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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'>Tricia – Sure. Tell Kai I sent you. And say hi for me.<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'>ho<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'>Harrison Owen<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>7808 River Falls Dr.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Potomac, MD 20854<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>USA<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'>189 Beaucaire Ave. (summer)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Camden, Maine 04843<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'>Phone 301-365-2093<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>(summer) 207-763-3261<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'><a href="www.openspaceworld.com%20"><span style='color:blue'>www.openspaceworld.com</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><a href="www.ho-image.com%20"><span style='color:blue'>www.ho-image.com</span></a> (Personal Website)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:#1F497D'>To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of OSLIST Go to:<a href="http://lists.openspacetech.org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org"><span style='color:blue'>http://lists.openspacetech.org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org</span></a><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>Tricia Chirumbole<br><b>Sent:</b> Sunday, February 16, 2014 11:58 AM<br><b>To:</b> World wide Open Space Technology email list<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [OSList] Request for Government-sponsored Open Space stories!<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Thank you Harrison and Amanda!<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>HO - can I offer to connect the Pittsburgh Mayor, Bill Peduto, to Kai Degner, and when writing to Kai say I was referred by you? <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Awesome resources Amanda - thank you! I think I have accumulated a nice portfolio of examples. I also look forward to checking out your Collective Story Harvest work.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Proof - it's what's for dinner! I don't know what I meant by that...but I do definitely agree with you both, and to the "burgh folks credit, they didn't actually ask for proof and were not emphasizing the "doubting Thomas" role. <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>They mentioned that it would be nice to see more examples of this work being used in government. I did talk to them about the fact that you cannot predict or guarantee any outcomes. They seemed cool with that, with the biggest concern being the sense of safety for participants, and the avoidance of prospective repercussions with internal participants - which, I replied was up to them! <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>thank you!!! ....and very funny point Dan - I never even noticed the Harrison-burg likeness :) <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><br clear=all><o:p></o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Tricia Chirumbole<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Open Space Facilitator, Certified Scrum Master<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Mojo Collaborative<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.mojocollaborative.com" target="_blank">www.mojocollaborative.com</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>571-232-0942<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>skype: tricia.chirumbole<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>twitter: @themojozone<o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Sun, Feb 16, 2014 at 11:38 AM, Amanda Fenton <<a href="mailto:amsfenton@gmail.com" target="_blank">amsfenton@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>Hi Tricia, <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>A little anecdote to add to your back pocket. In November 2012 and February 2014 (just last week) I hosted an Open Space for <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Governexx" target="_blank">Governexx</a>, which is an interdepartmental platform for building leadership capacity inside the Federal Public Service in Canada's government. Open Space isn't new to the government in Canada (there are likely others on this list who have stories), but it was the first time Governexx had used it.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>In 2012 I was brought in very late to the planning process and the OS was pretty short but enough to give them a taste. In 2014 we spent the morning in a Collective Story Harvest (a process from the Art of Hosting) and the afternoon in Open Space. You can see the Storify they put together from the day <a href="http://storify.com/Governexx/blueskies-2014-governexx-forum" target="_blank">here</a>. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>In our pre-work conversations for last week's event we talked a lot about "action". There was an urge from the planning team to ensure that action emerged from the Open Space, but when we explored it further the conditions to support action were not in place. We talked a lot about mandate, about what is possible is a 1/2 day OS and more... (Tim Merry has written a <a href="http://www.aohbtb.com/1/post/2013/11/getting-it-done-strategy-capacity-and-mandate.html" target="_blank">post on this</a> - strategy, capacity and mandate). Where we arrived was the central purpose of the day being about building relationships and connections, for people to find their 'tribe', and to cross-pollinate ideas. And we spent time in our pre-work process creating a harvest plan - in addition to the book of proceedings - which they are now working on bringing to life.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>Hope this is helpful - and like Harrison says there is no proof that it can/will happen again :)<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>Cheers from a grey Canadian west coast morning,<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>Amanda<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:#666666'>--</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:#666666'>Amanda Fenton</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:#666666'>participatory process designer and facilitator - hosting and harvesting conversations that matter</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:#666666'><a href="http://amandafenton.com/" target="_blank">amandafenton.com</a> Twitter: <a href="http://twitter.com/amandafenton" target="_blank">@amandafenton</a> Skype: amanda-fenton C: <a href="tel:604.802.7498" target="_blank">604.802.7498</a></span><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:#666666'>I've seen that there is no more powerful way to initiate significant change than to convene a conversation. ~ Margaret Wheatley</span></i><o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Fri, Feb 14, 2014 at 7:34 AM, Tricia Chirumbole <<a href="mailto:tricia@mojocollaborative.com" target="_blank">tricia@mojocollaborative.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in'><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Hi all!<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>This is part 2 of a request for fodder for my discussions with the new mayor of Pittsburgh, PA re: Open Space inspired civic engagement initiatives. They watched the video of the Harrisonburg, VA mayoral Open Space summits and said they were, "very cool", but apparently wanted more "proof".<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b>The scoop: </b>Good news so far! I was in the Mayor's office last week and learned that they are very sincere about wanting to develop a civic engagement platform, and they even said lovely things like they don't want it to be top-down and they want participation in actual community development - not just feedback/town halls. <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>They also mentioned early on that they could use "something like this" for <b>internal work</b> - citing low morale from the last mayor who left in scandal and the fact that some of the people have probably worked there for 30 years and never been asked their thoughts on anything. <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b>Request: </b>They are interested in more examples of governments sponsoring this type of citizen-directed and designed civic engagement. <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Three specific questions: 1) How do we make sure people feel safe?; 2) How do we ensure that there are no repercussions for people sharing openly? (in reference to an internal Open Space); and 3) How do we get a diversity of people to participate? <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>I gave responses to all of these that I think made sense, but <b>any references, videos, examples of government external or internal open space work </b> would be MUCH appreciated! I think any level of government in any country would do. <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Thanks so much for reading this lengthy epistle! May you share and feel the love today and always :) <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><br clear=all><o:p></o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Tricia Chirumbole<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Open Space Facilitator, Certified Scrum Master<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Mojo Collaborative<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.mojocollaborative.com" target="_blank">www.mojocollaborative.com</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><a href="tel:571-232-0942" target="_blank">571-232-0942</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>skype: tricia.chirumbole<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>twitter: @themojozone<o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>_______________________________________________<br>OSList mailing list<br>To post send emails to <a href="mailto:OSList@lists.openspacetech.org" target="_blank">OSList@lists.openspacetech.org</a><br>To unsubscribe send an email to <a href="mailto:OSList-leave@lists.openspacetech.org" target="_blank">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" target="_blank">http://lists.openspacetech.org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org</a><o:p></o:p></p></div></blockquote></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><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" target="_blank">http://lists.openspacetech.org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></body></html>