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<p style="margin-bottom: 0.2in;">cohumans, co-spaceholders
greetings!<br><br>Perhaps you know of people who would like to learn
ost but are not in a position to travel.<br><br>Dalar International,
the company founded by Birgitt and Ward Williams, is offering two ost
learning workshops online as part of the Genuine Contact(tm)
Program, one in August. the other in October.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.2in;">I've experienced this workshop in a face-to-face setting two times and offered it several times. And I think the workshop is a very rich learning experience, its value and application goes way beyond just "learning" OST...</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.2in;">Below are the details.<br>This is the first time I've
seen a multiday OST learning event being offered online. I'd love to
hear how it goes if anyone attends.<br></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.2in;"><br>Details also at <br></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.2in;"><span><a target="_blank" href="http://www.dalarinternational.com/genuine-contact-program/advanced-workshops/open-space-technology">http://www.dalarinternational.com/genuine-contact-program/advanced-workshops/open-space-technology</a></span><br></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.2in;">Please consider forwarding
to those who may be interested.<br>appreciatively,<br>raffi<br><br>Executives,
Facilitators, Consultants, Managers, Team Leaders, HR and OD
specialists</p>
<p>You are invited to learn a simple to use multi-purpose method for
leading highly participatory meetings involving from 7 to 1000
people. These meetings produce tangible results towards your business
goals and achieve maximum participation, inspired creativity, and the
best solutions from the collective of individuals involved. Open
Space Technology (OST) was developed by Harrison Owen of Maryland,
USA and has been used in almost every country in the world, with a
twenty year history of consistently exceptional results. Learn the
Genuine Contact way of working with OST to achieve the greatest
benefit for the organization.</p>
<h1 class="western">Skill and Capacity Building</h1>
<p>You will leave this experiential, interactive workshop equipped
with:</p>
<ul><li><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">How to facilitate meetings using
the method Open Space Technology as originally taught by Harrison
Owen in his book Open Space Technology: a User’s Guide
</p>
</li><li><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">How to prepare the sponsor prior
to the meeting for generating the greatest benefit from the OST
meeting
</p>
</li><li><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">How to debrief with the sponsor
following the OST meeting to assist them in achieving the greatest
leverage from the meeting once the immediate results have been
attained
</p>
</li><li><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">A working knowledge of practical
and simple multi-purpose tools and frameworks for working with OST
in the organization inclusive of: the Medicine Wheel Tool©, the
Deep Essence Tool©, the Grief Cycle, the Organizational Lifecycle,
the Storyline
</p>
</li><li><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">How using OST in an organization
will allow you to find solutions for complex problems in a very
short period of time
</p>
</li><li><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">How to use OST to create teams,
improve communication, improve staff morale, improve your bottom
line
</p>
</li><li><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">How OST can be applied in
non-profits, development agencies, private sector, public sector
</p>
</li><li><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">How to design OST meetings for
conferences, community development, and citizen input at public
forums
</p>
</li><li><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">A practical means for working with
the information, knowledge and wisdom that already exists in your
organization
</p>
</li><li><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">How to use highly participatory
meetings such as OST to achieve and sustain a participatory
architecture for optimal performance
</p>
</li><li><p>A peer-to-peer mentoring circle for ongoing learning
</p>
</li></ul>
<h1 class="western">Next Public Trainings</h1>
<p>Date: <strong>August 23 and 25, 2011</strong> | 9am to 4pm EST (1
hour lunch break at 12pm) (<a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=Working+with+Open+Space+Technology%3A+August+2011&iso=20110823T09&p1=1170&ah=7" target="_blank">check
your local timezone</a>)<br>Location: Online via <a href="http://www.elluminate.com/" target="_blank">Elluminate</a><br>Trainers:
<a href="http://www.dalarinternational.com/about-dalar/rachel-assuncao" target="_blank">Rachel
Assuncao</a> and <a href="http://www.dalarinternational.com/genuine-contact-program/about-dalar/dave-bolton">Dave
Bolton</a><br><a href="http://ostaug2011.eventbrite.com/" target="_blank">Registration
Details</a> (this link will take you to our Eventbrite registration
center)</p>
<p>Date: <strong>October 18-21, 2011</strong> | 9am to 12pm EST
(<a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=Working+with+Open+Space+Technology%3A+October+2011&iso=20111018T09&p1=1170&ah=3" target="_blank">check
your local timezone</a>)<br>Location: Online via <a href="http://www.elluminate.com/" target="_blank">Elluminate</a><br>Trainers:
<a href="http://www.dalarinternational.com/about-dalar/rachel-assuncao" target="_blank">Rachel
Assuncao</a> and <a href="http://www.dalarinternational.com/genuine-contact-program/about-dalar/dave-bolton">Dave
Bolton</a><br><a href="http://ostoct2011.eventbrite.com/" target="_blank">Registration
Details</a> (this link will take you to our Eventbrite registration
center)</p>
<p><br><br>
</p>
<p><strong>Optional Workshop Enhancement Package: </strong>One
intensive three-hour coaching session with one of the workshop
leaders within three months of the workshop. This option is
beneficial for those who learn best by applying their workshop
learning into their day-to-day leadership work, then using the
coaching to assist them in fine-tuning the application of their
learning. Cost: $500</p>
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