<div dir="ltr">Hello again, friends...<div><br></div><div>Attaching our map and gallery of 55 registered VOSonOS participants.  We've had three opening rounds now, and three rounds of conversations.  <div><br></div><div>We have learned quite a bit about using the <a href="http://qiqochat.com">qiqochat.com</a> platform.  We've come up with a few things to not do, and simplified our original structuring of our meeting space.  Our marketplace wall and proceedings documentation is well established.  A page for Announcements, as well, has been started.</div><div><br></div><div>Just now, we have 10 conversations scheduled in the next 24 hours or so.  We're regularly connecting friends and issues across oceans.  Must say, it feels quite a bit like Open Space.  </div><div><br></div><div>Not too late to join, if you have some time to connect.  We're scheduled to meet 2 hours on, 2 hours off, for the next 48 hours.  The marketplace remains open for adding new topics.  We'll address everythgn that goes up on that "wall" and that will be over when it's over.  Three rounds of closing after that, in our 4th 24-hour period.</div><div><br></div><div>here is a sampling of issues, copied from our proceedings table of contents, so far....</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><div id="magicdomid1342" class="" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:16px"><span class="" style="margin:0px;padding:1px 0px"><b style="margin:0px;padding:0px">ALL CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS / NOTES</b></span></div><div id="magicdomid1343" class="" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:16px"><br style="margin:0px;padding:0px"></div><div id="magicdomid1344" class="" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:16px"><span class="" style="margin:0px;padding:1px 0px"><b style="margin:0px;padding:0px">VIRTUAL OPEN SPACE on OPEN SPACE</b></span></div><div id="magicdomid1345" class="" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:16px"><span class="" style="margin:0px;padding:1px 0px"><b style="margin:0px;padding:0px">EVERYWHERE, JULY 2015</b></span></div><div id="magicdomid1346" class="" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:16px"><br style="margin:0px;padding:0px"></div><div id="magicdomid1347" class="" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:16px"><span class="" style="margin:0px;padding:1px 0px"><i style="margin:0px;padding:0px">back to Conference Homepage: </i></span><span class="" style="margin:0px;padding:1px 0px"><a href="http://vosonos.qiqochat.com/" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;white-space:pre-wrap"><i style="margin:0px;padding:0px">http://vosonos.qiqochat.com</i></a></span></div><div id="magicdomid1348" class="" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:16px"><br style="margin:0px;padding:0px"></div><div id="magicdomid1349" class="" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:16px"><span class="" style="margin:0px;padding:1px 0px">==========================</span></div><div id="magicdomid1350" class="" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:16px"><br style="margin:0px;padding:0px"></div><div id="magicdomid1351" class="" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:16px"><span class="" style="margin:0px;padding:1px 0px"><b style="margin:0px;padding:0px">TABLE OF CONTENTS (so far):</b></span></div><div id="magicdomid1352" class="" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:16px"><br style="margin:0px;padding:0px"></div><div id="magicdomid1353" class="" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:16px"><span class="" style="margin:0px;padding:1px 0px">TOPIC #1: Asset-based community development and time, skill and knowledge exchanges</span></div><div id="magicdomid1354" class="" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:16px"><br style="margin:0px;padding:0px"></div><div id="magicdomid1355" class="" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:16px"><span class="" style="margin:0px;padding:1px 0px">TOPIC #2: Opening space with a lowercase "o" - how to offer or describe "opening space" beyond the OST event/meeting platform</span></div><div id="magicdomid1356" class="" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:16px"><br style="margin:0px;padding:0px"></div><div id="magicdomid1357" class="" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:16px"><span class="" style="margin:0px;padding:1px 0px">TOPIC #3: How might retirement issues be addressed with Open Space?</span></div><div id="magicdomid1358" class="" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:16px"><br style="margin:0px;padding:0px"></div><div id="magicdomid1359" class="" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:16px"><span class="" style="margin:0px;padding:1px 0px">TOPIC #4: The train wreck that is mandated process change in organizations. Exhibit A: the mandate of "holacracy" at Zappos.</span></div><div id="magicdomid1360" class="" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:16px"><br style="margin:0px;padding:0px"></div><div id="magicdomid1361" class="" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:16px"><span class="" style="margin:0px;padding:1px 0px">TOPIC #5: Open Space principles as the underpinning of a way of being in the world</span></div><div id="magicdomid1362" class="" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:16px"><span class="" style="margin:0px;padding:1px 0px">    </span></div><div id="magicdomid1363" class="" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:16px"><span class="" style="margin:0px;padding:1px 0px">TOPIC #6: How can the Church catalyze collaboration between domains and disciplines toward partnered community development?</span></div><div id="magicdomid1364" class="" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:16px"><br style="margin:0px;padding:0px"></div><div id="magicdomid1365" class="" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:16px"><span class="" style="margin:0px;padding:1px 0px">TOPIC #7:  Some topics that popped up in Opening #3 </span></div></div><div id="magicdomid1365" class="" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:16px"><span class="" style="margin:0px;padding:1px 0px"><br></span></div><div id="magicdomid1365" class="" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:16px"><span class="" style="margin:0px;padding:1px 0px"><br></span></div><div><br></div></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div> <br>--<br><br>Michael Herman<br>Michael Herman Associates<br><a href="http://MichaelHerman.com" target="_blank">http://MichaelHerman.com</a><br><a href="http://OpenSpaceWorld.org" target="_blank">http://OpenSpaceWorld.org</a><br><br></div></div></div></div>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Jul 8, 2015 at 3:08 PM, Michael Herman <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:michael@michaelherman.com" target="_blank">michael@michaelherman.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">Hi All, <div><br></div><div>We had the first of our three opening sessions this morning (Americas time), with folks from American and European continents.  We did well!  And, it's not too late to join us.  </div><div><br></div><div>The next opening is timed for Asian/Pacific places and evening in the Americas.  Third opening will put Euro, MEast, African regions together.  Building an agenda as we go along.  Join us if you can...  </div><div><br></div><div>Main page is at <a href="http://vosonos.qiqochat.com" target="_blank">vosonos.qiqochat.com</a>, with links to Conference Schedule, Conference Sessions, and Marketplace Wall.  </div><div><br></div><div>Michael<br clear="all"><div><div><div dir="ltr"><div> <br>--<br><br>Michael Herman<br>Michael Herman Associates<br><a href="http://MichaelHerman.com" target="_blank">http://MichaelHerman.com</a><br><a href="http://OpenSpaceWorld.org" target="_blank">http://OpenSpaceWorld.org</a><br><br></div></div></div></div>
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