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    Hi Kári,<br>
    <br>
    The various components of the origin story of OSLIST retold these
    past several weeks are very interesting. <br>
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    Googling "Anne Stadler Spirited Work" sent me here: <br>
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    A very interesting quote is located there:<br>
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    We learned that conflicts or resistance were a signal of something
    new wanting to happen..."<br>
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    Daniel<br>
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    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 11/1/14 12:55 PM, Kári Gunnarsson
      via OSList wrote:<br>
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        As I have been told, the Os-list was prompted by Peggy Holman <a
          moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://peggyholman.com/">http://peggyholman.com/</a>
        and set up in 1996 by Murli Nagasundaram as a discussion list
        for the conscious self-organizing system and the Open Space
        Institute.<br>
        <br>
        Original there where two themes for the list-server<br>
        <br>
        "How do I keep this going?"<br>
        <br>
        and<br>
        <br>
        "How do I bring this into my organization?"<br>
        <br>
        There is also some connection to organizational learning;
        creating communities for learning and action; inspired, high
        performing learning organization; leadership and management; to
        stay aware of what has heart and meaning; changing the world; it
        also has connection to Anne Stadler Spirited Work.<br>
        <br>
        Here is Anne Stadler Open space Primer ... <a
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href="http://www.donellameadows.org/wp-content/userfiles/Open-Space-Primer.pdf">http://www.donellameadows.org/wp-content/userfiles/Open-Space-Primer.pdf</a><br>
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          <div class="gmail_quote">On 1 November 2014 13:03, Alan
            Stewart via OSList <span dir="ltr"><<a
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            wrote:<br>
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                <p class="MsoNormal">G’day Dan and All </p>
                <p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
                <p class="MsoNormal">In your response of 21 Oct 2014 to
                  my post<b> </b><span><b>Re:
                      [OSList] Respect in Self-Organizing Systems </b>you
                    muse:</span></p>
                <p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
                <p class="MsoNormal">“I often wonder what the primary
                  task of the OSLIST group
                  is.”</p>
                <p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
                <p class="MsoNormal">Having been a group member for
                  about 20 years and having
                  attended five WOSonOS </p>
                <p class="MsoNormal">I have a ‘take’ on this matter. </p>
                <p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
                <p class="MsoNormal">This derives in part from a
                  statement of Pablo Picasso that:</p>
                <p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
                <p class="MsoNormal">“Our meaning in life is identifying
                  our gift,</p>
                <p class="MsoNormal">Our purpose in life is giving it
                  away.” </p>
                <p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
                <p class="MsoNormal">I tend to paraphrase this as ‘… our
                  gifts … is giving them
                  away.’ </p>
                <p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
                <p class="MsoNormal">One of the gifts I note in relation
                  to ‘the primary task of
                  the OSLIST group’ is that of knowing of the principles
                  and practices of OST by the group members and our
                  giving them away,  professionally and personally.<span>
                    <br>
                  </span></p>
                <p class="MsoNormal"><span><br>
                  </span></p>
                <p class="MsoNormal"><span>In my case the 'beginning'
                    gift arrived, in 1994, totally unexpectedly, in the
                    post in the form of Harrison's original book, about
                    which knew nothing. I had occasion to experiment
                    with the process, as a speaker scheduled to present
                    a few days later had withdrawn. Which I did, after
                    reading the book swiftly - and on observing the
                    response was forever hooked!  </span></p>
                <p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
                <p class="MsoNormal">As my ‘take’ is quite long and
                  somewhat personal I would not
                  wish to foist it on the LIST. And so I invite anyone
                  who may be interested in
                  this to contact me. Whoever does ... <smile> <br>
                </p>
                <p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
                <p class="MsoNormal">Incidentally, yesterday I
                  facilitated a one day conversation
                  for the <a moz-do-not-send="true"
                    href="http://www.australianchurchesrefugeetaskforce.com.au/"
                    target="_blank">Australian
                    Churches Refugee Taskforce</a>. This has been
                  established by a group of the
                  biggest church denominations in Australia
                  to care for the wellbeing of asylum seekers and
                  refugees. This event was held
                  in Adelaide at their
                  second annual get together and was to converse about
                  their priorities in the
                  coming year. Several participants had previous
                  experience of the value of OST
                  for such a purpose, which is why it was chosen. The
                  concluding consensus – in my understanding - was
                  through it this time they had accomplished what they
                  wished. </p>
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                <p class="MsoNormal">Looking forward</p>
                <p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
                <p class="MsoNormal">Go well</p>
                <p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
                <p class="MsoNormal">Alan <br>
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                <p class="MsoNormal"><font size="1"><span
                      style="font-family:times new roman,serif"><b><span>Alan
                          Stewart, PhD</span></b></span><font><br>
                      <span style="font-family:times new roman,serif"><b><span></span></b></span></font></font></p>
                <p class="MsoNormal"><font size="1"><span
                      style="font-family:times new roman,serif"><font><b>Professional
                          Conversationalist <span><br>
                            Web: </span></b></font><a
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