Much better, I vote for this! Mikk Sarv
2011/6/13 Harrison Owen <hho...@verizon.net> > Guess folks? Words are slippery and it only gets better. I first “thunk” > the 5th Principle as, “Wherever it is, is the right place.” More than a > little awkward. L -- So much better: > > > > “Wherever it happens is the right place.” > > > > Who knows? > > > > Harrison > > > > Harrison Owen > > 7808 River Falls Dr. > > Potomac, MD 20854 > > USA > > > > 189 Beaucaire Ave. (summer) > > Camden, Maine 20854 > > > > Phone 301-365-2093 > > (summer) 207-763-3261 > > > > www.openspaceworld.com > > www.ho-image.com (Personal Website) > > To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of OSLIST > Go to:http://lists.openspacetech.org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org > > > > *From:* oslist-boun...@lists.openspacetech.org [mailto: > oslist-boun...@lists.openspacetech.org] *On Behalf Of *Harrison Owen > *Sent:* Sunday, June 12, 2011 5:31 PM > *To:* 'World wide Open Space Technology email list' > *Subject:* Re: [OSList] Sharing the pre-work of our New Jersey upcoming > event > > > > You got it! And it will be fantastic!! – Of course!!! > > > > “Wherever it happens is the right place.” This just could be the > 300,001stsighting of Space Opening. Carry on! > > > > Harrison > > > > Harrison Owen > > 7808 River Falls Dr. > > Potomac, MD 20854 > > USA > > > > 189 Beaucaire Ave. (summer) > > Camden, Maine 20854 > > > > Phone 301-365-2093 > > (summer) 207-763-3261 > > > > www.openspaceworld.com > > www.ho-image.com (Personal Website) > > To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of OSLIST > Go to:http://lists.openspacetech.org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org > > > > *From:* oslist-boun...@lists.openspacetech.org [mailto: > oslist-boun...@lists.openspacetech.org] *On Behalf Of *Suzanne Daigle > *Sent:* Sunday, June 12, 2011 5:11 PM > *To:* World wide Open Space Technology email list > *Subject:* [OSList] Sharing the pre-work of our New Jersey upcoming event > > > > Dear OS friends and colleagues: > > So many times during this project, I have wanted to write to you to share > the exuberance, the challenges, the questioning, the commitment and the awe, > pride and admiration I have felt for everyone involved in the two-day > Creative New Jersey Open Space event scheduled to take place on June 14thand > 15 > th of this week. > > <http://creativenj.org/> > > Check out the site http://creativenj.org/ and to witness what’s happening > live this week. You can even twitter if you’d like. Just don't forget to > include #creativenj if you do tweet. > > For Chuni Li and me, co-facilitators on this Open Space project with > Creative New Jersey, our work began a little over two months ago. For the > organizing host team, the Vision had started about 18 months ago. > > > > A compelling white paper described the burning platform of a state (like > most across the country) facing enormous economic, social, cultural, > educational and environmental challenges. It spoke of a proud history of > innovation, creativity and success. Their goal was a Call to Action to > spark a movement that recognizes, fosters and sustains creativity and > innovation as catalysts for a vital, prosperous and sustainable New Jersey. > > > > After an Open Space simulation, introduced as part of our pre-work, the > organizing committee agreed to go with an OS process. Then began the work > of creating an invitation which led to the theme question: “How can > Creativity and Innovation Revitalize New Jersey?” Excitement was building > with the committee though not without a certain degree of anxiety wondering > how we would attract a group of 150 diverse individuals to commit two full > days in mid-June. A weekly meeting schedule by conference call was > established with the Host Team taking the lead on most of the pre-work > assignments. With each passing week, the energy and enthusiasm kept > building. Chuni and I became resources, assisting and guiding with the > intention of not only helping them have a successful event but also > transferring knowledge about Open Space, the mechanics and the depth of this > self-organizing leadership process. > > > > Mid-stream, we also decided to call upon Gerry Kirk, from the Scrum > Community, an avid supporter of Open Space, asking him to lead us on the > technology side. Chuni became his right arm person, avid to learn and do. A > host website with many simple tools was quickly created. Again the mission > was about transferring the learning to the New Jersey team of volunteers. > Now a few days before the event, the conversations are happening on line; > many participants have already posted their profiles and we know that the > site will be a welcoming place for blogs, live twitters, summary reports and > short videos to capture impressions and highlights during the event. It will > also serve as an important vehicle to continue the conversations afterwards > and to share ideas and engage action and to invite more people to join. > > > > Initially the intent was that I would facilitate the event but in the > course of our preparations, a request came asking if we would agree to have > Larry Capo, one of the leads on this project, facilitate. For a split > second I hesitated but then quickly agreed that yes, this was the way to go. > Now as I listen to Larry counseling others on our weekly conference calls > saying “whatever happens, happens”, “letting go is what we need to do ” or > quoting a passage in Harrison’s Open Space Technology book, I know without a > shadow of a doubt that this was the right decision and that in a different > and very invisible way, I too will be holding space with him, working at the > newsroom. > > Today, a diverse group of nearly 170 people have confirmed from business > and industry, education, arts and culture, science and technology, > government, communities, medical and pharmaceuticals, faith based, media and > others. > > As I reflect on what has happened these past few months, I can almost hear > Harrison’s voice to us the facilitators of Open Space saying “one less thing > to do” is one more thing the clients can do for themselves. Chuni and I > have contributed in a different way, wrestling at times as it was not always > easy watching our clients struggle and work as hard as they have. In the > end, as we look forward to our upcoming event, I feel and hear the pride and > ownership of what has been achieved to date and I can only imagine how > wonderful and great it will be when we get to the end of the closing circle > “when it’s over, it’s over”. Of course, we will know that it’s really just > the beginning … of a transformative change to revitalize New Jersey. > > > > There are no words to express the joy at the emergent collaboration of > working with this wonderful team. Wish us all luck and please hold the space > for us and with us. Thank you Harrison for your wise counsel and support > along the way; Lisa Heft for your expert guidance on the simulation and > pre-work; and Diane Gibeault, my teacher and friend, for the opportunity to > ponder deeply together and to exchange ideas in Ottawa last week and over > the phone. > > > > Suzanne (with Chuni Li) > > > > -- > Suzanne Daigle > NuFocus Strategic Group > 7159 Victoria Circle > University Park, FL 34201 > FL 941-359-8877; > CT 203-722-2009 > www.nufocusgroup.com > s.dai...@nufocusgroup.com > twitter @suzannedaigle > > _______________________________________________ > OSList mailing list > To post send emails to OSList@lists.openspacetech.org > To unsubscribe send an email to oslist-le...@lists.openspacetech.org > To subscribe or manage your subscription click below: > http://lists.openspacetech.org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org > >
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