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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Dear Open Space colleagues [with apologies for cross-posting]:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I‘m very excited to be hosting “Governance Lab,” an experiment in virtual Open Space, and I would love to have some of you join me if this engagement calls to you. My partner in this work, Fyodor Ovchinnikov, posted about it a few weeks back, so I hope y’all are OK with another promo. Any help in extending personal invitations would also be most appreciated.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><span style='font-size:22.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:#990000'>What is Governance Lab?</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Governance Lab is a virtual “social lab” or “unconference,”<b> </b>from June 25th - July 2nd, on the theme of </span><b><i><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#783F04'>social ventures that leverage unconventional types of leadership, governance, and ownership</span></i></b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;vertical-align:baseline'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Join a global gathering that connects practitioners innovating in the field with thought leaders and scholars who are bringing awareness of this work to academia and the wider world.</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;vertical-align:baseline'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Promote your work, engage in collective inquiry, and request support for what matters most to you. </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><ul type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;vertical-align:baseline'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Participation can take place in many ways, and the scheduling is highly flexible.</span><o:p></o:p></li></ul><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:16.0pt'><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1e-aeXOrL3CkENx3HAT4Lb3CHl-f7hIC38xP-wmuDLLs/edit#heading=h.qhjh3kuakxqi" target="_blank">Click here for more information.</a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><i>Some process notes for the OST crowd to reflect on…<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>We’re billing this as a “social lab”/”unconference,” based on an assessment that our main audience will resonate more with those terms. I’m curious what the experience of others has been in this regard?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>As far as tech, we’ll be using MaestroConference and Zoom for live sessions (both hosted and self-scheduled), plus Slack as our 24/7 “nerve center,” asynch conversation space, and general hangout zone. Should be very interesting, especially if we can hit a critical participation mass. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Another unconventional move is to open up the agenda creation process in advance for a limited number of sessions. Our thinking here is that many prospects might lack sufficient reference points (both for the virtual process and the broad subject) for deciding to participate, so having some concrete sense of some of what will be offered is valuable. We will be careful not to let the agenda get too full before the opening circle on the 25<sup>th</sup>, however, which will hopefully keep the space feeling truly “open.” If any of you would like to take advantage of the opportunity to call a session in advance, please let me know. And I’m also curious about your experiences with such a practice. I have a feeling it may turn out to be one of the ways that our beloved process evolves once it leaves its “pure” manifestation in the in-person realm. ;-)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Regards,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Ben<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='color:#4F6228'>Ben Roberts<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='color:#4F6228'>The Conversation Collaborative<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#4F6228'><a href="http://www.conversationcollaborative.com/">www. ConversationCollaborative.com</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#4F6228'>(203) 426-1039<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#4F6228'>Skype: benjamin_j_roberts<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#4F6228'>G+: <a href="mailto:benroberts.ipn@gmail.com">benroberts.ipn@gmail.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><img border=0 width=208 height=172 id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.jpg@01D0AABC.897A6DA0" alt="tagxedo 1"><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>