How about "Open Space is the WD-40 of group work. One shot will loosen up just about anything." (For those not in the know - WD-40 is a marvelous universal solvent.
Harrison NEW EMAIL ADDRESS!!!! [email protected] Harrison Owen 7808 River Falls Drive Potomac, Maryland 20854 Phone 301-365-2093 Skype hhowen Open Space Training <http://www.openspaceworld.com/> www.openspaceworld.com Open Space Institute <http://www.openspaceworld.org> www.openspaceworld.org Personal website <http://www.ho-image.com> www.ho-image.com OSLIST: To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives Visit: <http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html> www.listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html -----Original Message----- From: OSLIST [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Chris Corrigan Sent: Friday, December 16, 2005 2:55 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: OST with less than 25 words Tree! Good one! Open Space: Tofu for your organizational stir fry. :-) Chris On 12/16/05, Tree Fitzpatrick <[email protected]> wrote: I, too, am enjoying this 25-words-or-less discussion. I especially agree with Chris' suggestion that the language be adapted to incorporate the client's language. I know it was in another thread but Harrison has recently shared a great story about offering "Practice of Peace" in Helsinki but reframing it as "High performance". Isn't HO's high performance story a great illustration of tailoring our language to use language that has heart and meaning for the client? And then, just on a light note, when I read Chris' comments about adapting the definition of OST to use the language of our listerner (I rephrase and paraphrase Chris' words), here is what came to me: Open space is a lot like tofu, which can be used in countless ways because it readily absorbs the flavors and spices of anything. Warmly, Tree Fitz * * ========================================================== [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 -- CHRIS CORRIGAN Consultation - Facilitation Open Space Technology Weblog: http://www.chriscorrigan.com/parkinglot Site: http://www.chriscorrigan.com * * ========================================================== [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 * * ========================================================== [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
