<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr">Hi All,<div><br></div><div>The Liberating Structures (LS) Community of Practice is an active group of thousands of facilitators.  There are a few dozen "<a href="https://www.liberatingstructures.com/ls/" target="_blank">structures</a>" (techniques) they use in their collaborative work, one of which is Open Space Technology.  Some of these structures can be very useful when incorporated into a dialogue engagement.</div><div><br></div><div>About 100 LS facilitators are gathering tomorrow (Jan 13th) for "Unbridled 2022" where they explore and invent ways to combine these structures in new ways.</div><div>Here is the link to join if you'd like to learn more about LS: <a href="https://qiqochat.com/e/unbridled-2022" target="_blank">https://qiqochat.com/e/unbridled-2022</a><div><br></div><div>This collaborative event is free and lasts 3.5 hours; stay for as little or as long as you like.  It is open to anyone from beginner to expert.</div><div>The full invitation is below, and we hope to see you there!<br><div><div dir="ltr" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Source Sans Pro SemiBold",sans-serif"><br></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Source Sans Pro SemiBold",sans-serif">Lucas Cioffi</span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Source Sans Pro SemiBold",sans-serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif">QiqoChat | Lead Software Engineer</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif"><font color="#1155cc" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)"><a href="mailto:lucas@qiqochat.com" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">lucas@qiqochat.com</a></font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif">+1.917.528.1831</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif"><img src="https://docs.google.com/uc?export=download&id=1Crh4Z2aI6a1F4uGNSlzbLoZKJAXwy54P&revid=0B6ytvUDA8bQ9Znk3ZnJaM2dpWW1xK3FzV2ZCSFdFUkgrdmJjPQ" width="96" height="47"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"></p></div></div></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;color:rgb(34,34,34);line-height:normal"><span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial;font-size:10pt;font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif">Live Online Events | Engaging Communities | Real Collaboration</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;color:rgb(34,34,34);line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial">Drop in for <a href="https://learn.qiqochat.com/events" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">open office hours!</a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;color:rgb(34,34,34);line-height:normal"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;color:rgb(34,34,34);line-height:normal"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;color:rgb(34,34,34);line-height:normal"><br></p><h3 style="color:inherit;font-family:inherit;box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 0.5rem;padding:0px;line-height:1.2;font-size:1.75rem">Invitation to Unbridled 2022</h3><h3 style="color:inherit;font-family:inherit;box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 0.5rem;padding:0px;line-height:1.2;font-size:1.75rem"><span style="font-size:15.36px;font-weight:normal">Be unbridled with other practitioners. Hear their stories. Experience liberating structures. Practice assembling strings of liberating structures in an interactive and exciting space of exploration and learning.</span><br></h3><div id="m_813335158179167058even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