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Dear People of Open Space:<br>
<br>
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>
<br>
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>
<br>
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>
<br>
And here are some practical questions that would help guide the
OSI-US's operations:<br>
<br>
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>
<br>
Thanks!<br>
Harold Shinsato<br>
on behalf of the Board of the Open Space Institute, U.S.<br>
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Harold Shinsato<br>
<a href="mailto:harold@shinsato.com">harold@shinsato.com</a><br>
<a href="http://shinsato.com">http://shinsato.com</a><br>
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