Fantastic Christine....this is the kind of setting where "The World
Cafe Meets Open Space" can demonstrate true partnership and
complimentarity. Thanks for showing how it can happen!
Warmest regards,
Juanita
On Sep 8, 2005, at 12:30 AM, Christine Whitney Sanchez wrote:
Dear Open Space Friends,
Claudia and I are very excited to announce our third Open Strategic
Conversations workshop to be held immediately prior to the US Open
Space on Open Space at the Mercer Hotel in San Antonio. If you know
of anyone who might be interested in our workshop, please send this
along to them or let us know so that we can send an attachment of the
flyer below. Thanks.
We just completed this training with 90 volunteers who will be holding
the space for the Girl Scout National Convention in October. We had a
blast and got all of our planning done in three days for opening the
space for up to 2,000 national delegates and holding hundreds of
Strategy Café conversations for thousands of girls and adults who care
about the future of Girl Scouting.
Christine Whitney Sanchez
480.759.0262
2717 E. Mountain Sky Avenue
Phoenix, AZ 85048-8990
Claudia Haack
608.209.6768
606 Orchard Drive
Madison, WI 53711
KAIROS Alliance Inc.
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NOW is the time! Kairos Time.
Open Strategic Conversations
Experiential Learning Workshop
November 9 – 11, 2005 -San Antonio, Texas
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Open Strategic Conversations is a unique experiential learning
workshop being held immediately before the 2005 US Open Space on Open
Space in San Antonio Texas. Claudia Haack and Christine Whitney
Sanchez invite you to join them on a journey of shared action
learning. As you practice two large group methods: Open Space
Technology and World Café, you will learn about the theory behind
them, their unique strengths, and when and where to apply them. These
tools are being used around the world, appreciating the wisdom of each
individual while tapping into the intelligence of the whole for
superior results. With a combined experience of over two decades and
grounded in appreciative approaches, Claudia and Christine have taught
and used Open Space Technology and World Cafe in Europe, Latin America
and the USA to help organizations and communities open strategic
conversations around issues and opportunities that matter.
The Methods
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Open Space Technology quickly enables any group of people, to tap into
the collective intelligence of the whole. This method leverages each
person’s passion while calling forth a corresponding commitment to
take responsibility for action. In Open Space gatherings,
participants create and manage their own agenda of parallel working
sessions around a central theme of strategic importance. By the end
of an Open Space Technology meeting, what was most important to the
participants has been discussed and recorded, next steps have been
identified and commitments for action have been made.
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World Café gathers people at tables to engage in conversations that
matter. This easy to use method for fostering collaborative dialogue,
particularly in large groups, keeps people moving, thinking, engaging
in constructive discourse and building on one another’s ideas as they
rotate from table to table. World Café is used to engage people,
especially those who don’t know one another, in authentic conversation
to generate input, share knowledge and conduct in-depth exploration of
key strategic challenges or opportunities in a very short period of
time.
Workshop Objectives
• Change agents, executives, group leaders, project managers,
planners gain tools that support self-organization.
• Through experiential learning, gain a working knowledge of the
World Café and Open Space Technology methods.
• Engage in a World Café as part of a visioning process.
• Participate in an Open Space Technology meeting as part of a
design and planning process.
• Design a project to take home that will use these methods.
Registration Information
REGISTRATION: Please contact Claudia Haack at 608.288.8315 or
[email protected]
FEES: Early Bird Registration by September 7,
2005: $850
Regular Registration after
September 7, 2005: $1,050
Special Discount Registration for Girl Scouts and La Leche League:
$750. La Leche League participants may be able to receive funding to
help defray their costs by proposing projects. Please go to
www.latchon.org
to find out more.
DEPOSITS: Deposit Due at Registration: $150,
remainder due no later than November 1, 2005
CANCELLATION: Cancellations received by October 7, 2005 will
receive a full refund.
For cancellations received after October 7, 2005 a processing fee of
$150 will be charged. Cancellations after October 25th are
non-refundable.
HOTEL: The workshop will be held at the Menger
Hotel, San Antonio, Texas. Please make your room reservations directly
with the hotel. A block of rooms has been reserved under “Open
Strategic Conversations” for the special rate of $ 99 single/double
per night. These rates are available until October 7, 2005. Please
call reservations at 210-223-4361. For more information about the
hotel, see their website at http://www.mengerhotel.com/ .
Workshop Faculty
Christine Whitney Sanchez from Phoenix, Arizona, has over 25 years of
experience as an organizational consultant, facilitator and coach in
the US and
internationally. Whether it is whole systems change, project driven
workshops or experiential learning events, Christine’s clients
appreciate her focus on
letting individual wisdom and collective intelligence emerge for
passionate action on behalf of the whole.
Claudia Haack from Madison, Wisconsin, is an international consultant
specializing in process design for broad participation, stakeholder
involvement, and collaborative learning events. She draws on her
extensive experience as a division manager, city planner and event
coordinator to help communities and organizations achieve exceptional
results.
Open Space Technology, World Café and Appreciative Inquiry are at the
heart of Christine’s and Claudia’s work together in Opening Strategic
Conversations. Specializing in large group methods involving up to
2000 participants, their clients include Motorola, Girl Scouts, La
Leche League, United States Postal Service, churches, Arizona
Diamondback Baseball Club, universities, Red Cross, hospitals, and
city and state governments.
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