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If you have an urgent matter, please email back and I will do my best to respond to your request. Zoey Luxton, Assistant to Karen du Four des Champs INERCOR, The Training & Consulting Co. because change begins at the core . -----Original Message----- From: Heather Herbert <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Tuesday, July 27, 1999 3:58 PM Subject: Re: one day OS >I am very interested in attending. Where is this seminar to be held, and what is the cost please? >Heather Herbert > >>>> Harrison Owen <[email protected]> 27/07/99 21:45:41 >>> >At 05:15 PM 7/27/99 +0800, you wrote: >> >> I am planning a one day Open Space meeting for a voluntary non-profit group >> whose members needs time together to think through their situation. Take a >> look through what I have outline so far and provide any suggestions/insights >> you might have. >> >> Regards, >> >> Mark >> >> DRAFT: >> >> You are invited to participate in the Asian Business Leadership Exchange >> (ABLE) First Annual Leadership Gathering to be held on Sunday August 29, 1999 >> from 9:30 - 5:30 >> >> The ABLE Leadership Gathering will be a participatory dialogue on ABLE and >> the Asian Leadership Challenge. Invited participants include the officers and >> members of ABLE, graduates from SML training seminars, and other interested >> colleagues. The schedule for the day will be as follows: >> >> 9:00-9:30 Registration and breakfast (pancakes for early risers) >> 9:30 - 10:00 Gathering, Introduction, Agenda >> 10:00 - 1:00 Break out sessions: 1 1/2 hrs per session, 3-4 simultaneous >> sessions. >> 1:00 - 2:00 Lunch (Potluck) >> 2:00 - 5:00 Break out sessions: 1 1/2 hrs per session 3-4 simltaneous session >> >> 5:00 - 5:30 closing >> >> The Open Space process will be utilized during this program to allow maximum >> participation and sharing of ideas. Anticipated agenda topics relate to the >> purpose and mission of ABLE/SML, Leadership need in HK/Asia, ABLE/SML >> organizational issues, members support and follow-up, etc. Actual topics will >> be determined by the group on the day. For more information on the process >> go to: <<http://www.tmn.com/openspace/>http://www.tmn.com/openspace/> > >******************************************************************** >Looks pretty good to me... with two possible suggestions. First, I wouldn't >indicate "3-4..... sessions" Who knows you might have more, or less. If you >have more, folks might think they were "wrong", and if you had less -- that >they were somehow inadequate. Obviously, whatever you have will be the right >thing. My second suggestion is to include some mention of the promises you can >make and keep in Open Space. For instance, you can guarantee that "Every single >issue that anybody cares enough to bring up will be on the table." You can >also guarantee that all such issues will be discussed to the extent that >anybody cares to do that"... What you can't specify are the actual issues that >will be raised. Here is where you theme comes in -- something like, "What are >the issues and opportunities for leading out organization?" After that, I would >just let it go. > >Harrison >Harrison Owen >7808 River Falls Drive >Potomac, MD 20854 >USA > >Summer address: >RR Box 4248 >Camden, ME >04843 > >Website www.tmn.com/~owen >Phone 301-469-9269 >Fax 301-983-9314 >Maine Phone 207-763-3261 >
