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<p>Dear dear wonderful Alan,<br>
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We will be seeing each each other in Manila and my heart sings with delight. A
lifelong friendship between us that began in Taiwan at WOSonOS. In absentia, we
shared a martini as a way of saluting Harrison in the US. Later you made your
way to Florida to be with us for our 2013 WOSonOS. </p><p><br>
I look forward to being in Conversare with you and most especially meeting
others who may be new to Open Space or to a Global Open Space gathering like
this. The powerful learning and sharing with others who have had years of
experience in Open Space and who I have met at such gatherings were seminal
and life changing. The multiculturalism is also wonderful and humbling. </p>
<p>And most important of all, when we open space together, we unleash the
leadership and courage inside us to open more space where we live and work. The
inspired theme of this Philippines gathering captures the very great need in
the world now to open more space. <b>“The World is Shifting. Come back to the Circle. Open
more Space.” </b></p><p>
So Alan I will follow your lead and spread the word to my counterparts also. Last
week I became a US citizen and now as a dual citizen with Canada, the
responsibility I feel to build bridges, to connect, to repair and to create has
never felt greater or more urgent. In the context of these times, political and
otherwise, much space to be opened. </p>
<p>Earlier this year, the video on the front page of the <a href="http://www.wosonos2016.com/">2016 WOSonOS website</a> prepared by our hosts
hooked my heart. Music and song does that. If you listen again, perhaps it will
hook your hearts too and like me you will decide to go or invite others to do so.</p>
<p>Look forward to sharing another martini with you Alan and this time Harrison
will not be in absentia. And that will be great fun indeed!</p>
<p>Suzanne</p>
</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr">Suzanne Daigle<br>Open Space Facilitator<br>NuFocus Strategic Group<br><br>FL <span>941-359-8877</span><span dir="ltr"><span dir="ltr"><span><img></span></span></span><br>Cell: <span>203-722-2009</span><br><a href="http://www.nufocusgroup.com" target="_blank">www.nufocusgroup.com</a><br><a href="mailto:s.daigle@nufocusgroup.com" target="_blank">s.daigle@nufocusgroup.com</a><br>Twitter @Daiglesuz<br><div><br></div></div></div></div></div></div>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sun, Aug 28, 2016 at 7:55 AM, Alan Stewart <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:alanmstewart@gmail.com" target="_blank">alanmstewart@gmail.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"><div>G'day All<br><br></div><div>To enhance your awareness of this <b><a href="http://www.wosonos2016.com/" target="_blank">forthcoming wondrous event</a></b> I have been requested by the organising committee in Manila to help promote it to Aussies. <br><br></div><div>Which I am most happy to do having attended five WOSonOS gatherings, starting with Monterey in California in 1998 and the most recent in St Petersburg in Florida in 2013. <br><br></div><div>And would say that they have all been great experiencing through learning more of what an impactful process OST is in many contexts, particularly highly complex and conflicted. There are increasing numbers of these situations, for which so much more could be done effectively were OST brought to bear. <br><b><br></b></div><div><b>If you are looking to extend your understanding of OST and its widespread applications you would do well to registering for this 'in our patch' event. </b><br><br></div><div>Equally memorable, and personally beneficial, from my participating in the WOS gatherings have been the fine friends I have made from every one. These stalwarts are scattered all around our little planet, 3rd from the sun. I have had much joy from keeping connected with these lively spirits in diverse ways including Skype, QiqoChat and sometimes - gloriously- in person. <br><br></div><div><b>How good is that, keeping in close contact with like passioned fellow Spaceniks, for now nearly 20 years? <smile> </b><br><br></div><div>Could your hopping off to Manila have this kind of impact on your 'self organising' way of being too? <smile> <br><br></div><div>To add: Having visited the Philippines twice I can assure you that the welcome and hospitality you will likely experience there will be 'incomparable'. <br><b><br></b></div><div><b>Please pass this on to people in your orbit who are already in tune with OST and all it can mean. or could be if they knew of this opportunity. </b><br></div><div><br></div><div>Looking forward.<br><br></div><div>Go well<br></div><div><br></div><div>Alan <br><br><br><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2"><b><span style="line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Alan Stewart, PhD<br>
Social Artist<br>
Facilitator of conversations that matter and <span><span>participatory</span></span> <span><span>fun</span></span><br>
</span></b></font><font size="2"><b><span style="line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><font size="2"><b><span style="line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span><span>Senior</span></span> <span><span>Fulbright</span></span> <span><span>Scholar</span></span></span></b></font></span></b></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2"><b><span style="line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><font size="2"><b><span style="line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span><span></span></span></span></b></font>Em: <a href="mailto:alanmstewart@gmail.com" target="_blank">alanmstewart@gmail.com</a><br>
Web: </span></b><a href="http://www.multimindsolutions.com" target="_blank"><b><span style="line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">www.multimindsolutions.com</span></b></a><b><span style="line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><br></span></b><b><span style="line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">
Blog: </span></b><a href="http://conversare.net" target="_blank"><b><span style="line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Conversare</span></b></a></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2"><b><span style="line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Mob: </span></b><a href="tel:0413848680" target="_blank"><b><span style="line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">0413848680</span></b></a><b><span style="line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">
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</span></b></span><b><span style="line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">"All progress takes place outside the comfort zone." <br>
</span></b><span style="line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> <b><i>Michael
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