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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Dear colleagues,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>If you have taken training in OST facilitation by any one of the marvelous trainers in the world, and wish to add to your repertoire of service delivery to accompany your OST facilitation, you may be interested in two of the upcoming workshops we are hosting in an on-line environment so you can attend from the comfort of your home or office.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>1.Improving your knowledge of what is important in the planning meeting for an Open Space Technology facilitation. I advocate for a well done planning meeting to improve the ‘ongoing harvest’ from an OST meeting. We are now offering a one day on line workshop about the planning meeting and what we have discovered in our 20 years of working with OST, is important in the planning conversations. Date: Feb 2. Using Blackboard Collaborate (Elluminate) as the on line learning environment so you need a computer with a headset and microphone. 9am-4pm EST with a one hour break. Facilitated using Whole Person Process Facilitation so you also have the opportunity to experience this facilitation method used for the purpose of enhancing learning.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.dalarinternational.com/planning">http://www.dalarinternational.com/planning</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>2.Do you work with situations of conflict, and cross cultural conflict? We recommend to those who participate in our workshops that the BEST means of facilitating cross cultural conflict resolution is a well done OST meeting around a common issue of concern that people can get passionate about (but not to have the conflict itself as the topic). Another BEST means of cross cultural conflict resolution is a well done Whole Person Process Facilitated meeting, again with a common issue of concern being worked on (but not the conflict itself as a topic). It may seem odd to work on conflict resolution by addressing a common issue of concern but not the conflict, in these two meeting methods. Yet, in over 20 years of working with various situations of conflict using these methods, I have a consistent story to tell that the conflict often resolves itself in these meeting platforms when people are working on something they really care about give enough space and time to have conversations. Yes indeed, as consultants, one of the most frequent requests we have from our clients is to come into their organizations to do something about conflict. We recommend against a conflict resolution meeting and instead recommend a WPPF meeting or OST meeting for the purpose of resolving a business issue. The client gets the benefit of conflict resolving itself as a buy product of the meeting, and also simultaneously for the same level of investment and effort, benefitting from a solution to a business issue of deep concern. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Sometimes, one of the action plan items out of the OST or WPPF meeting is that a small grouping of people want to resolve a conflict amongst them. When this happens, and only when this happens, we work through a dedicated conflict resolution process with them. If you are an OST facilitator, and can see benefit of adding to your skills to be able to have a dedicated Cross Cultural Conflict Resolution process for those who ask for such help as a result of having been in the OST meeting, you may be interested in our on line Cross Cultural Conflict Resolution workshop. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Feb 7 and 9, from 9am-4pm EST with an hour for lunch. Also, those registering receive a bonus of taking the planning workshop on Feb 2 at no extra charge. Again, we use Blackboard Collaborate as the online learning platform so you need a computer with a headset and microphone. Facilitated using Whole Person Process Facilitation.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <a href="http://www.dalarinternational.com/genuine-contact-program/advanced-workshops/cross-cultural-conflict-resolution">http://www.dalarinternational.com/genuine-contact-program/advanced-workshops/cross-cultural-conflict-resolution</a> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><img border=0 width=63 height=72 id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.jpg@01CCDDB2.03B6A380" alt=tingsha>Birgitt Williams<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Author Genuine Contact Way<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Co-owner of the Genuine Contact program<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>President and Senior Consultant, <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Dalar International Consultancy, Inc.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>www.dalarinternational.com<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Note: picture of the bells that have journeyed to numerous countries with me for twenty-two years as an international consultant. During the closing circle of every meeting, everyone in the meeting has held these bells. They have now been held by thousands of people, all doing their part to create life nurturing conditions for humanity. The bells have also been held in blessing and in prayer by countless people, who bless all who ever hold them, with the journey of the bells uniting all of their energies to make a difference for humanity, one person at a time, one organization at a time, one business at a time, one community at a time.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>