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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>OK Harrison, thanks for outing this infrequent
OSList denizen! The good news of the story is that I connected with some of the
participants who were most vocal (and frustrated with process) and followed up
with them, and a couple of them are keen to learn more about .. a
'different' approach to such meetings. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>In case our venerable mayor or any of the Summit
organizers are on this list, as a demonstration of my belief that OS will get
you better results (not just talk, outcomes) than what has been tried so far, I
hereby offer to work with you to plan, facilitate and follow up (including an
evaluation) the next Summit in Open Space, for less $ than you paid the 'event
organizers' who planned and organized last week's event.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Please call to take advantage of this offer.
(I promise I will not bop any heads!)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Judy Gast</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>905-824-4352</FONT></DIV></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV
style="FONT: 10pt arial; BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=hhowen@verizon.net href="mailto:hhowen@verizon.net">Harrison Owen</A>
</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A
title=OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU
href="mailto:OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU">OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU</A>
</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, September 24, 2010 6:03
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [OSLIST] FW: self organized
learning</DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Judy
Gast – sometime denizen of OSLIST -- sent me the following. Her’s is a story
most of us can tell. I responded as follows:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">“Great
to hear from you! And some folks will never hear. Really hearing would destroy
a lot of what they hold to be immutable truth – Like they are in control and
should be. So you take the opportunities where you can. I can imagine a group
of teachers invited by you to see the video. Just watch their reactions. Note
especially the one(s) who say “Oh Shit – YES.” Go from
there.”<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Harrison
Owen<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">7808
River Falls Dr.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Potomac,
MD 20854<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Phone
301-365-2093<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">www.openspaceworld.com<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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(Personal Website)<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">From:</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> Judy Gast
[mailto:jgast@sympatico.ca] <BR><B>Sent:</B> Friday, September 24, 2010 5:32
PM<BR><B>To:</B> Harrison Owen<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: self organized
learning<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Harrison, I watched
the video and it is fascinating. With now 8 and 12 year old children, I
can see how their little brains pick up on stuff - automatically - when they
are interested and engaged (me sticking a computer in front of them and
employing the 'grandmother' methodology helps is
enabling.)</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Coincidence that
you should send this today. Last night I had a particularly frustrating
evening facilitating a breakout group at the Mississauga Summit, a large
'Community Development' initiative sponsored by our very famous 89 year old
mayor Hazel McCallion (who will be elected for another four year term in
October). It was a waste of time. If only, I could have
convinced them to try Open Space....</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Many 'big wigs' in
government, local NFPs, and business came out to 'support the cause'.
There were meticulously prepared welcome packages, corporate sponsored
'gifts', grandiose speeches about the 'issues'.... and then folks were asked
to move to the group that they were 'most aligned to' to 'engage in
dialogue about the issue'. With the preamble about how we (the sponsors
of the four groups) are here to 'listen'. </SPAN><o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">When 25 or so
people came to the group I was assigned to (volunteer)</SPAN>, it turned into
the usual. Those with issues/causes that were near and dear to
their hearts advocated and grandstanded, while others engaged in the 'you
should have looked at this aspect of the problem'... The issue sponsors
'listened' and defended their positions and plan and all looked to me as 'the
facilitator' to 'control' the conversation. Needless to say I was
not the only one frustrated.<o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">I shared Open Space
with the high level sponsor, a corporate guy who doesn't see to be able to see
beyond his model, as this is the fourth such event that he has
organized. </SPAN><o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">I have sent
articles, case studies, gave a presentation on 'Open Space and Civic
Engagement' (spoke to Kai Degner a while back and heard about his
Summits) and am struggling with what I can I do to bop them on their heads so
they get it?</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">The weather is
beautiful in Ontario.. a nice sunny summer day....we are going to take the 69
Chevelle convertible out for a spin and hit a local eatery with some
friends.</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><BR>Hope you are
having a great day.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Fondly,<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Judy<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">P.S. Last
week I was on Long Island, off the coast of Portland, Maine
with a dozen women I graduation from Williams College with in 1981! We
all look exactly the same!</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
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<P style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4" class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">From:</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> <A
title=hhowen@verizon.net href="mailto:hhowen@verizon.net">Harrison Owen</A>
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">To:</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> <A
title=chris@chriscorrigan.com href="mailto:chris@chriscorrigan.com">Chris
Corrigan</A> ; <A title=mmpanne@boscop.de
