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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Gail has been my friend for so long, I can’t remember when it started. And she has a way of saying what needs to be said… I’m in that 80 year old batch, and Manila is, unfortunately for me, a good deal more than 2 hours away. So I will miss the festivities, even though I had my ticket and was all set. But there will be lots of good folks there and the timing is perfect. It is indeed a transformative moment, and whoever thinks they know what will happen next is definitely fooling themselves. All the rules are resetting, and the space is uncomfortably open…. When better to come to the circle?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>ho <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Winter Address<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>7808 River Falls Dr.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Potomac, MD 20854<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>301-365-2093<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Summer Address<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>189 Beaucauire Ave<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Camden, ME 04843<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>207 763-3261<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Websites<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><a href="http://www.openspaceworld.com">www.openspaceworld.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><a href="http://www.ho-image.com">www.ho-image.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><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 [<a href="mailto:oslist-bounces@lists.openspacetech.org">mailto:oslist-bounces@lists.openspacetech.org</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Gail West via OSList<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, October 11, 2016 12:42 AM<br><b>To:</b> Lisa Heft -; World wide Open Space Technology email list<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [OSList] Open Space Learning Workshop - December 8-9, 2016 - Oakland California USA<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Georgia","serif"'>Hi Lisa,<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Georgia","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Georgia","serif"'>I'm so pleased to see your note today about your up-coming trainings. Your very special yet somewhat limited energies are going for such important work that's near and dear to you!<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Georgia","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Georgia","serif"'>I have promised Shu-Fang some in-person support for 2 OS programs in the next few weeks but in general my mantra these days is "it's time for the 80 year olds to move aside for the younger folks to take the initiative". And, of course, the WOSONOS in Manila. The 2 hour trip to Manila is about as fas as I'm willing to go via air plane these days, and I do want to support the amazing effort the team there is exerting. Just hoping the political situation there (and elsewhere) doesn't hamper participation. We will miss you and your fabulous spirit presence and conversation, knowing that you are in our midst!<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Georgia","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Georgia","serif"'>Be well,<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Georgia","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Georgia","serif"'>Gail<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Mon, Oct 10, 2016 at 3:56 AM, Lisa Heft - via OSList <<a href="mailto:oslist@lists.openspacetech.org" target="_blank">oslist@lists.openspacetech.org</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"TrebuchetMS","serif"'>Dear OSLIST colleagues - <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"TrebuchetMS","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"TrebuchetMS","serif"'>Two items:<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"TrebuchetMS","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"TrebuchetMS","serif"'>For those of you in the US region, I am also offering - and still have room for you in - the World Cafe Learning Workshop, this October 20-21 in Oakland. I do not usually post about these other methods I teach on this list - however it is true that we often mention World Cafe as another kind of conversation-based facilitated process used to engage groups of any size in exploring their diverse and similar thoughts about complex issues and opportunities. If you wish to join me, thank you for letting me know very soon, so I can quickly send you the content and registration materials and also so I can design you into the process of this month’s interactive workshop. Also be sure to respond with the title of -which- workshop(s) you are inquiring about in the title of your email. Thanks!<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"TrebuchetMS","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"TrebuchetMS","serif"'>(and for her <i>next</i> news item…)<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><blockquote style='margin-left:24.0pt;margin-top:5.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"TrebuchetMS","serif"'>___<o:p></o:p></span></p></blockquote><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"TrebuchetMS","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"TrebuchetMS","serif"'>The Open Space Learning Workshop in Oakland, California on December 8-9, 2016 - for people of all levels of experience.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"TrebuchetMS","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"TrebuchetMS","serif"'>For more information on content, schedule, pricing and to register, contact me directly at <a href="mailto:lisaheft@openingspace.net" target="_blank">lisaheft@openingspace.net</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"TrebuchetMS","serif"'>___<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"TrebuchetMS","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"TrebuchetMS","serif"'>For those of you new to Open Space:<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"TrebuchetMS","serif"'>You may have participated in something called Open Space or 'an unconference' and wondered why it did not work - why it didn’t really hold together as productive. Or your interest may have been sparked as you experienced a group self-organizing in a highly productive process - and wondered if it was this thing called Open Space. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"TrebuchetMS","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"TrebuchetMS","serif"'>For those of you experienced in facilitating Open Space:<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"TrebuchetMS","serif"'>You may already facilitate this and yearn for a deeper dive: It is rare that we get together with each other to explore not just <u>that</u> we do some things differently, but <u>why</u>. We do not often get to see others facilitate, share what else we have tried, and learned from our colleagues’ experiences around the world.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"TrebuchetMS","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"TrebuchetMS","serif"'>Join me in for this interactive workshop sharing best practices, the “nuts and bolts” of pre-work and design (I know, I know Harrison: “Lisa my friend, you’re working too hard” ;o) , “what-ifs”, “when-not-to’s” and ways that Open Space is used around the world. I don’t think it’s working too hard - I just have a busy brain. And I love looking at and learning from how our / our clients’ different actions before a dialogic event can support productivity and engagement at the event, no matter what process we use. Some of you who have joined me in these workshops know that it’s a little bit like opening up the LisaBrain for a million ideas to share together. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"TrebuchetMS","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"TrebuchetMS","serif"'>Hear real situations of how this process has affected and informed power dynamics, conflict, knowledge-exchange, access and inclusion and systems thinking. See how documentation has been used to leverage ideas and relationships post-event. Share stories of most challenging, largest and smallest ever. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"TrebuchetMS","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"TrebuchetMS","serif"'>Come learn with me.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"TrebuchetMS","serif"'>Lisa<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"TrebuchetMS","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>Lisa Heft<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>Consultant, Facilitator, Educator<br> - President Emerita, Open Space Institute US<br> - Fellow Emerita, Columbia University Center for International Conflict Resolution<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>Opening Space<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><br>_______________________________________________<br>OSList mailing list<br>To post send emails to <a href="mailto:OSList@lists.openspacetech.org">OSList@lists.openspacetech.org</a><br>To unsubscribe send an email to <a href="mailto:OSList-leave@lists.openspacetech.org">OSList-leave@lists.openspacetech.org</a><br>To subscribe or manage your subscription click below:<br><a href="http://lists.openspacetech.org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org" target="_blank">http://lists.openspacetech.org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org</a><br>Past archives can be viewed here: <a href="http://www.mail-archive.com/oslist@lists.openspacetech.org" target="_blank">http://www.mail-archive.com/oslist@lists.openspacetech.org</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><br><br clear=all><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal>-- <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><i>Gail West, ICA</i><br><i>3F, No. 12, Lane 5, Tien Mou W Rd<br>Taipei, Taiwan 111<br>Ph) 8862) 2871-3150</i><br>email) <a href="mailto:icataiw@gmail.com" target="_blank">icataiw@gmail.com</a><br>Skype) gwestica<br><a href="http://www.icatw.com" target="_blank">www.icatw.com</a><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></body></html>