As those of you who attended OSONOS VII will know, it is my hope and expectation that my final book for Berrett-Koehler, currently titled, "The Spirit of Organizations," will make an appearance sometime in the Spring/summer of 2000. It is the conclusion of what I might call the Open Space Quartet, and deals with all the stuff my training program has covered in the last few years ie self-organizing systems, transformation in organizations and some (I hope) practical discussion of what we might be doing now.
The last time we "launched" a book -- it turned into a sort of global party. I am not much for book signings, but if we could add value too peoples lives and have some fun, that was fine by me. And I think we did all of the above. If any of you would care to be a host/hostess for such an event, please let me know (by private email <[email protected]>) Nothing complicated. You find a place, invite the people, and we talk about and experience Open Space. Oh yes, there will be some books about. This is a completely no budget operation which means that you would have to charge something minimal to cover costs which would include my transportation and care and feeding. Once I have a list of interested folks, I will string it all together in a way that makes sense travel and cost wise. So if interested, let me know. Last time we opened in London at a neat place found by Romy. To make things even more interesting this happened to be the evening before Diana's funeral. Some folks were betting that nobody would come. In fact, some 75 people showed up for an incredible evening which started at 5pm, and at 10:30 we had to invite them to go home as the venue was closing. Currently it looks like non-US stops will take place in October (probably including Australia, India, and Europe with one stop being Berlin and OSONOS VIII. US/Canada stops (currently including Chicago, Seattle, Boston, and Toronto) make the most sense in November. So if the idea appeals, let me know. Start your own party or join one already in the works. Harrison Harrison Owen 7808 River Falls Drive Potomac, MD 20854 USA 301-469-9269 (phone) 301-983-9314 (fax) email [email protected] Website http://www.tmn.com/~owen Open Space Institute website http://www.globalopenspace.org