href="mailto:mmpanne@boscop.de">Pannwitz, Michael M</A> ; <A
title=phelim@improbable.co.uk href="mailto:phelim@improbable.co.uk">Phelim
McDermott</A> ; <A title=michael@michaelherman.com
href="mailto:michael@michaelherman.com">Michael Herman</A> ; <A
title=elilius@halhinet.on.ca href="mailto:elilius@halhinet.on.ca">Eric
Lilius</A> ; <A title=geoyang@hsdinstitute.org
href="mailto:geoyang@hsdinstitute.org">Glenda Eoyang</A> ; <A
title=bushe@sfu.ca href="mailto:bushe@sfu.ca">Gervase Bushe</A> ; <A
title=gm@openspace.dk href="mailto:gm@openspace.dk">Gerard Muller</A> ; <A
title=icataiw@ms69.hinet.net href="mailto:icataiw@ms69.hinet.net">Gail
West</A> ; <A title=gabriela.ender@OpenSpace-Online.com
href="mailto:gabriela.ender@OpenSpace-Online.com">Gabriela Ender</A> ; <A
title=ff@begleitung-im-wandel.com
href="mailto:ff@begleitung-im-wandel.com">Fischer, Florian</A> ; <A
title=elwinandjoan@yahoo.com href="mailto:elwinandjoan@yahoo.com">Elwin
Guild</A> ; <A title=dhorrigan01@comcast.net
href="mailto:dhorrigan01@comcast.net">Don Horrigan</A> ; <A
title="Dickenson, Dee" href="mailto:Dickenson,%20Dee">Dickenson, Dee</A> ;
<A title=dwcox@astate.edu href="mailto:dwcox@astate.edu">David Cox</A> ; <A
title=dkropf@dkropf.com href="mailto:dkropf@dkropf.com">Daniel Kropf</A> ;
<A title=Christy_Owen@dai.com href="mailto:Christy_Owen@dai.com">Owen,
Christy </A>; <A title=cckloth@earthlink.net
href="mailto:cckloth@earthlink.net">Chris Kloth</A> ; <A
title=Catherine.Crim@microsoft.com
href="mailto:Catherine.Crim@microsoft.com">Catherine Crim</A> ; <A
title=brucenixon@waitrose.com href="mailto:brucenixon@waitrose.com">Bruce
Nixon</A> ; <A title=blundeen9@comcast.net
href="mailto:blundeen9@comcast.net">Bruce Lundeen</A> ; <A
title=ann@learningfriends.com href="mailto:ann@learningfriends.com">Ann
McCormick</A> ; <A title=andrew@babelfishgroup.com
href="mailto:andrew@babelfishgroup.com">Andrew Rixon</A> ; <A
title=deehock@comcast.net href="mailto:deehock@comcast.net">Dee Hock</A> ;
<A title=henri.lipmanowicz@verizon.net
href="mailto:henri.lipmanowicz@verizon.net">Lipmanowicz_Henri</A> ; <A
title=tzimtzum@earthlink.net href="mailto:tzimtzum@earthlink.net">Aitken,
Jeff</A> ; <A title=john@johnengle.net href="mailto:john@johnengle.net">John
Engle</A> ; <A title=judir@accesswave.ca
href="mailto:judir@accesswave.ca">Judi Richardson</A> ; <A
title=jgast@sympatico.ca href="mailto:jgast@sympatico.ca">Judy Gast</A> ; <A
title=Kai.Degner@gmail.com
href="mailto:Kai.Degner@gmail.com">Kai.Degner@gmail.com</A> ; <A
title=larry@spiritedorg.com href="mailto:larry@spiritedorg.com">Larry
Peterson</A> ; <A title=lisa@groupjazz.com
href="mailto:lisa@groupjazz.com">Kimball, Lisa</A> ; <A
title=meg@megsalter.com href="mailto:meg@megsalter.com">Meg Salter</A> ; <A
title=nancywolfberg@comcast.net
href="mailto:nancywolfberg@comcast.net">Nancy Wolfberg</A> ; <A
title=psully@edc.org href="mailto:psully@edc.org">Paul Sully</A> ; <A
title=pvaill@phd.antioch.edu href="mailto:pvaill@phd.antioch.edu">Peter
Vaill</A> ; <A title=anotherthought@gmail.com
href="mailto:anotherthought@gmail.com">Steven "Doc" List</A> ; <A
title="Viv McWaters (Business Fax)"
href="mailto:Viv%20McWaters%20(Business%20Fax)">Viv McWaters (Business
Fax)</A> ; <A title=patoitextiles@gmail.com
href="mailto:patoitextiles@gmail.com">Patricia Black</A>
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Sent:</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> Friday,
September 24, 2010 4:40 PM<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Subject:</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> FW: self
organized learning<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></P></DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">You
are receiving this because you are on the short list of friends and
colleagues who I think might enjoy. Pat Black posted a marvelous video on
OSLIST which gets to the heart of something that is very close to my heart
(mind and whatever). In the way of forwarded emails you will find my
response followed by Pat’s posting. To make any sense out of it, you need to
reverse the order. And for sure you need to see the video. It blew my mind
and I hope it blows yours. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Have
fun!<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Harrison<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Harrison
Owen<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">7808
River Falls Dr.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Potomac,
MD 20854<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">USA<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Phone
301-365-2093<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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href="http://www.openspaceworld.com">www.openspaceworld.com</A><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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href="http://www.ho-image.com">www.ho-image.com</A> (Personal
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– Much more than fascinating, it is absolutely brilliant. Truly it brought
tears to my eyes arising in part because of the consummate simplicity of the
learning experiment and its powerful result – but even more because it
epitomizes precisely what I believe we as a community should be about. And
it is not just about the education of children, important though that may
be. The possibilities are larger involving virtually every aspect of the
human endeavor. We have had the privilege of witnessing the power of self
organization at work doing things that most of our fellows, who have not had
that experience, will consider to be impossible. Open Space may have
provided the door way through which we might consciously enter the
self organizing world. But that is simply a beginning and the best is yet to
come. The first step is to push beyond the narrow focus on OST as a method
or “tool” – to begin to apply the central understandings to the vast array
of human undertakings – finance, marketing, food production, scientific
research, and on and on. Each application will be different and
experimental, even as the video you posted was different and experimental.
And we cannot do it alone, but we can be a powerful yeast that raises up
some marvelous new loafs of bread. I confess that over the past few months
as I have been reading OSLIST, I have totally enjoyed the warmth of the
community and our willingness to support each other as required – holding
space for a venture. But I have also longed for something more and deeper.
And Pat, I think you might just have opened a way. Thank
you!<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal>Here is a link to a TED talks video that describes open
space learning. It is pretty fascinating.<o:p></o:p></P>
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