Lovely response Chris! Beautiful Story HO! thanks for sharing :-) On Nov 20, 2013, at 1:44 PM, chris.corri...@gmail.com wrote:
> That’s beautiful. > > I have a similar story. > > About 20 years ago I was searching around for a way to do my work better, > which was facilitating groups of people. The whole standing at the front of > the room thing wasn’t working for me and I was suspicious about how much > wisdom was being left in the closed mouths of the groups I was working with. > > Through a fluke of timing and nature I found myself at an International > Association of Public Participation Practitioners gathering in Whistler, > Canada. On the last day of the three day gathering, we entered the meeting > room to find that all 400 chairs had been arranged in a circle. There was a > pile of paper and markers at the centre, laid around a single candle, which > was burning in the exact centre of our space. A bank of Sun Microsystems PCs > were humming in one corner. Three people stepped into the centre and > introduced me to Open Space. Those three were Chris Carter, Angeles Arrien > and Anne Stadler. I knew I had found what I was looking for. > > I later asked around and discovered that, powerful as it was, there was no > way I could purchase it. But using several subsequent experiences as > referents, I was able to get some of my own. It fits me perfectly and I’ve > worn it ever since. > > And there is no other process in the world quite like it. Seriously. > > The moral? I reckon the truth is never too far from from the spot marked by > the candle. > > Chris > > On Nov 20, 2013, at 2:02 PM, Harrison Owen <hho...@verizon.net> wrote: > >> You got it all right Chris... but I’m afraid the hat is Texas. The Akubra >> disappeared in the overhead bin on a flight out of Hong Kong. But there is a >> story to the Texas Hat...always a story. >> >> 25 years ago I had a client in East Texas. I arrived for the gig wearing >> some sort of hat (probably from Wyoming) and my client took one look and >> said, “Boy, that ain’t no hat.” We got into his pickup, drove 150 miles to >> nowhere, and stopped at a crossroads. Wasn’t much there save for a gas >> station, post office, general store and Manny’s Texas Hatters. Went inside, >> and there wasn’t a hat to be seen, but Many was there and the conversation >> started. We talked about everything: politics, religion, the soul, my life, >> his life... and after a while, Many said, “Well, I think I’ll make you a >> hat.” He took me into the next room which was filled with hats, all shapes >> and sizes, everyone Texas. But you couldn’t buy a one. We talked for an hour >> or so about the sort of hat I might like, using all the available hats as >> referents. The conversation suddenly stopped and Many said, “I got it.” Six >> weeks later, my hat arrived. There is no other hat in the world just like >> it. Seriously. >> >> I don’t know where the truth might be in all this, but maybe it will show up. >> >> Harrison >> >> Harrison Owen >> 7808 River Falls Dr. >> Potomac, MD 20854 >> USA >> >> 189 Beaucaire Ave. (summer) >> Camden, Maine 04843 >> >> 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 >> ofchris.corri...@gmail.com >> Sent: Wednesday, November 20, 2013 2:44 PM >> To: World wide Open Space Technology email list >> Subject: Re: [OSList] Dancing with Shiva >> >> Indeed…so beautiful to see Harrison, his deep eyes shaded by his trademark >> Akubra (you are still wearing Akubras, are you not?) discussing the dance of >> our lives. >> >> And the opening, the traditional caveat about not letting facts get in the >> way of truth. I think in my life I’ve learned more from this one nugget of >> wisdom than almost anything else. >> Thanks HO. >> >> Chris >> (who is a Barmah man!) >> >> >> On Nov 20, 2013, at 10:55 AM, Christine Whitney Sanchez >> <christ...@innovationpartners.com> wrote: >> >> >> It’s terrific. Love seeing you and hearing your signature story. >> >> It’s on my FB page. >> Warm wishes from a cooling Phoenix morning, >> >> Christine >> >> Christine Whitney Sanchez, Partner >> Innovation Partners International >> Phoenix, AZ, USA +1.480.759.0262 >> www.innovationpartners.com >> >> <clip_image002.png> >> >> On Nov 19, 2013, at 3:29 PM, Harrison Owen <hho...@verizon.net> wrote: >> >> Glad you enjoyed! I think I have heard from every continent...Strange new >> world, and a world where we have a lot to contribute, I think. As I made the >> video I could not help but think of all the wonderful folks around the globe >> who have been part of this Open Space journey. Anybody who ever thinks that >> all of this is “just Harrison” is SO wrong. We’ve all “done it” and there is >> much more to do. >> >> ho >> >> Harrison Owen >> 7808 River Falls Dr. >> Potomac, MD 20854 >> USA >> >> 189 Beaucaire Ave. (summer) >> Camden, Maine 04843 >> >> 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 Gail West >> Sent: Tuesday, November 19, 2013 3:42 AM >> To: World wide Open Space Technology email list >> Subject: Re: [OSList] Dancing with Shiva >> >> Great watching! We can get it translated into Chinese in Taiwan to make >> available widely. >> >> Gail >> >> >> On Mon, Nov 18, 2013 at 11:02 PM, Harrison Owen <hho...@verizon.net> wrote: >> Some of you may remember that I gave a TEDX talk in September. It all took >> place on the New Jersey shore which had recently been decimated by Hurricane >> Sandy. So it seemed reasonable to talk about living in Chaos...productively. >> Or as I titled it – Dancing with Shiva. As you might expect, our collective >> experience in Open Space was pretty central to my piece. I have included the >> URL. I hope you enjoy it. I certainly had fun. >> >> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=APD7oQ3xrSA >> >> Harrison >> >> >> Harrison Owen >> 7808 River Falls Dr. >> Potomac, MD 20854 >> USA >> >> 189 Beaucaire Ave. (summer) >> Camden, Maine 04843 >> >> 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 >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 >> >> >> >> >> -- >> Gail West, ICA >> 3F, No. 12, Lane 5, Tien Mou W Rd >> Taipei, Taiwan 111 >> Ph) 8862) 2871-3150 >> email) icat...@gmail.com >> Skype) gwestica >> www.icatw.com >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 > > _______________________________________________ > 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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