<div dir="ltr">Hi Heidi,<div>I have worked in India a lot in years 2007 to the present. OST was always part of the work as was capacity building so that I left behind people in every organization that I worked in who were taught the facilitation of OST, and also how to Work with OST within the institution for maximum benefit from the investment in the meeting. I have little interest in success measured as 'it was a great meeting'. I have a lot of interest in what the results are two months and more after a OST meeting.</div><div><br></div><div>Within our Genuine Contact program, we place emphasis on:</div><div>1. A well done preparatory meeting, one I used to call 'planning meeting' but recently have reverted back to 'preparing the field (ground) meeting'</div><div>2. Developing clarity of the business purpose for the meeting, expected outcomes (ie: better innovation, better collaboration...), and an exploration about leadership for carrying out the results of the meeting beyond the OST</div><div>3. The preparatory meeting(s) are facilitated using Whole Person Process Facilitation, a method I developed to compliment OST for meetings when OST is not the right method ie: the preparatory meeting needs to be facilitated with the same principles and values as OST yet needs a more guided approach</div><div>4. Building the capacity 'in house' to facilitate Whole Person Process Facilitation and Open Space Technology meetings.</div><div><br></div><div>I am wondering what the business goal of the tech company is for having a meeting. I am also wondering if you are open to turning the assignment over to one of our Indian colleagues to carry out as there are exceptional OST facilitators in India, who have a wealth of experience and references/testimonials and who have the advantage of working within their own culture.</div><div><br></div><div>warmly,</div><div>Birgitt</div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr">On Sat, Mar 31, 2018 at 8:43 AM Harrison Owen via OSList <<a href="mailto:oslist@lists.openspacetech.org">oslist@lists.openspacetech.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple"><div class="m_-7870123561655824485WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Funny thing is, some folks are sure OS is Indian. Google “Four Principles of Indian Spirituality.” Of check out <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MObYeDmoDcY" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MObYeDmoDcY</a> <u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Harrison<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></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 [mailto:<a href="mailto:oslist-bounces@lists.openspacetech.org" target="_blank">oslist-bounces@lists.openspacetech.org</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Heidi Nobantu Saul via OSList<br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, March 30, 2018 8:31 PM<br><b>To:</b> World wide Open Space Technology email list<br><b>Cc:</b> Heidi Nobantu Saul<br><b>Subject:</b> [OSList] OST in India<u></u><u></u></span></p></div></div></div><div lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple"><div class="m_-7870123561655824485WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#222222">Greetings OST World Community - from the high desert of Santa Fe, New Mexico ~<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#222222"><u></u> <u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#222222">I have a potential client in India (a tech company) and it would be very helpful to be able to provide them with some companies, institutions or organizations that have used Open Space in India in recent years.  Meaning more recent than the original event in Goa - which I have mentioned to my client. <u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#222222"><u></u> <u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#222222">They have the idea that it is an 'American' thing and therefor may not work as easily with Indian participants.<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#222222"><u></u> <u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#222222">If any of you who have facilitated OST in India are willing to share where you did it/who for, I would be most appreciative!<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#222222"><u></u> <u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#222222">Thank you,<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#222222">Heidi <u></u><u></u></span></p></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif""><u></u> <u></u></span></p></div><p class="MsoNormal">-- <u></u><u></u></p><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><strong><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#990000">h e i d i   n o b a n t u   s a u l</span></i></strong><u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:blue"><a href="http://www.heidinobantu.com" target="_blank">www.heidinobantu.com</a> </span></b><u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:blue">Design & Facilitate</span><u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:blue">Open Space Technology Meetings, Retreats, unConference's </span><u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:blue">Co-Producer / Co-Facilitator <a href="http://www.internetidentityworkshop.com/" target="_blank">IIW</a> Internet Identity Workshop</span><u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black">Mobile: </span></b><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black"><a href="tel:(505)%20470-5131" value="+15054705131" target="_blank">505.470.5131</a></span><u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black">Skype: </span></b><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black">heidi.nobantu.saul</span><u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black">Web: </span></b><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black"><a href="http://www.heidinobantu.com" target="_blank">www.heidinobantu.com</a></span><u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black">Twitter: </span></b><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black">@nobantu</span><u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black">LinkedIn: </span></b><span style="font-size:7.5pt;color:black"><a href="http://www.linkedin.com/pub/heidi-nobantu-saul/1/194/29" target="_blank">http://www.linkedin.com/pub/heidi-nobantu-saul/1/194/29</a></span><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black"> </span><u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:red"> </span></i></b><b><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:red">                                                              </span></i></b><u></u><u></u></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>_______________________________________________<br>
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