<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div class=""><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">Eric, </span></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><br class=""></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;" class=""><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" class="">Open Space has been used for </span></font><i style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;" class="">many</i><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" class=""> decades in Hawaii - directly with the </span><span style="font-size: 14.666666984558105px;" class="">community</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" class=""> and in running the amazing organisation that has been running the most extraordinary education and other </span><span style="font-size: 14.666666984558105px;" class="">community</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" class=""> support. John Engle is the absolutely amazing human who has made all this happen.</span></font></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;" class=""><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" class=""><br class=""></span></font></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;" class=""><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" class=""><span style="font-size: 14.666666984558105px;" class="">So sorry to John… I’ve forgotten the name of his organisation in Hawaii. There are so many people who will know - including Harrison. I can ask others if needed.</span></font></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;" class=""><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" class=""><span style="font-size: 14.666666984558105px;" class=""><br class=""></span></font></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;" class=""><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" class=""><span style="font-size: 14.666666984558105px;" class="">Romy</span></font></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;" class=""><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" class=""><span style="font-size: 14.666666984558105px;" class="">Tyddyn Retreat Mid Wales Venue & Holiday Cottages</span></font></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;" class=""><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" class=""><span style="font-size: 14.666666984558105px;" class="">+ Wikima Ltd</span></font></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;" class=""><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" class=""><span style="font-size: 14.666666984558105px;" class="">Wales, UK</span></font></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><br class=""></span></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><br class=""></span></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><br class=""></span></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">____________________________________________</span></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">Aloha all,<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div></div><div style="font-family: TrebuchetMS;" class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">I’m looking for references to a similar situation (more below) where OS was the contributing factor of success, in particular to communicate to government and community leaders here why OS will get the results they need.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div></div><div style="font-family: TrebuchetMS;" class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""> <o:p class=""></o:p></span></div></div><div style="font-family: TrebuchetMS;" class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">The context is the community engagement piece of recovery efforts from the 2018 volcano eruption in Hawaii. I’m consulting with the County Recovery Manager, who has been convening other types of gatherings much of this year. Now that disaster relief funding is closer to being on the ground, the County wants to convene a larger, multi-sector event, to encourage development of community-based recovery actions. The County is also planning to have a Disaster Recovery Fund setup, which would field a competitive process for proposed projects, some of which may have convened in the larger event and decided there to collaborate on a proposal.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div></div><div style="font-family: TrebuchetMS;" class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""> <o:p class=""></o:p></span></div></div><div style="font-family: TrebuchetMS;" class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">As with other parts of the recovery effort, this event would be under public scrutiny. It may be the largest event they’ve held, and County leadership is worried of perceptions and actual results coming from the event. In other words, there may be tendencies to have more control over the design/outcome of the day, in which case OS wouldn’t be the chosen organizing framework, but something else they’re more at ease with or accustomed to. I do believe, however, those community-based recovery actions are what they want most.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div></div><div style="font-family: TrebuchetMS;" class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""> <o:p class=""></o:p></span></div></div><div style="font-family: TrebuchetMS;" class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">Do you have links or references to similar public sector gatherings using OS, under scrutiny, and producing anticipated results satisfactory to government and community, that I might share with County leadership?<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div></div><div style="font-family: TrebuchetMS;" class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""> <o:p class=""></o:p></span></div></div><div style="font-family: TrebuchetMS;" class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">Mahalo!<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div></div><div style="font-family: TrebuchetMS;" class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">~Eric<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div></div><div style="font-family: TrebuchetMS;" class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""> <o:p class=""></o:p></span></div></div><div style="font-family: TrebuchetMS;" class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial Rounded MT Bold", sans-serif; color: rgb(255, 48, 26);" class="">Eric M. 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