<div dir="ltr"><p class="" style="margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-size:14pt"><font face="times new roman, serif">Dear Suzanne and Gang </font></span></p>
<p class=""><span style="font-size:14pt"><font face="times new roman, serif">What an amazing set of proceedings
and associated items you and your colleagues have composed so beautifully and
so 'wholesomely.' What astonishing imagination you injected into the very idea
of co-creating these collations of happenings at the Grand Gathering and
of their antecedents. </font></span><span style="font-family:'times new roman',serif;font-size:14pt"> </span></p>
<p class="" style="margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-size:14pt"><font face="times new roman, serif">All of which are likely to be widely appreciated by those who were most
privileged to be present, along with 'Spaceniks' located far and wide and
other interested spirits everywhere. Your gifts will be savoured down through
the generations!</font></span></p>
<p class="" style="margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-size:14pt"><font face="times new roman, serif">I send you my heartfelt congratulations for the munificence of love
and effort which went into setting up the happy event and now in making much of
what transpired there available for all to see around our little planet, 3<sup>rd</sup>
from the sun. Those who co-created all dimensions of the enterprise can be
truly proud. </font></span></p>
<p class="" style="margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-size:14pt"><font face="times new roman, serif">For in 'poking around' these proceedings I am struck by how much richness has been
captured and now distributed in such readily accessible forms. Real cutting
edge courage and skills to do this! </font></span></p>
<p class="" style="margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-size:14pt"><font face="times new roman, serif">An example of what captured my attention was an item from the
session 'Using Technology to Deepen Dialogue Within / In the Room' viz</font></span></p>
<p class=""><span style="font-size:14pt"><font face="times new roman, serif">"Dawn had a great comment - to
think about asking different audience sections (yes, this is lines of chairs
facing forward - cannot change that room set for this particular 1-hour
session) to listen for and respond to something slightly different than the
other sections - to show more depth and breadth of what people were noticing in
what was being said and shared. An example: Group 1) Listen for what surprised
you. Group 2) Listen for what challenges you. And so on. Of course our
question design will also depend on our technical capabilities and
complexities, as everything informs everything, design-wise.”</font></span></p>
<p class="" style="margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-size:14pt"><font face="times new roman, serif">These kind of questions are in tune with what I bring to bear as a professional facilitator/host and will incorporate in my future activities. </font></span></p>
<p class="" style="margin-bottom:12pt"><font face="times new roman, serif"><span style="font-size:14pt">Just one other ‘emerging’ for me to mention here was a meeting w</span><span style="font-size:14pt">ith a person who ‘popped in’ to WOS2013 virtually.
When Francois Knuchel appeared on a laptop screen during one of the breakout
sessions I said to him, </span></font></p>
<p class=""><span style="font-size:14pt"><font face="times new roman, serif">“I look forward to meeting you
in London when <i>en route</i> home.” Which
happened at Heathrow Airport - Francois lives nearby - shortly before I boarded my
flight to Adelaide via Kuala Lumpur. We had a delightful time together, during
which the subject of <a href="http://www.sociocracy.info/what-is-sociocrac/">‘Sociocracy’
or ‘Dynamic Governance’</a> arose in the conversation. I had convened a 'What if? kind of topic
at WOS2013 on this and he is well versed in this new approach to governance of self
organising enterprises. </font></span><span style="font-family:'times new roman',serif;font-size:14pt"> </span></p>
<p class=""><span style="font-size:14pt"><font face="times new roman, serif">Since then Francois and I have
had lively email exchanges - very helpful for me - to do with a substantial project being developed by a university here in Adelaide in which a Sociocratic approach may become
integral. I have been invited to facilitate a planning workshop in preparation
for their grant application. Watch this space for what may develop from this ‘chance’?
connection with Francois ... </font></span></p><p class=""><span style="font-family:'times new roman',serif;font-size:14pt">Which brings me to suggest
that you have a look at my recent posts on </span><a href="http://conversare.net/" style="font-family:'times new roman',serif;font-size:14pt">Conversare</a><span style="font-family:'times new roman',serif;font-size:14pt">,
a topic which I also convened at </span><a href="http://conversare.net/?p=1237" style="font-family:'times new roman',serif;font-size:14pt">WOS2013</a><span style="font-family:'times new roman',serif;font-size:14pt">.
