We will, dear Eva! with love Elisabeth On Tue, Feb 23, 2010 at 2:47 PM, Eva P Svensson <e...@epshumaninvest.se>wrote:
> Dear Christine! > What a lovely suggestion and I can already feel the radiant energy! I just > had a chat with Thomas and asked him to think of me tomorrow night between > 5.30 pm - 8.30pm Swedish time. And if you'all out there would be with us in > thoughts and hold space for us - WOW. I know that it will help me to stay > and breath - that's for sure!! > Love and hugs! > :o) > Eva > > Bästa hälsningar > > Eva P Svensson > > EPS Human Invest AB > Member of Beyond Performance Group > > "Verksamhetsutveckling genom människor skapar långsiktigt välmående företag > och organisationer" > > Anåsbergsvägen 22, 439 34 ONSALA > Besöksadress; Norra Allégatan 8, Göteborg > Tfn: 0300-615 05, Mobil; 0706- 89 85 50 > www.epshumaninvest.se > Skype: eva.p.svensson > Besök gärna min blogg; www.epshumaninvest.blogspot.com/ > "Jag kan inte lära dig något. Allt jag kan göra är att ställa frågor till > dig, och låta dig själv finna svaren." Sokrates > > > -----Ursprungligt meddelande----- > Från: OSLIST [mailto:osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu] För Christine Whitney > Sanchez > Skickat: den 23 februari 2010 19:49 > Till: osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu > Ämne: Re: SV: Any experiences of OS and demonstrations? > > Dear Eva, > > I'll chime in with an experience that wasn't open space but did > involve an intensely polarized situation. A citizen task force had > been chartered by a City Council to recommend a strategy for dealing > with a large number of day laborers who congregated on the streets of > the city. Part way through the process a hate group showed up, along > with the police. > > Every week, as I prepared to facilitate, one task force member always > came early and sat directly across the circle from me. I commented on > this one day, telling her that I felt that she was helping me to hold > the space for the highest outcome. She smiled and said that she was > merely representing a group back at her church that sat in silence > during our meetings to help us hold the space. > > If you will tell me the timeframes of your meeting, I will hold the > space with you. Perhaps you could ask the organizers to invite their > networks to hold the space with all of you. If our worldwide open > space community of practice would do the same, just imagine how you > and everyone at the event will feel as you invite and breathe. > > Love, > > Christine > Christine Whitney Sanchez > Collaborative Wisdom & Strategy > 480.759.0262 > www.christinewhitneysanchez.com > www.promiseusa.com > Skype: christinewhitneysanchez > http://www.facebook.com/ChristineWhitneySanchez > > On Feb 22, 2010, at 1:02 PM, Eva P Svensson wrote: > > > Dear Lisa and Harrison, > > Why am I not surprised with your answers :) Invite and breath :) > > And I will! The theme is already set and so is the invitation and > > yes we think that some of the people "against" who are organizing > > the demonstration will come as well - and I think that is good - and > > I do hope that they respect the format and don't be "space invaders" > > - that is my biggest worry right now - that some of them will try to > > invade the freedom to everybody to bring forward what is on their > > heart and mind. > > The meeting is about a proposal from a city about how to develop and > > build/change a part of a city - and it's a "hot potato" i.e a lot of > > feelings against and some pro of course. And the open space will be > > a step in the formal procedure that they have to have - to inform > > the citizens so that they have a chance to react on the proposal. > > So - how do you handle a Space Invader? Any tips there? > > Sooo grateful for you being out there!!! > > > > :o) > > Eva > > > > > > Bästa hälsningar > > > > Eva P Svensson > > > > EPS Human Invest AB > > Member of Beyond Performance Group > > > > "Verksamhetsutveckling genom människor skapar långsiktigt välmående > > företag och organisationer" > > > > Anåsbergsvägen 22, 439 34 ONSALA > > Besöksadress; Norra Allégatan 8, Göteborg > > Tfn: 0300-615 05, Mobil; 0706- 89 85 50 > > www.epshumaninvest.se > > Skype: eva.p.svensson > > Besök gärna min blogg; www.epshumaninvest.blogspot.com/ > > "Jag kan inte lära dig något. Allt jag kan göra är att ställa frågor > > till dig, och låta dig själv finna svaren." Sokrates > > > > -----Ursprungligt meddelande----- > > Från: OSLIST [mailto:osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu] För Harrison Owen > > Skickat: den 22 februari 2010 14:58 > > Till: osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu > > Ämne: Re: Any experiences of OS and demonstrations? > > > > If you really want to blow everybody's mind invite the demonstrators > > to join the circle. When you have conflict (which it sort of looks > > like you do) the solution is to keep opening the space until there > > is room for everybody who cares to come. Of course if the > > demonstrators don't care to come -- just want to stand on the > > outside and do whatever, that is their choice. > > > > Harrison > > > > Harrison Owen > > 7808 River Falls Dr. > > Potomac, MD 20854 > > USA > > Phone 301-365-2093 > > www.openspaceworld.com > > www.ho-image.com (Personal Website) > > To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of > osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu > > : > > http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: OSLIST [mailto:osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu] On Behalf Of > > Eva P Svensson > > Sent: Monday, February 22, 2010 8:41 AM > > To: osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu > > Subject: Any experiences of OS and demonstrations? > > > > Hi all! > > I'm on my way to hold spAce at an OST meeting where the organizers are > > expecting a demonstration against the proposal that is the theme for > > the meeting! Any of you that have any experience from that?? Would > > be most grateful for advice how to handle a situation like that!! > > Snowy greatings from Sweden > > :o) > > Eva > > > > Skickat från min iPhone > > > > * > > * > > ========================================================== > > 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 > > > > * > > * > > ========================================================== > > 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 > > * > * > ========================================================== > 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 > -- Elisabeth Tepper K. 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