<html><head><style type="text/css"><!-- DIV {margin:0px;} --></style></head><body><div style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt"><div></div><div>Hi Suzanne,</div><div>I'm just coming back and catching up after almost 3 months of absence. I am so sorry to hear the news about your father's health. At the same time I hear in your words how more loving and happy your relationship is with him now. This is not only a wonderful evolution but it is surely a real comfort in times like this. </div><div><br></div><div>It is heartwarming to see how the simple life principles of OS bring light in our lives in a variety of ways. Your testimony is a valuable contribution to our OS community. I look forward to a voice to voice encounter when the time is right for you. I will in the meantime hold you very close to my heart.</div><div><br></div><div>A friend,</div><div>Diane</div><div style="font-family:arial, helvetica,
sans-serif;font-size:10pt"><br><div style="font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt"><font size="2" face="Tahoma"><hr size="1"><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">From:</span></b> Suzanne Daigle <sdaigle4@gmail.com><br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU<br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Thu, November 25, 2010 7:09:26 AM<br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> [OSLIST] Thanksgiving Day, Family and Science<br></font><br>
<p class="MsoNormal"></p><p class="MsoNormal">A special Thanksgiving post to my Open Space Family,</p><p class="MsoNormal"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal">On August 25<sup>th</sup>, I posted to the Open Space
community asking if others had worked with scientists. <a rel="nofollow">https://mail.google.com/mail/?shva=1#search/scientist/12a43584cdab69f7</a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a rel="nofollow"><br>
</a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;">Many in the OS community
responded: Stella, Spark, Peggy, Diane, Andrew, Robyn, and Harrison. <span style=""> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;">On October 24-25, a group of 40 national
scientists and friends of scientists gathered at The Elliot School for
International Affairs, part of the George Washington University to discuss “Shifting
the Effort-Reward Ratio in Science”.<span style=""> </span>The
sponsor, host and now a dear friend was Kennan Salinero, President of </span>Yámana
Science and Technology.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><br></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The weeks and months (and for the sponsor, the years) preceding
this event were a heroic journey (à la Joseph Campbell) in my estimation.<span style=""> </span>Not easy to attract a group of scientists
whose very survival and “<i style="">reputation” </i>depends
on a system and structure that is defined by words like publish, document,
prove, present, funding, panelists, reputation, data, methodology, objectives,
etc. <br></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="">The
two-day event began with a panelist series of presentations on the first
morning, Harrison Owen as guest speak at lunch, and then 1.5 days in Open Space.
See wonderful video that Harrison referred to in his OS posting a few days ago.
<span style=""> </span><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://dl.dropbox.com/u/6855090/11.09.10%20Harrison%20Owen%20v3%20Medium.mov">http://dl.dropbox.com/u/6855090/11.09.10%20Harrison%20Owen%20v3%20Medium.mov</a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">All I can about Harrison’s talk is that the video cannot
capture the spirit it ignited in the folks. What a gift!</p><p class="MsoNormal"><br></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">This Washington event happened a month ago, and for those
who know me, my habit would have been to share this experience with you almost
immediately, as a way of thanking everyone who offered support and ideas and
also to gift back the essence and learning as we so often do in our
extraordinary community. <br></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">On the day I got back from Washington however, I received a
middle of the night emergency call from my dad telling me that he was being
admitted to the hospital. I have written about my father before, how much of a
fan he has become of Open Space (reading the Italian translation of it), this
radiologist doctor who is a scientist himself, who reveres all that is “evidence-based,
provable, data, facts, etc.”, who at the age of 80 has kept his mind active
reading quantum physics and all that is science.<span style=""> </span>I have talked about how our father-daughter relationship
these past few years has blossomed because of Open Space inviting stories,
feelings and a closeness that is somehow all connected to “living in the moment”
and learning to “just be ourselves” which happens to people a lot when they
experience the energy and joy of coming home in Open Space. <br></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Well the master plan of life is calling my dad to another
place. These have been difficult days and weeks and yet, in the midst of my
sadness as I spend all of my time with him and my mom, Open Space has become the
friend, the community, the wise one who is always there for me in spirit and in
philosophy. It feels strange and confusing for me to share something this personal
and private with you now and yet on this Thanksgiving Day, it feels right to do
so.<span style=""><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style=""> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Interesting that Juan Walker posted this topic of OS and Scientific
Method: Juan, who with a wonderful team of people will be hosting us in Chile
next year; Juan, whose country galvanized the world in a life-death mining event
that captured our heart and soul.<span style=""> <br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style=""><br></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">So as I struggle still with so many emotions including my unsorted
thoughts and feelings about our Washington Science event of a month ago, all I
can say reflecting back is that Open Space is above all a “human and living
experience” that brings out the best of what’s inside an individual (head <u>and</u> heart) and in
that, scientists are no different.<span style=""> </span>As I
reflect on all that transpired in Washington, remembering people in deep
conversations sitting around tables on the balcony of the seventh floor
overlooking the Washington monument and the Capitol Building, I just know that
something important and special happened then…something that will lead to
something, that meant something and that was beautiful in itself.<span style=""> <br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style=""><br></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">As one very cerebral and intellectual scientist said during
morning news which people say often, you can’t know Open Space until you experience it.<span style=""> </span>“I just couldn’t understand it at all when
people described it to me.”<span style=""> <br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style=""><br></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Perhaps later, I will process and summarize all that
happened a month ago. In the meantime, for those who are interested in getting
a feel of what transpired, you can visit this website which contains a little
bit of everything.<span style=""> </span>Just know that as was
the case with Harrison’s video, it will only be part of the story.<span style=""> </span><span style=""> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://unsummit2010.yamanascience.org/">http://unsummit2010.yamanascience.org/</a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://unsummit2010.yamanascience.org/"><br></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">And then finally, thank you Andrew Rixon for being one who
offered help and resources during the planning! I highly recommend your paper
to others. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.babelfishgroup.com/files/Measuring%20a%20successful%20meeting.pdf">http://www.babelfishgroup.com/files/Measuring%20a%20successful%20meeting.pdf</a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.babelfishgroup.com/files/Measuring%20a%20successful%20meeting.pdf"><br>
</a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">It speaks of scientists, of Open Space and a “passion
network”.<span style=""> </span>Somehow I think I’ll be coming
back to what he described, the before and after of Open Space, how it ignites
passion and how people connect in the common passion of something they care
deeply about. <br></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">In closing, Happy Thanksgiving Day and as many of you sit
around the table in circle being with family and friends, may it overflow with
stories, love and life making it a special Open Space day for all!</p>
<br clear="all">Suzanne<br>-- <br>Suzanne Daigle<br>NuFocus Strategic Group<br>7159 Victoria Circle<br>University Park, FL 34201<br>FL 941-359-8877; <br>CT 203-722-2009<br><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.nufocusgroup.com">www.nufocusgroup.com</a><br>
<a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:s.daigle@nufocusgroup.com" target="_blank" href="mailto:s.daigle@nufocusgroup.com">s.daigle@nufocusgroup.com</a><br>twitter @suzannedaigle<br><br><span>
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