Dear Open Space Friends,
I remember the moment I got hooked on being a member of the Open Space
Institute US. I was sitting in a breakout session, hosted by Peggy
Holman I believe, at the Open Space on Open Space by the Sea that
Harrison convened in Camden, Maine in 2007. The session topic was the
OSI US Annual Meeting.
We were sitting in a circle of folding chairs behind the curtains on
the stage of the old church where the OSonOS by the Sea was taking
place. Among a few others, Peggy, Karen Davis, Gabriel Shirley, Lisa
Heft and Harrison were sitting in that circle. The focus of the
discussion centered around holding the space for open space as the
primary "mission" of OSI US. This captured my imagination because I
had been looking for a way to give back to the Open Space community
and I had most definitely been practicing holding the space.
Before I knew it, I was not only a member of OSI US, I had also joined
the board, primarily because so many of my favorite open space wonks
were also on the board. Through working with Peggy Holman, Karen
Davis, Lisa Heft, Gabriel Shirley, Doug Germann, Tree Fitzpatrick,
Phelim McDermott, Ed Laboy, Suzanne Daigle, Harold Shinsato an others,
space has been opened inside of me.
Warm wishes from a stormy Phoenix evening,
Christine
Christine Whitney Sanchez, Partner
Innovation Partners International
480.759.0262
www.innovationpartners.com
On Mar 14, 2012, at 6:02 AM, Suzanne Daigle wrote:
To our Open Space Colleagues and Friends:
An eventful year for Open Space and a time of rich dialogues and
meaningful projects for the OSI Institute US, accomplished with and
on behalf of our global community. Again this year, we invite you to
join us and to become members of the OSI Institute US.
Many reasons for doing so:
To provide support and funding for various projects of benefit to
specific groups and/or our entire community.
To indicate to clients, community groups and others that we are
members of the OSI Institute US
To acknowledge the volunteerism combined with the judicious funding
in support of the infrastructure that invites deep sharing and
learning together as colleagues on the OS list and through other
means.
Please consider making a financial contribution! Donations from
individuals in the past have varied between $25 to $1500, a range
that reflects people’s financial circumstances and desire to
contribute. http://osius.org/content/support-osi-us.
We also welcome anyone who would be interested in serving on the
Board to contact us. No requirement that it be someone from the US.
Accomplishments in 2011
The following represents the highlights of our work:
Harold Shinsato completed the mammoth task of migrating the OSlist
(including the extensive archives) from Boise to its new on-line
home -- a mighty feat that happened with hardly a glitch.
Thanks to the generous support of our members, we were also able to
provide financial assistance on various projects including Open
Space training in Haiti and the first WOSonOS in South America
beautifully hosted by our Chile colleagues.
OSI board members traveled to Florida for a full 3-day retreat in
the spring, everyone paying their own travel with accommodations
provided by local Florida folks. During our time together, we had an
opportunity to step back and explore more deeply how we can work
with others in our community to extend the on-line reach of Open
Space in corporate organizations, with government groups and others.
We also had conversations about what it means to Open Space and how
we can support a better understanding of the process engaging people
through a Manifesto-ing document. These initiatives are on-going.
At year-end, we hosted an annual membership meeting which attracted
about a dozen people. It was held using Maestro Conference. Notes
and audio are available at: http://osius.org/content/musing-our-membership-meeting
. In 2012, our goal is to invite and outreach more often to a
broader community using tools like Maestro Conference so more people
can join in the exchanges and discussions.
By visiting our website (http://osius.org), you will see a summary
of expenses and activities, proceeding minutes of our meetings,
specials videos and more.
On behalf of all of us, thank you in advance for your generous
support.
From your Open Space Institute – US Board
Suzanne Daigle, Karen Davis, Doug Germann, Lisa Heft, Peggy Holman,
Ed Laboy, Phelim McDermott, Christine Whitney Sanchez, and Harold
Shinsato
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