Bhavesh, Joanne, Elaine and others,<br><br>Peter Block's book Stewardship "Choosing Service over Self-Interest" ...seems like a lifetime ago, busy as I was in my career, climbing the corporate ladder. Something stirred inside me when I read that book in November 1993. It was the beginning of a journey, the spark that changed everything! Amazing that it took until 2009 in Ottawa with Diane Gibeault and Joanne Mantha when I first experienced Open Space for me to unleash the power and purpose of my own leadership with others -- a leadership that is about vulnerability and invitation, rolling up our sleeves together and jumping into life. <br>
<br>I pulled out the Stewardship book a few minutes ago, smiling at all that is underlined and highlighted, with notes in the margin everywhere. With a passion to invent and invite "new work in a new economy" in our organizations and corporations, I know that this book will stir my soul again in the most grounded way. It will give me the courage to continue inviting our corporate leaders to open space so that the workplace can become the communities we need them to be. <br>
<br>I quote this brief paragraph from Stewardship on page 43<br>"Stewardship is the willingness to work on ourselves first, to stay in intimate contact with those around us, to own our doubts and limitations, and make them part of our dialogue with others. Our humanness is defined more by our vulnerability than our strengths. This is something different from leading from the heart, or walking our talk, or articulating a vision".<br>
<br>On another note, for those interested in transforming organizations and the workplace, you may want to check out "Conscious Capitalism"<a href="http://www.consciouscapitalism.org/" target="_blank"> http://www.consciouscapitalism.org/ </a>Claudia Alarcon, from the Scrum world in technology who I met in Orlando when Harrison facilitated there, introduced me to this organization and movement. Claudia and I have since become Open Space playmates.<br>
<br>Suzanne<br><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sat, Jun 16, 2012 at 3:58 PM, Joanne Mantha <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:joanne.mantha@hotmail.com" target="_blank">joanne.mantha@hotmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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Wow this is truly magical!<br>I will be seeing Peter Block in Halifax this Monday for a training organized by Alia Institute. <br>I will let him know how much you care.<br>Cheers<br>Joanne<br><br><div><div></div><hr>From: <a href="mailto:elaine.hansen@hansen-rd.com" target="_blank">elaine.hansen@hansen-rd.com</a><br>
To: <a href="mailto:oslist@lists.openspacetech.org" target="_blank">oslist@lists.openspacetech.org</a><br>Date: Fri, 15 Jun 2012 14:46:19 -0400<div><br>Subject: Re: [OSList] Peter Block<br><br></div><div><div>
<p><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Ahhh – yes! We are ALL connected to one another – we only need eyes to see.</span></p><p><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"> </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">And now you are connected to Peter through me as I am in Cincinnati and part of Peter’s A Small Group community for more than 8 years. </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Wingdings;color:#1f497d">J</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"> </span></p></div><p><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Papyrus;color:#1f497d">Elaine S. Hansen</span></b></p>
<div><p><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Papyrus;color:#76923c"><a href="http://hansen-rd.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#76923c">Hansen Resource Development Inc</span></a></span></b></p><p>
<b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Papyrus;color:#1f497d">Skype: elaine.hansen</span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Papyrus;color:#1f497d"><a href="tel:513.238.5999" value="+15132385999" target="_blank">513.238.5999</a> </span></b></p>
<p><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Papyrus;color:#1f497d"> </span></b></p><p><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Papyrus;color:#1f497d"><img src="" alt="iStock_Medium-stones-wee" border="0" height="56" width="56"></span></p>
<p><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Papyrus;color:#1f497d">...in the end, it is the reality of personal relationship that saves everything.</span></i></p><p><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Papyrus;color:#1f497d">Thomas Merton</span></i></p>
<p><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"> </span></p>
</div><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #b5c4df 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in"><p><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""> <a href="mailto:oslist-bounces@lists.openspacetech.org" target="_blank">oslist-bounces@lists.openspacetech.org</a> [mailto:<a href="mailto:oslist-bounces@lists.openspacetech.org" target="_blank">oslist-bounces@lists.openspacetech.org</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Bhavesh Patel<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, June 15, 2012 2:37 PM</span></p><div><br><b>To:</b> World wide Open Space Technology email list<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [OSList] Peter Block</div><p></p></div><p> </p><p style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">
