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    Thanks Michael, great questions... just to build on them...<br>
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    What does it take to be "in" our community if you wanted to be in
    it?<br>
    Who are we? Are we just practitioners and fans of Open Space, or
    something more, less?<br>
    Are we a community of practice?<br>
    Are we a learning community?<br>
    What is the nature of our "communion"?<br>
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        Harold<br>
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        <div>who is the/our community?  ...or communities?  ...or what
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        <div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Jul 18, 2016 at 4:10 PM, Harold
          Shinsato via OSList <span dir="ltr"><<a
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            <div bgcolor="#FFFFFF" text="#000000"> Dear People of Open
              Space:<br>
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              The Open Space Institute of the U.S. has been "holding
              space for open space" since at least 1997. It's origins
              lie in the summer of 1996, 20 years ago. In the
              beginnings, there were many serious conversations in the
              community as to the role and mission of such an institute,
              and that role has certainly evolved over the years. The
              board has determined it is time for us to revisit our
              mission and role, and especially to invite and trust the
              rest of the community refresh and renew our purpose.<br>
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              Rather than have a mission statement, we hope instead to
              have a mission question. Or series of questions. What are
              the most valuable and alive questions for our community
              right now, and for the foreseeable future?<br>
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              To start the "question storming", here are some questions
              that have been reportedly asked deeply within our
              community in the early days:<br>
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              What is Open Space Technology?<br>
              What is Open Space?<br>
              What is Space?<br>
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              And here are some practical questions that would help
              guide the OSI-US's operations:<br>
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              How can the OSI-US best support our community?<br>
              How can we best work together with the community to
              co-create a broad and diverse circle of people holding
              space for open space?<br>
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                  Thanks!<br>
                  Harold Shinsato<br>
                  on behalf of the Board of the Open Space Institute,
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                    Harold Shinsato<br>
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      Harold Shinsato<br>
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