My version of an elevator speech: Open Space is based in the belief that organizations and communities run on passion and responsibility. It allows groups of any size to self-organize around what they really care about to get things done.
Peggy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jeff Aitken" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, May 29, 2000 11:52 AM Subject: Elevator Speeches? > How many times have you stood next to someone in an elevator, with the > fleeting opportunity to make a statement which would introduce that person > to the delightful complexity of Open Space? Well, it has never happened to > me; the only elevators within thirty miles are for dairy cattle. > > But still I find the need for an Elevator Speech. What can I say which will > intrigue that potential client of Open Space who has my attention for > twenty seconds as we stand in line at the market, the sporting event, the > reception? > > So I turn to you. This is not a contest, but I ask for your fervent > creativity just as tho you would win such honor as the two Chris-poets on > this list. > > Twenty five words or so, to be uttered into the ear of a person who would > just love Open Space if they only knew about it. They say to you: "What is > Open Space?" You say to them: > > > > > - > PLEASE NOTE - my new phone: > Jeff Aitken > PO Box 1092 > Inverness CA 94937 > 415-663-8789 (ending May 30) > 415-669-1924 (beginning May 30) > [email protected]
