<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Thanks g-d, there are slow elevators in large buildings.<div>Florian</div><div><br></div><div><br><div><div>Am 27.09.2011 um 04:44 schrieb Alan Stewart:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 27 September 2011 01:33, fischer florian <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:florianfischer@ff-wey.com" target="_blank">florianfischer@ff-wey.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"> <div style="word-wrap:break-word">Dear Liz,<div>this advertising-announcement below serves beautiful as an elevator-speech,<div>which we had gathered in the oslist some years ago.</div><div>Florian</div><div><br></div></div> </div></blockquote><div>Hi OSlisters All<br><br>Prompted by Liz's post, reminded by Florian about elevator-speeches and inspired by an earlier contribution of Suzanne Daigle (Aug 7, 2011) I composed this:<br><font size="2"><br> </font><div><font size="2"> </font><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><font size="2"> </font><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center" align="center"><font size="2"><b><span>Open Space Technology (OST) </span></b></font></p><font size="2"> </font><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2"><b><span> </span></b></font></p><font size="2"> </font><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2"><b><span>What is OST? </span></b></font></p><font size="2"> </font><div><font size="2"><span> </span></font><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><font size="2"> </font><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2"><span>It is </span><span style="background:none repeat scroll 0% 0% white" lang="EN-GB">a highly effective, participant-led process that has been described as the most powerful leadership and meeting approach for the 21<sup>st</sup>century. </span></font></p><font size="2"> </font><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2"><span style="background:none repeat scroll 0% 0% white" lang="EN-GB"><br></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2"><span style="background:none repeat scroll 0% 0% white" lang="EN-GB">For it is a way to rapidly increase participation, equality, engagement, inclusion, ownership, and energy for change within your organisation, community or project.<span> </span></span></font></p><font size="2"> </font><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2"><span style="background:none repeat scroll 0% 0% white" lang="EN-GB"><br></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2"><span style="background:none repeat scroll 0% 0% white" lang="EN-GB">These happen as it enables groups to identify critical issues, voice their passions and concerns, learn from each other, and take collective responsibility for finding solutions.</span></font></p><font size="2"> </font><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2"><span style="background:none repeat scroll 0% 0% white" lang="EN-GB"><br></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2"><span style="background:none repeat scroll 0% 0% white" lang="EN-GB">While being a process, practice and philosophy that is flexible and strong enough to work with a few people or with thousands, for a few hours or over several days or more. </span></font></p><font size="2"> </font><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2"><b><span style="background:none repeat scroll 0% 0% white" lang="EN-GB"><br></span></b></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2"><b><span style="background:none repeat scroll 0% 0% white" lang="EN-GB">In what contexts is OST of particular value?</span></b></font></p> <font size="2"> </font><ul type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal"><font size="2"><span>a real issue of concern, a lot of caring about the issue and a lot at stake (personally or collectively; a reason for meeting that resonates embodied by a theme)<br> <br> </span></font></li><li class="MsoNormal"><font size="2"><span>a high level of complexity (an issue to tackle that is bigger than any single individual or small group)<br> <br> </span></font></li><li class="MsoNormal"><font size="2"><span>a real passion, caring a lot about the situation or issue<br> <br> </span></font></li><li class="MsoNormal"><font size="2"><span>diversity (diversity in thinking, diversity in being open or in other words not rehashing the same stuff with the same people; a true interest in fully engaging, listening and speaking)<br> <br> </span></font></li><li class="MsoNormal"><font size="2"><span>a spirit of invitation (you don't have to come but we'd love you to come and we'd want you there because you have a lot to contribute); and if you do decide to come, it's because you have passion and care enough to take responsibility and are making the commitment to be there the whole time<br> <br> </span></font></li><li class="MsoNormal"><font size="2"><span>an open dialogue with the sponsor and host team in the pre-work about self-organization, how Open Space is not your typical predict-control model geared to a defined outcome, not your traditional facilitation, and not the oft way of leading when someone is expected to inspire, have all the answers or make the final decisions.</span></font></li></ul><font size="2"> </font><p class="MsoNormal"><i><font size="2"><span>With acknowledgments to Liz Martins and Suzanne Daigle.</span></font></i></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2"><span><br></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2"><span>And with the thought that you may also find this useful for your purposes. <br> </span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2"><br><span></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2"><span>Go well</span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2"><br><span></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"> <font size="2"><span>Alan <br></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2"><span>Adelaide <br> </span></font></p><font size="2"> </font><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";color:navy;background:white" lang="EN-GB"> </span><br></p></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204);padding-left:1ex"> <div style="word-wrap:break-word"><div><div></div><div><br></div><div><br><div><div>Am 26.09.2011 um 17:38 schrieb Liz Martins:</div><br><blockquote type="cite"><div><div></div><div><br clear="all"><div><span style="font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255)">Dear OSlisters in the UK<div> <br></div><div>I'd be grateful if you would pass on to anyone you think may be interested the information below about an OS workshop on Friday 4th and Saturday 5th November, in Bristol</div> <div><br></div><div>It's primarily aimed at people who are new to OS or have limited experience and want to learn more.