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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'>Possible point of interest… For years a major organizational user of Open Space was – guess what – The Nuns! I remember in one of the first training programs we had two Mother Superiors. I know space was opened multiple times, and I haven’t kept up with the present situation, but given the current situation it may not be something they (the Nuns) want to talk about.<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'>Harrison<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><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'>www.openspaceworld.com<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>www.ho-image.com<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><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 [mailto:oslist-bounces@lists.openspacetech.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>R Chaffe via OSList<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, November 1, 2017 3:54 AM<br><b>To:</b> World wide Open Space Technology email list<br><b>Cc:</b> R Chaffe<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [OSList] Invitation using youtube<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Yes Brendan it will be quite a challenge for the organisation that is so strongly hierarchical. Where there is a strong tendency to defer decisions to “those above”, and doing what I am told. The current issues relating to the Catholic Church in particular, demonstrate how this system has failed catastrophically. <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>We can but hope that the organisation does not obstruct the forces that open space will release. There is nothing as powerful as an idea whose time has come. Our Open Space community needs to be as one with those who have the privilege to attend the event and all must know that the right people are there and that there is space for all and their ideas/issues/ attitudes / aspirations.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>I am sure Father Brian will be smiling on the event and doing what he can to make it as good as possible. I am not sure what he will be telling “the Bishop” as in the past some of the messages he sent were somewhat different to the messages others got!<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>I can’t hardly wait to see the outputs from the gathering.<o:p></o:p></p><div id=AppleMailSignature><p class=MsoNormal>Regards<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Rob<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><br>On 1 Nov 2017, at 6:12 pm, Brendan McKeague via OSList <<a href="mailto:oslist@lists.openspacetech.org">oslist@lists.openspacetech.org</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal>Thanks Michael - warm and wonderful words. <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>I will forward it to a few Catholics here in Australia - see if we can expand the ecumenical space, and the practice of peace, a wee bit further!<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>I remember Michael Hermann telling the story, many years ago when he was 'down under' with us, after an OS meeting he had facilitated, one of the participants approached him and asked: “Can the Catholics do this?”<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Cheers<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Brendan <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal>On 31 Oct 2017, at 10:56 PM, Michelle Cooper via OSList <<a href="mailto:oslist@lists.openspacetech.org">oslist@lists.openspacetech.org</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Yes I loved this too. Suggesting the idea for an event we are planning here. Thanks for sharing.</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Michelle</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span class=apple-converted-space><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> </span></span><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>]<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><b>On Behalf Of<span class=apple-converted-space> </span></b>Diana Larsen via OSList<br><b>Sent:</b><span class=apple-converted-space> </span>October-31-17 10:03 AM<br><b>To:</b><span class=apple-converted-space> </span>World wide Open Space Technology email list<br><b>Cc:</b><span class=apple-converted-space> </span>Diana Larsen<br><b>Subject:</b><span class=apple-converted-space> </span>Re: [OSList] Invitation using youtube</span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>I’m sending it to an organizer I work with too! Thanks Michael. As someone already said: wonderful, warm, and inspiring. <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>- Diana <o:p></o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Diana Larsen<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://futureworksconsulting.com/"><span style='color:purple'>http://futureworksconsulting.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Portland, Oregon, USA <o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"TrebuchetMS","serif"'>On Oct 31, 2017, at 04:53, Scott Gassman via OSList <<a href="mailto:oslist@lists.openspacetech.org"><span style='color:purple'>oslist@lists.openspacetech.org</span></a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Thank you Michael for sharing.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>I enjoyed the "<span style='font-size:9.5pt'>two minute youtube invitation,"</span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.5pt'>and I have someone to send it to. Impeccable timing.</span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.5pt'>Scott Gassman</span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Tue, Oct 31, 2017 at 2:36 AM, Michael Wood via OSList <<a href="mailto:oslist@lists.openspacetech.org" target="_blank"><span style='color:purple'>oslist@lists.openspacetech.org</span></a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU>I am facilitating an Open Space soon for the Anglican Diocese of Perth soon. One of the sponsors made a two minute youtube invitation to accompany the written invitation which was being emailed. I think it’s really good and thought I’s share it with you. If the OSLIST mucks up the formatting for the youtube clip, please email me and I’ll be happy to send you the link by email. Michael Wood, Perth, Western Australia.</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU> <a href="https://youtu.be/V-AE5Bh67Aw" target="_blank"><span style='color:#0563C1'>https://youtu.be/V-AE5Bh67Aw</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><br>_______________________________________________<br>OSList mailing list<br>To post send emails to<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><a href="mailto:OSList@lists.openspacetech.org"><span style='color:purple'>OSList@lists.openspacetech.org</span></a><br>To unsubscribe send an email to<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><a href="mailto:OSList-leave@lists.openspacetech.org"><span style='color:purple'>OSList-leave@lists.openspacetech.org</span></a><br>To subscribe or manage your subscription click below:<br><a href="http://lists.openspacetech.org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org" target="_blank"><span style='color:purple'>http://lists.openspacetech.org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org</span></a><br>Past archives can be viewed here:<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><a href="http://www.mail-archive.com/oslist@lists.openspacetech.org" target="_blank"><span style='color:purple'>http://www.mail-archive.com/oslist@lists.openspacetech.org</span></a><o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><br><br clear=all><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>--<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>Scott Gassman<br>IdeaJuice<br>(917) 951 - 0258<br><a href="mailto:scott.gassman@gmail.com" target="_blank"><span style='color:purple'>scott.gassman@gmail.com</span></a><br><br><br><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></div></div></blockquote><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>_______________________________________________<br>OSList mailing list<br>To post send emails to<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><a href="mailto:OSList@lists.openspacetech.org"><span style='color:purple'>OSList@lists.openspacetech.org</span></a><br>To unsubscribe send an email to<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><a href="mailto:OSList-leave@lists.openspacetech.org"><span style='color:purple'>OSList-leave@lists.openspacetech.org</span></a><br>To subscribe or manage your subscription click below:<br><a href="http://lists.openspacetech.org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org"><span style='color:purple'>http://lists.openspacetech.org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org</span></a><br>Past archives can be viewed here:<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><a href="http://www.mail-archive.com/oslist@lists.openspacetech.org"><span style='color:purple'>http://www.mail-archive.com/oslist@lists.openspacetech.org</span></a><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></blockquote></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"TrebuchetMS","serif"'>_______________________________________________<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">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">http://www.mail-archive.com/oslist@lists.openspacetech.org</a></span><o:p></o:p></p></div></blockquote></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></div></div></blockquote><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal>_______________________________________________<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">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">http://www.mail-archive.com/oslist@lists.openspacetech.org</a><o:p></o:p></p></div></blockquote></div></div></body></html>