<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Michael,<div><br></div><div>Here, here!! </div><div><br></div><div><br><div apple-content-edited="true"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Verdana; 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 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: Verdana; 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: Verdana; 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><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 11px; ">Lucy Garrick</span></font><a href="http://www.northshoregroup.net/"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 11px; "><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; "></span></span></font></a></div><div><a href="http://www.northshoregroup.net/"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 11px; ">NorthShore Group</span></font></a></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 11px; ">Business/Organizational Consultant/Coach</span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 11px; "><a href="http://www.northshoregroup.net">http://www.northshoregroup.net</a></span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 11px; ">Ph: +1*206-335-5635</span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 11px; ">Time zone: PDT/GMT -7</span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 11px; ">Blog: </span></font><a href="http://northshoregroup.net/blog/index.html"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 11px; ">Global Outlook From The North Shore</span></font></a></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 11px; ">Twitter: </span></font><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; "><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 11px; "><a href="http://twitter.com/NewsAboutChange">NewsAboutChange</a></span></font></span></div></div></span></div></span></div></span> </div><br><div><div>On Dec 19, 2009, at 7:28 AM, Michael M Pannwitz wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div>There is no start into a day that could not be improved by a break, including a cup of coffee, which, of course, should never be allowed to get cold...<br>mmp<br><br>Harrison Owen wrote:<br><blockquote type="cite">Ralph -- great stuff as usual. And I was wondering how would apply what you<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">have said to an everyday situation? Supposing it is Monday morning at your<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">place of work saving the environment in New Jersey. Your inbox and todo list<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">are filled to over flowing -- and that cup of coffee (if you had one) is<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">getting cold. What do you do next?<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">Harrison<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">Harrison Owen<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">7808 River Falls Dr.<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">Potomac, MD 20854<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">USA<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">Phone 301-365-2093<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><a href="http://www.openspaceworld.com">www.openspaceworld.com</a><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><a href="http://www.ho-image.com">www.ho-image.com</a> (Personal Website)<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">-----Original Message-----<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">From: OSLIST [<a href="mailto:OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU">mailto:OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU</a>] On Behalf Of Ralph<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">Copleman<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">Sent: Friday, December 18, 2009 3:51 PM<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">To: <a href="mailto:OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU">OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU</a><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">Subject: Invitation<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">Power, control, and "WOW"...<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">When I extend an invitation for OS, I am aware that at least some of those I<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">am inviting may feel I am attempting to exercise a degree of power and<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">control over some portion of their time and/or mind. No matter how much<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">"Wow" I think I have put into my invitation, I have no control whatsoever<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">over what others think.<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">My practice is to begin holding space the moment I commit to a meeting.<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">This is the way I know to be congruent with what I understand to be open<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">space. If I seek to bend people against their inclination into thinking<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">that the meeting is a good idea, important, etc., and then show up and say,<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">"Welcome to open space," well then, I haven't been completely consistent.<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">And the space is not really open.<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">People accept invitations based on the way they think, perceive, think,<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">trust, and/or project. Their lives include a range of circumstances and<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">previous commitments. If I'm authentically holding the space right from the<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">moment the idea of the gathering is conceived, there is nothing about the<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">choice to accept the invitation that is not completely theirs. I may, of<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">course, offer persuasion, promote possible benefits, or use enticing<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">language and images. As a former public relations practitioner, I am not<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">adverse to employing these tools, but I seek a balance that communicates my<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">position and beliefs on one hand and the opportunity available to them on<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">the other.<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">So I have trouble with the idea that invitations "fail". I like what HO<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">says about investigating how I could do things better if nobody shows, and I<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">must ultimately let "Whoever comes..." be my guide. 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