At 11:24 AM 9/5/00 -0700, Laurel wrote:
I've been swamped with requests to open space since my training last spring
- our organization is embracing the method as a better way to work together.
(Unfortunately, my other work has kinda slid to the back burner.) I'm so
passionate for opening space that I want to spread it around the
organization more than one person can possibly do alone. The health care
climate in Canada is in a sad state - chronically underfunded, demoralized
and in the midst of a major staffing crisis. Hence, there are huge
challenges with both trying to get groups of people together in open space
for a satisfying amount of time and with funding the process.
Long story short, our organization is desperate for more trained internal
facilitators. We've considered bringing in an external expert to train
facilitators, but the costs are prohibitive. Despite some trepidation, I
have offered to lead a training session as long as everyone clearly
understands that I've only been doing the method for a few months (albeit,
about one OS per week since that time), so am clearly not a seasoned
"expert", but rather a learner in the process. Since we are trying to grow
a learning organization in Capital Health Region, this seems to be a good
fit.
WOW!!!!! thank you -- and Of course GOOD LUCK
Please let us know how it all comes out.
Harrison
Harrison Owen
7808 River Falls Drive
Potomac, MD 20854 USA
phone 301-469-9269
fax 301-983-9314
Summer Phone 207-763-3261
Summer Address
189 Beaucaire Ave.
Camden, ME 04843
website www.mindspring.com/~owenhh
Open Space Institute website www.openspaceworld.org
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