Be prepared to be surprised. The first person I saw when I walked
into our open space room was Suzanne!
For most people at It's Up to Me AZ, this was their first experience
of Open Space and, of course, they loved it. In addition to the
reliably lively conversations, it was especially exciting to hear the
flash reports and watch as community leaders, ASU students, Girl
Scouts and elders posted their commitments to having the next round of
conversations on the most actionable ideas to increase civic
engagement in Arizona. At the dinner following the open space, Sandra
Day O'Connor and Frances Hesselbein suggested that we shouldn't wait a
year to do this type of event. Frances said, "Keep the momentum going
- do another collaborative event in 6 months."
For you Facebook members, you can see an early posting of photos and
the session topics at http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=717595134&ref=ts#!/
album.php?aid=231142&id=641061633&ref=mf. More to come when I catch
my breath.
Many thanks to Juan Luis Walker, Tenneson Woolf and of course, Suzanne
for making sure that the Collaborative Spark team knew that they were
holding the space with us.
Warm wishes from the never-ending summer,
Christine
Christine Whitney Sanchez
CWS - Collaborative Wisdom & Strategy
2717 E. Mountain Sky Avenue
Phoenix, AZ 85048, USA
+1.480.759.0262
www.christinewhitneysanchez.com
www.innovationpartners.com
www.collaborativespark.com
On Sep 23, 2010, at 11:24 PM, Suzanne Daigle wrote:
How very lucky that fate brought me to Phoenix on the day that this
event
was taking place. Like many of you, I know we were all holding space
for
Christine as she had asked us to do. As she stood there in those
first
moments slowly walking the circle, I could feel a worldwide community
behind her and through her.
Her words, carefully chosen and spoken in such a warm and natural
way, truly
connected with the audience and certainly set the stage for many
meaningful
conversations. Without missing a beat, she navigated through a few
delays
(late lunch and some people stuck in the elevator) with grace and a
terrific sense of humor in the spirit of "Whatever happens happens".
Being there, feeling the energy in the room, hearing Christine,
meeting her
husband, listening to a powerfully igniting poem at the beginning,
noticing
the many volunteers, watching the young leader Girl Scouts and many
budding
artists with masks and capes wearing their artistic selves with
mission and
pride along with the very large and diverse group of adults--it was
totally
terrific. The two rounds of conversation culminated with brief
reports
followed by a commitment to action on a number of topic with some
folks
taking the lead based on their personal passion and others joining
them on
those initiatives. A lot happened in one afternoon
In the most simple way, I can say that this felt like a momentous
event with
s even more so considering the election period we're in and knowing
how
polarized it has seemed in Arizona at least for many of us observing
from
afar. Well all I can say is that I met many great people today plus I
had the chance to witness a wonderful role model in action which will
certainly help me this weekend when I open space for some Scrum folks
and others who want to explore possibilities for Scrum beyond
software.
Suzanne
On Wed, Sep 22, 2010 at 11:48 PM, Christine Whitney Sanchez <
cwhitneysanc...@gmail.com> wrote:
Dear Open Space Friends,
I would appreciate you holding the space with me and the
Collaborative
Spark group tomorrow, when up to 200 Arizonans will gather for It's
Up to
Me AZ: A Day of Civic Action <http://www.itsuptomeaz.org>.
I'm especially excited about this event because it represents a
breakthrough in collaboration among some of our most respected
social sector
organizations - The O'Connor House, Arizona Town Hall, Center for
the Future
of Arizona, Arizona Foundation for Women and Girl Scouts - Arizona
Cactus-Pine Council.
At 1:45pm Pacific Time, I will open the space. Our convening
question is:
I*f anything imaginable were possible, if there were no constraints
whatsoever, how can we participate, collaborate and innovate to
stimulate
civic action in Arizona?*
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*
The session topics and sound bytes from the flash reports will be
onscreen
at the dinner which follows the open space. Justice Sandra Day
O'Connor and
Frances Hesselbein will participate in the open space and will
reflect on
the process as they are interviewed during dinner.
Thanks for keeping us in your thoughts and for holding the space
for open
space.
Warm wishes from a harvest moonlit night in Phoenix,
Christine
Christine Whitney Sanchez
CWS - Collaborative Wisdom & Strategy
2717 E. Mountain Sky Avenue
Phoenix, AZ 85048, USA
+1.480.759.0262
www.christinewhitneysanchez.com
www.innovationpartners.com
www.collaborativespark.com
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