Hello friends, here is my "long shorty": "OST puts the human being in the center, enables result-oriented self-organization, leads individuals and groups to phenomenal transformation processes, which can be experienced in all kinds of application fields."
Warmest greetings Gabriela ----- Original Message ----- From: "ashley cooper" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, December 17, 2005 2:54 AM Subject: Re: OST with less than 25 words > Thanks Marei, > > We're trying to keep the length of posts at the osw weblog rather short. > I've done a bit of editing and will post these words to the weblog tomorrow. > > > warmly (in cold seattle), > ashley > > OSlist members define Open Space Technology with 25 words or less (having > fun and getting creative!): > > *Open Space Technology is surprisingly simple high performance system, > bounding passion with responsibility. *~Mikk Sarv, > > *Do you like to be in conversations in this community where you feel alive, > inspired, connected, surprised, engaged, and empowered? Well, that's what > happens in open space. *~Jack Ricchiuto > > > > *Do you yearn to be in conversations about questions that matter where you > feel alive, inspired, connected, surprised, engaged, empowered, responsible > and open to possibility. Well, that's what happens in open space. * ~Alan > Stewart > > > > *Open Space enables groups of any size to organize themselves to deal with > complex, important issues and accomplish something meaningful by inviting > people to take responsibility for what they love. * ~Peggy Holman** > > > > *Open Space combines the rigor of a great board meeting with the energy of > conversation around a coffee pot. *~John Rapp** > > > *Open Space Technology > ...is a simple way to run productive meetings, with five to 2000+ > people, and a powerful way to lead any kind of organization, in > everyday practice and ongoing change. ~*Michael Herman** > > > *Open space is a lot like tofu, which can be used in countless ways > because it readily absorbs the flavors and spices of anything.* ~* *Tree > Fitzpatrick > > > > *Getting people to work on stuff that really matters. * > > *Creating and immediately implementing high performance work teams.* > > *Harnessing the power of Spirit to bring meaningful work to our community.* > > *Discerning what's most important and taking responsibility for it.* > > *Onion Skin Technology...peel back the layers and it makes you cry...but > cook it up and it gets sweet and juicy. *~Chris Corrigan** > > > > *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 Owen** > > > > *Open Space can do more than a personal development training, a creativity > workshop and a big company party altogether: people evolve, they really > connect with each other and they create great results ~ all at the same > time, naturally coming from within. * ~Marei Kiele** > * * ========================================================== [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
