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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Totally marvelous! Once again “it” happens in spite of ourselves. (Surprise!) thank you for the story.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Harrison<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Harrison Owen<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>7808 River Falls Dr.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Potomac, MD 20854<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>USA<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Phone 301-365-2093<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>www.openspaceworld.com<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>www.ho-image.com (Personal Website)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:#1F497D'>To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of OSLIST Go to:<a href="http://lists.openspacetech.org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org"><span style='color:blue'>http://lists.openspacetech.org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> oslist-bounces@lists.openspacetech.org [mailto:oslist-bounces@lists.openspacetech.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>ELEDER AURTENETXE PILDAIN<br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, June 06, 2011 12:47 PM<br><b>To:</b> World wide Open Space Technology email list<br><b>Cc:</b> alex carrascosa<br><b>Subject:</b> [OSList] briefing after an "Open Express" in Bilbao_Eutokia<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I was certainly a bit reluctant about the stuff...<o:p></o:p></p><ul type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1'>someone who had seen us facilitate another OS had asked for an Open Space but time passed and passed and we didnīt get to meet (it was finally just one week before the event the first and only meeting, after some short phone and e-mail conversations); <o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1'>my mind was unconfident and (definitely illy-) judging the situation from time to time (<i>"they seem to want to do it just to be trendy,..."</i> and the kind of missthinking);<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1'>they had scheduled and distributed an "Open Space" event but they were fixing the subjects to be spoken about and even had planned for time when <i>"each 15-20 people group would present their conclusions"</i>; <o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1'>they had planned for just 2 hours; I was even "punishing" myself (you are doing it just for the money, you may be doibng damn to the os_community),...<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1'>i was told in the first conversaton that around 40 people where going to take part, i said "ok, but this place is quite small for 40 people"; a week before the event i was told it woud be for 70 people!!! and that it must be in the same place!<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1'>I had taken the responsibility to contract a Graphic Recorder (the cc-oed alex carrascosa, great job!) and to supply the catering (both first time) ....<o:p></o:p></li></ul><p class=MsoNormal>something strange happened, nevertheless, even if I tended to be negative from time to time, I had a deep confidence (whatever,... :o). I even decided to take it upon myself without asking this wonderful community for advise (it would also had taken its time...)<br><br>as I said, just a week before the event we finally got to meet...<o:p></o:p></p><ul type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'> I found a profoundly respectful and helpful team. <o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'>They really knew what we where going on, and those who didnīt, did immediately assume the OS spirit. <o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'>I proposed (and immediately had it accepted) to stretch the event to a 3ī5 hours thing with opening, to 45ī time-lines and closing<o:p></o:p></li></ul><p class=MsoNormal>The day (last Thursday, June 2nd) came and<o:p></o:p></p><ul type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3'>we had the "young-spirited :o)" sit on the floor, some stood up in a third line, the walking space was minimal<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3'>I finally could not take my 15 minutes for relaxing and reviewing (but all the in-site preparation time had really been relaxed and so good humoured, and I had reviewed my opening mind-map the night before),...<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3'>the group (once-more-very-illy supposed to be quite pasive,... "administration people, you know?") was surprisingly, even to the point to propose a short, brilliant, funny (risky for my need of control) all-group-intervention in the middle of the opening; I let go and accepted and it, sure, was energizing!<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3'>as soon as i stopped the opening some 4 people where writing topics...<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3'>as it usually is it resulted in great fun, great work, satisfaction, peace, involvement,...and the closing circle was a very nice reflection of this,<o:p></o:p></li></ul><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>Definitely, I feel more confident than ever and more and more prepared to be surprised... <br><br>love,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='color:#006600;background:#CCCCCC'>Eleder</span><span style='color:black;background:#CCCCCC'> </span></b><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;background:#CCCCCC'>B</span></b><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#CC0000;background:#CCCCCC'>u</span></b><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;background:#CCCCCC'>M</span></b><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:red;background:#CCCCCC'>31 </span></b><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#000099;background:#CCCCCC'>Mind Mapping-</span></b><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#009900;background:#CCCCCC'>Open Space Technology</span></b><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;background:#CCCCCC'>-</span></b><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#B45F06;background:#CCCCCC'>Creativity</span></b><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><div style='margin-left:30.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='background:#CCCCCC'><a href="http://www.burumapak.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><span style='color:#CC0000'>www.burumapak.blogspot.com</span></a> (eus) <a href="http://twitter.com/Eleder_BuM" target="_blank">@Eleder_BuM</a> (Twitter)<br><a href="http://www.in-fluyendo.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><span style='color:#CC0000'>www.in-fluyendo.blogspot.com</span></a> (esp) <a href="http://www.flowandshow.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><span style='color:#CC0000'>www.flowandshow.blogspot.com</span></a> (eng)<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><br>pd: by the way, I explained a bit about the OS community and just mentioned the 5th pinciple conversation in the opening as a sign of its life without explaining it,... but someone asked what it was about, and, as I said "wherever it is, is the right place" and linked it to these days #spanishrevolution gatherings, everybody caught it so quickly!... good times for opening space around here :o)!<br><br>pd2: Next event on the agenda, first 2ī5 days OS (July 4-6, in the so beautiful San Sewbastian) in the nearby, first full in Basque (if we forgot the centuries of OS life before us :o),...with this subject: <b><i>"Dreaming and acting about the future of education: who are we educating our future generations?"</i></b>. <a href="http://burumapak.blogspot.com/2011/05/nola-hezi-behar-ditugu-hurrengo.html">Here the invi</a> (in Basque).<o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>