this for more than a
second, you don’t have an issue. Of course it may take a little longer to
phrase it for the Invitation, but that is a different thing. The issue needs to
hit you in the face, and if it doesn’t, it is not an issue that will get
the people who care to come. 2) Lots of complexity – in a word nobody
knows the answer. 3) Lots of diversity – as in differing points of view,
backgrounds, genders, ages, etc. 4) Lots of passion and conflict – There is
some real heat not just a flash in the pan sort of thing. 5) Decision time of
yesterday – otherwise known as a feeling of urgency. My experience has
been that unless the organization is dead there are 4-5 such issues on the
plate if people care to face them.</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'>When the conditions are right, “organizing”
an Open Space is virtually instantaneous if you have the people and the space.
Almost any space will do, and reaching the people who “might” care to
come can happen in amazingly short times when the issue is the sort I am
talking about. I happened to be in Cape Town </span></font><font size=3
color=red face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:red'>RSA</span></font><font size=3 color=red face=Arial><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:red'> when Mandela got off the
island. Just about everybody was sure there was going to be blood in the
streets, and nobody was really sure what to do or not do. My hostess happened
to manage a hotel so we had the space. And in 24 hours the “guest list”
was full for an Open Space to take place 48 hours later. And when the
issue is hot, take your time – one day for sure and two days to go really
deep. And if you need to go deeper, just do it again.</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'>In 48 hours 100+ folks were sitting in a
circle, creating a bulletin board, opening a market place and going to work to
become, as they said, “The new </span></font><font size=3 color=red
face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:red'>South
Africa</span></font><font size=3 color=red face=Arial><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:red'>.”</span></font></p>
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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'>Harrison Owen</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'>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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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:red'>Phone </span></font><font size=2 color=red face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:red'>301-365-2093</span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:red'>Skype hhowen</span></font></p>
<p align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3 color=red face=Arial><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:red'>Open Space Training</span></font><font
color=red><span style='color:red'> <a href="http://www.openspaceworld.com/"><font
face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>www.openspaceworld.com</span></font></a>
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<p align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3 color=red face=Arial><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:red'>Open Space Institute</span></font><font
color=red><span style='color:red'> <a href="http://www.openspaceworld.org/"><font
face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>www.openspaceworld.org</span></font></a></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:red'>Personal website</span></font><font
color=red><span style='color:red'> <a href="http://www.ho-image.com/"><font
face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>www.ho-image.com</span></font></a> </span></font></p>
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<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>Rose Tassone<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Sunday, November 08, 2009
6:36 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> Bullying and OST</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 color="#403152"
face=Candara><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:11.0pt'>Thank you kindly - To
all the people who commented, for the very helpful questions posed and the
number of useful suggestions that were made. All your responses are going to
help me stay busy in unpacking what preparation is required prior to
facilitating OS, the impact of psychosocial and developmental stages on
individuals and group dynamics, the principal’s and teachers’ input
and in particular my part in all of this.</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 color="#403152"
face=Candara><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:11.0pt'>To begin with, I can now
see in hindsight that I was way too ambitious in what the participants were
capable of and the principal really wanted to believe that she was leading a
community that did want to take responsibility, so much so that the students
were probably too enthusiastically encouraged to accept the invitation.
The parents were probably the true barometer of the community as they did not
show a significant interest and trust to turn up. It seems that much more
is needed at the consulting and planning stage with all parties to determine
their interest, willingness and capacity to be part of creating a better
community prior to the OS event.</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 color="#403152"
face=Candara><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:11.0pt'>Regards</span></font></p>
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face=Candara><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:11.0pt'>Rose Tassone</span></font></p>
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