So absolutely delighted and I'm imagining that as you were holding the space, making it welcoming and safe by not doing or willing anything, it all just happened wonderfully as it was meant to happen.  Thanks for making us a part of this!  Suzanne<br>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Jan 4, 2012 at 9:59 AM, Lisa Heft <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:lisaheft@openingspace.net">lisaheft@openingspace.net</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">Congratulations, Leslie !!<div><br></div><div>I am glad you could feel your Open Space colleagues by your side - because there we all were.</div><div><br></div><div><div><span style="border-collapse:separate;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:'Trebuchet MS';font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:normal;text-align:auto;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;font-size:medium"><div style="word-wrap:break-word">
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</span></div></span></div></span></span></div></span></div></span> </div><div><div class="h5"><br><div><div>On Jan 4, 2012, at 6:16 AM, Leslie Zucker (Creative/DC) wrote:</div><br><blockquote type="cite"><span style="border-collapse:separate;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:'Trebuchet MS';font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:normal;text-align:auto;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;font-size:medium"><div link="blue" vlink="purple" lang="EN-US">
<div><div style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)">Hello everyone,<u></u><u></u></span></div>
<div style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)">A quick update to let you know that my first Open Space (for 10 people and 2 hours) went really well!  Thanks to all of you for the virtual support – I could definitely feel it!  And, to the one and only Lisa Heft who was my first introduction to and trainer of Open Space, in San Francisco in 2008.<u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<div style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)">I had read the previous list-serve discussions about how sometimes small groups tend to stay together rather than divide into smaller groups, so I was ready to stand back and let it be, if that were to happen. Fortunately, the group did an amazing job of quickly generating about 14 topics, and then grouped a few so they were left with 10 topics, exactly the amount I had set up for.  They divided up and got started right away. Although they were small groups (of 2-3 usually), they were engaged and liberally applying the bumblebee concept – they liked that one!<u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<div style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)">In the closing circle there were a lot of positive comments, including one from the boss who had originally only allowed the two hours saying “I can see why a lot more time would be beneficial”.  I smiled and quietly considered that a small victory for the day.<u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<div style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)">The day after, I sent the proceedings and now I’m working with this group on next steps and a follow up process.<u></u><u></u></span></div>
<div style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)">Can’t wait to open space again!<u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<div style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)">Cheers, Leslie (in Washington, DC)<u></u><u></u></span></div>
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