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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-AU link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Hi Tami,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>I’m a documentary film maker and occasional contributor to OSLIST. I’m an Open Space sympathiser but not a practitioner.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Back in 2001 I was invited to attend and film an OSonOSinOZ workshop in Melbourne Australia, near where I live. It was a magic time and I produced a short promo video about Open Space that you may find helpful in seeing how it can work. I tried to encapsulate the ‘essence of OS’ in as simple a manner as possible. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>I recorded a number of other interviews, but include a longer discussion with Harrison Owen that may also be helpful. You’ll find the other interviews grouped with these two on YouTube.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:115%'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Open Space Promo<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:115%'><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3WlRiX_ID68"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%'>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3WlRiX_ID68</span></a></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:115%'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Harrison Owen - 41min<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:115%'><u><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;color:#0563C1;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2Gt9gcT_PY&t=43s</span></u><u><span style='color:#0563C1;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p></o:p></span></u></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%'><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%'><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>I went to the three day workshop very curious as to how it would all happen. I came away deeply moved and impressed by the simplicity and inherent power of the process. The lack of an agenda seemed like heresy: the agendas that were developed by the participants had strong integrity and made real achievements possible.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%'><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>I hope the videos may be helpful!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%'><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>All the best<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%'><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>David<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>imaginACTION films<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Melbourne<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Australia<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US> OSList <oslist-bounces@lists.openspacetech.org> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Tamara Ann Norris via OSList<br><b>Sent:</b> Saturday, 19 March 2022 1:15 PM<br><b>To:</b> OSList@lists.openspacetech.org<br><b>Cc:</b> Tamara Ann Norris <tanorri@bgsu.edu><br><b>Subject:</b> [OSList] Just Keep Swimming<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Hello community members,<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>My name is Tami Norris and I am a doctoral student in the OD & C program at Bowling Green State University in Ohio. I am a Vice President of a local non-profit who focuses on reversing the cycle of poverty. My role is centered on workforce development with an eye toward income stability. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>As part of our Collaborative Change and Transformation class at BGSU I will be studying Open Space Technology this term. To be honest, I love the idea of getting individuals together in a group to bring forth ideas and work on problem solving. However, I am a little terrified of the no time-aligned agenda and the fact that the problems to be discussed are all generated from the participants. If you remember Dory in Nemo who kept getting lost I feel that could happen in these events, but I will "just keep swimming" and learn more and hope to utilize this in my career with our key stakeholders.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>I would be excited to connect with someone on this group to conduct a short video interview to be completed sometime in the next 3 weeks or so. I would be especially be interested in talking to someone who works in poverty alleviation and diversion. Please respond if you would be willing to help this lost fish to learn about Open Space.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Thank you!<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div id=Signature><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Tami Norris, MBA<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#888888;background:white'>“Leadership is seeing the possibilities in a situation while others are seeing the limitations”. -John Maxwell</span></i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>