<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; ">Dear Open Space Friends,</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; "><br></span></div><div><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 13.0px 0.0px; font: 13.0px Calibri; min-height: 15.0px">Wherever it is, is the right place. At the <a href="http://vibrantphx.com/">Vibrant Phoenix</a> event last week, more than half of the participants posted their names and contact info so that the conversations could continue! You can see those <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; ">commitments online </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; "><span style="text-decoration: underline; color: rgb(20, 79, 174); "><a href="http://vibrantphx.com/next-actions/">here</a>.</span></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 13.0px 0.0px; font: 13.0px Calibri; min-height: 15.0px">Amanda, Harrison, Barry, Tova and Thomas, I brought you and all our open space friends into the Vibrant Phoenix event. It was a high stakes affair, with many elected officials sitting in the opening circle holding their shoulders up by their ears sitting next to business folks in suits and high heels along with a spunky group of young social entrepreneurs. They posted 22 topics (see below) over three sessions. As I was walking around taking pictures, I heard vibrant and wise discussions - people in my home town are obviously passionate about positioning our region for economic success.</p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 13.0px 0.0px; font: 13.0px Calibri; min-height: 15.0px">What a great morning!</p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 13.0px 0.0px; font: 13.0px Calibri">On June 3, 2011, over 100 Arizonans gathered at the beautiful new <a href="http://chandleraz.gov/"><span style="text-decoration: underline ; color: #144fae">Chandler</span></a> City Hall to discuss regional collaboration to create vibrant city environments to attract and retain talent and investment. The Open Space strategy session, designed to engage cities, businesses and communities to raise the level of thinking on how we position our region for economic success, made it possible for the participants to generate topics and focus on what they most cared about.</p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 13.0px 0.0px; font: 13.0px Calibri">Following a morning of lively and meaty discussions, <b>more than half of the participants committed</b> to be hosts or participants in further conversations on the most exciting ideas for positioning our region for economic success.</p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 13.0px 0.0px; font: 13.0px Calibri">For more of the story from <a href="http://vibrantphx.com/....look">http://vibrantphx.com/....look</a> below my signature. For those of you on Facebook, I've posted photos from the event on my profile.</p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 13.0px 0.0px; font: 13.0px Calibri; min-height: 15.0px">Warm wishes from a golden Phoenix sunset,</p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 13.0px 0.0px; font: 13.0px Calibri; min-height: 15.0px">Christine</p><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 13px/normal Calibri; ">Christine Whitney Sanchez, Partner</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 13px/normal Calibri; ">Innovation Partners International</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 13px/normal Calibri; ">480.759.0262</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 13px/normal Calibri; "><a href="http://www.innovationpartners.com">www.innovationpartners.com</a></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 13px/normal Calibri; "> <img alt="clip_image002.png" height="69" width="183" src="cid:CA6A226B-E851-49B5-8E8F-7012F0BCE8AC@ph.cox.net"><img alt="clip_image004.png" height="72" width="100" src="cid:B6F3BB8C-701D-4678-AA13-A03700E7C00B@ph.cox.net"></div><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 13.0px 0.0px; font: 13.0px Calibri"><br></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 13.0px 0.0px; font: 13.0px Calibri">Mayor Jay Tibshraeny of Chandler, Arizona and Mayor Georgia Lord of Goodyear, briefly opened the morning with former SunCor Development Co. President Steve Betts providing background discoveries of the Metro Phoenix DNA Project.</p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 13.0px 0.0px; font: 13.0px Calibri">The remainder of the morning was led by the participants themselves – they created their own agenda by hosting discussion sessions on topics they have passion for.</p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 13.0px 0.0px; font: 13.0px Calibri">The Open Space meeting was guided by <a href="http://www.christinewhitneysanchez.com/international_experience"><span style="text-decoration: underline ; color: #144fae">Christine Whitney Sanchez</span></a>, partner with <a href="http://innovationpartners.com/"><span style="text-decoration: underline ; color: #144fae">Innovation Partners International</span></a>, a strength-based consulting firm with international experience and credentials in leading groups and communities to new heights. Open Space is a non-hierarchical, transparent process that makes it easy for large groups to build on each other’s ideas and self-organize for taking action on the most exciting ideas. It is a fun and dynamic way to release the wisdom of the many.</p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 13.0px 0.0px; font: 13.0px Calibri">Twenty-two participants hosted the following breakout discussions:</p>
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<li style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 13.0px Calibri">Abandoning the past to enable the future</li>
<li style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 13.0px Calibri">Dichotomy of highly educated workforce & education funding</li>
<li style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 13.0px Calibri">Transforming University Education</li>
<li style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 13.0px Calibri">How do we retain the creative talent that we already have?</li>
<li style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 13.0px Calibri">What types of companies have talent we want & how do we attract them?</li>
<li style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 13.0px Calibri">What is your city doing for me?</li>
<li style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 13.0px Calibri">True & Terrifying Tales of Young Entrepreneurs</li>
<li style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 13.0px Calibri">The urban forest & economic redevelopment = lush desert lifestyle</li>
<li style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 13.0px Calibri">An environmentally & economically sustainable Arizona</li>
<li style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 13.0px Calibri">Where has the sense of caring for each other gone in our state? How do we get it back?</li>
<li style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 13.0px Calibri">Why are you afraid of telling the truth? Unlocking community by being authentic.</li>
<li style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 13.0px Calibri">Why are you scared of me? Exploring relationships w/ creatives</li>
<li style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 13.0px Calibri">Grow a culture & network of innovation</li>
<li style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 13.0px Calibri">Creating creative gathering spaces</li>
<li style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 13.0px Calibri">Arts & Culture</li>
<li style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 13.0px Calibri">How do we wake the “sleeping giants”? (moms, dads, neighbors)</li>
<li style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 13.0px Calibri">Primary Education Revitalization</li>
<li style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 13.0px Calibri">The legislature and our image</li>
<li style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 13.0px Calibri">Friends in “Low” places. Identifying other user partners to develop our communities</li>
<li style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 13.0px Calibri">How do we make AZ’s natural assets (the outdoors) part of the conversation to attract talent?</li>
<li style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 13.0px Calibri">Attracting international interest – Being globally connected</li>
<li style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 13.0px Calibri">Bridging the gap between generation leadership</li>
</ul><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 13.0px 0.0px; font: 13.0px Calibri">Each breakout group posted their most potent and actionable ideas. One half of the participants were so passionate about the ideas that emerged that they listed their contact information to host another conversation and explore next steps.</p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 13.0px 0.0px; font: 13.0px Calibri">The document below represents original discussion topics, hosts, action ideas, participants who committed to host the next conversation and people who have committed to participate in the next conversation. If you are interested in joining a conversation, please contact the host listed in the chart.</p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 13.0px 0.0px; font: 13.0px Calibri">Visit the next actions online <a href="http://vibrantphx.com/next-actions/"><span style="text-decoration: underline ; color: #144fae">here</span></a>.</p></div></body></html>