<div dir="ltr">thanks Jan and Bhavesh for the references to clean space.  i think i only half-understand what it is or means or how it works.  maybe i will raise it at the metaphorum event.  maybe i need to see it working.  i think i need to discover the shape of mind that allows one to ask these questions and have them feel/sound normal, rather than like a set of hoops to jump through.  m</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div> <br>--<br><br>Michael Herman<br>Michael Herman Associates</div><div><span style="font-size:12.8px">312-280-7838 (mobile)</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"></div><div><span style="font-size:12.8px"><br></span></div><div><a href="http://MichaelHerman.com" target="_blank">http://MichaelHerman.com</a><br><a href="http://OpenSpaceWorld.org" target="_blank">http://OpenSpaceWorld.org</a></div><div><br><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sun, Aug 28, 2016 at 12:40 AM, Jan Höglund via OSList <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:oslist@lists.openspacetech.org" target="_blank">oslist@lists.openspacetech.org</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">


<div><div dir="ltr">This is a sidetrack. Clean Language seems to be related to Clean 
Space.<br><br>Found this...<br><br>"The technology that came 
to be know as 'Clean Space' evolved alongside Clean Language. Space was 
no longer empty area. It had properties and peculiarities of its own. 
Physical space became psychoactive and therapy took a new dimension."<br>—Philip Harland, The Power of Six, p. 18.<br><br>The Power of Six, by the way, seems to be simplicity itself (the exact wording varies depending on the situation):<br><br>- What do you know? x 1<br>- And what else do you know? x 5<br>- And <em>now</em> what do you know? x 1<br>- Repeat x 6 (or as needed)<br><br>Jan, Sweden<br><br><div><hr>To: <a href="mailto:michael@michaelherman.com" target="_blank">michael@michaelherman.com</a>; <a href="mailto:oslist@lists.openspacetech.org" target="_blank">oslist@lists.openspacetech.org</a><br>Date: Fri, 26 Aug 2016 12:12:49 -0400<br>Subject: Re: [OSList] metaphorum: a clean language one-day online gathering<br>From: <a href="mailto:oslist@lists.openspacetech.org" target="_blank">oslist@lists.openspacetech.org</a><div><div class="h5"><br><br><div><p><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Clean Language! Sounds a little suspect to me. But walking the talk, and talking the walk is definitely what it (real invitation) is all about. Doing all of that is not something you will learn in a “facilitation” class. Actually, don’t even try. Find a native speaker.</span></p><p><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">ho</span></p><p><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Winter Address</span></p><p><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">7808 River Falls Dr.</span></p><p><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Potomac, MD 20854</span></p><p><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><a href="tel:301-365-2093" value="+13013652093" target="_blank">301-365-2093</a></span></p><p><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Summer Address</span></p><p><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">189 Beaucauire Ave</span></p><p><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Camden, ME 04843</span></p><p><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><a href="tel:207%20763-3261" value="+12077633261" target="_blank">207 763-3261</a></span></p><p><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Websites</span></p><p><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><a href="http://www.openspaceworld.com" target="_blank">www.openspaceworld.com</a></span></p><p><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><a href="http://www.ho-image.com" target="_blank">www.ho-image.com</a></span></p><p><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"> </span></p><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #b5c4df 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in"><p><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> OSList [mailto:<a href="mailto:oslist-bounces@lists.openspacetech.org" target="_blank">oslist-bounces@lists.<wbr>openspacetech.org</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Michael Herman via OSList<br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, August 26, 2016 11:37 AM<br><b>To:</b> OSLIST<br><b>Subject:</b> [OSList] metaphorum: a clean language one-day online gathering</span></p></div><p> </p><div><div><p>there's something interesting happening that some of us might want to join on september 9th.  i don't think it's been mentioned here yet.</p></div><div><p> </p></div><div><p>i first heard about "clean language" from harold shinsato.  it seems useful in our conversations with sponsors about invitations, to help us work with their story in their own words.  it'll be useful in other settings, too, like coaching.  </p></div><div><p> </p></div><div><p>the event on the 9th is a 12-hour online gathering, i would say heavily informed by open space or maybe it's an experimental online adaptation of open space.  but come for the topic, the ideas and practice, and the learning, not for the process.</p></div><div><p> </p></div><div><p>here are the links where you can check it out.  i'm planning to participate in the window that will be daytime in chicago.  </p></div><div><p> </p></div><div><p>what is the metaphorum online gathering?</p></div><div><p><a href="http://judyrees.co.uk/metaphorum-2016/" target="_blank">http://judyrees.co.uk/<wbr>metaphorum-2016/</a></p></div><div><p> </p></div><p>what is clean language?</p><div><p><a href="http://judyrees.co.uk/what-is-clean-language-2/" target="_blank">http://judyrees.co.uk/what-is-<wbr>clean-language-2/</a></p><div><p> </p></div><div><p><br clear="all"></p><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><p>Michael</p></div><div><p> <br>--<br><br>Michael Herman<br>Michael Herman Associates</p></div><div><p><span style="font-size:7.5pt"><a>312-280-7838</a> (mobile)</span></p></div><div><p> </p></div><div><p><a href="http://MichaelHerman.com" target="_blank">http://MichaelHerman.com</a><br><a href="http://OpenSpaceWorld.org" target="_blank">http://OpenSpaceWorld.org</a></p></div><div><p> </p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br></div></div><span class="">______________________________<wbr>_________________
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