Jon - Both are true and actually the same story. I did the conference in 1983 and found out that all my good work in planning had been upstaged by the coffee breaks. Two years later (1985) I offered to do the conference again but resolved never to wrk so hard again. Result was two martinis and Open Space.
Harrison Harrison Owen 189 Beaucaire Ave Camden, ME 04843 207-763-3261 (Summer) 301-365-2093 (Winter) Website www.openspaceworld.com Personal Website www.ho-image.com OSLIST To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options <http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html> http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html _____ From: OSLIST [mailto:osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu] On Behalf Of Jon Harvey Sent: Thursday, June 11, 2009 10:00 AM To: osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu Subject: Re: I guess RE: Open Space being badly defined Harrison Love the two Martinis story - but what of the story of the conference evaluation which said the best bits were the coffee breaks - did that happen too? I have retold that (apocryphal?) story to hundreds of people!! Atb Jon ___________________________________________________ Jon Harvey Director <http://www.jonharveyassociates.co.uk/> www.jonharveyassociates.co.uk +44 (0) 7771 537535 +44 (0) 1280 822585 <mailto:j...@jonharveyassociates.co.uk> j...@jonharveyassociates.co.uk cid:image001.png@01C99835.30F040B0 Helping you connect the prose and the passion to deliver superlative results <http://smallcreativeideas.blogspot.com/> http://smallcreativeideas.blogspot.com/ for ideas about how to improve public services <http://jonharveyassociates.blogspot.com/> http://jonharveyassociates.blogspot.com/ for articles, ideas & ramblings linked to my consultancy Jon Harvey Associates Ltd Registered Office: Chandos House, School Lane, Buckingham, MK18 1HD Company Number 6661588. VAT Registration Number 936 2921 11 From: OSLIST [mailto:osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu] On Behalf Of Elisabeth Tepperk Kofod Sent: 11 June 2009 13:49 To: osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu Subject: Re: [OSLIST] I guess RE: Open Space being badly defined Hi Harrison and OST family. reading this response made be remember why OST is so attractive to me. It's simple and it works. As an NLP teacher, that's the first thing I tell my students. make it simple and keep in mind the question "Does it work?". Something else, thanks Harrison for being honest and letting us know how it all started. I think I take myself too seriously sometimes, trying to justify what I do, so that it sounds reliable or with a proven background or whatever. and then I remember a good friend of mine some of you may or may not know, Michael Lightweaver, who says when he realizes he's taking things too seriously: Do you really believe that in 200 years anyone will remember how important you were? Love to all of you and thanks again for simplicity! Elisabeth Tepper Kofod Venezuela +58 212 986 4254 +58 416 424 7359 +58 424 256 5855 * * ========================================================== 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
