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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'>Thanks Jeff, <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>I note that the assignment of the three facilitators is now ended. I also think it would be wise if it could continue a while longer. This is a great opportunity to demonstrate that what surfaces in an OST meeting can achieve results, beyond an enthusiastic meeting. It is also, in my experience, where the work gets really tough as the recommendations, themes, and enthusiasm from the event hit the reality of existing structures (beliefs and patterns) such as the ones that you refer to…the explicit structures plus the implicit ones. They always seem to exist.<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'>I would recommend to be very invitational in who works with the data, even in clustering it.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>I would call another meeting, with the reports in hand, possibly clustered, as well as any other information that is deemed useful and relevant.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>And then I would open the space again, after a reading circle time, for people to post topics from the reports (whether a whole report or a single idea from a report) for which they feel passion and are willing to take leadership to move it forward. And then do the usual posting to create an agenda wall, breakout groups around the topics, etc. The difference is that this is not new topics to be explored, but topics that have already been raised and discussed and now the task is commitment to action. I would have a template for the groups for their reports from this. And then, from this, there would be more clarity about a group of champions for topic specific action that could be convened as a council. How this would work in relation to the existing structures would need to be worked out in some kind of ‘cross cutting’ concept.<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'>The challenge of moving items into action when existing leadership and structures could get in the way includes different competencies for leadership including relationship capacity, collaboration, and being able to handle content that is cross cutting.<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'>I would pursue ‘what’ needs to be done and the very important ‘how’ so that the how remains invitational, inclusive, participative, within liberating rather than confining structures.<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'>Blessings,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Birgitt<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>Jeff Aitken<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, January 12, 2012 11:37 AM<br><b>To:</b> World wide Open Space Technology email list<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [OSList] Occupy OST: Sonoma County<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>hi birgitt, in our debrief meeting and emails with the hosting affinity group we discussed a range of options.<br><br>for example, we found we could tentatively cluster the 26 topics into three areas: national occupy issues (mostly around the financial system), local occupy projects (such as a new exciting collaboration between occupy Sebastopol and transition sebastopol), and movement strategy/tactics (discussions on nonviolence and so forth.) these clusters may inform the themes of subsequent town halls.<br><br>we also identified the 26 convenors as local leaders who had invited fresh occupy working groups into existence, whose work could be nurtured in different ways. the proceedings will be published on a local listserv for followup.<br><br>the local occupy groups who were present also have their own general assemblies for decision making and action planning.<br><br>the town hall affinity group will continue to meet and implement ideas as they plan the next town hall. we three facilitators ended our pro bono contract after the debrief.<br><br>I welcome your thoughts.<br><br>Jeff<br><br><br>On Thursday, January 12, 2012, Birgitt Williams <<a href="mailto:birgitt@dalarinternational.com">birgitt@dalarinternational.com</a>> wrote:<br>> Hi Jeff,<br>> Can you say a little more please about the ideas for forwarding 'the action'<br>> from what emerges from the discussions. What is the approach being taken to<br>> going from concern to commitment to action?<br>><br>> I am always curious about this aspect....the sustainability and emergence in<br>> relation to action and results.<br>><br>> Blessings of good health to you,<br>> Birgitt<br>><br>> -----Original Message-----<br>> From: <a href="mailto:oslist-bounces@lists.openspacetech.org">oslist-bounces@lists.openspacetech.org</a><br>> [mailto:<a href="mailto:oslist-bounces@lists.openspacetech.org">oslist-bounces@lists.openspacetech.org</a>] On Behalf Of Jeff Aitken<br>> Sent: Wednesday, January 11, 2012 10:12 PM<br>> To: <a href="mailto:OSList@lists.openspacetech.org">OSList@lists.openspacetech.org</a><br>> Subject: [OSList] Occupy OST: Sonoma County<br>><br>> <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/shepherd-bliss/northern-california-occup_b_120">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/shepherd-bliss/northern-california-occup_b_120</a><br>> 0447.html<br>><br>> Here is today's Huffington Post blog post on our OST Occupy Town Hall<br>> in Sonoma County, California.<br>><br>> We were working with a time constraint of 2 hours, and it was a little<br>> crazy to try it! (we had over 120 participants) -<br>><br>> But we had 26 lively breakouts, and a satisfying closing with enthused<br>> quick reports from each session, and lots of occupy applause (hands in<br>> the air, wiggling fingers!)<br>><br>> Their first town hall in December was in world cafe format and the<br>> participants loved it. This one kinda raised the roof!<br>><br>> The host team later agreed to a 3 hour time for subsequent evening<br>> events... they will shepherd the proceedings and design the next event<br>> to forward the action...<br>><br>> Onward!<br>><br>> Jeff<br>> San Francisco<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>><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>> <o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>