</div> <div><br></div><div>This has emerged from a growing community of OS practitioners in the SW of England, who hold an intention of developing mutual support, joint projects and greater awareness of OS as a practice, process and philosophy.</div> <div><span><br></span></div><div>Many thanks</div><div><br></div><div>Liz</div><div><br></div><div>Liz Martins<br><br><p class="MsoNormal"><u><span style="font-family:'Trebuchet MS';color:navy" lang="EN-GB">Open Space Workshop, Bristol, 4th/5th November</span></u></p> <div><span style="font-family:'Trebuchet MS';color:navy" lang="EN-GB"> </span><br></div><div><span style="font-family:'Trebuchet MS';color:navy" lang="EN-GB"> </span><br></div> <ul style="margin-top:0cm" type="circle"> <li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:15px;color:navy"><span style="font-family:'Trebuchet MS'" lang="EN-GB">Do you want to learn about a highly effective, participant-led process that has been described as the most powerful leadership and meeting approach for the 21<sup>st</sup>century?</span></li> </ul><div><span style="font-family:'Trebuchet MS';color:navy" lang="EN-GB"> </span><br></div><ul style="margin-top:0cm" type="circle"><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:15px;color:navy"> <span style="font-family:'Trebuchet MS'" lang="EN-GB">Would you like to learn a way to rapidly increase participation, equality, engagement, inclusion, ownership, and energy for change within your organisation, community or project?</span></li> </ul><div><span style="font-family:'Trebuchet MS';color:navy" lang="EN-GB"> </span><br></div><ul style="margin-top:0cm" type="circle"><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:15px;color:navy"> <span style="font-family:'Trebuchet MS'" lang="EN-GB">Would you like to enable groups to identify critical issues, voice their passions and concerns, learn from each other, and take collective responsibility for finding solutions?</span></li> </ul><div><span style="font-family:'Trebuchet MS';color:navy" lang="EN-GB"> </span><br></div><ul style="margin-top:0cm" type="circle"><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:15px;color:navy"> <span style="font-family:'Trebuchet MS'" lang="EN-GB">Would you like to learn about a process, practice and philosophy that is flexible and strong enough to work with a few people or with thousands, for a few hours or over several days or more?</span></li> </ul><div><span style="font-family:'Trebuchet MS';color:navy" lang="EN-GB"> </span><br></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:'Trebuchet MS';color:navy" lang="EN-GB">This workshop takes place on Friday 4<sup>th</sup> November (all day) and Saturday 5<sup>th</sup> November (morning only). It is primarily aimed at people with limited or no experience of Open Space.</span></p> <div><span style="font-family:'Trebuchet MS';color:navy" lang="EN-GB"> </span><br></div><div><span style="font-family:'Trebuchet MS';color:navy" lang="EN-GB"> </span><br></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:'Trebuchet MS';color:navy" lang="EN-GB">Please contact Liz Martins (<a href="mailto:lizmartins2@gmail.com" style="color:rgb(0, 0, 204)" target="_blank">lizmartins2@gmail.com</a>) or Julia Stafford (<a href="mailto:julia@uk38.net" style="color:rgb(0, 0, 204)" target="_blank">julia@uk38.net</a>) for more information.</span></p> </div></span></div>-- <br><br><br><br><div style="padding:0px;overflow:hidden;margin-left:0px;margin-top:0px;word-wrap:break-word;color:black;font-size:10px;text-align:left;line-height:130%"> </div><div style="padding:0px;overflow:hidden;margin-left:0px;margin-top:0px;word-wrap:break-word;color:black;font-size:10px;text-align:left;line-height:130%"> </div><div style="display:inline"></div><p><br><b><span style="font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:rgb(204, 0, 0)"></span></b><br></p><br><div style="display:inline"></div><div style="display:inline"></div><br></div> </div> _______________________________________________<br>OSList mailing list<br>To post send emails to <a href="mailto:OSList@lists.openspacetech.org" target="_blank">OSList@lists.openspacetech.org</a><br>To unsubscribe send an email to <a href="mailto:OSList-leave@lists.openspacetech.org" target="_blank">OSList-leave@lists.openspacetech.org</a><br> To subscribe or manage your subscription click below:<br><a href="http://lists.openspacetech.org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org" target="_blank">http://lists.openspacetech.org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org</a><br> </blockquote></div><br></div></div></div><br>_______________________________________________<br> OSList mailing list<br> To post send emails to <a href="mailto:OSList@lists.openspacetech.org" target="_blank">OSList@lists.openspacetech.org</a><br> To unsubscribe send an email to <a href="mailto:OSList-leave@lists.openspacetech.org" target="_blank">OSList-leave@lists.openspacetech.org</a><br> To subscribe or manage your subscription click below:<br> <a href="http://lists.openspacetech.org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org" target="_blank">http://lists.openspacetech.org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org</a><br> <br></blockquote></div><br> _______________________________________________<br>OSList mailing list<br>To post send emails to <a href="mailto:OSList@lists.openspacetech.org">OSList@lists.openspacetech.org</a><br>To unsubscribe send an email to <a href="mailto:OSList-leave@lists.openspacetech.org">OSList-leave@lists.openspacetech.org</a><br>To subscribe or manage your subscription click below:<br><a href="http://lists.openspacetech.org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org">http://lists.openspacetech.org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org</a><br></blockquote></div><br></div></body></html>