Much better, I vote for this!
Mikk Sarv
2011/6/13 Harrison Owen <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>>
Guess folks? Words are slippery and it only gets better. I first
“thunk” the 5^th Principle as, “Wherever it is, is the right
place.” More than a little awkward. L-- So much better:
“Wherever it happens is the right place.”
Who knows?
Harrison
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<mailto:[email protected]>] *On Behalf Of
*Harrison Owen
*Sent:* Sunday, June 12, 2011 5:31 PM
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upcoming event
You got it! And it will be fantastic!! – Of course!!!
“Wherever it happens is the right place.” This just could be the
300,001^st sighting of Space Opening. Carry on!
Harrison
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<mailto:[email protected]>] *On Behalf Of
*Suzanne Daigle
*Sent:* Sunday, June 12, 2011 5:11 PM
*To:* World wide Open Space Technology email list
*Subject:* [OSList] Sharing the pre-work of our New Jersey
upcoming event
Dear OS friends and colleagues:
So many times during this project, I have wanted to write to you
to share the exuberance, the challenges, the questioning, the
commitment and the awe, pride and admiration I have felt for
everyone involved in the two-day Creative New Jersey Open Space
event scheduled to take place on June 14^th and 15^th of this week.
<http://creativenj.org/>
Check out the site http://creativenj.org/ and to witness what’s
happening live this week. You can even twitter if you’d like. Just
don't forget to include #creativenj if you do tweet.
For Chuni Li and me, co-facilitators on this Open Space project
with Creative New Jersey, our work began a little over two months
ago. For the organizing host team, the Vision had started about 18
months ago.
A compelling white paper described the burning platform of a state
(like most across the country) facing enormous economic, social,
cultural, educational and environmental challenges. It spoke of a
proud history of innovation, creativity and success. Theirgoal was
a Call to Action to spark a movement that recognizes, fosters and
sustains creativity and innovation as catalysts for a vital,
prosperous and sustainable New Jersey.
After an Open Space simulation, introduced as part of our
pre-work, the organizing committee agreed to go with an OS
process. Then began the work of creating an invitation which led
to the theme question: “How can Creativity and Innovation
Revitalize New Jersey?” Excitement was building with the committee
though not without a certain degree of anxiety wondering how we
would attract a group of 150 diverse individuals to commit two
full days in mid-June. A weekly meeting schedule by conference
call was established with the Host Team taking the lead on most of
the pre-work assignments. With each passing week, the energy and
enthusiasm kept building. Chuni and I became resources, assisting
and guiding with the intention of not only helping them have a
successful event but also transferring knowledge about Open Space,
the mechanics and the depth of this self-organizing leadership
process.
Mid-stream, we also decided to call upon Gerry Kirk, from the
Scrum Community, an avid supporter of Open Space, asking him to
lead us on the technology side. Chuni became his right arm
person, avid to learn and do. A host website with many simple
tools was quickly created. Again the mission was about
transferring the learning to the New Jersey team of volunteers.
Now a few days before the event, the conversations are happening
on line; many participants have already posted their profiles and
we know that the site will be a welcoming place for blogs, live
twitters, summary reports and short videos to capture impressions
and highlights during the event. It will also serve as an
important vehicle to continue the conversations afterwards and to
share ideas and engage action and to invite more people to join.
Initially the intent was that I would facilitate the event but in
the course of our preparations, a request came asking if we would
agree to have Larry Capo, one of the leads on this project,
facilitate. For a split second I hesitated but then quickly
agreed that yes, this was the way to go. Now as I listen to Larry
counseling others on our weekly conference calls saying “whatever
happens, happens”, “letting go is what we need to do ” or quoting
a passage in Harrison’s Open Space Technology book, I know without
a shadow of a doubt that this was the right decision and that in a
different and very invisible way, I too will be holding space with
him, working at the newsroom.
Today, a diverse group of nearly 170 people have confirmed from
business and industry, education, arts and culture, science and
technology, government, communities, medical and pharmaceuticals,
faith based, media and others.
As I reflect on what has happened these past few months, I can
almost hear Harrison’s voice to us the facilitators of Open Space
saying “one less thing to do” is one more thing the clients can do
for themselves. Chuni and I have contributed in a different way,
wrestling at times as it was not always easy watching our clients
struggle and work as hard as they have. In the end, as we look
forward to our upcoming event, I feel and hear the pride and
ownership of what has been achieved to date and I can only imagine
how wonderful and great it will be when we get to the end of the
closing circle “when it’s over, it’s over”. Of course, we will
know that it’s really just the beginning … of a transformative
change to revitalize New Jersey.
There are no words to express the joy at the emergent
collaboration of working with this wonderful team. Wish us all
luck and please hold the space for us and with us. Thank you
Harrison for your wise counsel and support along the way; Lisa
Heft for your expert guidance on the simulation and pre-work; and
Diane Gibeault, my teacher and friend, for the opportunity to
ponder deeply together and to exchange ideas in Ottawa last week
and over the phone.
Suzanne (with Chuni Li)
--
Suzanne Daigle
NuFocus Strategic Group
7159 Victoria Circle
University Park, FL 34201
FL 941-359-8877 <tel:941-359-8877>;
CT 203-722-2009 <tel:203-722-2009>
www.nufocusgroup.com <http://www.nufocusgroup.com/>
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