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    Hi All,<br>
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    Thanks for all who have opted-in to answering the question "Is Open
    Space a meeting?" <br>
    <br>
    The group has spoken. Well, not the whole group- many voices
    continue to opt out....<br>
    <br>
    ....what's really interesting is how <i>voices we seldom hear from</i>
    have responded to the question.<br>
    <br>
    That's really, really interesting.<br>
    <br>
    Daniel<br>
    <br>
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    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 11/18/14 7:29 AM, Daniel Mezick via
      OSList wrote:<br>
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      I have a simple question: Is Open Space a meeting?<br>
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      For purposes of discussion, let's use this definition of
      /meeting/:<br>
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      meet·ing<br>
      ˈmēdiNG/<br>
      noun<br>
      noun: meeting; plural noun: meetings<br>
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          1.<br>
          <b>an assembly of people, especially the members of a society
        or commit</b><b>t</b><b>ee</b><em>, for discussion or
        entertainment.</em><br>
      <em>    "the early-dismissal policy will be discussed at our next
        meeting"</em><br>
      <em>    synonyms: gathering, assembly, conference, congregation,
        convention, summit, forum, convocation, conclave, council,
        rally, caucus; More</em><br>
      <em>    power lunch, power breakfast;</em><br>
      <em>    informal get-together</em><br>
      <em>    "he stood up to address the meeting"</em><br>
      <em>        a gathering of people, especially Quakers, for
        worship.</em><br>
      <em>    2.</em><br>
      <em>   <b> a coming together of two or more people, by chance or
          arrangement.</b></em><br>
      <em>    "he intrigued her on their first meeting"</em><br>
      <em>    synonyms: consultation, audience, interview More</em><br>
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      Is Open Space a meeting?<br>
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      Daniel<br>
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        <p class="p1">Daniel Mezick, President</p>
        <p class="p1">New Technology Solutions Inc.</p>
        <p class="p1">(203) 915 7248 (cell)</p>
        <p class="p2"><span class="s1"><a moz-do-not-send="true"
              href="http://newtechusa.net/dan-mezick/">Bio</a></span><span
            class="s2">. <a moz-do-not-send="true"
              href="http://newtechusa.net/blog/"><span class="s1">Blog</span></a>.
            <a moz-do-not-send="true"
              href="http://twitter.com/#%21/danmezick/"><span class="s1">Twitter</span></a>.<span
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        <p class="p3"><span class="s2">Examine my new book:<span
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            class="s2">.</span></p>
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      <p class="p1">New Technology Solutions Inc.</p>
      <p class="p1">(203) 915 7248 (cell)</p>
      <p class="p2"><span class="s1"><a
            href="http://newtechusa.net/dan-mezick/">Bio</a></span><span
          class="s2">. <a href="http://newtechusa.net/blog/"><span
              class="s1">Blog</span></a>. <a
            href="http://twitter.com/#%21/danmezick/"><span class="s1">Twitter</span></a>.<span
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      <p class="p3"><span class="s2">Examine my new book:<span
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              class="s1">The Culture Game </span></a></span><span
          class="s1">: Tools for the Agile Manager</span><span
          class="s2">.</span></p>
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