Hello, dear colleagues - [.and thank you for sharing this information about upcoming OST workshops in San Francisco with others in your networks and communities....]
Do you convene people for staff meetings, community gatherings, planning sessions, conferences or committees? Learn a method for bringing innovation, high productivity, rich communication and collaboration into your work together. People in all occupations, industries, communities and countries use Open Space Technology for convening groups of 5 to over 2000 -- for idea generation, innovation, problem solving and a sense of community. If you are interested in turning discussion into action, running a responsive, flexible and innovative organization, or leading a coalition and community building effort -- If you or your organization convenes meetings, conferences, work projects and discussions, Open Space Technology may be a perfect tool to use. Open Space Technology Learning Workshop Offered twice this year: August 11-13, 2004 and December 8-10, 2004 San Francisco, California, USA For more information about these seminars and to receive a registration form - contact Lisa Heft at [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> The workshops bring together those who are new to the method and those who have experienced it -- an opportunity to share your learning and understanding and to prepare yourselves or further your learning for facilitating your own Open Space. Teach each other about theories of self-organizing systems, behavior change and the grief and loss transformation cycle, experience an Open Space, and share how to design, prepare hosts or clients, coordinate and facilitate the meeting and help organizations or communities support the actions and momentum that come out of the meeting. Emerge with new understanding, tools and tips, wisdom and materials from Open Space facilitators around the world, and a growing community of friends and colleagues. This course meets the qualifications for 18 hours of continuing education credit for MFCCs and LCSWs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences - Provider # PCE 2319. ________________________________ L i s a H e f t Consultant, Facilitator, Educator O p e n i n g S p a c e 2325 Oregon Berkeley, California 94705-1106 USA +01 510 548-8449 <mailto:[email protected]> [email protected] <http://www.openingspace.net> www.openingspace.net * * ========================================================== [email protected] ------------------------------ To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of [email protected]: http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html To learn about OpenSpaceEmailLists and OSLIST FAQs: http://www.openspaceworld.org/oslist
