Hello friends and colleauges in Open Space, just reporting back that we had a wonderful Open Space for the Toronto group of Fast Company magazine (about 150 people). The closing circle was incredibly powerful with people really getting (after only one day in OS in the downtown Toronto fiancial district) that they really communicated, that they experienced during the day creativity, conversation, good feeling that they would like to have for all of their days. Such profound comments. The banker who intended to shake hands at the beginning of the day and be gone--but said the biggest compliment he could give to the day was that he stayed all day, which he did. There will be a write up in Fast Company magazine at some point in the early fall about this event. I hope they do right be Open Space and not just about the promotion of the Fast Co. community--one never knows these things ahead of time, but I think it will be worth keeping an eye out for as a document of a spectacular OS. I would also encourage each of you who feels so inclined to connect with your local group of Fast Co. magazine readers and see if we can't just get an OS event going for these groups around the world. I know Michael Herman has done one in his area. Apparently, within weeks, one is being done in Washington. And I know I am meeting with the Fast Co. folks in Australia when I am there. I think that the partnering of role modelling transforming work with a magazine that focuses on transforming work is a good fit.
One of our national papers did a feature story on the event. Front page of Canada's Financial Post (part of National Post) on Saturday June 12th. The address for those of you inclined to read it is: http://www.nationalpost.com/network.asp?f=990612/2714156 and the article was called Brainstorming without a net. If you can't get to it through that address, the address for National Post is: http://www.nationalpost.com/ and then just go to Financial Post June 12th. Warmest regards, Birgitt Birgitt Bolton of Dalar Associates www.openspacetechnology.com 55 Ravina Cres., Ancaster, Ontario, Canada L9G 2E8 phone: 905-648-5775 fax: 905-648-2262 Warmest regards, Birgitt Birgitt Bolton of Dalar Associates www.openspacetechnology.com 55 Ravina Cres., Ancaster, Ontario, Canada L9G 2E8 phone: 905-648-5775 fax: 905-648-2262 -----Original Message----- From: OSLIST [mailto:osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu]On Behalf Of Virginia Sent: Monday, June 14, 1999 8:34 AM To: osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu Subject: Re: OS Certification and Water Thank you Scott! I had a great grin about the water .....by the way, how do those who sell down the river do...(haha) Virginia -----Original Message----- From: Scott Stillinger <stillin...@aol.com> To: osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu <osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu> Date: Friday, June 11, 1999 12:27 PM Subject: Re: OS Certification and Water >$25 sounds a little high, but maybe $9.95 if you throw in a signed glossy of >yourself, Harrison (just kidding). > >There will always be people who want to sell certification for everything. It >has rubbed me the wrong way for a long time. The older I get, the less >enraged I've become. There are a lot of ways to get from San Francisco to New >York. > >I'm a certified executive coach. What does that mean? Especially because the >kind of coaching that I do assumes that all of the knowledge, wisdom, >creativity, and resources reside within the client/colleague. > >In the Zen tradition we refer to it as "Selling water by the river." It's >crazy, but there will always be somebody selling people water even though >they're right next to the river. And there will always be people who want to >buy it. Some people obviously need to pay and others don't. > >Good teachers always point out that the teacher is not the Way and that >everyone has to find their own Way. "Please, don't follow me". And still, >people stand in line to buy the water, while the whole show is going on right >next to the river. > >By the way, those that point out the fact that the river is right there, end >up selling the most water. They just don't charge as much per gallon. > >All my best, >Scott > >Scott Stillinger >Stillinger & Associates >1148 Patterson Lane >Pacific Grove, CA 93950 >tel 831.655.2602 >fax 831.648.1544 >email: stillin...@aol.com
