This really is quite thrilling - an OST 'Moon Shot' landmark in my mind... Congratulations to all
Steve Cochran (Asheville NC) On Tue, Nov 22, 2011 at 9:14 AM, Harrison Owen <[email protected]> wrote: > Suzanne – Quite a journey and a wonderful story! The 5th Principle Lives > – “Wherever it happens is the right place,” even if there is no where > there. Or something J**** > > ** ** > > Harrison**** > > ** ** > > Harrison Owen**** > > 7808 River Falls Dr.**** > > Potomac, MD 20854**** > > USA**** > > ** ** > > 189 Beaucaire Ave. (summer)**** > > Camden, Maine 20854**** > > ** ** > > Phone 301-365-2093**** > > (summer) 207-763-3261**** > > ** ** > > www.openspaceworld.com**** > > www.ho-image.com (Personal Website)**** > > To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of > OSLIST Go to: > http://lists.openspacetech.org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org**** > > ** ** > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto: > [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Suzanne Daigle > *Sent:* Tuesday, November 22, 2011 5:23 AM > *To:* Diane Gibeault; World wide Open Space Technology email list > *Subject:* [OSList] Fwd: Global OS via the phone**** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > Thank you Diane for your wonderful feedback. The event was indeed magical > and as a pioneering event in the direction of opening space, providing > people an opportunity to hear each other's voices in a virtual > conversation, it was a step in the right direction. In the end, there were > a little less than 200 who actually participated (from the initial 590 > who registered) and that seems typical of free virtual events especially > that many were from around the world having to figure out phones and > connections. The interest in these Global Conversations however attracted > thousands of people globally judging from the hits and visits we received > to our site, to our facebook, etc. All of these elements were part of the > experimentation in social media to see how we can create awareness and > deepen connections between us. > > Thank you Alan Stewart, Open Space colleague and dear friend, for waking > up in the wee hours of the morning to participate and then calling me > personally from Australia to say congratulations later that day; to Larry > Peterson, who wrote me a lengthy note and who was such a wise and > supportive counsel throughout, and to Elaine Hansen, my co-lead who I met > in Seattle when I went to my first big Open Space event a few years ago. As > happens often in Open Space, Elaine and I became dear friends through this > volunteer project. Elaine, (with her husband Eric), are passionate about > small > group virtual conversation <http://hansen-rd.com/> and were also the > geniuses who made the technology happen with Maestro Conference along with > a few other wonderful volunteers. > > Important things happened in the planning of this project not the least of > which the enthusiasm of a wonderful team with all the "open space" type of > discussions between us that happened as we each activated our unique > talents and gifts.There was laughter, there was learning, and so much > generosity. Perhaps the most powerful thing of all in this entire project > is the deeper understanding in the doing of work amongst a team who was > living the power of self-organizing, sharing and opening ourselves to each > other, living intensely in the present moment, feeling the risk of what we > were inviting. **** > > > And then there was Brené Brown whose message and invitation through her > video Power of > Vulnerability<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCvmsMzlF7o&noredirect=1>and > book The Gifts of Imperfection touch people and awaken them in the same > way that happens experientially during an Open Space. Her message to let go > who we think we are supposed to be to embrace who we are, resonates with > the deep intention of freedom and choice, passion and responsibility that > Open Space invites -- a coming home to who we are inside. Brené attended > our event and emailed Elaine and I saying this: **** > > *"Just watching how y'all cultivated and nurtured this opportunity taught > me so much about the power of conversation, intention, and community. I > would love to highlight some of the art that emerged from the conversations > and the artists. If there's anything I can share on my blog, let me know > and I will.* *Thank you again for bringing this like-spirited tribe > together - it's exactly what the world needs right now.”***** > > So in the spirit of Open Space, I felt us making some inroads and the seed > of aha moments towards the types of conversation we have in Open Space is > starting to spread. I feel the possibility of new technology emerging with > things like Skype, Maestro and other tools. I want to continue > participating in the evolution of those tools, wanting them to do all that > Open Space invites, identifying topics, shopping the Marketplace wall, the > small group discussions, bumble bees and butterflies, book of proceeding, > leading to action. Sunday was a beginning! **** > > I apologize for writing and repeating in multiple posts the hopes, > intentions and dreams associated with this project. I just wanted all of > you to somehow be part of this knowing there is a world who is hungry to go > beyond the surface conversations in cyber space to something deeper. I > still have tears in my eyes because on Sunday, people in their small > groups discovered each other; many had very intimate conversations and are > now continuing to converse through email and in other ways. The "whenever > it starts, it starts; when it's over, it's over" has a different meaning > when people meet in conversations like these in the virtual world. The > conversations do not stop; they continue immediately and into the next day > and beyond. I was copied on some of these emails and blogs, catching a > glimpse of the intimate conversations between people and felt moved by the > depth of their passion and the power of their connection. I know the deep > relations I have developed through Open Space and how through these I have > been activated to greater courage. As it is in Open Space, we do not always > know what happens after an event. All is not contained in a book of > proceedings. I have become more acutely aware of this now. **** > > > Ben Roberts who also assisted us as a volunteer, one of the founders of Occupy > Café <http://www.occupycafe.org/>, speaks also of the power of Open Space > and seeing it into the future of what they are doing in the ever expanding > weekly calls*."