The Fast Company Open Space made the paper. Here's the article that was in the National Post:
http://www.nationalpost.com/printer.asp?f=990612/2714156.html Good going Birgitt! Peg Holman -----Original Message----- From: Birgitt Bolton <birg...@worldchat.com> To: osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu <osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu> Date: Monday, June 14, 1999 6:52 AM Subject: fast company open space event media >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