This is about co-creating contexts in which whoever comes engages
well among strangers purely for the experience and joy of the encounters. See insightful comments on this of </span><a href="http://conversare.net/?p=1292" style="font-family:'times new roman',serif;font-size:14pt">Suzanne and of Seth Godin</a><span style="font-family:'times new roman',serif;font-size:14pt"> to gain a
sense of what others perceive the significance of doing this could be. </span><span style="font-family:'times new roman',serif;font-size:14pt"> </span></p>
<p class=""><span style="font-size:14pt"><font face="times new roman, serif">One such is that spending
time being consciously interested in others, who may initially be strangers, expressed
by asking questions and listening with attention, is a gift to the recipient(s)
- and to oneself. Is </font></span><span style="font-family:'times new roman',serif;font-size:19px">initiating a conversation sometimes </span><span style="font-family:'times new roman',serif;font-size:14pt">one of the greatest gifts can give to another? While we may not ever know the significance of doing
this with particular people we may have inklings. Do we do well to act on these
anyway? </span></p>
<p class=""><span style="font-size:14pt"><font face="times new roman, serif">Another relates to the notion that ‘The way we treat
our planet is a reflection of how we treat each other – and <i>ourselves (thanks Chris Weaver</i>) ...’ </font></span></p>
<p class=""><span style="font-size:14pt"><font face="times new roman, serif">With warm regards from somewhat cool (being winter
here) Downunder. <smile> </font></span></p>
<p class=""><span style="font-size:14pt"><font face="times new roman, serif">Looking forward</font></span></p><p class=""><span style="font-size:14pt"><font face="times new roman, serif">Go well</font></span></p>
<p class=""><span style="font-size:14pt"><font face="times new roman, serif">Alan </font></span></p>
<p class=""><span style="font-size:14pt"><font face="times new roman, serif">Alan Stewart, PhD<br>
Adelaide</font></span></p>
<p class=""><font face="times new roman, serif" size="4">PS
To bring this to your attention …</font></p><p><strong><i><font face="times new roman, serif" size="4">Whenever we treat each other well good things happen. </font></i></strong></p><p class="">
<font face="times new roman, serif" size="4">See my new e-booklet<a href="http://www.multimindsolutions.com/?page_id=243" target="_blank"> Time to
converse – at the heart of human warmth</a> now available on Amazon</font><br></p><p class=""><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"><br></span></p><div class="gmail_extra"><div class="gmail_quote">
<font face="times new roman, serif">On 6 August 2013 09:38, Suzanne Daigle <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:sdaigle4@gmail.com" target="_blank">sdaigle4@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br></font><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-style:solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div dir="ltr"><div><div><font face="times new roman, serif"><b>Greetings!</b><br></font></div><div><font face="times new roman, serif"><br>The month of May seems like a long time ago but in so many ways, it feels like WOSonOS 2013 happened just yesterday. For those who made the journey; for those who poked their head in virtually and then stayed awhile; and for those who were with us in spirit and wished they could have come, <b>Thank You! </b><br>
<br>Here are a few documents that we hope you will enjoy: <br><br></font></div><font face="times new roman, serif">The <b>First </b> tells the story of a unique partnership between an amazing group of Millennials, a University (our co-hosts: University of South Florida St. Petersburg) and a WOSonOS planning team. This book is our way of saying THANK YOU to all who contributed a part of themselves. There were many events leading up to WOSonOS 2013...going back to 2010. Through words, images and videos, we have tried to convey what transpired and at the same time, capture the friendships, the vibrant local and global connections that got seeded and the essence of what it was like just being together in May. As happens in Open Space, the story of what's next is never fully known. All we can say judging from the many bits and pieces that we see and hear, the community of practice that got established, is that a lot is happening and will continue to happen here in the Tampa Bay area and in different parts of the world because we were together. Passion and purpose, vision and hope, laughter and promise -- it was and is all there, the stuff that happens all the time in Open Space. <br>
<br></font></div><div><ol><li><font face="times new roman, serif"><b>Instructions to view this book are simple</b>: Click the first link below, then double click the book when it appears for a full screen view; at the top you will see a round button that you can move to the right that allows you to toggle for larger print size and finally on the right hand side of the book, an arrow to move from page to page. <b>New technology</b>...so feel free to play with it and don't forget to click on some of the short interviews that were done (with simultaneous translations)!<b><br>
<br>Link to the WOSonOS Special Host Partner Book</b><br><a href="http://www.flipsnack.com/76EE6B7EFB5/fdt5wmmp" target="_blank">http://www.flipsnack.com/76EE6B7EFB5/fdt5wmmp</a><br>Starting
on page 33,click the video links to relive some of the magical
moments, then on pages 38 to 41, listen to China extending their
invitation for 2015, marvel at Haiti and all that they shared about
being here (or not being here...yes, be prepared to be surprise!) and
then chuckle heartily listening to Alan Stewart
from Australia and finally, feel the excitement of Serbia for 2014. <br>On
the last page, the special thank you's to a planning team and others who
lent a hand. <br><br><br></font></li><li><font face="times new roman, serif">The <b>Second Document </b>is the <b>Official Draft of the Book of Proceedings</b>
in PDF format. It remains a draft because a book of proceedings is
never fully done (it lives on) and yet, at some point we must say: "when
it's over, it's over".</font></li></ol><div style="margin-left:40px"><font face="times new roman, serif"> Special thanks to Lisa Heft for
adding her unique flair and creativity in the final layout with many photos, bringing the document to 200 pages from an
initial 166. Much wisdom in all these discussion reports! Also wonderful to see one summary appearing in three languages: English, Chinese and Creole!<br>
</font></div><p style="margin-left:40px"><a href="https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/48620027/WOSonOS%202013%20St.Petersburg%20Florida/WOSonOS%202013_%20Book%20of%20Proceedings.pdf" target="_blank"><span><font face="times new roman, serif">https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/48620027/WOSonOS%202013%20St.Petersburg%20Florida/WOSonOS%202013_%20Book%20of%20Proceedings.pdf</font></span></a></p>
<b><font face="times new roman, serif"><br></font></b></div><div><b><font face="times new roman, serif">Thank you again and our best wishes to Jasmina Nikolic and her wonderful Serbia team for WOSonOS 2014!<br><br></font></b></div>
<div><font face="times new roman, serif"><b>From WOSonOS2013</b><b> Host Team</b> (Sharon Joy Kleitsch, David O'Neill, Marilyn and Marc Anderson, Ben Roberts, Aaron Wasserman, Michele Young, Eric Weaver, Doris Reeves-Lipscombe, Catie Wonders, Kevin Blossfeld, Michele Norris, Suzanne Daigle) and others who rolled up their sleeves by providing training (Lisa Heft, Diane Gibeault) and pitching in to help set up the rooms (Gail West, Linda Stevenson, Karen Davis); Devon Morris for Live streaming and Scrum training and Harold Shinsato on keeping our financials straight. Also special thank you to Access Queen and to OSIUS for their unwavering support. <br>
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