<html><head></head><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:16px"><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1476273141581_40035"><span>Susan,</span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1476273141581_40134"><span><br></span></div><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1476273141581_40135"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1476273141581_40187">How well I relate to your comment, "</span> The organisers were a bit nervous about OS, but i said ‘trust me, it’s magic’ and so it is….. feeling grateful!! "</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1476273141581_40236" dir="ltr"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1476273141581_40237" dir="ltr">I held the first OST in Bulgaria while directing a USAID project in 1997. The battle lines had been drawn between the "new democratic association members" and the "classic Communist Party Union members" as to development control of the Bulgarian dairy industry.</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1476273141581_40720" dir="ltr"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1476273141581_41024" dir="ltr">More than 100 players were present including the USAID Mission Director and the US Ambassador. <br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1476273141581_42365" dir="ltr">My project co-director's (Bulgarian women) anxiety was so high she turned literally yellow/green in color. <br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1476273141581_41187" dir="ltr"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1476273141581_41374" dir="ltr">When I invited the participants to step to the center of the circle and create the agenda, virtually every one of them rushed out the door! I stood there alone. <br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1476273141581_42478" dir="ltr"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1476273141581_42508" dir="ltr">When a colleague approached and asked "what happened" I answered "the only thing that could happen!"</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1476273141581_41806" dir="ltr"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1476273141581_42238" dir="ltr">As it turned out, they all needed to go outside to smoke a cigarette. <br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1476273141581_42257" dir="ltr"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1476273141581_42258" dir="ltr">When they returned the market place was robust and at the end of 2 1/2 days the National Dairy Association of Bulgaria was born, complete with By-Laws. <br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1476273141581_42568" dir="ltr"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1476273141581_42567" dir="ltr">You should have been at the party that night, Oh Boy!!</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1476273141581_42563" dir="ltr"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1476273141581_42562" dir="ltr">Elwin Guild</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1476273141581_42561" dir="ltr">Future Development International</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1476273141581_42560" dir="ltr">Portland Connecticut<br id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1476273141581_40188"></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1476273141581_40133" class="qtdSeparateBR"><br><br></div><div style="display: block;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1476273141581_40077" class="yahoo_quoted"> <div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1476273141581_40076" style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> <div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1476273141581_40075" style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> <div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1476273141581_40074" dir="ltr"> <font id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1476273141581_40132" face="Arial" size="2"> <hr size="1"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">From:</span></b> Susan Basterfield via OSList <oslist@lists.openspacetech.org><br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> Suzanne Daigle <sdaigle4@gmail.com>; World wide Open Space Technology email list <oslist@lists.openspacetech.org> <br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Wednesday, October 12, 2016 8:51 AM<br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> Re: [OSList] Frederic Laloux, Ricardo Semler and Open Space<br> </font> </div> <div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1476273141581_40079" class="y_msg_container"><br><div id="yiv6979293570"><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1476273141581_40078">What wonderful timing. I am currently in the midst of an afternoon of Open Space in Sofia, Bulgaria, where I shared the keynote at the <a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" class="yiv6979293570" target="_blank" href="http://reinventingorganizations.eu/">reinventingorganizations.eu</a> conference with the marvellous Jos de Blok. The organisers were a bit nervous about OS, but i said ‘trust me, it’s magic’ and so it is….. feeling grateful!! <div class="yiv6979293570"><br class="yiv6979293570" clear="none"></div><div class="yiv6979293570">From Bulgaria with Love, </div><div class="yiv6979293570">Susan </div><div class="yiv6979293570">x<br class="yiv6979293570" clear="none"><div class="yiv6979293570"><br class="yiv6979293570" clear="none"></div><div class="yiv6979293570"><br class="yiv6979293570" clear="none"><div><blockquote class="yiv6979293570" type="cite"><div class="yiv6979293570yqt1684336664" id="yiv6979293570yqt51491"><div class="yiv6979293570">On 12/10/2016, at 15:23, Suzanne Daigle via OSList <<a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" class="yiv6979293570" ymailto="mailto:oslist@lists.openspacetech.org" target="_blank" href="mailto:oslist@lists.openspacetech.org">oslist@lists.openspacetech.org</a>> wrote:</div><br class="yiv6979293570Apple-interchange-newline" clear="none"><div class="yiv6979293570"><div class="yiv6979293570" dir="ltr"><div class="yiv6979293570">For anyone consumed as I am with Open Space in the Workplace, this is the most fantastic interview between Frederic Laloux (Reinventing Organizations) and Ricardo Semler (Semco, Book Maverick, etc).</div><div class="yiv6979293570"><br class="yiv6979293570" clear="none"></div><div class="yiv6979293570">Posted on Frederic Laloux Facebook: </div><div class="yiv6979293570"><br class="yiv6979293570" clear="none"></div><div class="yiv6979293570"><br class="yiv6979293570" clear="none"></div><div class="yiv6979293570"><div class="yiv6979293570" style="margin:0px 0px 1em;color:rgb(29,33,41);font-family:helvetica, arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;">"Last week Ricardo Semler (of Semco - Maverick fame) and I had a conversation as part of his series on LeadWise. I very much enjoyed it - it was fun comparing no<span class="yiv6979293570gmail-text_exposed_show" style="display:inline;">tes on what we see happening today. He has been in this space way way longer than me, of course, so it was interesting to hear his perspective, even though I was sort of the one interviewed... "</span></div><div class="yiv6979293570gmail-text_exposed_show" style="display:inline;color:rgb(29,33,41);font-family:helvetica, arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;"><div class="yiv6979293570" style="margin:0px 0px 1em;"><a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" class="yiv6979293570" target="_blank" href="http://www.leadwise.email/lm/laloux/teaser?partner=laloux" style="color:rgb(54,88,153);text-decoration:none;">http://www.leadwise.email/lm/laloux/teaser?partner=laloux</a></div><div class="yiv6979293570" style="margin:0px 0px 1em;">If you click the link it will give you a short preview and a link to go to the full 52 minute interview. Highly recommend. The topic of opening space comes at the very end in a surprising way. I have no doubt that the greatness of Semco was created 30 years ago (coincidence ?!_) out of an Open Space when people did not know what open space was though indeed we've all known it deep inside of us from the beginning of time. </div></div></div><div class="yiv6979293570"><br class="yiv6979293570" clear="none"></div><div class="yiv6979293570">Suzanne</div><br class="yiv6979293570" clear="all"><div class="yiv6979293570"><div class="yiv6979293570gmail_signature"><div class="yiv6979293570" dir="ltr"><div class="yiv6979293570"><div class="yiv6979293570" dir="ltr">Suzanne Daigle<br class="yiv6979293570" clear="none">Open Space Facilitator<br class="yiv6979293570" clear="none">NuFocus Strategic Group<br class="yiv6979293570" clear="none"><br class="yiv6979293570" clear="none">FL <span class="yiv6979293570">941-359-8877</span><span class="yiv6979293570" dir="ltr"><span class="yiv6979293570" dir="ltr"><span class="yiv6979293570"><img data-id="0ceeb9d4-93dc-1d60-4030-22167cb3e006" class="yiv6979293570"></span></span></span><br class="yiv6979293570" clear="none">Cell: <span class="yiv6979293570">203-722-2009</span><br class="yiv6979293570" clear="none"><a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" class="yiv6979293570" target="_blank" href="http://www.nufocusgroup.com/">www.nufocusgroup.com</a><br class="yiv6979293570" clear="none"><a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" class="yiv6979293570" ymailto="mailto:s.daigle@nufocusgroup.com" target="_blank" href="mailto:s.daigle@nufocusgroup.com">s.daigle@nufocusgroup.com</a><br class="yiv6979293570" clear="none">Twitter @Daiglesuz<br class="yiv6979293570" clear="none"><div class="yiv6979293570"><br class="yiv6979293570" clear="none"></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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