Denis What a great things is going to happen there in Brisbane I love Australia and Open Space. It is just to far to come and join you. So keep me informed and I still will be there!!
Carla (the Netherlands) > Met vriendelijke groet, > > drs. Carla J.P. Vliex > _______________________________________ > Organisatieadviseur > > Twynstra Gudde Management Consultants > Stationsplein 1, 3818 LE Amersfoort > Postbus 907, 3800 AX Amersfoort > Telefoon 033 4677760, Fax 033 4677479 > Mobiel 06 53927407 > E-mail c...@tg.nl, Internet www.tg.nl > > > ---------- > From: Denis Cowan[SMTP:cowa...@bigpond.net.au] > Reply To: OSLIST > Sent: Sunday, 23 February, 2003 20:06 > To: osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu > Subject: Re: A request - with thnaks > > G'day folks. > > It is just after 4.30 am here in Brisbane. > > We are having one of those magnificent summer storms. A sign that El Nino > has hopefully left us for awhile. Though, when it leaves us it impacts on > our colleagues on the other side of the Pacific Ocean. > > I am hoping that it is still storming in an hour or so when I cycle off to > work. > > The responses were great. > > I have spoken to Alan and we have started planning already. Alan has, > fortunately, already pushed my thinking out of my safety zone.Hopefully > Mick will be able to make it up for the weekend. Having spent good time > with both Alan and Mick during my training has added to my excitement > about > the process. > > Thanks Lisa, Joelle, Harrison, Avner & Chris for your comments. I am > mulling them. The comments about the marketplace taking about the same > amount of time & there usually being only limited issues and > opportunities > have also helped me clear my thinking. The idea about the walls were > great. Also providing a sheet for people to fill in their own prog. > > The other comment I wanted to make about Open Space is that last year the > planning committee had designed the 2 day event and then invited me in to > run open space around it. WE did some finetuning of the process and the > outcome was as one would expect - trust the process. I met with the > committee for reflections after the event and they decided to use Open > Space philosophies for their planning. I will spend several meetings with > them after the event to reflect on this. One of the organizing committee > last year was a founder of Reverse Garbage here in Brisbane. We had a lot > of parkland available for sessions. He brought lots of large items to use > as symbols for space. Instead of A,B,C etc we had a toilet pedestal , an > old telephone booth, a large plastic reindeer, a garden gnome. > > The same has happened this year. The committee (all under 30 by the way - > great energy and passion) learnt from last year and designed the forum > with > guest speakers etc. in a way which enhances the use of open space. They > have developed their theme (An axis of hope), created five spaces for > sessions, created a forum for convergence and a space for closure. Their > focus is on conversations and networking. They have only just asked me if > I > would work with them again. > > Thanks again > > Regards > > denis > denis cowan , brisbane , australia. > email: cowa...@bigpond.net.au > > * > * > ========================================================== > osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu > ------------------------------ > To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, > view the archives of osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu, > Visit: > > http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html > * * ========================================================== osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu ------------------------------ To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu, Visit: http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html