**I see a big place for Open Space in Occupy Café’s future, > **"* is what he said.**** > > And finally I want to honor Gerry Kirk and Chuni Li who contributed so > very much and Julie Gieske, Juliane Neumann and Susanne Hoogwater, the > graphic recorders, such great friends of Open Space, who not only created > the most incredible > art<http://global-conversation.posterous.com/wwwmapthemindorg-makes-a-visual-capture-of-th>but > who also inspired others, regular folks, to do the same. > **** > > As an experiment, of course we can see things that could have been done > better, where we worked too hard with perhaps little participation (i.e. > not enough summary reports for example) but in the space of 2 hours and the > 2 months of dedicated work we put into this, I feel we accomplished a lot.We > invited deep dialogue between men, women, young and old from different > parts of the (many mainstream people who had never done anything like this > before). It was a act of courage for them to even be there. **** > > I close now, wanting you to see my own vulnerability through all of this, > the moments when I battled with myself watching so much dedicated work on > our team and wondering if this was really important to do in the whole > scheme of things, in the sense of “ a real job and real work, with so much > real pain in the world to heal and so many problems to fix". As I watch > others in this community making such important contributions, working on > the ground, inviting democracy, helping build countries, working with > schools and the media, doing big and small events that seem to be more > action-oriented and results-focused than endeavors like this one, I > wondered. And then in the moments when I saw people from around the world > *creating their topics and creating their own conversation*, *not > listening to experts, leaders or facilitators*, seeing them open up to > each other, reading their comments as to why they wanted to participate in > our Global Conversations, reading between the words the loneliness, the > isolation, the fear, the longing to connect and do something, I realized > that wherever and however we are opening space, it is important. > > We had a deep intention of invitation Elaine and I and in the end, we know > that this invitation is what resonated to create this event "from nothing" > less than 2 months ago to what happened on Sunday. **** > > On that note I *invite you* to come visit us here: Global > Conversation<http://global-conversation.posterous.com/> > and > Facebook<http://www.facebook.com/pages/Global-Conversation-The-Gifts-of-Imperfection/181146155298478> > to > see a sprinkling of the magic. **** > > Thank you for being there lurkers, doers and wise advisers in this > wonderful community; thank you for giving me a place to speak my dreams of > Open Space. > > Suzanne**** > > ** ** > > On Sun, Nov 20, 2011 at 5:49 PM, Diane Gibeault <[email protected]> > wrote:**** > > Suzanne congratulations **** > > ** ** > > I was one of the 500 people who participated today to the 2-hour Gobal OS > by telephone that you and your colleagues organized. Congratulations !! > Very inspiring experience and great model for future use of virtual OS.*** > * > > ** ** > > You integrated very well both the spirit and the process of the OST method > to create conditions for participants to open space. In this experience, > the medium of the telephone allowed for hearing the voice of the speaker > instead of reading comments on an internet chat list type of medium. This > is a very conducive and real time way for "feeling the conversation" when > face to face is not possible.**** > > ** ** > > Birgitt you said that all we can do is to "create containers so that the > Open Space of infinite possibilities can be formed and shaped by the humans > that engage with it."**** > > ** ** > > Suzanne, Elaine and everyone else of the hosts and organizers of this > virtual gathering OST style, I feel you did just that!.**** > > ** ** > > Thank you again for being pioneers and leading the way to more > possibilities.**** > > Cheers to you!**** > > ** ** > > Diane**** > > ** ** > > _______________________________________________ > OSList mailing list > To post send emails to [email protected] > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] > To subscribe or manage your subscription click below: > http://lists.openspacetech.org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org**** > > > > > -- > Suzanne Daigle > NuFocus Strategic Group > 7159 Victoria Circle > University Park, FL 34201 > FL 941-359-8877; > CT 203-722-2009 > www.nufocusgroup.com > [email protected] > twitter @suzannedaigle**** > > > > > -- > Suzanne Daigle > NuFocus Strategic Group > 7159 Victoria Circle > University Park, FL 34201 > FL 941-359-8877; > CT 203-722-2009 > www.nufocusgroup.com > [email protected] > twitter @suzannedaigle**** > > _______________________________________________ > OSList mailing list > To post send emails to [email protected] > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] > To subscribe or manage your subscription click below: > http://lists.openspacetech.org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org > >
_______________________________________________ OSList mailing list To post send emails to [email protected] To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] To subscribe or manage your subscription click below: http://lists.openspacetech.org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org
