Michael Herman and AVner Haramati and Penny Isbell and I ran a couple of Open Spaces here on Bowen Island in 2003. The dialogues were on the nature of our village here and the theme was "How can we make Snug Cove an inviting place to live, work and play?" We had two consecutive Open Space events on the lawn behind a cottage whcih served as the home for the Bowen Island Life Long Learning Society. It was in the heart of the Cove, right behiond the library backing on to an alder grove.
There wasn't enough room in the cottage for the meeting so we convened the circle of chairs on the lawn and used a cedar hedge for the agenda wall (or "Hedgena Wall" as we put it). People fixed their topics to the hedge with old fashioned wooden clothes pins. We had a few meeting space letters attached to various natural objects as well, an alder tree, an Oceanspray Bush etc. I think one group went across the street to the cafe to talk. It was a case of the invitation coming alive as soon as the meeting did. There is nothing like Open Space in open space. Chris On 5/8/06, Marty Boroson <ma...@becomingme.com> wrote:
Dear Thomas What I like most about your email is the way you have identified and described locations: nothing is "in" a location or room, only "near" it, or "by" it or "at" it. And no room numbers! With this simple turn of phrase, we are already thinking and meeting "out of the box". And many of the locations have a natural object, which serves as a touchstone, a wonderful way both to ground the discussions and keep them fluid. It is also very playful--suggesting children playing hide-and-seek. Bravo! Marty ----- Original Message ----- From: "Thomas Herrmann" <tho...@openspaceconsulting.com> To: <osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu> Sent: Monday, May 08, 2006 1:30 PM Subject: Another worldrecord? Dear friends in Open Space Yesterday I facilitated an OST where the age-difference between the oldest and youngest was 90 years! From 1-91, both of them were amonst the most active participants in this - my firs ever planned out-door OS-meeting. In Sweden it is hard or almost impossible to predict that it will be warm enough and not raining - even during summertime. This time we had both in-&outdoor options and the weather came out perfect. One of the first really warm days this year - everybody enjoyed the different break-outs - 1. By the lake. 2. At the stone. 3. At the fireplace 4. By the tree 5. Behind the agenda wall 6. At the edge (of the lawn) ... In the morning we built an agendawall with parts from an old greenhouse. Other signs went into the trees. In the center we had 4 big stones/rocks. The groups loved it and had a great time - of course. Such a joy. Something exciting coming next: Next week I will facilitate an lunch-lunch OST with 200 local/regional politicians from the Nordic countries - who were sick and tired about the traditional yearly meetings they´ve had for a few years. The theme is: Issues & Opportunities for brave leadership! Warmest regards Thomas Herrmann Phone +46 (0)709-98 97 81 Open Space Consulting Fax +46 (0)300-713 89 Pensévägen 4 434 46 Kungsbacka, Sweden Email: tho...@openspaceconsulting.com www.openspaceconsulting.com * * ========================================================== osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu ------------------------------ To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu: http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html To learn about OpenSpaceEmailLists and OSLIST FAQs: http://www.openspaceworld.org/oslist -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.392 / Virus Database: 268.5.5/333 - Release Date: 05/05/2006 * * ========================================================== osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu ------------------------------ To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu: http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html To learn about OpenSpaceEmailLists and OSLIST FAQs: http://www.openspaceworld.org/oslist * * ========================================================== osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu ------------------------------ To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu: http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html To learn about OpenSpaceEmailLists and OSLIST FAQs: http://www.openspaceworld.org/oslist
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