Gloria, I'm interested too, in what you've written about below, if you
don't mind including me in your off-line information sharing.
I coordinate a "healthy community coalition" in a 4-town region in
Maine, and work on state level HCC processes, so I would like to know
more about the Canadian "coalition/network across non-profit
sub-sectors with a focus on 'building healthy communities.'" I'm hoping
to make a state meeting in Vermont next week, to look at how we do
regional "healthy communities" work in VT/NH/ME, and what learning
circles we might engage in.
I'll rename this thread, in case it continues. The use of OS in broad
regional/community building/linking initiatives seems a bit different
to me than its use in more clearly defined organizations. When there is
a group of people employed by one incorporated organization, and a
Board of Directors for the corporation, a certain amount of structure
and planning (convergence) exists naturally. But when people who live
in a region, who are interested in improving "quality of life" (that
vague catch-all term!), get together, and there may be many community
organizations involved (healthy communities, sustainable communities,
safe communities, and all the sector networks), providing structure for
the work after the OS (or other type of process) is a challenge. (A
link to a good paper about healthy communities work in the US is
www.ncl.org/publications/ncr/92-2/Wolff92-2.pdf and also see
http://www.ncl.org/publications/email_news/2002/05/kellogg.html ).
I'd like to learn more about OS being used in this sort of multi-sector
community-based work.
Diane Brandon
Eliot, Maine
Maine Network of Healthy Communities: www.thehcnetwork.org
KEYS Region: www.keysregion.org
<<As a result, they are now pursuing a territorial coalition/network
across non-profit sub-sectors with a focus on "building healthy
communities." This was determined to be the focus that would
potentially include the largest group of non-profits organizations
possible.
>>
<< I could send some docs with more description and/or an article I
wrote which was published in the National Storytelling Network's
Storytelling in Organizations electronic newsletter...>>
On Jan 24, 2006, at 12:38 PM, Glory Ressler wrote:
Hi Eric:
Not sure what to say... first ever national school on leadership for
non-profit sector.
Held in BC, Alberta, Northwest Territories. Ontario, Quebec and Nova
Scotia
Arising out of the Voluntary Sector Initiative's National Learning
Initiative... addressing identified needs and challenges to leadership
in the sector...
I can share more but, perhaps, it's best done by individual requests
rather than whole listserv communications?
For example, I could send some docs with more description and/or an
article I wrote which was published in the National Storytelling
Network's Storytelling in Organizations electronic newsletter...
Let me know what you want / need and I'll do my best to provide it!
Glory :-)
----- Original Message ----- From: "Eric Lilius"
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To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, January 24, 2006 9:20 AM
Subject: Re: Keepin' Busy
Hi Glory,
Could you write more about this leadership school for the non profit
sector?
Eric
Glory Ressler wrote:
Thanks Doug!
Your appreciation (keep it comin' bro - lol) stimulated me into
remembering another meaningful story about OS/OST...
In my work developing and delivering a pan-Canadian (schools held
across the country) leadership school for the non-profit sector,
Open Space Technology was extensively used in conjunction with story
circles, which we called 'Great Conversations'.
One result was that leaders participating from the Canadian far
north began to see how their personal and organizational visions
connected to each other and to the larger community. As a result,
they are now pursuing a territorial coalition/network across
non-profit sub-sectors with a focus on "building healthy
communities." This was determined to be the focus that would
potentially include the largest group of non-profits organizations
possible.
This group also had a breakthrough concerning challenges around
collaborating with the aboriginal peoples of the area (which has
been historically unsuccessful - think silos). They came to realize
that they needed to listen more to the aboriginal stories before
offering their own - and to learn from their experience rather than
assume that had something to teach.
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