How the world is so interconnected, that Peter worked with Peggy, and Peggy works with someone I just started working with, and someone who just offered me a place on a course knows someone who my former boss just had as a speaker at an event he just organised last month... and the story continues...<br>
<br><br></p><div><div><p>On 15 June 2012 20:59, Elaine Hansen2 <<a href="mailto:elaine.hansen@hansen-rd.com" target="_blank">elaine.hansen@hansen-rd.com</a>> wrote:</p></div><div><div><div><p><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Bhavesh,</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Curiosity here. Can you tell me more about what “surprises you”?</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Thx</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"> </span></p><p><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Papyrus;color:#1f497d">Elaine S. Hansen</span></b></p><p>
<b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Papyrus;color:#76923c"><a href="http://hansen-rd.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#76923c">Hansen Resource Development Inc</span></a></span></b></p>
<p><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Papyrus;color:#1f497d">Skype: elaine.hansen</span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Papyrus;color:#1f497d"><a href="tel:513.238.5999" value="+15132385999" target="_blank">513.238.5999</a> </span></b></p>
<p><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Papyrus;color:#1f497d"> </span></b></p><p></p></div><p><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Papyrus;color:#1f497d">...in the end, it is the reality of personal relationship that saves everything.</span></i></p>
<div><div><p><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Papyrus;color:#1f497d">Thomas Merton</span></i></p><p><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"> </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"> </span></p><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #b5c4df 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in"><p><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""> <a href="mailto:oslist-bounces@lists.openspacetech.org" target="_blank">oslist-bounces@lists.openspacetech.org</a> [mailto:<a href="mailto:oslist-bounces@lists.openspacetech.org" target="_blank">oslist-bounces@lists.openspacetech.org</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Bhavesh Patel<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, June 15, 2012 12:30 PM<br><b>To:</b> World wide Open Space Technology email list<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [OSList] Peter Block</span></p></div><p> </p><p style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">GOSH, it's all so connected... which continually surprises me!!!<br>
<br>THANKS Christy...<br><br></p><div><p>On 15 June 2012 18:32, Christy Lee-Engel <<a href="mailto:cdleee@gmail.com" target="_blank">cdleee@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</p><p><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#000099">Hi Bhavesh,<br>
<br>Peter is a big ol' fan of Open Space! See this lovely little video featuring some work that he invited our Peggy Holman and Anne Stadler to do with him in his chosen hometown of Cincinnati:<br><a href="http://www.abundantcommunity.com/home/new_narrative/peter_block_the_cincinnati_narrative.html" target="_blank">http://www.abundantcommunity.com/home/new_narrative/peter_block_the_cincinnati_narrative.html</a><br>
<br>cheers,<br>Christy<br clear="all"></span><span style="color:#003300"><br>Christy Lee-Engel, ND, LAc<br><i>Please visit my new private practice location, <a href="http://corechiropracticseattle.com" target="_blank">Core Chiropractic and Wellness</a></i></span></p>
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</div></div><div><div><div><p style="margin-bottom:.0001pt"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#003300"> </span></i></p><p style="margin-bottom:.0001pt"><i><span style="color:#cc33cc">"Throw yourself completely into the aliveness of your life. It's pretty risky. You could lose yourself. There's nothing to hold onto."</span></i><i><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222"> </span><span style="color:#cc33cc">- Yun-men</span></i></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:.0001pt"><i><span style="color:#6600cc"> </span></i></p></div></div></div><div><div><p style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"> </p><div><p>On Fri, Jun 15, 2012 at 8:05 AM, Bhavesh Patel <<a href="mailto:bhavmail@gmail.com" target="_blank">bhavmail@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">Peter Block on Open Space!!!</p><p>“I increasingly question whether the expert-driven model of change is ever useful and believe that, in most instances, giving recommendations simply breeds dependency and distracts from confronting clients with their own responsibility.” – <i>Flawless Consulting by Peter Block 2<sup>nd</sup> Ed. P.xviii</i></p>
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